We are currently vetting out all of the distillation units available and noticed that lab society has a new thin film distillation unit they stock. There haven’t been any results I could yield when doing an online search for HVE or anything of that nature.
For the price point it seems like a decent piece of machinery but I wanted to inquire if anyone else has ordered one and has any first hand experience they would want to comment on.
Thanks all!
Is that the one that can be transformed from wiped to short path wiped ?
I have an old 3" model from HVE. It does convert from wiped film evaporator for high-speed stripping volatiles, to wiped film distillation. The bottom funnel (for stripping) and internal condenser for distillation are setup with quick-change clamps. It’s a modular setup too, so it’s relatively easy to customize, i.e. add a diffusion pump, feed pump, etc.
Well there us some info in here
Seems to do the numbers told or even beter high treuput
Great, thanks for this information! It’s a little bit to start on.
Any more information on this unit?
I bought one. So it’ll be here Friday and I’ll provide updates as I can! Won’t be processing until September but I’ll be able to let you know what I think from the first impression.
Sounds good. It seems like a good move for an entry level unit and it can convert.
I highly recommend getting some kind of feed pump for it, especially if this is your first time running a larger wiper. It’ll make your runs more efficient.
Thanks for the heads up.
Yea, I noticed it’s only gravity fed. I’ll probably need to do that for sure.
Any update on this unit?
I was wondering the same thing! Good call, and I hope we hear something back…
Yes the unit itself is great. My only complaints is that lab society really paired it with an inadequate pump. So I have upgraded with a peristaltic pump and upgraded the vacuum pump significantly and added a second cold trap. Now this baby is rocking!
When a company buys effison films for 8-13k each and then resells them as usa made for 100+k. Interesting. Effison contacted me a while back asked if I wanted to buy those units. Wasn’t sure it was the best move.
Are you saying that HVE is reselling chinese machines? Because that is 100% false if you are.
Which pump did they set you up with, and what did you upgrade to?
I’m saying that company approached me and asked me if I wanted them and claimed to make them.
Ah gotcha. Well then they were full of bologna haha. I’ve seen their manufacturing in CA with mine own eyeballs.
Are you talking about the building where they assemble the racks? Bc I’ve seen catalogs with thier stainless, tubing, and components that all go on their systems. I also have been on the telle with people who work with them that make claims that the major parts are imported from china. Now these are all conversations I’ve had with people but effision showed what looked like verbatim style components and offered to supply them to me too. I know they will assemble systems in usa but the parts tho…