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Adequate ventilation and removal of chemical fumes is mandatory to assure laboratory safety for both laboratory and non-laboratory personnel. Hawkins Scientific laboratory fume hoods accommodate your requirements of size, service and environment — guaranteeing a fume extraction system that meets all of your needs.

We Offer Fume Hoods for a Variety of Applications

  • ADA Fume Hood: designed to provide a safe, comfortable work area for a wheelchair-bound person.
  • Air Flow By-pass Fume Hood: reduces the turbulence of airflow to improve efficiency.
  • Canopy Fume Hood: exhausts only heat, water vapor and odors for non-critical use.
  • Demonstration Fume Hood: used for education or training — 360° of visibility.
  • High Performance Fume Hoods: save money by reducing the volume of air needing to be conditioned and exhausted.
  • Low Bench Fume Hood: low bench structure allows for large equipment ventilation.
  • Perchloric Acid Fume Hood: designed specifically to exhaust this highly corrosive chemical.
  • Portable Fume Hood: mobile design wheels into a working position and back to storage.
  • Radio Isotope Fume Hood: used for handling radioactive materials to isolate radiation.
  • Thin Wall Fume Hoods: a low-cost means of exhausting high heat loads and non-hazardous fumes.
  • Variable Air Volume (VAV) Fume Hoods: adjust air volume to maintain a constant low velocity.
  • Walk-in Fume Hoods: large enough to move large equipment inside.
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Fume Extraction Systems Built Safely to Meet All Your Requirements

Standard sizes are 4', 5', 6', 7' and 8'. Custom sizes are available as requested. Standard lab hood liner is a white resin chemical-fume material suitable for most chemical work; other liners may be specified depending on air-flow requirements. Optional sash types include vertical rising, horizontal/vertical rising, post-less double vertical rising, and horizontal sash.

Hawkins is proud to offer complete fume extraction systems, including ducting, fume hood exhaust fans, filters, support structures, work surfaces, scrubbers and other accessories — as well as ventilated instrument enclosures, bio safety cabinets and spray booths.

Proper specifications for fume extraction systems are an extremely complex issue; special expertise is necessary to ensure a successful operation, and there are countless guidelines, regulations and standards defining operating conditions. With over 40 years of experience in laboratory design and engineering across the U.S., Hawkins Scientific supplies the professionals you can rely on to ensure your laboratory ventilation system meets all requirements. Testing and certification services are available once installed.

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