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Contents
Welcome to Kttermann...........................................5
Laboratory Furniture.............................................. 13
Media Supply......................................................... 25
Safety Storage....................................................... 35
Fume Cupboards..................................................... 55
Additional Information ......................................... 85
Preface
When you opted for Systemlabor from Kttermann, you made a
decision for a high quality, durable and safe laboratory.
In order to maintain the high standard of safety offered by
your laboratory it is necessary to treat all the components
correctly.
Therefore we would strongly recommend that you read the
information contained in this user handbook thoroughly. This
should enable you to use Systemlabor in the recommended
way and absolutely safely.
You must ensure that everyone who works in your Systemlabor
or who cleans it, has read and fully absorbed the information
contained in this handbook.
Please keep a copy of this user handbook in your laboratory,
where it can be easily accessed.
You can order more CDs at www.koettermann.com.
Welcome to Kttermann
Welcome to Kttermann
Contents
1 Kttermann Systemlabor.......................................... 6
2 About this user handbook........................................ 7
2.1 Validity................................................................ 7
2.2 Using this user handbook...................................... 7
2.3 Structure of this user handbook .......................... 7
2.4 Symbols used in this handbook ............................ 8
3 Safety in the laboratory.......................................... 9
3.1 Guidelines, regulations and legislation.................. 9
3.2 Intended use.......................................................10
3.3 Obligations of the owner.....................................10
3.4 Obligations of staff.............................................11
4 Installation........................................................... 11
5 Safety tests and maintenance................................. 12
1 Kttermann Systemlabor
Process support
Kttermann Systemlabor offers a functional, well designed
and ergonomically thought through unit. Everything is
designed to make working in the laboratory easier, more
efficient and as safe as possible.
2.1 Validity
This user handbook contains all necessary information with
respect to operation, use and maintenance of the individual
Kttermann Systemlabor in its standard version. It is possible
that designs, which are specific to a certain customer
or country, differ from the standard model. All related
information is contained in the project documentation.
Some components, i.e. high purity gas fittings or fume cup
board controls, are supplied with separate user handbooks,
which are referred to in this document.
2.4.1 Warnings
There are warning notes within this user handbook , which are
designed to warn you in order to prevent possible injury or
damage. Please follow any advice, which is marked with the
safety sign.
Warnings are structured in the following way:
WarNING WORD
Imminent Danger.
DANGER Ignoring this notice might result in death or
serious injury.
Potential Danger.
warning Ignoring this notice might result in serious
injury.
Dangerous Situation.
Caution Ignoring this notice might result in minor
injury.
Dangerous Situation.
Caution Ignoring this notice might result in damage.
2.4.2 Notes
information
NOTICE
4 Installation
Kttermann Systemlabor can only be installed by special
ised companies, which have been expressly authorised by
Kttermann to do so.
Installation by non-authorised staff will automatically
render all guarantees as null and void.
Laboratory Furniture
Contents
1 General Safety Instructions................................... 14
2 Safe operation ..................................................... 14
2.1 Movable container, tables with castors ...............14
2.2 Drawers and pull outs..........................................15
2.3 Shelving..............................................................16
2.4 Height adjustment...............................................17
2.5 Working on balance benches.................................18
2.6 Waste collector...................................................18
2.7 Cleaning and maintenance....................................19
3 Extract from technical data sheets......................... 20
3.1 Load capacities....................................................20
3.2 Possible height adjustments.................................21
4 Regular checks...................................................... 22
5 Troubleshooting.................................................... 22
2 Safe operation
notice
WARNING
Danger of toppling
ff Release the brakes of movable containers and/or tables
with castors only when you wish to move the items, at
all other times, the brakes need to be applied.
ff Only pull out one drawer or pull-out at any given time.
ff Do not use drawers as steps.
ff Do not transport heavy items using movable containers.
ff Pay attention to the load capacity of drawers (see
table in chapter 3). Transport heavy loads only using a
heavy load table.
