Air Sentry® is the recognized leader in high performance fume hoods for today’s modern laboratory. Introduced in 1997 as the industry’s first low face velocity, high efficiency fume hood, it remains at the forefront of innovative fume hood product designs. Lab Crafters provides an extensive range of Air Sentry fume hood solutions, reaffirming our dedication to delivering the optimal ventilation solutions to meet your laboratory’s needs.
Types of Fume Hoods
Bench Mounted Fume Hoods
The workhorses of most laboratories, Bench Mounted Fume Hoods are set on a work surface between 29″ and 36″ high. The Air Sentry fume hoods are ergonomically designed to help the operator work in a safe manner. The combination style sash is standard on these hoods and Lab Crafters offers a wide variety of service fixture accessories and work surface options to suit the researcher’s needs.
Floor Mounted Fume Hoods
Floor mounted hoods and distillation hoods are designed to accommodate tall or oversized apparatus. The design of dual separate exhaust zones for the upper and lower chambers of these hoods allows for greater control of the hood interior airflow patterns and increases fume capture effectiveness and efficiency.
Specialty Exposure Control Devices
Lab Crafters manufactures a wide range of specialty exposure control devices, which are purpose-built for specific applications. Below is a sample list of some of these products.
- Radioisotope Fume Hoods
- Perchloric Acid Fume Hoods
- Hydrofluoric Acid Fume Hoods
- Hazardous Location Fume Hoods – including Class 1, Division 1 and Class 1, Division 2
- Acid Digestion Fume Hoods (with optional integral acid scrubbers)
- Hydrofluoric Acid Fume Hoods
- Trace Metal Analysis Fume Hoods
- Pass-through Fume Hoods (with sashes on opposing sides)
- Demonstration Fume Hoods
- Enclosures for Robotics and Automation
- Grossing Stations
- Wet Benches
- Contact Lab Crafters for more information
Air Sentry Features
General
- Complies with UL 1805, SEFA 1, NFPA 45, ANSI/AIHA Z9.5
- Tested to the ANSI/ASHRAE 110 performance standard
- Operating average face velocity range of 50 FPM – 125 FPM
- Powder-coated paint finish available in a variety of colors
- Available Standard Widths: 48”, 60”, 72”, 96
- Air Sentry fume hoods feature fiberglass reinforced polyester side liners
- Restricted Bypass design for connecting fume hood to a Variable Air Volume (VAV) or Low Flow Constant Air Volume exhaust system
Electrical Services
- Optional electrical services are available on the fume hoods
- Optional Digital Airflow monitor with automatically adjusting baffle system
Plumbing Services
- Optional plumbing services are available on the fume hoods
Sash
- Fume hoods come standard with a combination vertical/horizontal sash system utilizing a chain and sprocket counterbalance system
- Horizontal sliding panels utilize top hung rollers
- All sashes feature ¼” thick laminated safety glass
- All sashes feature specially designed aerodynamic frames and handles
Bench Fume Hood Specs
