Priorclave’s 60–150 Liter Top Loading Autoclave for Steam Sterilization
Our top loading autoclaves are among the most compact full-size units on the market today. They are an excellent choice for facilities that need to sterilize tall vessels or run frequent waste loads. They efficiently and effectively sterilize glassware, liquid, growth media, porous loads, and more, while taking up less floorspace and demanding less energy and water to run.
Priorclave’s cylindrical, non-jacketed vertical lab autoclaves are specifically designed for flexibility and reliability. They are easy to operate, less expensive to maintain, more reliable, and boast a longer working life.
All of our vertical autoclave models carry the ASME stamp, are ETL listed to UL and CSA standards, CE compliant, and ISO 9001 certified. Select models have been assigned a Canadian Registration Number (CRN). See our full accreditations for details.
Sustainable by Design
If a manufacturer says their equipment features are “eco-friendly,” they should have the data to prove it. All too often, these claims smack of corporate “greenwashing”—the lab equipment equivalent of slapping a “0g trans fats” sticker on an apple and claiming it’s a “healthier alternative.”
All too often, “eco-friendly” and “sustainable” autoclave features offer small wins, and may do so at the expense of reliability. For example, if a manufacturer touts smaller autoclaves as saving water via recirculation, consider the nature of your work: Many facilities have fairly “dirty” processes. In a recirculating autoclave, any debris that escapes the load is picked up and concentrated in the reused water. This wreaks havoc on plumbing and carries the risk of potentially dangerous contamination. If you run your autoclave relatively infrequently, a reservoir of warm, stagnant water can breed legionella and other pathogens.
Priorclave designs sustainable, efficient, resource-saving autoclaves from the ground up, without ever compromising on reliability or sterilization. Our non-jacketed autoclaves feature in-chamber heating elements (as standard), low water consumption, and other energy- and resource-efficient features as standard practice—there are no tacked-on greenwashing solutions, because the features are already built in. The result: our base autoclaves consistently use 1/6th to 1/10th as much water and energy as competitors “eco-friendly” models.
By relying on ultra-efficient cylindrical pressure vessels, Priorclave has engineered top-loading autoclaves that feature large capacities, low loading heights, small footprints, and low lifetime operating costs.
Every Priorclave is custom built specifically to handle your applications. All top-loading sterilizers can be outfitted for “gravity” or vacuum cycles, with in-chamber or independent heating. They come supplied with a stainless steel load support plate and stainless steel mesh baskets for optimal steam circulation. All models include the most current version of our full-featured, fully-programmable Tactrol Control System.
Our 36-month/10,000 cycle parts-and-labor warranty covers all core components and every operating feature. We furnish parts from our Michigan warehouse, and provide service via our international network of factory-certified authorized service agents.
Models
Model: V60-BASE
Model: V60-SMART
Model: EV100-BASE
Model: SV100-BASE
Model: EV100-SMART
Model: SV100-SMART
Model: EV150-BASE
Model: SV150-BASE
Model: EV150-SMART
Model: SV150-SMART
Standard Features
Programmable Tactrol® 2 Control System with simple "one-touch" start
Customizable Freesteaming, Load Cooling, Media Warming, and Delayed Start
ASME-certified 316L Stainless Steel Chamber and Door
Quickseal Single-Action Interlocking Safety Lid—cannot be opened unsafely
“We have nine Priorclaves on our campus, and they live up to the energy and water conservation promise. The Priorclave team is always responsive—from sales to service. You can count on them to be there.”
- Phil Berriman, Lab Equipment Specialist
“We’ve been really happy with the design and performance of our Priorclave — kudos to you and your team for an excellent product!”
- Peter Kuhlman, Professor
“Customer service from Priorclave is first class. I would recommend their equipment to anybody. After sales and service contracts also first class.”
- Bob Salvage
“We are very satisfied with our Priorclave unit. It is so dependable and maintenance-free that we are starting to forget what our campus repairman looks like.”
- Vicki Selinger, Lab Coordinator
“As a large Biology Department of more than 300 teaching and research staff we have bought 6 Priorclave autoclaves over the last 3 years. The Priorclave autoclaves have consistently performed in all areas for ease of use, reliability and value for money.”
- Lucy Hudson
“You guys are TOP NOTCH! I am obviously a faithful Priorclave customer for life.”
- Joan Morra, Metallurgical Engineer
“Priorclave’s holistic approach to sustainability is unique in the life sciences industry. Not only do their products use 70-80% less energy and water than most autoclaves, the company has also shown leadership in sustainable manufacturing and in developing a recycling program for their products.”
- Allison Paradise, Executive Director
“We’ve been engaged in a research project with our chemistry department and they absolutely loved your equipment. They’re actually in the process of building a new lab and are considering one of your products.”
- Tim Matthews, Laboratory Technologist
“We found that your autoclaves used 81% less energy and 93% less water than our old ones with the steam jackets. The savings is huge for our campus.”