Description:

The bright-yellow SAS Super 100 pulls a metered 100 L min⁻¹ airflow through a 219-jet stainless or aluminum sampling head, impinging microbes onto standard 55 mm RODAC plates or 90 mm Petri dishes. A precision orifice and stepper-fan guarantee ±5 % volumetric accuracy, while a back-lit alphanumeric LCD and infra-red remote allow gloved programming of delay start, multi-cycle and interval modes. Operators can set any volume from 1 to 1 999 L, and the instrument records date, time, site ID and operator for CFR 21 Part 11 traceability. The moulded poly-resin housing weighs just 1.7 kg (3.7 lb) and withstands routine vapour-phase H₂O₂ decontamination. Powered by a quick-swap NiMH pack, the sampler runs seven continuous hours—enough to draw > 40 000 L on one charge—and recharges overnight or in 2.5 h with the optional fast charger. Capture efficiency remains ≥ 95 % for particles down to 1 µm, satisfying EU GMP Annex 1 and ISO 14698-1 clean-room guidance.

Economic Advantage:

Unlike slit-to-agar or cassette samplers that demand proprietary media, the Super 100 uses off-the-shelf Petri dishes—cutting plate cost by up to 80 %. Its 100 L min⁻¹ rate samples 1 000 L in ten minutes, halving gown-time labor compared with legacy 50 L min⁻¹ units. The 40 000-L battery autonomy all but eliminates mid-shift change-outs, saving technician trips into classified areas and lowering contamination risk.