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The i.Series® line of Ultra-Low Freezers from Helmer Scientific features the i.C³® Information Center, an integrated control and monitoring system. This built-in intelligence provides temperature data and diagnostic information, as well as security features to keep sensitive...

Laboratories rely on ultra-low temperature storage to protect sensitive (and in some cases, irreplaceable) samples from being exposed to unacceptable temperatures. When evaluating various ultra-low freezers, it is important to know what to look for. There are critical design...

Helmer Scientific recently announced that the i.C³® Information Center, the integrated control and monitoring system for the i.Series® line of refrigerators and freezers, has been updated with an expanded feature set. These updates help with the management of temperature data...

Helmer Scientific, a leading supplier of cold storage and processing equipment, has announced that their i.C³® Information Center is now available with an expanded feature set. The i.C³® Information Center is integrated into the design of the i.Series® line of refrigerators and...

AABB has long required that plasma be stored at a temperature of -18ºC or colder. Like all blood storage devices, plasma freezers must have the capacity and design to ensure that the proper temperature is maintained. In addition, the temperature must be monitored continuously...

The month of January was designated National Blood Donor Month in 1970. It is the time of year when blood centers face the biggest challenges in recruiting people to visit their local collection sites and donate. During the winter months donors’ schedules may be busier than...

Clinical Lab Products magazine has published an article entitled “Building a Safer Blood Supply.” It discusses the ongoing challenges to maintaining an adequate and safe blood supply. The article provides insights from AABB as well as representatives from hospitals, blood...

When Helmer Scientific set out to develop our Ultra-Low Temperature Freezers, we started with our customers’ pain points. It is extremely disruptive when an ultra-low freezer fails to work properly – the stored items have to be moved to another freezer, samples could be lost,...

AABB has released new evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the transfusion of red blood cells. The new guidelines were published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Previous guidelines had been put into place in 2012. Since then, several large scale...

Helmer Scientific, a leading supplier of cold storage and processing equipment, has announced that their -30ºC Laboratory and Plasma Freezer line is now available in a 115 volt electrical configuration. The new configuration is in addition to the existing 208/230 volt...