Laboratory Thermostatic Bath

The thermostatic bath is a laboratory instrument

consisting of a tank filled with a liquid that can be heated
up to certain temperatures. The tanks are usually built
with stainless steel and the thermostatic bath is equipped
with an external control system allowing the operator to
program different cycles and automate the process.
Thermostatic baths are used to heat certain substances,
usually as an intermediate and necessary step of a larger
test. For these reasons, thermostatic baths are
indispensable tools in many laboratories that use them
within the most diverse procedures.

Thermostatic Water Bath used

The thermostatic water bath is the most popular
model. It can reach a temperature of 100° (99.99° to be
precise) although for most uses a temperature of 80° is
sufficient. The thermostatic water bath is used to heat
and/or keep samples of substances at a certain
temperature. For example, the thermostatic water bath is
commonly used in chemical and biochemical laboratories
to heat cell culture media, but also within heat-shock
protocols for the transformation of bacteria.

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Thermostatic Oil Bath used
All procedures that require temperatures above 100°
need another liquid inside the thermostatic bath tank. In
most cases, silicone oil is used reaching about 200°, but
it is not uncommon to use mineral oil, cottonseed oil and
even phosphoric acid. The sector that more than any
other makes use of thermostatic oil baths is the
mechanical one. In the past, thermostatic oil baths were
in fact used to filter particulates out of air inside the
engines of cars and tractors, a practice that fell into
disuse due to modern paper filters but still implemented
in small engines. Today, one of the most frequent uses of
the thermostatic oil bath is to heat bearings so they
expand before installing them on shafts of aircraft
engines and tractors.
The FDM Water and Oil Thermostatic Bath
FDM - Environment Makers proposes its
thermostatic water bath consisting of a fully electro-
welded tank, which guarantees high resistance to
corrosive agents and in AISI 304 or 316 stainless steel.
The temperature is managed by a simple and intuitive
external interface, analogic or digital, depending on your
preferences. For special needs, or the need to reach
temperatures above 99.9 °, FDM - Environment Makers
can design a custom-made thermostatic oil bath.