Baker EdgeGARD EG6320 6-Foot Horizontal Laminar Flow Clean Bench
The Baker EdgeGARD EG6320 Clean Bench is a large, 6-foot horizontal laminar flow workstation designed to provide a clean, particle-controlled environment for non-hazardous laboratory, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, electronics, food-processing, and research applications. With a generous 70.5-inch-wide work area, approximately 34 inches of interior working height, HEPA-filtered horizontal airflow, and ISO Class 5 cleanliness, the EG6320 provides substantially more usable vertical clearance than many conventional laminar flow clean benches.
The Baker EdgeGARD system draws room air through a prefilter before passing it through a high-efficiency HEPA filter. Clean air then moves horizontally across the work surface at approximately 100 feet per minute, continuously sweeping airborne particulate away from materials located within the work zone.
This airflow configuration is designed specifically for product protection. It helps protect samples, components, media, instruments, and other non-hazardous materials from environmental particulate contamination.
The Baker EdgeGARD EG6320 is not a biosafety cabinet and does not provide protection for the operator or surrounding laboratory environment. It should therefore be used only with non-hazardous materials where clean, particle-free conditions are required.
This used and reconditioned Baker EdgeGARD EG6320 clean bench from American Instrument Exchange is cleaned, inspected, and tested prior to shipment. A HEPA filter is included, and the unit includes a 90-day warranty from American Instrument Exchange.
Baker EdgeGARD EG6320 Key Features
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6-foot horizontal laminar flow clean bench
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Provides ISO Class 5 / former Class 100 air cleanliness
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Approximately 70.5-inch-wide interior work area
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Approximately 34.25 inches of vertical working clearance
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Horizontal HEPA-filtered airflow
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Average airflow velocity of approximately 100 fpm
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HEPA supply filtration
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Washable prefilter
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Designed specifically for product protection
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Extra-tall work area compared with the Baker EG6252
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Large stainless-steel work zone
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Brightly illuminated work surface
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Suitable for non-hazardous aseptic and clean-processing applications
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Useful for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, electronics, aerospace, food-processing, and research environments
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HEPA filter included
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Used and reconditioned by American Instrument Exchange
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90-day warranty included
Baker EdgeGARD EG6320 Overview
The Baker EdgeGARD EG6320 is part of Baker's long-established family of horizontal laminar flow clean benches.
Its primary purpose is straightforward: create a work area in which products and materials are continuously exposed to HEPA-filtered, particle-controlled air.
Room air enters through the lower front and side intake areas of the cabinet. A prefilter captures larger airborne particles before the air reaches the main HEPA filtration system.
The blower then moves filtered air through the HEPA supply filter and horizontally across the work area toward the operator.
This horizontal laminar airflow helps maintain a clean work zone by continuously flushing airborne particulate contaminants away from the materials being handled.
Because that air ultimately exits through the open front of the cabinet toward the operator, the EG6320 should never be used as a containment device.
Baker EdgeGARD EG6320 Key Specifications
| Specification |
Details |
| Manufacturer |
Baker |
| Product Line |
EdgeGARD |
| Model |
EG6320 |
| Equipment Type |
Horizontal Laminar Flow Clean Bench |
| Nominal Width |
6 ft. |
| Air Cleanliness |
ISO Class 5 / former Class 100 |
| Airflow Direction |
Horizontal |
| Nominal Air Velocity |
Approx. 100 fpm
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| Supply Filtration |
HEPA |
| HEPA Efficiency |
99.99% at 0.3 micron |
| Prefilter |
Washable prefilter |
| AIE Exterior Dimensions |
Approx. 74.25"W x 42"D x 70"H
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| AIE Interior Work Surface |
Approx. 70.5"W x 28.5"D x 34.25"H
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| Manufacturer Nominal Interior Width |
Approx. 70.5 in.
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| Manufacturer Nominal Interior Height |
Approx. 34⅛ in.
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| Manufacturer Nominal Interior Depth |
Approx. 22 in.
