Labconco XPert 3930432 4' Balance Enclosure
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The Labconco XPert 3930432 Balance Enclosure is a 4-foot laboratory containment enclosure designed to protect personnel during weighing, transfer, and manipulation of powders, particulates, toxic compounds, and other laboratory materials requiring controlled ventilation. Designed specifically around sensitive weighing applications, the XPert combines low-velocity containment airflow with a deep work area capable of accommodating analytical balances, precision balances, microbalances, and related sample-preparation equipment.
Unlike a Labconco XPert Filtered Balance System with an integral blower and HEPA filter, the XPert 3930432 is a ventilated balance enclosure designed to connect to an external exhaust source. It can be connected to appropriate building exhaust ductwork or paired with a compatible Labconco FilterMate Portable Exhauster for filtered removal of powders, particulates, and compatible fumes.
This flexibility allows laboratories to configure the enclosure according to the contaminants being handled. A hard-ducted installation can exhaust captured contaminants outside the building, while a properly configured FilterMate system can provide HEPA filtration, carbon filtration, or a combination of filtration technologies for compatible applications.
Labconco designed the XPert around demanding laboratory weighing procedures. The Clean-Sweep airfoil, upper containment sash foil, upper dilution air supply, side-entry airfoils, and zone-perforated rear baffle work together to promote effective containment while limiting the high airflow and turbulence that can interfere with sensitive balance readings.
This Labconco XPert 3930432 is used and refurbished by American Instrument Exchange. AIE technicians inspect and test the enclosure and installed components before shipment. The unit is thoroughly cleaned and includes a 90-day warranty.
Labconco catalog number 3930432
XPert 4-foot Balance Enclosure
Designed for powder, particulate, and compatible fume containment
Optimized for analytical and precision weighing procedures
Deep interior accommodates large laboratory balances
Connects to external building exhaust or compatible FilterMate Portable Exhauster
HEPA and/or carbon filtration possible when properly configured with a FilterMate
Clean-Sweep airfoil
Upper containment sash foil
Upper dilution air supply
Zone-perforated rear baffle
Side-entry airfoils
Tempered safety glass sash, sides, and top
Ergonomic 20-degree angled sash
Top and bottom exhaust connection options
Used and refurbished by American Instrument Exchange
90-day warranty included
The Labconco XPert Balance Enclosure was developed specifically for laboratory procedures where powders and particulates can become airborne during weighing and sample manipulation.
Weighing can present a unique containment challenge.
The operator needs protection from the material being handled, but a sensitive analytical balance can be affected by excessive air velocity, turbulence, vibration, and temperature changes.
A conventional high-airflow chemical fume hood may therefore be less than ideal for certain precision weighing procedures.
The XPert addresses this problem with an enclosure specifically engineered around balance use.
Air is drawn inward through the front sash opening and directed through the work area toward the rear baffle. This helps contain airborne material and move it away from the operator's breathing zone.
Captured contaminants are then removed through an external exhaust system selected according to the application.
The Labconco XPert 3930432 can support pharmaceutical powder weighing, active pharmaceutical ingredient handling, dry chemical transfer, toxic-powder containment, analytical sample preparation, formulation research, quality-control testing, environmental sample weighing, gravimetric procedures, fine-chemical handling, research-compound preparation, and other laboratory applications requiring localized containment during weighing or small-scale powder manipulation.
With an appropriate exhaust and filtration configuration, the enclosure can also be used for compatible procedures involving fumes or vapors.
The enclosure and exhaust system should always be selected according to the actual hazards generated by the procedure.
The XPert 3930432 is particularly well suited to pharmaceutical research laboratories, biotechnology companies, analytical laboratories, chemical laboratories, environmental testing facilities, industrial quality-control laboratories, formulation laboratories, academic research institutions, contract research organizations, forensic laboratories, and other facilities that routinely weigh or manipulate powdered materials.
