This is the most common asked question on internet, and most daunting purchase for doctors & hospital owners. Over the years one thing that I constantly guide doctors about, is to choose quality CSSD products over cheaper ones. As cheaper ones often end up costing you more over the period of time and interrupted OT work flow, which often impacts the hospital reputation.
The cheapest machine is often the most expensive over five years.
If you’re looking for a trusted CSSD product manufacturers in India, you check out ROSCO, which parks more than three decades of experience in sterlization world, having a wide range of products and focuses on guiding doctors according to the recommendations of NABH, by the technical experts who are qualified.
Here’s a quick guide on how to determine the right autoclave –
The foremost thing to select is the industry you belong to, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare & Dentistry, Clinic, Manufacturing, Food Processing, Research and Agriculture. Choose your industry from below, for next relevant steps.
Pharmaceuticals
Looking to sterlize your needles, syringes, chambers or sterilizes vials, ampoules, and biological waste to maintain aseptic manufacturing and vaccine production environments. Then having a Double Door Rectangular Horizontal Autoclave is the first choice for most doctors. Major benefits of having a double door instead of single door autoclave is you can have a separate sterlize area/room and non-sterlize area/room, which is a major factor in maintaining safety norms. And having Rectangular Autoclave instead of Cylindrical gives you much more capacity to have fewer cycles and efficiently manage time constraints.
Standard Sizes used in pharmaceutical industry: 2x2x3 ft
Type of Autoclave: Horizontal Rectangular Autoclave
Door Type: Double Door Radial Locking
Capacity: 450 litres
Where to buy: ROSCO
Still confused about Rectangular vs Cylindrical Autoclave ? check out this blog.
Healthcare / Clinic
For Healthcare/ Hospitals there are a few parameters which defines the type & size of autoclave, refer the table below:
| Bed Capacity | <= 50 | 50 – 100 | 101+ |
| OT Load | |||
| <3 cycles/ day | Vertical Autoclave, 16×24″, 85l, 2 drums | Horizontal Autoclave, 16×36, 125l, 3 drums | Horizontal Autoclave, 20×48, 250l, 4 drums |
| 4-10 cycles/ day | Horizontal Autoclave, 16×36, 125l, 3 drums | Horizontal Autoclave, 20×48, 250l, 4 drums | Rectangular Autoclave, 2x2x4 ft, 450l |
| 10+ cycles/ day | Horizontal Autoclave, 20×48, 250l, 4 drums | Rectangular Autoclave, 2x2x4 ft, 450l | contact our experts |
Now a few more things that you should consider before making a purchase, Future Expansion, CSSD Planning, and Power Requirements. As if you’re planning to expand our OT Floor or Complex anytime soon, we should also factor the future requirements, also if you’re setting us a full fledged CSSD, you’ll also need a low temperate sterlizer for sensitive and rubber sterlization, which adds an ETO (ethylene oxide) in your bucket. Last but not the least, electricity ! as we move higher up in the capacity of autoclaves, the power consumption also increases, anywhere from 4 kw to 18-20 kw. This will add to your op-ex (operational expenditure).
All these parameters might sound overwhelming, that’s where a trusted CSSD partner eases this process, with understanding your requirements and providing best industry practises, taking NABH norms into consideration.
Feel free to reach out CSSD Expert at +91 9992341198, Shivam Gupta, who’s completed 500+ CSSD projects over the last 3 decades, and is certified for implementation of NABH Standards for Hospitals.
Dentistry
Flash Autoclave, is a widely used Autoclave in this segment. You can consider this type of Autoclave without any doubts. Feel free to reach out to our parent company ROSCO or call +91 9992341198, to know more about the features of this autoclave.
Mushroom Farming
Mushroom cultivation, also called mushroom farming has become a huge industry worldwide. There are various equipment are required to set up a successful mushroom farming business and an Autoclave is one of them. We make vertical as well as horizontal autoclaves for mushroom substrate sterilization. These mushroom autoclaves are fully automatic in nature and completely made of 304-grade stainless steel. Durable construction, precise temperature and pressure control and loaded with safety features; these autoclaves the perfect choice for all mushroom growers.
MUSHROOM SUBSTRATE STERILIZATION
The most important phase in the mushroom farming is the sterilization of substrate. In order to get rid of potential bacteria, fungi and many other contaminants, sterilization is considered the best solution and the equipment used in this process is called an Autoclave. Mushroom substrate bags are kept in autoclave under high temperature (121°C) and very high pressure (15-18 psi) between 60 to 120 minutes to effectively eliminate viruses and fungi and other bacteria. Sterilization time may differ according to the volume and properties of the substrate.
Vertical Autoclaves with Double Chamber, Basket and Medical Grade 316 Stainless Steel is most ideal choice for this type of usage. Here’s a model made by ROSCO, popularly liked by mushroom farmers
Food Processing
Autoclaves used in Food Processing plants are very different than one used in other fields, you should check out Gaictech’s blog for more details.
Research & Agriculture
Compact size autoclave, often comes in Cooker type shape, is generally used in Research & Agriculture purposes. As the sample size or material is relatively less, and the cycle time is fast, researchers can perform multiple cycles in short time span, without the sample being adulterated in open air. Feel free to contact our experts at +91 9992341198, for any more queries.
Author: Shivam Gupta (Certified for Implementation of NABH Standards for Hospitals) | Reviewed By: ROSCO Technical Team