Apply brakes
Release brakes
Warning
Danger of toppling
ff Please pull out only one drawer or pull-out at a time.
ff Please consider the load capacity of drawers and pull-
outs, see table in chapter 3.
INFORMATION
2.3 Shelving
Shelves are held by 4 Z-shaped bottom supports, which are
hung into the pre-drilled slots in the cabinets side panels.
Grooves in the shelves prevent accidental pulling of the shelf.
information
Re-position shelving
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
1. 2. 3.
1. 2.
2.4.2 Cabinets
Underbench and tall cabinets have openings in the plinth,
through which you can make adjustments using an Allen key.
Notice
1. 2.
3. 4.
Floor 30 kg
Shelf 30 kg
Lid 30 kg
Movable container 25 kg
Waste collector 70 kg
Shelf 100 kg
Standard-drawer max. 40 kg
4 Regular checks
Information
5 Troubleshooting
information
Misaligned doors
Using a screwdriver, you can adjust badly hung doors by using
the adjustment screws in the hinges.
1. 2.
3. 4.
Information
information
Damage to paintwork.
Castors which are defective or cannot be locked.
Table tops which are are not fixed properly and move.
Hanging underbench cabinets wich are are not fixed
properly and move.
Shelving which is not fixed properly and moves.
Defective locks.
Several drawers of a lockable cabinet, positioned under
neath each other can be opened at the same time.
Drawers and/or pull outs are defective or do not move
freely.
Door and/or drawer fronts are misaligned and cannot be
adjusted.
Pull outs of waste collectors do not close or open on
their own.
Extraction of air in extraction waste collectors does not
work.
Media Supply
Contents
1 General safety information.................................... 26
2 Safe operation...................................................... 27
2.1 Fittings...............................................................27
2.2 Plug sockets........................................................30
2.3 Electric supplies..................................................31
2.4 Cleaning and maintenance....................................32
3 Extract from technical data sheets......................... 32
4 Regular checks...................................................... 33
5 Troubleshooting.................................................... 33
Emergency stop
Emergency stops are configured according to the individual
requirements of your laboratory and the country you are
operating in.
2 Safe operation
Notice
2.1 Fittings
Danger
2.1.1 Labelling
Tap handles and outlets are labelled in accordance with
DINEN13792.
The labelling on fittings uses three colour-coded rings.
Colour Medium
Green Water
Grey Vacuum
White Others
2.1.2 Operation
Information
2.
1.
Information
danger
Information
Danger
2.
3.
Protection in emergencies
In emergencies, the power protection switch disables auto
matically all connected electrical leads. Following this, it
is necessary to have all electrical connections checked by a
suitably qualified electrician.
If the media supply system has an integrated emergency stop
switch, this switch can be used to switch off all connected
leads, equipment, lamps, etc.
Load capacity
4 Regular checks
Information
5 Troubleshooting
Information
Faulty lights
ff Lights used (bulbs etc.) are commonly available and can
easily be replaced.
Information
Sticking taps.
Leaking taps or supply pipes.
Pressure control or gauges of controlled or high purity gas
fittings do not work.
High purity gases are not as pure as required.
Shelving is defective.
Electrical components do not work.
