Equipment

Explore how R&D labs and production facilities can design a future-ready, sustainable cold chain: from choosing low-GWP refrigerants and leveraging chiller heat reuse to responsible end-of-life refrigerant handling. Includes a practical planning checklist, regulatory insights, and the pitfalls to avoid. Featuring the PolyScience AD15R-40 Chillers from Urth & Fyre.

Vacuum system failures cause costly downtime and degrade product quality in labs. Advances in predictive maintenance now allow even small-to-mid labs to proactively manage vacuum pumps and ovens. This blog shares a layered PdM approach—including baseline testing, oil analytics, vibration monitoring, and IoT-enabled alerts—with practical checklists and ROI frameworks. Learn best practices for leak testing, tubing selection, and energy-efficient scheduling, and discover how Urth & Fyre helps labs source, commission, and optimize their vacuum infrastructure.

A deep-dive into Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modeling for NTEP-certified multi-head weighers and checkweighers. This post walks buyers and operators through every cost consideration—from certification and calibration to downtime, spare parts, and operational pitfalls—equipping them to choose, implement, and monitor packaging automation that maximizes ROI and regulatory compliance.

A deep dive guide for QA managers on deploying portable HPLC, focusing on the Orange Photonics LightLab 3. Explains what portable HPLC does well—speed, on-site decision support, and operational simplicity—along with its constraints in regulated and complex analyses. Includes a decision matrix, real-world validation tips, precise cost breakdowns, and a practical comparison to traditional full-lab HPLC workflows. Highlights Urth & Fyre support for setup, validation, and consumables sourcing.

A deep dive into choosing the right heating circulator for high-temp decarb, distillation, and food/bev texturing—covering tuning for demanding loads, safety standards, fluid management, and practical commissioning tips to prevent setpoint oscillation. Essential for extraction and lab directors seeking stable, compliant, high-throughput operations.

A comprehensive, actionable guide for extraction lab managers and facilities teams to tackle high electricity bills and power quality risks. Learn to map load profiles, implement soft-start/VFDs, and avoid common demand charge pitfalls—without sacrificing productivity. Includes energy audit checklists, ROI examples, compliance tips, and a product plug for the Ai RapidChill 26 CF -86°C Ultra-Low Temp Freezer.

A comprehensive guide to deploying combo batch freezers with onboard pasteurization for food-safe, high-quality infused dairy and sorbet SKUs. Learn best practices in pasteurization profiles, overrun and texture control, validated changeover between dairy/non-dairy runs, and HACCP-ready documentation, including cleaning chemistries for stainless components. Includes actionable SOP strategies for food safety, compliance, and production agility, plus equipment selection advice featuring the Coldelite Compacta VariO 12 Elite.