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Discover helpful information about different autoclave applications and what you need to know about common loads, key considerations for choosing sterilizers, and FAQs for each.

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Autoclaves for Canning & Bottling

In the food and beverage industry, maintaining a high standard of sterility is critical for ensuring products are safe for consumption. At Consolidated Sterilizer Systems, we design and manufacture autoclaves that yield consistent results.

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Autoclaves for Fermentation Equipment

In fermentation, sterilization equipment prevents contamination and ensures the consistency and quality of microbial cultures. Consolidated Sterilizer Systems’ autoclaves create optimal conditions for the fermentation process while maintaining the integrity of culture media.

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Autoclaves for Medical & Biological Waste

Healthcare facilities generate large volumes of medical and biological waste that must be safely neutralized before disposal. We design autoclaves that can process a wide range of waste types, all while supporting facility-wide infection control protocols.

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Autoclaves for Animal Cages & Vivarium Sterilization

Facilities that work with animals rely on autoclaving to thoroughly sterilize cages, vivariums, and other related equipment. CSS autoclaves are designed to support a wide range of equipment types and meet high throughput requirements.

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Autoclaves for Bioprocessing Filters & Tubing

Safely sterilize essential components for upstream and downstream biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Our easy-to-use autoclaves can reliably and effectively process delicate, high-purity filters and single-tubing assemblies without compromising their performance or material integrity.

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Autoclaves for Liquids

Sterilizing liquids requires more than just standard autoclave settings. Our autoclaves are equipped with specialized liquid cycles, advanced cooling systems, and more to prevent boil-overs, preserve container integrity, and ensure complete sterilization for a wide range of liquid media and solutions.

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Autoclaves for Prosthetics

From early research and material testing to final production and patient use, Consolidated’s easy-to-use autoclaves deliver effective, reliable sterilization at every stage of prosthetic development to meet rigorous industry standards.

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Autoclaves for Culture Media & Solutions

Overcome the unique challenges of sterilizing liquids. Consolidated’s sterilizers for media and culture solutions provide accurate controls for changing pressure and customizable cycles, ensuring reliable results and preventing cross-contamination.

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Autoclaves for Surgical Equipment

Maintain patient safety and infection control standards in your hospital, ASC, or healthcare facility with a Consolidated sterilizer. Efficient and easy-to-use, our high-performance autoclaves deliver precise temperature control, fast drying capabilities, and custom cycles for every application.

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Autoclaves for Plastics

Need to sterilize autoclave-safe plastics? Our easy-to-use sterilizers support the specific thermal and structure tolerances of plastic materials, ensuring safe, reliable sterilization with every cycle.

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Autoclaves for Porous Loads

Get touch-dry results with Consolidated’s sterilizers. Our autoclaves come with advanced pre- and post-vacuum cycles, as well as precision steam pulsing and fully heated chambers, to remove trapped air and ensure consistent steam penetration in porous loads.

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Autoclaves for Dirt & Soil

Prevent harmful microorganisms, pathogens, and pests from compromising the results of your experiments and studies. At Consolidated, we design and manufacture high-performance autoclaves for sterilizing soil samples for research in agriculture and environmental science labs.

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Autoclaves for Medical Devices

Meet strict sterilization and infection control standards with Consolidated’s reliable, high-performance autoclaves. We deliver medical-grade sterilization, precise temperature controls, and FDA-validated cycles to meet hospitals’, ambulatory surgery centers’, and clinics’ needs.

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Sterilizers for Cannabis Production

Maintain product purity, prevent contamination, and meet regulatory standards. From trimming shears and extraction vessels to microbiology lab instruments, Consolidated’s reliable, American-made sterilizers are engineered to meet the diverse needs of cannabis cultivation.

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Sterilizers for Mushroom Cultivation & Mycology Autoclaves

Sterilization is crucial for mushroom cultivation, where contamination can ruin entire batches of substrate, spawn, or cultures. Whether you’re running a commercial mushroom farm or a mycology research lab, reliable steam sterilization ensures clean growth media and tools, creating the sterile conditions fungi need to thrive. Consolidated’s mycology autoclaves deliver consistent, high-quality sterilization for substrates, agar, grain jars, tools, and labware, helping growers and researchers maintain purity, reduce contamination, and improve yield success.

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Autoclaves for Glassware

Autoclaves are vital for sterilizing glassware, but only durable materials can endure high heat and pressure. At CSS, we create high-performance autoclaves with precise temperature control, ideal for life science, microbiology, and research labs.

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