Its 4-foot width also provides more working room than smaller XPert enclosures when larger balances or additional sample-preparation equipment must be positioned inside the containment area.
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Labconco |
| Product Family | XPert |
| Catalog Number | 3930432 |
| Equipment Type | Balance Enclosure / Powder Containment Enclosure |
| Nominal Width | 4 ft |
| Primary Application | Powder, Particulate & Compatible Fume Containment |
| Interior Depth | Deep Balance Configuration |
| Sash | Tempered Safety Glass |
| Sash Design | 20° Angled, Hinged |
| Maximum Loading Opening | Approx. 20" |
| Front Airfoil | Clean-Sweep |
| Rear Baffle | Zone-Perforated |
| Upper Airflow Management | Containment Sash Foil / Dilution Air Supply |
| Side Airflow Management | Side-Entry Airfoils |
| Exhaust Connections | Top and Bottom |
| Exhaust Collar | Approx. 2" × 10" Rectangular |
| Exhaust Requirement | Remote Blower, Building Exhaust, or Compatible FilterMate |
| Filtration | Determined by External Exhaust Configuration |
| HEPA Filtration | Available with Compatible FilterMate Configuration |
| Carbon Filtration | Available with Compatible FilterMate Configuration |
| Frame | Powder Epoxy-Coated Aluminum |
| Rear Plenum / Baffle | Steel |
| Glass | Tempered Safety Glass |
| Work Surface | Separate / Verify Included Components |
| Supporting Base | Separate / Verify Included Components |
| Condition | Used / Refurbished |
| Warranty | 90 Days from American Instrument Exchange |
The XPert 3930432 is designed to help contain powders and particulates generated during laboratory weighing and transfer procedures.
Room air is drawn inward through the front opening and moves across the work area toward the rear exhaust baffle.
This inward airflow creates a containment barrier between the material being handled and the operator.
Particles released during scooping, transferring, weighing, or mixing are drawn away from the front opening and toward the enclosure's exhaust system.
The effectiveness of the complete installation depends on proper airflow, exhaust configuration, work practices, and application assessment.
One of the defining characteristics of the XPert is that it was designed specifically around laboratory weighing.
Sensitive balances can be affected by air movement.
A high-velocity exhaust hood may create enough turbulence around the weighing pan to produce unstable readings or increase settling time.
The XPert uses a low-profile enclosure and carefully engineered airflow path intended to provide containment while remaining compatible with precision weighing applications.
This makes it particularly useful for laboratories working with hazardous powders that also require accurate mass measurements.
The XPert platform provides a deep interior specifically intended to accommodate large micro, analytical, and precision balances.
The additional depth allows a balance to be positioned sufficiently inside the enclosure while leaving room for weighing vessels, sample containers, spatulas, weigh boats, and other accessories.
Proper equipment placement is important.
Balances and other instruments should not obstruct the front airfoil or rear baffle, since both are part of the enclosure's containment system.
Labconco's Clean-Sweep airfoil helps guide room air smoothly into the enclosure.
The airfoil incorporates airflow openings that allow clean air to sweep the work surface near the front of the enclosure.
This helps establish a protective airflow barrier while reducing the turbulence that can occur around conventional sharp-edged hood openings.
Containers and equipment should be kept clear of the airfoil during operation.
The upper containment sash foil introduces air near the top of the front opening.
This helps direct contaminants away from the operator's breathing zone and into the enclosure.
The feature works together with the Clean-Sweep airfoil and rear baffle to manage airflow across the complete sash opening.
This type of aerodynamic design is particularly useful in a low-velocity balance enclosure, where containment must be achieved without unnecessarily increasing airflow.
The XPert incorporates an upper dilution air supply.
Room air is introduced near the top of the sash to dilute contaminant concentrations in the upper portion of the enclosure and provide clean air along the back side of the sash.
This helps reduce stagnant regions and supports movement of contaminants toward the rear exhaust baffle.