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| Electrical |
115V, 60 Hz |
| AIE Listed Current |
Approx. 18.52 A
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| Installation |
Larger EG6320 configurations may require hardwired electrical connection |
| AIE Listed Weight |
Approx. 850 lb.
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| HEPA Filter Included |
Yes |
| Product Protection |
Yes |
| Personnel Protection |
No |
| Environmental Protection |
No |
| Condition |
Used / Reconditioned |
| AIE Warranty |
90 Days |
Common Applications
The Baker EdgeGARD EG6320 is well suited for media preparation, sterile component assembly, pharmaceutical compounding involving non-hazardous materials, plant tissue culture, electronics assembly, optical component handling, medical-device assembly, food and beverage quality-control work, clean manufacturing, sample preparation, and other procedures where protection from airborne particulate contamination is important.
Its large 6-foot width and additional vertical clearance make it particularly useful for applications involving larger equipment, tall vessels, fixtures, trays, assemblies, or instrumentation that may not comfortably fit inside a shorter clean bench.
Ideal Laboratory & Manufacturing Environments
The Baker EG6320 is an excellent clean bench for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, biotechnology laboratories, university research groups, electronics manufacturers, aerospace companies, medical-device manufacturers, food-processing laboratories, optical laboratories, hospitals, clean manufacturing operations, and industrial research facilities.
It is particularly well suited for facilities that require a large ISO Class 5 horizontal clean workspace without the containment requirements of a biosafety cabinet.
ISO Class 5 Clean Air Environment
The Baker EdgeGARD EG6320 is designed to provide an ISO Class 5 clean work area, historically referred to as Class 100 cleanliness under earlier Federal Standard terminology.
This level of air cleanliness is achieved by continuously supplying HEPA-filtered air across the work surface.
Maintaining a low concentration of airborne particles can be particularly important when handling:
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Sterile components
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Clean assemblies
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Sensitive electronics
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Optical parts
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Pharmaceutical materials
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Culture media
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Plant tissue cultures
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Precision instruments
The EG6320 effectively creates a localized clean-air environment without requiring an entire laboratory room to be maintained at the same cleanliness level.
Horizontal Laminar Airflow
The EG6320 uses horizontal laminar airflow.
HEPA-filtered air enters the rear of the work area and moves horizontally across the work surface toward the open front of the cabinet.
The objective is to create a consistent stream of particle-filtered air moving across the materials being handled.
When the work area is properly arranged, this airflow helps prevent room contaminants from settling onto products downstream of the HEPA filter.
Horizontal airflow is especially useful when direct product protection is the primary concern and personnel containment is not required.
Approximately 100 FPM Airflow
Baker designed the EdgeGARD system to deliver filtered air across the work surface at an average velocity of approximately 100 feet per minute.
Maintaining appropriate airflow velocity helps establish a continuous unidirectional flow pattern through the work zone.
Too little airflow can make the clean area more vulnerable to room-air contamination, while excessive turbulence can disrupt the intended laminar flow pattern.
For this reason, proper blower operation, filter condition, and airflow verification are important elements of clean-bench performance.
HEPA-Filtered Supply Air
The Baker EG6320 uses a HEPA supply filter rated at approximately 99.99% efficiency for particles 0.3 micron in size.
The HEPA filter provides the final stage of filtration before air enters the clean work area.
A washable prefilter captures larger dust and debris upstream of the HEPA filter, helping reduce loading on the primary filter and extend its useful service life.
American Instrument Exchange supplies this EG6320 with a HEPA filter and evaluates filtration performance as part of the refurbishment and testing process.
Product Protection, Not Personnel Protection
One of the most important considerations when purchasing a Baker EdgeGARD EG6320 is understanding what the cabinet is designed to protect.
The EG6320 provides:
Product protection — YES
It does not provide:
Personnel protection — NO
Environmental protection — NO
Because filtered air flows horizontally through the work zone and exits directly toward the operator, any aerosols generated within the work area can also travel toward the operator.
