Why choose a PBSC Transfer Hatch – The Top 10 Reasons

The PBSC transfer hatch is specially designed for use in cleanroom applications, with minimal visible fixings, flush designs, and excellent scratch/wear resistance.

Being the perfect robust piece of equipment allows products to be passed between different grade rooms.

The advantages of ventilated hatches are many, being extensively used in laboratories, medical research, pharmaceutical and healthcare facilities.

1) Which is suitable for your application

PBSC’s wall-mounted aids in the reduction of cross-contamination and pressure loss when passing products between low and high classification areas.

PBSC’s trolley hatch allows wheeled trolleys to be passed between different grade rooms.

PBSC’s fire-rated hatch is available when a pass-through needs to be located in a firewall and is tested and certified. Both the wall and floor-mounted hatches can be fire-rated with vision panels in the door leaves.

PBSC’s high-level Log6 surface decontamination hatch is ideal for material production and equipment loads in cleanrooms and laboratory environments, effective against a wide range of microorganisms and viruses.

2) Available in a range of material

The hatch, also known as a pass box, pass through, through box, cleanroom hatch and hospital box is available in a range of material constructions including phenolic resin, powder-coated steel, or polished stainless steel.

3a) Interlocking system (available on the wall/trolley and fire-rated options)

The interlock mechanism is mounted between the two skins of the hatch to reduce the risk of tamper and is available as an electro-mechanical system to provide timed interlocks for air purge cycles, UV lights cycles, etc… thus ensuring the hatch “air” is given time to recover before the other door can be opened.

3b) Flush Maglock with Hidden Proximity (available on the Log6 hatch options)

Also referred to as an electromagnetic lock or magnetic lock consisting of an electromagnetic and an armature plate. Keeping the door secure with a flush-fitting.

4) Easy to clean and maintain

The refined design and minimal visible fixings facilitate easy cleaning and maintenance. The flat robust surface is easy to wipe with the trolley version fixed directly to the finished flooring providing a clean and uninterrupted floor through the hatch.

5) Stainless steel hinges

PBSC’s cast stainless steel hinge assemblies are a unique feature of all the hatch systems, being strong and robust to support either single or double door leaves which are toughened frameless glass providing maximum visibility and natural light into and through the hatch.

6) Research and development

With an extensive in-house research and product development, providing leading technology to meet customer and market demands, PBSC ensures the pass box is safe, reliable and provides the required quality and performance together with excellent value.

7) Delivery and support

Having agents and representatives in many countries around the world, thus allows PBSC to deliver excellent local support and logistical services.

8) Everything you need

Complying with local and global regulations, PBSC’s hatches can be designed to meet your specific requirements with accurate assistance during project planning to consultants, architects, and end-users.

9) Not just transfer hatches

PBSC’s extensive product range doesn’t just include transfer hatches, the offering includes everything you need for high containment, architecture, material decontamination and personnel decontamination within the healthcare, medical research, hospitals, and pharmaceutical sectors.

10) The Team

Employing a specially trained team to ensure high standards to provide product installation servicing, technical advice, product selection and demonstrations with Innovation, Design and Quality at the heart.

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