A zone-perforated rear baffle distributes exhaust airflow across the interior rather than concentrating it at a single small exhaust point.
This promotes relatively uniform horizontal airflow through the work area.
The baffle works with the front and side airfoils to help draw airborne material away from the operator.
Equipment should not be positioned directly against the baffle or in a way that blocks significant sections of the perforated surface.
Airfoils along the sides of the enclosure allow room air to sweep across the interior glass surfaces.
This contributes to containment near the side walls and helps prevent stagnant areas along the perimeter of the work zone.
The side-entry airflow is another example of the XPert's design being optimized around controlled containment rather than simply maximizing exhaust volume.
The front sash, sides, and top incorporate tempered safety glass.
Glass provides excellent visibility into the work area while offering good resistance to scratching, fire, and many laboratory chemicals.
Compared with acrylic enclosure panels, glass also helps dissipate static charge.
Reducing static accumulation can be particularly useful when working with fine powders that might otherwise adhere to enclosure surfaces.
The front sash is angled approximately 20 degrees.
The angled design allows the operator to move closer to the work area and obtain a clearer view of the balance and sample without leaning excessively forward.
It also helps reduce glare compared with a vertical glass sash.
For equipment loading, the hinged sash can pivot upward to provide a substantially larger opening.
The XPert 3930432 does not contain the integral blower and HEPA filter found on an XPert Filtered Balance System.
Instead, it is designed to connect to an external exhaust source.
This gives laboratories considerable flexibility.
The enclosure can be connected to building exhaust ductwork and a remote blower so captured contaminants are discharged outside.
Alternatively, a compatible Labconco FilterMate Portable Exhauster can provide filtered exhaust for appropriate applications.
The XPert incorporates rectangular exhaust connections that allow ductwork to be routed from either the upper or lower portion of the enclosure.
Using the upper connection provides a conventional overhead ducting arrangement.
The lower exhaust connection can be useful when laboratories want ductwork hidden behind or below the enclosure.
This can improve visibility and produce a cleaner installation in open laboratory spaces.
For externally exhausted installations, the XPert can be connected to an appropriately sized remote blower.
Contaminated air is pulled through the enclosure and discharged outside the building through the laboratory exhaust system.
This arrangement can be particularly useful when the material being handled produces contaminants that should not be recirculated into the laboratory.
Duct design, blower sizing, airflow balancing, and discharge location should be determined according to the facility and intended application.
A compatible Labconco FilterMate Portable Exhauster provides another option.
The FilterMate draws air through the XPert and can be configured with filtration selected according to the contaminant.
For particulate applications, HEPA filtration can be used.
For compatible chemical vapors, appropriate carbon filtration may be selected.
Some applications may require a combination of HEPA and carbon filtration.
The correct configuration should be determined from the actual materials being handled.
When connected to an appropriately configured FilterMate, the XPert can provide HEPA-filtered particulate containment.
HEPA filtration is particularly relevant for pharmaceutical powders, dry chemicals, environmental particulates, and other airborne solid material.
A HEPA filter captures particles but does not provide universal protection from chemical gases or vapors.
The laboratory should therefore determine whether particulate filtration alone is sufficient for its application.
A FilterMate can also be configured with carbon filtration for compatible chemical fumes and vapors.
Activated-carbon performance depends heavily on the chemical being captured.
A carbon filter appropriate for one contaminant may perform poorly with another.
Chemical identity, concentration, quantity, evaporation rate, frequency of use, and expected filter loading should all be considered before recirculating filtered exhaust back into the laboratory.
Pharmaceutical research is one of the principal applications for XPert Balance Enclosures.
Powdered compounds can become airborne during opening, scooping, transferring, and weighing.
For active or potent compounds, even small quantities of airborne material may be undesirable.
The XPert provides localized containment around the weighing procedure while maintaining a working environment designed to accommodate sensitive balances.
Active pharmaceutical ingredients may require specialized containment based on potency and occupational exposure limits.