The cabinet should therefore be used only for non-hazardous materials.
Clean Bench vs. Biosafety Cabinet
A horizontal laminar flow clean bench and a Class II biosafety cabinet can look superficially similar, but their intended applications are fundamentally different.
The Baker EG6320 is designed to protect the product from contamination.
A Class II biosafety cabinet is designed to protect:
by controlling both inward and downward airflow and filtering exhaust air.
If a procedure involves microorganisms, infectious materials, potentially hazardous aerosols, human-derived materials requiring biological containment, or other biohazardous substances, an appropriate biosafety cabinet should be used instead of an EdgeGARD clean bench.
Clean Bench vs. Chemical Fume Hood
The EG6320 should also not be confused with a chemical fume hood.
A chemical fume hood draws room air away from the operator and exhausts hazardous chemical vapors through a building exhaust system.
The EdgeGARD does the opposite: it pushes filtered air toward the operator.
For this reason, the EG6320 should not be used with:
Applications involving hazardous chemicals should be conducted in equipment specifically designed for chemical containment.
Extra-Tall EG6320 Work Area
One of the features that differentiates the EG6320 from several other EdgeGARD models is its approximately 34-inch interior working height.
This provides roughly six additional inches of vertical clearance compared with the shorter EG6252 configuration.
That extra height can be extremely useful when the work area must accommodate:
Laboratories that have struggled with the vertical limitations of conventional clean benches may find the EG6320 particularly attractive.
Large 6-Foot Work Area
The EG6320 provides approximately 70.5 inches of usable interior width, making it a true six-foot-class clean bench.
This large workspace can support several operators' materials, larger assemblies, multiple pieces of equipment, or complex workflows that would be difficult to conduct inside a 3-foot or 4-foot clean bench.
The additional width can also help laboratories organize work so that clean materials remain upstream of potentially contaminated objects.
Work Surface Organization
Correct work-area organization is essential for maintaining laminar airflow performance.
Materials should be arranged so that clean air from the rear HEPA filter can move toward the front of the cabinet without unnecessary obstruction.
Large objects should not completely block airflow to downstream materials.
Whenever possible:
Clean items should remain upstream.
Hands and tools should not repeatedly move over sterile materials.
Waste and used materials should be positioned downstream from critical products.
Equipment should be arranged to minimize turbulence.
Careful workflow design helps preserve the clean-air conditions the EdgeGARD is intended to provide.
Pharmaceutical & Media Preparation
Horizontal laminar flow clean benches have historically been used for preparation and handling of non-hazardous pharmaceutical materials where product cleanliness is important.
The EG6320's large work surface can be useful for:
Media preparation
Sterile component handling
Packaging operations
Clean assembly
Non-hazardous product preparation
Laboratory reagent handling
Application suitability should always be determined according to current facility procedures, regulatory requirements, and risk assessment.
Plant Tissue Culture
Plant tissue culture requires a clean workspace because fungal spores, bacteria, and environmental contaminants can rapidly compromise culture vessels.
The EG6320 provides a large HEPA-filtered work zone where personnel can perform:
Its generous vertical clearance can also accommodate taller culture vessels and supporting equipment.
Electronics & Precision Manufacturing
Clean benches are widely used outside traditional biological laboratories.
Electronic components, sensors, optical assemblies, aerospace components, medical devices, and other precision products can be affected by dust and airborne particulate contamination.
The Baker EG6320 provides a localized ISO Class 5 workspace that can help manufacturers protect sensitive components without maintaining an entire production room at the same cleanliness level.
Food Processing & Quality-Control Applications
The EdgeGARD can also be useful in food science and quality-control laboratories for appropriate non-hazardous clean handling and sample preparation procedures.
Potential uses include:
Clean sample setup
Packaging-related testing
Sterile media preparation
Quality-control procedures
Product-development work
The clean bench should not be used where the materials being handled present an aerosol or biological hazard to the operator.
