FITOTRON plant growth chambers
A range of programmable illuminated / temperature / humidity controlled plant growth chambers and cabinets designed for cell culture, and the rearing of plants or insects. Capacity 600L to 2280L.
SGC plant growth cabinets
This latest FITOTRON plant growth chamber series offers unsurpassed accuracy and reliability in the control of temperature, humidity and lighting. FITOTRON plant growth chambers allow the researcher access to most world climatic conditions while eliminating the variability found in nature.
FITOTRON's well proven design incorporates the very latest advances in 'state of the art' programmer technology and energy efficient lighting systems, culminating in plant growth chambers with a wider performance range, greater control of conditions and with unequalled reliability and durability.
Growth Chamber Lighting
- Energy efficient - high frequency fluorescent lighting uses up to 25% less energy than ordinary fluorescent lamps.
- Light regulation allows user to select exactly the desired lighting level between approximately 10 to 100% output.
- Provides maximum lighting uniformity at low light levels.
- Long operating life.
- Programmable to enable true dawn/dusk simulation - reduces light shock.
- Supplementary 'red/far red' lighting is fitted as standard.
For very high applications (up to 1250m mol.m-²s-¹, 95,000 Lux, 274Wm-²) our 'PL' fluorescent light sources, high frequency lamps do not age quickly with time. All lamp systems in FITOTRON chambers are separated from the growing areas by a transparent screen to:
- Reduce heating effects on plant materials.
- Enable easy cleaning and servicing.
- Ensure constant light output by maintaining lamps at their maximum operating temperature.
- Provide added safety against accidental lamp breakage or electric shock.
- Metal Halide (HQI) lamps are also available as a standard option.
Diurnal cycling control
Diurnal cycling control using electronic condition sequencer allows independent selection of day/night conditions for temperature and relative humidity (r.h.), photoperiod of main lighting system, and frequency and duration of supplementary red spectrum lamps. The sequencer displays real time and has a battery back-up in case of mains power interrupt.
For user convenience both actual plant growth chamber conditions and day/night set values for temperature and % relative humidity are permanently displayed on the control panel. All test condition parameters can be viewed at a glance.
- Digital display of temperature and % r.h.
- Photoperiodic control.
- Diurnal cycling of temperature and relative humidity.
- Regulated light level.
Format 650T plant growth chamber fully programmable touch-screen digital display
- RS232.
- Remote operation from user's P.C. with custom software option.
- Data logging and storage.
- Digital display of temperature and % r.h.
- Programmable switches for irrigation systems etc.
- Temperature and humidity alarm set points.
- Temperature and humidity change rates are also fully controllable.
The Format 650T plant growth chamber allows the user to independently program temperature, humidity, lighting level and red spectrum lamps to reproduce virtually any world climate or sophisticated growing regimes. The Format 650T in conjunction with the lighting system provides the scientist with the ability to simulate real dawn/dusk conditions avoiding unnatural 'light shock'.
The Format 650T plant growth chamber is fully compatible with most stand alone PC.'s allowing remote plant growth chamber operation, data logging, download and remote monitoring. Simplicity of operation with powerful programming capabilities is the concept of the Format 650T controller.
Construction
High quality construction materials and methods ensure maximum durability and reliability.
- Zinc protected steel casing with stoved acrylic finish.
- Stainless steel plant growing chamber with a highly reflective and diffusing white finish.
- Lighting system separated from plant growing chamber for safety and efficiency.
- Castor mounted for mobility.
- Safety thermostat protection as standard.
- Observation window and cable entry port.
