Advances in drug research and development in the pharmaceutical and chemical industry have produced increasingly effective medicines and formulations. However, for researchers and laboratory technicians this progress has been associated with increased hazards in the routine handling of high-potency drugs and toxic or hazardous compounds.

To provide a safe working environment for lab technicians without restricting the effective and ergonomic way in which they work, Sartorius has expanded its product portfolio to include the new Safety Weighing Industrial cabinet SWC. This cabinet was developed especially for the weighing of toxic or highly potent drugs. It has a highly stable mechanical construction made of 10 mm acrylic glass. Thanks to their ergonomic design, laboratory balances can be operated without any restriction. The safety weighing cabinet allows the user a perfect view of the balance. The analyst can perform weighing standing up and can always look down from above through the angled front glass.

The safety weighing cabinet can be cleaned and decontaminated without opening the contained safety area. All internal parts of the cabinet can be reached from the outside, through the front opening. Contaminated cleaning wipes can be safely disposed of through the waste disposal chute.