Brightly Illuminated Work Surface
Baker EdgeGARD console models were designed to provide high illumination across the work surface.
Good lighting is particularly important for precision assembly, pharmaceutical processing, microbiological preparation, electronics work, and visual inspection.
The large open front also provides unobstructed access to the work area compared with cabinets incorporating restricted sash openings.
Baker EG6320 vs. EG6252
The Baker EG6320 and EG6252 are both approximately six feet wide and provide similar horizontal laminar-flow product protection.
The principal distinction is vertical working height.
The EG6320 provides approximately:
34 inches of interior height
The EG6252 provides approximately:
28 inches of interior height
The EG6320 therefore provides roughly six additional inches of vertical clearance.
Choose the EG6320 when tall equipment, vessels, assemblies, fixtures, or products must be positioned inside the clean work zone.
Choose the EG6252 when standard working height is sufficient and overall cabinet size needs to be minimized.
EG6320 vs. Smaller 4-Foot Clean Benches
A 4-foot horizontal clean bench may provide enough room for routine media preparation or small-component work.
The EG6320 offers significantly greater work surface area.
A 6-foot model may be preferable when:
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Multiple procedures occur simultaneously
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Large assemblies are handled
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Larger equipment must be placed inside the cabinet
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Additional clean staging space is required
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Production workflows require greater throughput
The tradeoff is greater floor-space, electrical, and shipping requirements.
Clean Bench Testing by American Instrument Exchange
American Instrument Exchange inspects and tests used clean benches before shipment.
For a Baker EdgeGARD EG6320, evaluation may include:
The cabinet is also cleaned and prepared for laboratory use before shipment.
American Instrument Exchange supplies filters for its refurbished clean benches and evaluates the installed HEPA filtration system as part of preparing the unit for resale.
HEPA Filter Evaluation
HEPA filter condition is critical to the performance of any laminar flow clean bench.
A compromised filter or filter seal can allow unfiltered air to enter the work area.
American Instrument Exchange evaluates clean-bench filtration during refurbishment and can replace filters when required.
After installation, periodic HEPA filter integrity testing and airflow verification are recommended to ensure the bench continues to provide the expected clean-air performance.
Clean-Bench Testing & Service in Greater Boston and New England
Laboratories in Greater Boston, Massachusetts, and throughout New England can also obtain clean-air equipment testing, maintenance, HEPA filter replacement, airflow evaluation, and related service through AIE Laboratory Services.
Periodic inspection is especially useful after:
Performance verification helps ensure that the clean bench continues to provide the particle-controlled work environment required for the intended application.
Refurbished Baker Clean Benches from American Instrument Exchange
Baker EdgeGARD clean benches have been widely used in laboratories and manufacturing facilities for decades, making refurbished units an attractive option for organizations seeking dependable ISO Class 5 clean-air workspaces without the cost associated with purchasing new equipment.
American Instrument Exchange supplies refurbished Baker clean benches as well as biosafety cabinets, laminar flow hoods, chemical fume hoods, incubators, centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers, and other laboratory equipment.
This refurbished Baker EG6320 includes a 90-day warranty.
Shipping & Installation Considerations
The Baker EG6320 is a large floor-standing clean bench and requires appropriate planning for shipment and installation.
The American Instrument Exchange listing shows overall dimensions of approximately:
74.25"W x 42"D x 70"H
and an approximate unit weight of 850 lb.
Doorways, hallways, elevators, loading docks, and final laboratory access routes should be evaluated before delivery.
The EG6320 may also require a dedicated electrical circuit and hardwired connection depending on its specific electrical configuration.
Laboratories should verify available electrical service and the individual unit's data plate before installation.
Related Laboratory Equipment
Laboratories considering a Baker EdgeGARD EG6320 may also require clean benches and laminar flow hoods, Class II biosafety cabinets, chemical fume hoods, laboratory incubators, CO2 incubators, centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers, ultra-low freezers, and other sample-processing or clean-air equipment.