Safety Storage
Contents
1 General safety information.................................... 36
1.1 Warning signs......................................................36
1.2 Use of cabinets for the storage of hazardous
substances...........................................................37
1.3 Special danger notices.........................................39
1.4 Opening of safety and gas cylinder cabinets
following a fire.................................................. 40
2 Safe operation...................................................... 41
2.1 Doors and drawers...............................................41
2.2 Adjustment of shelving....................................... 44
2.3 Operation of gas cylinder cabinets...................... 45
2.4 Cleaning and maintenance................................... 46
3 Extract from technical data sheets......................... 47
3.1 Tall cabinets with hinged or folding doors.......... 47
3.2 Underbench cabinets with drawers
and/or doors...................................................... 47
3.3 Underbench cabinets with drawer........................ 49
3.4 Gas cylinder cabinets.......................................... 49
3.5 Tall cabinets for acid and base storage............... 49
3.6 Underbench for acid and base storage..................50
3.7 Tall chemical cabinets.........................................50
3.8 Underbench chemical cabinets..............................50
4 Maintenance and regular checks............................. 51
4.1 Daily checks........................................................51
4.2 Monthly checks....................................................51
4.3 Annual maintenance.............................................52
5 Troubleshooting.................................................... 53
ff Close doors
ff Keep away from sources of
ignition
Highly combustible
ff Close doors
Gas cylinders
Highly combustible
ff Close doors
Corrosive
Poison compartment
Fire extinguisher
1.3.2 Pipes in gas cylinder cabinets and safety cabinets for flammable liquids.
Pipes for gas supplies running through the cabinets reduce the
fire resistance of the cabinets.
ff Pipes and hoses can only be run within specified areas and
using special pipe ducting towards the outside.
ff All redundant holes must be sealed correctly.
danger
Danger of explosion
ff Before opening any safety or gas cylinder cabinet fol
lowing a fire, wait for a period of at least 6-times of
the time the fire was active.
ff Before opening any safety or gas cylinder cabinet,
please ensure that there are no combustion sources
within a radius of at least 10 m around the cabinet.
ff If you open any safety and gas cylinder cabinet, use
only spark free tools.
2 Safe operation
Notice
danger
Danger of explosion
ff Do not place items within the opening area of the cabi
net, as this would prevent the automatic closure of the
doors in case of fire.
information
information
auto auto
information
Information
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
warning
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Installation of fittings/taps
Only specialised firms may carry out installations of fittings
within the cabinet, especially installation of pipes through
insulation.
Volume 33 l 22 l
Drawers
Load capacity 60 kg 25 kg
Catchment volume 19 l 11 l
Load capacity 50 kg 25 kg
Catchment volume 25 l 14 l
Load capacity 25 kg 25 kg 25 kg
Catchment volume 14 l 14 l 13 l
Drawer - centre
Load capacity 50 kg
Catchment volume 32 l
Load capacity 30 kg 30 kg
Catchment volume 25 l 14 l
Load capacity 30 l
Catchment volume 28 l
Weight 140 kg 90 kg
Drawers
Load capacity 50 kg 25 kg
Catchment volume 25 l 14 l
Tall cabinets with hinged doors 1400 mm wide 1200 mm wide 900 mm wide 600 mm wide
Volume 12,5 l
Type number without fan 3-520 AOJFN 3-520 AGJFN 3-520 APJFN 3-520 AEJFN 3-520 ACJFN
Cabinet weight 94 kg 88 kg 85 kg 66 kg 44 kg
Type number with fan 2-335 CGRFJ 2-335 CERFJ 2-335 CCRFJ
volume 16 l 12 l 8l
Cabinet weight 38 kg 31 kg
volume 16 l 12 l
Notice
Information
Notice
5 Troubleshooting
Information
Information
Fume Cupboards
Contents
1 General safety information.................................... 57
1.1 General safety information for fume cupboards....57
1.2 Additional safety information for
high performance fume cupboards........................58
1.3 Additional safety information for
radionuclide fume cupboards................................58
1.4 Additional safety information for
ATEX-certified fume cupboards............................59
1.5 Safe working at the fume cupboard......................59
2 Safe operation...................................................... 60
2.1 Fume cupboard design..........................................60
2.2 Kttermann AirMonitor.........................................62
2.3 Switching fume cupboard on/off..........................63
2.4 Monitoring of the fume cupboard using
AirMonitor...........................................................65
2.5 Monitoring of the fume cupboard using other
systems.............................................................. 68
2.6 Operating the front sash..................................... 68
2.7 Media supply in the fume cupboard......................73
2.8 Cleaning and maintenance....................................76
1.3.1 Shield
The table top can be covered at the bottom with a lead
shield as an optional extra.