The XPert can form part of a containment strategy for appropriate API weighing and transfer procedures.
The suitability of the enclosure should be determined through a compound-specific risk assessment that considers toxicity, potency, physical form, quantity, frequency of use, required containment level, and the selected exhaust or filtration system.
The deep work area can accommodate many analytical balances while providing room for sample transfer and manipulation.
This is particularly useful when materials need to be weighed to milligram or sub-milligram resolution.
Laboratories should evaluate balance performance with the ventilation system operating.
Balance readability, airflow, vibration, static, temperature stability, and work practices can all influence measurement performance.
Precision balances are also well suited to the XPert platform.
The 4-foot enclosure provides sufficient working width for larger balances and additional sample-preparation equipment.
This can create a dedicated powder weighing station where containers can be opened, samples transferred, material weighed, and containers closed without moving the hazardous material between multiple work areas.
The XPert's deep interior is also intended to accommodate large micro and analytical balances.
Microbalances are extremely sensitive to airflow, vibration, static electricity, and temperature changes.
When very high-resolution weighing is required, the complete enclosure and balance setup should be evaluated under actual operating conditions to confirm acceptable stability and repeatability.
The XPert is useful for more than pharmaceutical applications.
Chemical laboratories frequently weigh dry reagents, powders, pigments, catalysts, reference materials, and other fine solids.
Handling these materials in an enclosure can reduce the amount of particulate material released into the surrounding laboratory.
The appropriate exhaust configuration depends on the physical and chemical hazards associated with the material.
Environmental laboratories often perform gravimetric analysis or weigh dried soils, sediments, dust, filter media, and other particulate samples.
These materials can release airborne dust during transfer and weighing.
A ventilated balance enclosure provides localized containment while allowing the laboratory to continue using an analytical or precision balance for quantitative measurements.
Quality-control laboratories frequently repeat the same weighing procedure across many batches or production lots.
A dedicated XPert station can standardize the environment in which hazardous or nuisance powders are handled.
The generous 4-foot width also provides room for sample containers, documentation, and other accessories required for routine QC procedures.
The distinction between these two Labconco product families is important.
The XPert 3930432 Balance Enclosure is a ventilated enclosure that requires an external exhaust source.
An XPert Filtered Balance System, such as the Labconco 3950200, contains its own blower and exhaust HEPA filter.
The 3930432 therefore offers greater flexibility in selecting external exhaust or filtration, while the filtered system provides a more self-contained particulate solution.
A conventional laboratory fume hood is typically designed around chemical vapor containment and often operates at higher airflow volumes.
The XPert is optimized specifically for weighing and small-scale material handling.
Its aerodynamic design and relatively compact sash opening reduce exhaust demand while creating conditions better suited to sensitive balances.
For procedures involving significant chemical vapor generation, the laboratory should determine whether an XPert with an appropriate exhaust configuration or a conventional chemical fume hood is the more appropriate containment device.
The XPert is not a Class II biological safety cabinet.
Biosafety cabinets use specifically engineered HEPA-filtered airflow patterns to provide biological containment for microbiological and cell-culture procedures.
The XPert is intended primarily for powder, particulate, and compatible chemical containment during weighing and similar laboratory procedures.
Biological hazards should be handled using equipment appropriate to the required biosafety level and procedure.
A self-contained ductless fume hood normally incorporates its own blower and chemical filtration system.
The XPert 3930432 instead relies on an external exhaust source.
When connected to a FilterMate, it can operate as a filtered enclosure, but the exhauster and filtration remain separate components.
This modular design allows the exhaust configuration to be tailored to the application.
One advantage of the XPert design is its relatively small sash opening compared with many conventional fume hoods.
Reducing the size of the opening reduces the volume of air that must be exhausted to maintain the desired face velocity.
Lower exhaust demand can reduce the size of the required blower and decrease the amount of conditioned laboratory air removed from the room.
This can be particularly beneficial in laboratories with multiple containment devices.
