Solvent Baths

SFa Series

Temperature Controlled Stainless Steel Recirculating Bath

Stainless steel Overflow Filtration BathThe Modutek SFa Series Stainless Steel Temperature Controlled Recirculating Bath is designed for all of your solvent applications. All solvent baths emphasize safety and meets Class 1 Div 1 Group D requirements. The SFa series can be installed into your new solvent station our retrofitted very easily into your existing equipment. Please contact us so we can design the correct SFa Series for your application.

Features and Benefits:

  • Grounded vessel
  • 4 sided heating element
  • 360º serrated overflow weir
  • Dual safety snap switch
  • Radius corner design
  • Electropolished

System Specifications:

  • Applications: All solvents
  • Solvents: IPA, Acetone, Resist Strippers
  • Operating temperature range: 30 º – 100 ºC
  • Process temperature control: ± 1 ºC (depends on controller and process)
  • Heat-up rate: 2 º C per minute (rate affected by size of system, fluid, etc.)

Options:

stainless steel solvent bath SFa series

  • Liquid Level Sensor
  • Stainless steel diffuser plate
  • Process temperature controller
  • Autolid
  • Custom vessel sizes

Facility Requirements:

  • Electrical: 208VAC, 50 / 60 Hz, 1Ø (current requirements depends on bath size)
  • Remote controller: Modutek C1915, or equivalent

Construction Materials:

  • Process Vessel: 316L Stainless Steel Electropolished
  • Outer Housing: Stainless steel or FM4910 approved material
  • Process thermocouple: Teflon encapsulated J-type
  • Insulation: High density alumina silica fiber rated to 1260 º C
Model

Vessel ID
L x W x D (in.)

Deck Cutout
L x W x D (in.)

Deck Area
L x W (in.)

Heater @ 208 Vac
SFa16 7.75 x 7.75 x 9.00 10.25 x 13.00 x 16.00 15.625 x 14.375 2.0 kW
SFa18 12.00 x 11.00 x 10.50 18.75 x 16.50 x 17.50 20.25 x 18.00 4.5 kW
SFa24 11.50 x 7.50 x 6.75 18.00 x 12.625 x 13.50 19.50 x 14.25 2.5 kW
SFa25 13.50 x 7.50 x 7.75 20.25 x 16.625 x 14.50 21.50 x 14.25 3.0 kW
SFa28 21.50 x 11.50 x 10.50 31.00 x 17.25 x 17.50 32.25 x 18.50 5.7 kW
SFa112 17.87 x 10.75 x 14.50 24.50 x 16.50 x 21.50 26.00 x 18.00 6.0 kW

Model nomenclature: model code, number of cassettes and size of cassettes. eg. QFa26(QFa series-2-6”)
Note: Add approximately 4” for drain on overall depth

Sa SERIES

STAINLESS STEEL CONSTANT TEMPERATURE BATH

The Sa Series Stainless Steel Constant Temperature Bath is designed for all of your solvent applications. All solvent baths emphasize safety and meet class 1 div 2 requirements. The Sa series can be installed into your new solvent station our retrofitted very easily into your existing equipment. Please contact us so we can design the correct Sa Series for your application.

FEATURES

Bonded 5-sided circuit heating element

Redundant safety devices

Seamless, sloped flange design

BENEFITS

Improves process yield by faster, more efficient, and even heating

Minimizes potential damage caused by runaway temperatures

Improves uptime and reliability due to longer vessel life

SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

Application: All solvents

Solvents: IPA, Acetone, Resist Strippers

Operating temperature range: 30 º – 100 ºC

Process temperature control: ± 1.0 ºC (depends on controller)

Heat-up rate: 2 º C per minute (rate affected by size of system, fluid, etc.)

One year warranty

OPTIONS

Magnetic stirrer

Aspirator (dilution) valve system

Gravity drain

Remote operation timer switches

Process Controller

FACILITY REQUIRMENTS

Electrical: 208-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 1ø, 7-20 amps (depending on model and voltage)

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Stainless steel Heated Static BathProcess Vessel: Internally flame polished virgin fused quartz, boron-free

Housing: Stainless steel or FM4910 approved material

Process thermocouple: J-type Teflon® encapsulated

Insulation: High density alumina silica fiber rated to 1260˚C

Model

Inside Dimension (ID) L x W x D (in.)

Deck Cutout
L x W x D (in.)

Deck Area
L x W (in.)

Heater
(Kw)
Sa16 7.75 x 7.75 x 9.81 10.50 x 10.50 x 10.00 11.63 x 11.63 2.3
Sa18 12.00 x 11.00 x 11.69 14.75 x 13.75 x 11.88 15.88 x 14.88 3.6
Sa24 11.50 x 7.50 x 7.81 14.25 x 10.25 x 8.00 15.38 x 11.38 2.5
Sa25 13.50 x 7.50 x 8.81 16.25 x 10.25 x 9.00 17.38 x 11.38 2.5
Sa26 16.00 x 8.00 x 9.81 18.75 x 10.75 x 10.00 19.88 x 11.88 3.0
Sa28 21.50 x 11.50 x 11.69 24.00 x 14.00 x 12.00 25.50 x 15.50 6.0
Sa112 17.88 x 10.75 x 17.50 20.25 x 13.25 x 17.69 21.75 x 14.75 6.0

Model nomenclature: model code, number of cassettes and size of cassettes. eg. Sa26(Sa series-2-6”)