The load capacity of the table top is sufficient to accom
modate lead shields weighing up to 1500 kg.
Due to air technological reasons, the shaded areas must
not be used for equipment for experiments.
Retention tests according to DIN 12926 part 1 have been
conducted with lead shields on the grey shaded area.
2 Safe operation
Notice
Housing
Exhaust air nozzle
Monitor
Lighting
Front
Front sash
Panes
Underbench frame
Media
Underbench cabinet
Table top
A-base frame
Housing side panels
2.2.3 Display
Apart from the current values of the volume flow, the
following symbols are displayed.
Symbols Meaning
Power cut
Key Function
information
notice
Remedy
ff Switch the audible signal off using the switch .
ff Close the front sash or keep it closed.
ff Begin appropriate safety measures.
ff Arrange check of the ventilation system.
The control light turns off automatically if the volume
flow returns to permissible values.
information
Danger
Remedy
ff Switch the audible warning signal off, using .
ff Keep the front sash closed.
ff Begin suitable protective measures.
ff Request suitable repair to the ventilation system.
The control light switches off as soon as the volume flow
has reached permissible values.
Information
Remedy
ff Switch off audible warning signal, using .
ff Close the front sash to at least the maximimum
permissable working height.
The control light stops automatically as soon as the front
sash has reached working height or is closed.
Information
Information
2.6.3 Operate front sash with Softmatic (optional extra for fume cupboards with
AutoProtect)
Information
Open /close
Danger
warning
2.7.1 General
Generally, all media can be supplied within the fume
cupboard.
Please refer to the information in the section "Media Supply"
with respect to labelling and fittings (taps).
Danger
information
Information
warning
Danger of poisoning
BA BA BA BA BA
1200x900 1500x900 1800x900 2000x900 2100x900
3.2 Laboratory fume cupboards with bench height 500 mm Type 2-452
Weight without table top, height H 294 kg 355 kg 398 kg 414 kg 449 kg
Weight without table top , height H1 304 kg 365 kg 408 kg 424 kg 459 kg
Trespa 19 kg 24 kg 29 kg 33 kg 34 kg
Stainless steel 19 kg 26 kg 34 kg 38 kg 41 kg
Polypropylene 19 kg 25 kg 31 kg 35 kg 37 kg
Weight without table top, height H 210 kg 234 kg 259 kg 274 kg 281 kg
Weight without table top, height H1 213 kg 239 kg 266 kg 281 kg 291 kg
Stainless steel 27 kg 34 kg 42 kg 46 kg 49 kg
Polypropylene 27 kg 35 kg 43 kg 51 kg 58 kg
Required ceiling load capacity without frames, with heaviest 2050 kg 2150 kg
table top and max. load of table top
Weight 79 kg
Weight 54 kg
Weight 38 kg 6 kg 5 kg
notice
Information
Notice
5 Troubleshooting
warning
Information
There is no light
ff Change light tube.
ff Change starter.
information
Additional Information
Contents
1 Cleaning and maintenance ..................................... 86
1.1 Cleaning and maintaining laminated furniture .... 86
1.2 Cleaning worktops.............................................. 88
2 Abreviations......................................................... 92
3 Addresses............................................................. 93
3.1 Headquarters.......................................................93
3.2 Distributors.........................................................93
1.1.1
Cleaning material
Stain removal
Petroleum ether
Benzine
Ligroine
Information
1.1.3 Disinfection
Resistance
The surface of the materials is resistant to many common
disinfectants, for example
oxidative alcohol solutions
solutions containing formalin
disinfection with hydrogen peroxide and formaldehyde
The furniture surfaces are not resistant to disinfection using
UV-light.