When an XPert is connected to building exhaust, the air removed from the laboratory must generally be replaced by the HVAC system.
The building may need to heat, cool, humidify, or dehumidify that replacement air.
The XPert's low-volume design can therefore provide an energy advantage over larger conventional fume hoods for suitable weighing applications.
If a FilterMate is used for filtered recirculation, conditioned air can remain within the laboratory for appropriate applications.
Labconco reports that particulate containment performance of XPert Balance Enclosures has been independently verified by SafeBridge Consultants.
The enclosure platform has also been independently evaluated for conformity with ASHRAE 110-1995.
These evaluations support the XPert's intended role as a laboratory containment device.
Actual containment performance still depends on correct installation, airflow, exhaust configuration, operating practices, and maintenance.
Labconco makes validation documentation available for the XPert platform.
This includes containment testing information as well as Installation Qualification and Operational Qualification documentation and maintenance records.
Such documentation can be useful for pharmaceutical and regulated laboratories developing equipment qualification and containment programs.
The specific qualification requirements remain the responsibility of the facility.
Balance and equipment placement can have a significant effect on containment.
Large instruments should be positioned sufficiently inside the enclosure while maintaining clearance from the rear baffle.
The Clean-Sweep airfoil at the front should remain unobstructed.
Operators should also avoid storing unnecessary equipment inside the enclosure because clutter can interfere with airflow and make decontamination more difficult.
The XPert should be installed away from strong cross-drafts whenever possible.
Supply-air diffusers, frequently opened doors, fans, high-traffic aisles, and other sources of rapid air movement can disrupt airflow at the sash opening.
The installation location should also provide adequate space for the exhaust connection, ductwork or FilterMate, work surface, supporting base, and routine maintenance.
XPert Balance Enclosures require an appropriate work surface and supporting structure.
A stable surface is particularly important when sensitive balances are used.
Labconco offers dished solid epoxy and stainless steel work surfaces along with compatible base stands.
Because used equipment configurations vary, customers should confirm exactly which work surface, stand, exhauster, duct components, and other accessories are included with the individual American Instrument Exchange unit.
American Instrument Exchange inspects and tests used laboratory containment equipment before shipment.
For the Labconco XPert 3930432, AIE technicians inspect the sash, glass panels, rear baffle, airfoils, exhaust connections, airflow-monitoring equipment if installed, and other components included with the enclosure.
When the unit is supplied with an exhauster or other powered accessories, those components are tested for proper operation.
Accessible interior and exterior surfaces are thoroughly cleaned prior to shipment.
Customers should confirm the exact exhaust, filtration, work-surface, and stand configuration included with the individual unit before purchase.
The Labconco XPert provides a purpose-built containment solution for laboratories performing sensitive weighing and powder-handling procedures.
Its 4-foot working width, deep balance-compatible interior, Clean-Sweep airfoil, upper containment sash foil, dilution-air system, zone-perforated rear baffle, glass construction, and flexible exhaust options make it significantly better suited to precision weighing than simply placing a balance inside a generic laboratory hood.
Purchasing a used and refurbished Labconco XPert from American Instrument Exchange can provide these capabilities at a substantially lower acquisition cost than purchasing new containment equipment.
American Instrument Exchange inspects and cleans the enclosure before shipment and includes a 90-day warranty.
The XPert 3930432 should be installed on a stable work surface and supporting base appropriate for its size and the weight of the balance and other equipment used inside.
The enclosure requires connection to an appropriate exhaust source before hazardous materials are handled.
Depending on the intended configuration, this may consist of building exhaust with a remote blower or a compatible Labconco FilterMate Portable Exhauster equipped with appropriate filtration.
After installation, airflow and containment performance should be evaluated before the enclosure is placed into routine service.
Laboratories using the Labconco XPert 3930432 may also require analytical balances, precision balances, microbalances, FilterMate Portable Exhausters, chemical fume hoods, ductless filtered enclosures, biosafety cabinets, laboratory refrigerators and freezers, centrifuges, water baths, shakers, and other equipment used for sample preparation and analytical workflows.