American Instrument Exchange offers used and refurbished laboratory equipment for biotechnology, pharmaceutical, research, manufacturing, academic, healthcare, and industrial facilities.
Baker EdgeGARD EG6320 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Baker EdgeGARD EG6320?
The EG6320 is a 6-foot horizontal laminar flow clean bench designed to provide an ISO Class 5 clean environment for non-hazardous products and materials.
What does the EG6320 protect?
The EG6320 provides product protection against airborne particulate contamination.
It does not provide personnel or environmental protection.
Is the Baker EG6320 a biosafety cabinet?
No. Although both use HEPA filtration, the EG6320 is a horizontal laminar flow clean bench rather than a Class II biosafety cabinet.
Can the EG6320 be used with infectious materials?
No. Horizontal airflow moves from the rear of the cabinet toward the operator. The EG6320 should not be used for procedures involving infectious or otherwise hazardous biological aerosols.
Can hazardous chemicals be used in the EG6320?
No. The EG6320 is not a chemical fume hood and should not be used for hazardous vapors, toxic chemicals, flammable solvent vapors, or other materials requiring chemical containment.
What air cleanliness does the EG6320 provide?
The EdgeGARD is designed to provide an ISO Class 5 clean work area, historically known as Class 100.
Does the EG6320 use a HEPA filter?
Yes. The clean bench uses a supply HEPA filter rated at approximately 99.99% efficiency at 0.3 micron.
Is a HEPA filter included with the American Instrument Exchange unit?
Yes. American Instrument Exchange lists the EG6320 with a HEPA filter included.
What direction does air flow in the EG6320?
Filtered air moves horizontally from the rear of the work zone toward the operator.
How fast does the air move?
Baker EdgeGARD documentation and the American Instrument Exchange listing indicate an average airflow velocity of approximately 100 feet per minute.
How wide is the EG6320?
The cabinet is approximately 74 inches wide externally, with approximately 70.5 inches of interior working width.
How tall is the work area?
The EG6320 provides approximately 34 inches of vertical interior clearance.
How does the EG6320 differ from the Baker EG6252?
The EG6320 provides approximately six inches more vertical working clearance than the EG6252 while maintaining a similar six-foot width.
What are the exterior dimensions?
American Instrument Exchange lists the unit at approximately 74.25"W x 42"D x 70"H.
How much does the Baker EG6320 weigh?
The American Instrument Exchange listing estimates this unit at approximately 850 lb.
Manufacturer documentation for nominal EG6320 configurations may list different net and shipping weights, so site planning should use the dimensions and weight of the actual unit being delivered.
What electrical service does the EG6320 require?
The unit operates from 115V, 60 Hz power. Larger EG6320 configurations may require a dedicated circuit and hardwired electrical connection. Electrical requirements should be confirmed from the individual cabinet's data plate before installation.
Can the EG6320 be used for plant tissue culture?
Yes. Plant tissue culture is a classic application for horizontal laminar flow clean benches because the primary objective is protecting sterile cultures and media from environmental contamination.
Can the EG6320 be used for electronics assembly?
Yes. ISO Class 5 filtered airflow can help protect sensitive electronic, optical, aerospace, and precision-manufactured components from airborne particulate contamination.
Can equipment be placed inside the work area?
Yes, provided equipment does not excessively block HEPA-filtered airflow or disrupt the intended laminar flow pattern. The EG6320's additional vertical clearance makes it especially useful for taller equipment and assemblies.
Does American Instrument Exchange test the clean bench before shipment?
Yes. American Instrument Exchange inspects and tests used clean benches for blower, controls, electrical function, filtration condition, airflow performance, and overall mechanical condition before shipment.
Is local clean-bench service available?
Yes. Laboratories in Greater Boston, Massachusetts, and New England can contact AIE Laboratory Services for clean-air equipment testing, HEPA filter replacement, airflow evaluation, repairs, and maintenance.
What warranty is included?
This refurbished Baker EdgeGARD EG6320 includes a 90-day warranty from American Instrument Exchange.