information
Information
Melamine Top
Epoxid-resin
TopLab Plus
Polypropy-
Ceramics /
(Standard)
Melamine
Stainless
composit
ceramics
Athlon
Trespa
Trespa
Resist
steel
lene
Tile
Solvents
Ethanol + + + + + + + + +
Isopropanol + + + + + + + + +
Acetone + + + + + + + + +
Ethyl acetate + + + + + + + + +
Chloroform + + + + + + + + +
Diethyl ether + + + + + + + + +
Toluene + + + + + + + +
n-Hexan + + + + + + + + +
Petroleum ether + + + + + + + + 0
Mineral acids
Hydrochloric acid, + + + + +
concentrate
Sulphuric acid, 0 0 + + + +
concentrate
Sulphuric acid 50 % 0 0 + + +
Phosphoric acid, + + + + 0 +
concentrate
Hydrofluoric acid 0 +
Organic acids
Bases
Caustic soda [, 20 % + + 0 + + + + + +
Ammonia solution, + + + + + + + + +
concentrate
Neutral solutions
Formaldehyde, 25 % + + + + + + + + +
Melamine Top
Epoxid-resin
TopLab Plus
Polypropy-
Ceramics /
(Standard)
Melamine
Stainless
composit
ceramics
Athlon
Trespa
Trespa
Resist
steel
lene
Tile
Oxidants
Hydrogen peroxide, 30 % + + + + + + +
Potassium permanganate, + + + + + + + +
5%
Caliumdichromate, 5 % + + + + + + + + +
Iodine, 5 % in Chloroform + 0 + + + + + +
Reducing agent
Sodium sulphite 5 % + + + + + + + + +
Colourants
Eosins + + + + + + + + +
Methylene blue + + + + + + + + +
Crystal violet + + + + + + + + +
+ Suitable material
0 Material of limited suitability
Unsuitable material
Chemical and solvent test with Kttermann powder coat, light blue
1 day Blistering
Up to 12 days Blistering
2 Abreviations
3 Addresses
3.1 Headquarters
Kttermann GmbH & Co KG
Industriestrae 2-10
D-31311 Uetze/Hnigsen
Phone +49 5147 976-0
Fax +49 5147 976-844
systemlabor@koettermann.com
3.2 Distributors
Belgium/Louxemburg
Kttermann bvba
Keesinglaan 26
B-2100 Antwerpen
Phone +32 3 3609790
Fax +32 3 3256784
systemlabor.be@koettermann.com
France
Kttermann SARL
Parc GVIO BP 7411
36, Rue de La Haye
F-38074 St. Quentin Fallavier
Phone +33 474 952380
Fax +33 474 952389
systemlabor.fr@koettermann.com
United Kingdom
Kttermann Ltd.
8 The Courtyard
Furlong Road, Bourne End
Buckinghamshire SL8 5AU
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1628 532211
Fax +44 1628 532233
systemlabor.uk@koettermann.com
Netherlands
Kttermann bv
Keizersgracht 62
NL-1015 CS Amsterdam
Phone +31 20 5207557
Fax +31 20 5207510
systemlabor.nl@koettermann.com
Austria
Kttermann GmbH Austria
Graumanngasse 7
Stiege B, Top B5-3
A-1150 Wien
Phone +43 1 5449374-0
Fax +43 1 5449374-72
systemlabor.at@koettermann.com
Poland
Koettermann Sp. z o. o.
ul. Palisadowa 20/22
PL-01-040 Warszawa
Phone +48 22 8324760
Fax +48 22 8324761
systemlabor.pl@koettermann.com
Switzerland
Kttermann AG
Industriestrasse 37
CH-8625 Gossau ZH
Phone +41 44 9361809
Fax +41 44 9351868
systemlabor.ch@koettermann.com
Spain/Portugal
Kttermann Systemlabor S.A.
c/Agustn de Fox, 25-10 B
E-28036 Madrid
Phone +34 91 7320110
Fax +34 91 7320111
systemlabor.es@koettermann.com
Kttermann Ltd. - 8 The Courtyard, Furlong Road, Bourne End - Buckinghamshire SL8 5AU
Phone +44 1628 532211 - Fax +44 1628 532233 - systemlabor.uk@koettermann.com