American Instrument Exchange supplies used and refurbished laboratory balance enclosures, containment equipment, analytical balances, fume hoods, biosafety cabinets, and other equipment for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, environmental, industrial, academic, and research laboratories.
The Labconco 3930432 is an XPert laboratory balance enclosure designed to provide containment during weighing and handling of powders, particulates, toxic substances, and compatible fumes.
No. This distinction is important. The 3930432 is a Balance Enclosure that requires an external exhaust source rather than incorporating its own blower and HEPA filter.
No. An appropriate remote blower, building exhaust system, or compatible FilterMate Portable Exhauster is required.
Yes. XPert Balance Enclosures can be connected to a compatible Labconco FilterMate Portable Exhauster for filtered exhaust.
Yes. It can be connected to appropriate ductwork and externally exhausted using a suitable remote blower or building exhaust system.
Yes. When connected to an appropriately configured FilterMate, HEPA filtration can be used for compatible particulate applications.
Yes. Compatible FilterMate configurations can use carbon filtration for appropriate chemical fumes and vapors.
For appropriate applications, a FilterMate can be configured with filtration selected for the contaminants involved, including HEPA and chemical filtration configurations.
Yes. XPert Balance Enclosures were specifically designed to accommodate micro, analytical, and precision balances.
A balance enclosure is designed to provide containment at lower airflow volumes, helping reduce turbulence that could interfere with sensitive weighing.
Yes. Pharmaceutical research and weighing of toxic powders are among the principal applications identified by Labconco for XPert Balance Enclosures.
It may be appropriate for compatible API weighing applications when the enclosure and exhaust configuration meet the compound-specific containment requirements established by the laboratory.
Yes. Compatible dry chemicals and powdered reagents can be handled inside the enclosure with an exhaust system appropriate for their hazards.
The XPert platform is designed to contain powders, particulates, and fumes, but the exhaust or filtration system must be appropriate for the particular chemical contaminants generated.
No. HEPA filtration captures particles. Chemical vapors require appropriate carbon filtration or external exhaust.
The Clean-Sweep airfoil helps guide room air smoothly into the enclosure and across the front of the work surface to improve containment.
The upper sash foil introduces airflow near the upper opening to help direct contaminant concentrations away from the operator's breathing zone.
The zone-perforated rear baffle distributes exhaust airflow across the enclosure and helps establish controlled horizontal airflow through the work area.
Yes. The XPert platform uses tempered safety glass for the front sash, sides, and top to provide visibility, durability, and resistance to scratching.
No. The working sash is angled approximately 20 degrees to improve ergonomics and viewing.
Yes. The hinged sash can pivot upward to provide a larger loading opening for positioning balances and other equipment.
Yes. XPert Balance Enclosures provide top and bottom rectangular exhaust connection options, allowing different duct-routing arrangements.
No. It is a powder and chemical containment enclosure and should not be substituted for a biological safety cabinet when biological containment is required.
No. Although it can contain compatible fumes when properly exhausted, it is specifically designed as a low-volume balance and powder containment enclosure.
Yes. The enclosure must be installed with an appropriate work surface and supporting base. Customers should verify what is included with this particular AIE unit.
Yes. Airflow and containment should be evaluated after the enclosure is connected to its final exhaust system and before hazardous materials are handled.
Yes. This unit is used and refurbished by American Instrument Exchange.
AIE inspects the sash, glass, baffles, airfoils, exhaust connections, monitoring equipment if installed, and other components. Powered exhaust equipment supplied with the unit is tested for proper operation.
Yes. American Instrument Exchange includes a 90-day warranty with this refurbished XPert Balance Enclosure.
Yes, all equipment from American Instrument Exchange comes with a warranty.
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We test all equipment using the manufacturer's parameters and specifications to confirm that the unit operates properly.
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