Laboratory fume hoods

A laboratory fume hood for maximum safety and efficiency

A laboratory fume hood (also known as a fume cupboard) protects the people who work in laboratories. It helps to prevent the release of substances harmful to health into the space and acts as a safe barrier between humans and experimental set-ups. We continue to innovate these standards. We are effectively optimising the air flow rate of the fume hoods, saving up to 33 % energy, thanks to Secuflow technology.

A Waldner laboratory fume hood also impresses with its innovative optional functions, including height adjustment, intelligent details, and digital connectivity. Waldner has the right fume hood for every application, whether you require a bench-mounted fume hood or a walk-in fume hood, have specific requirements governing the internal lining, or require an explosion-proof design.

Laboratory worker with an iPad in front of a fume hood

Secuflow Vision – the innovative Waldner laboratory fume hood

Greater transparency – better communication

The concept of transparent laboratory fume hoods creates new laboratory environments that revolutionise the feeling of space and collaboration. The Secuflow Vision stands out on account of its glazed rear and side walls and inclined front. Many more functional features offer considerable added value to users.

Transparent side and rear walls in the Secuflow Vision Digestorium

Transparent side and back panels for the fume hood in the laboratory

Transparent side and rear walls

Different glazed versions of the solid side panels of the fume hood and its rear wall have been developed. They ensure direct communication with the workstation opposite and create maximum transparency for an open and bright laboratory.

Transparency can be switched on in the fume cupboard if required

Transparency can be switched off in the fume cupboard if required

Transparency when required

The glazing panels above the service modules can optionally be switched from clear glass to opaque glass.

Fume hoods – safety as a basic prerequisite

The most stringent safety needs to be a given in laboratories. Every last detail of Waldner laboratory fume hoods has been optimised to minimise the danger of backflows from the interior of the chemical fume hood, thereby avoiding the escape of harmful substances. The aerodynamic design, with which the airflow components have been perfected in terms of flow technology, supports unhindered air flow routing.

Supportive flow air is also blown out over the air foil cills, avoiding turbulence and flushing harmful gases safely away from the side walls and work surface. The Secuflow achieves outstanding retention values even in the event of densely packed equipment in the internal space or intensive movement in front of the fume hood. Its outstanding test results go beyond the requirements of DIN EN 14175 and ASHRAE 110. It also reliably protects the people working at the fume hood.

Greater energy efficiency thanks to Secuflow laboratory fume hoods

More energy efficiency thanks to the Secuflow laboratory hood

With continuous laboratory operation, a standard fume hood consumes around as much energy as a single-family home each year. This means that the ventilation of the laboratory is usually responsible for a considerable proportion of the laboratory operating costs. Not the case with Secuflow laboratory fume hoods! The Secuflow laboratory fume hood targets supportive flow air from the aerodynamically shaped air foil cills of the side wall and table edge into the internal workspace, preventing turbulence and ideally stabilising the inflow.

The air distribution in the fume hood, optimised in terms of flow technology, enables the extract air volume to be reduced by up to a third – coupled with totally safe operation. The air flow rate is thus reduced to 270 m³/h/m, resulting in significant energy savings.

33% less energy

Secuflow technology achieves considerable savings in terms of energy costs, investment costs for the ventilation system and the design of the entire building, compared to conventional laboratory fume hoods.