Complete Bioprocess Systems

Streamline Your Lab’s Bioprocess Applications With A Turnkey Bioreactor System

Introducing Complete Bioprocess Control Systems: AFC Complete™

  • Integrated: Integrate all of your lab equipment – scales, gas analyzers, vessels, controllers, & software – into one comprehensive bioprocess control system, right out of the box.
  • Scaleable: Your AFC Complete™ System’s capabilities will take you from the laboratory to the plant floor. Modular control cabinet internals allow you to expand & customize your system as your needs change. Switch out bioreactor and fermentor vessels for ultimate flexibility.
  • Fast: Our most popular system configurations are offered as “out-of-the-box” solutions to help you save time, effort, & money. Put your system to work in the lab faster.
  • Convenient: Remove the need to separately integrate your bioreactor with a controller.
  • Ignition SCADA: Maximize available development time & resources with Batch Expert+. Written on the Ignition SCADA platform, ILS offers our premier-level integration expertise to boost your lab’s productivity with data acquisition, monitoring & control.
  • AFC controller 927 dual
  • Process control equipment from ILS Automation: AFC 928 dual bioreactor controller offers micro pumps for very low flow applications down to 0.05ml per hour
  • AFC 917 bioreactor controller for cell-culture and vessels from 2L to 15L

Most Popular Bioprocess Control Configurations

Bioreactor Controller Fermentation Applications Cell Culture Applications
AFC 917 (controls 1 reactor) Chemglass Unjacketed Vessels: 2L, 3L, 5L, 7L, 15L
Broadley James Unjacketed Vessels: 3L, 5L, 7L, 15L, 20L
Chemglass Jacketed Vessels: 3L, 5L, 7L
Broadley James Jacketed Vessels: 3L, 5L, 7L, 15L, 20L
AFC 927 (controls 2 reactors) Chemglass Unjacketed Vessels: 2L, 3L, 5L, 7L, 15L
Broadley James Unjacketed Vessels: 3L, 5L, 7L, 15L, 20L
Chemglass Jacketed Vessels: 3L, 5L, 7L
Broadley James Jacketed Vessels: 3L, 5L, 7L, 15L, 20L

Bioreactor Controller Specifications & Datasheets

  • NEW AFC 928: Micro pumps replace syringe pumps for very low flow applications with precise control down to 0.05 ml/hr
  • NEW AFC 928: 3 full size and 4 micro Watson Marlow variable speed pump heads per reactor
  • AFC 927/928 controls two reactors, AFC 917 controls a single reactor
  • Standard 500 W stirrer motor (~0.5 HP) supports 2 — 15L reactors
  • Controls a variety of glass reactors including Applikon, Sartorius, Broadley James, New Brunswick and Millipore Single-Use
  • Flexible design supports either heat blanket or jacketed reactors with water box
  • Cell Culture or Microbial applications with same configuration
  • Gas mixing supports one to six gas flow controllers for multiple sparging and headspace ports
  • Open, non-proprietary design allows for easy customization. Customers have access to the controller software and detailed wiring diagram.
  • AFC 2000 has been applied to a variety of steel reactors from 10 liter Sartorius systems to 1500 liter New Brunswick reactors.
  • Controls a wide range of reactors including Applikon, Sartorius, Broadley James, New Brunswick, Millipore Single-Use, and more.
  • Lower cost alternative to buying completely new reactors.
  • Control panel and modular design options are available to suit your needs, both large and small.
  • Modern control with enhanced instrument integration.
  • Gas mixing supports one to six gas flow controllers for multiple sparging and headspace ports.
  • Open, non-proprietary design allows for easy customization. Customers have access to the controller software and detailed wiring diagram.