Explore the Key Features of NexGen Rat Combo!
The NexGen Rat Combo features an innovative plastic runner system that allows cages to slide smoothly in and out of the rack. This design reduces vibration and stress for laboratory animals while minimizing repetitive motion strain for animal care staff.
Routine animal welfare checks are easier and faster, as staff can partially slide cages out of the rack to observe the animals without completely removing them.
- Integrated cage locking system with a docking indicator and easy, single-finger operation.
- Easier, simpler and faster animal welfare checks.
- Reduced vibration and disturbance for animals.
- Improved ergonomics and reduced physical strain for animal care staff.
- Autoclavable polysulfone plastic components.
- Reduced rack weight and improved functionality.
Air-at-the-Cage-Level Ventilation Helps Reduce Ammonia and CO2 Levels
Allentown's Air-at-the-Cage-Level (ACL) ventilation system delivers filtered air directly to the cage level, helping maintain lower ammonia and carbon dioxide concentrations. This airflow design also helps keep bedding drier and supports animal welfare.
Quiet, Energy-Efficient EcoFlo Blowers
When paired with EcoFlo blowers, the NexGen Rat Combo benefits from exceptionally quiet and energy-efficient ventilation. Advanced ECM motor technology ensures precise airflow control while reducing operating noise, vibration, heat generation and energy consumption.
- Noise levels as low as 20 dB at a distance of 1 m for selected EcoFlo blower models. Turn on your speakers and compare EcoFlo with a conventional blower:
- Energy-efficient operation with low power consumption per cage location.
- WiVarium Plus compatibility for blower control via iPad or tablet.
- Compatibility with Wi-Com Vantage wireless rack monitoring.
- Factory-certified HEPA filtration of the entire blower assembly, not just the filter media.
- Smart blower technology with automatic filter load compensation and pressure polarity control and monitoring.
Excellent Functionality and Maneuverability
- Optimized rack design provides structural strength while reducing weight and improving maneuverability.
- Durable stainless steel construction combined with high-quality, autoclavable polysulfone plastic components.
- Streamlined design and assembly processes help improve manufacturing efficiency.
- The NexGen rack design is up to 25% lighter than previous models, depending on configuration.
- Components designed for easy cleaning and autoclaving, including removable runners and tethered plastic end caps.
- Ergonomic cage design and transparent components provide improved visibility for animal observation.
| Cages in rack |
Rack configurations: |
Rack sides | Animal capacity |
| 15 | 3 x 5 | 1 | 40 |
| 30 | 3 x 5 | 2 | 80 |
- Cage systems 900 with internal or external bottles
- Bottles for cages 900: 250 ml or 350 ml
- Feeders for cages 900 (two options to choose)
- Plastic enrichment ( 2 options to choose)
- Cage systems 1800 with wire bar lid and front loft or rear shelf and enrichment loft (both systems with double bottles)
- Bottles for cages 1800: 350 ml or 450 ml
- Feeders for cages 1800 (few options to choose, also for guinea pigs and ferrets)
- Enrichment for cages 1800 (made from stainless steel and plastic, few options to choose)
- Cardholder (vertical or horizontal)
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Allentown IVCs work. They provide exceptional environments for animals and lab personnel alike, are well built, fairly priced, and are backed by the best customer service in the industry.
Past 20 years of Allentown installations - 12 000 000 housed animals - with at least 6 000 000 pups delivered and weaned.
Check Allentown's installations in over 150 research institutes, biopharmaceutical companies and universities all over the world:
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