CertoClav VacPro 12

Preheated chamber, air cooling and a vacuum pump: a full cycle with drying in about twenty minutes.

Laboratory waste
Culture media
Instruments

CertoClav VacPro 12 laboratory autoclave

Volume

Temperature

105 – 134 °C

Chamber

Stainless steel 304L

Weight

51 kg

About this model

Thanks to the preheatable chamber, air cooling system and vacuum pump, the CertoClav Vacuum Pro series laboratory autoclaves enable a fast sterilisation cycle including drying of around 20 minutes. Thanks to the intelligent combination of vacuum, pressure and steam, the CertoClav Vacuum Pro 12 is suitable for solid bodies of all materials as well as hollow bodies. The additional media sensor also guarantees the complete sterilisation of liquids, such as culture media.

Full description from the catalogue

The 7-inch, robust and high-resolution touchscreen, CertoTouch, offers intuitive operation. All operating steps are explained directly on the CertoTouch with videos. The autoclaves can be connected to the free CertoCloud. This offers fully automatic logging, remote maintenance and a notification function for PC, tablet or smartphone. Maintenance personnel can be notified by email or SMS. With the predefined standard programmes, repeat function, automatic documentation and short sterilisation cycles, the CertoClav Vacuum Pro 12 laboratory autoclaves make everyday work in the laboratory much easier.ideal for material testing and quality control as well as for Class B programme cycles. Also suitable for culture media preparation, sterilisation of waste and waste in destruction bags, unpackaged solids without hollow bodies, liquids, bottles, instruments, plastics, rubber, textiles, packaged instruments, porous materials.

Intended loads

Laboratory waste

Contaminated cultures, plates and disposables, reliably inactivated.

Culture media

Agar and broth sterilised without boiling over or scorching.

Instruments

Wrapped, hollow and porous loads, sterile and dry.

Available versions

12 L · vacuumArt. 8500487

Prices on request. Your local dealer handles installation and the annual inspection.

What goes into the chamber.

Examples from the rectangular basket and from the base plate.

In the rectangular basket

Instruments and metal goods
Culture media in bottles
Porous materials
Textiles
Plastics and rubber
Organic materials
Laboratory waste in disposal bags
Four minutes of holding time instead of an hour. That is what the vacuum pump is for.
Contaminated cultures and disposables
Material and resistance testing
Solutions in sealed amber glass bottles
Solutions in sealed plastic bottles
Wrapped instruments in sterilisation paper

On the stainless steel base plate

Culture media in one-litre bottles
Solutions in sealed amber glass bottles
Solutions in sealed plastic bottles

Sealed bottles

Crimped or tightly closed glass bottles up to 40 ml: every autoclave.
Above 40 ml, support pressure is required.
Plastic bottles, closed or crimped, always need support pressure, whatever the volume.
Only the VacPro 45 L offers support pressure (ordering option 8500613).

Documents

Two years guarantee on every device, on top of the statutory warranty, conditions in the terms.

Datasheet · EN

Technical datasheet

All figures on this page, the release matrix and accessories on one A4 sheet.

Catalogue page · DE

Page from the 2026 catalogue

The official catalogue entry with photography and delivery scope.

Web

Printable datasheet

The same sheet as a page, for printing straight from the browser.

Loading capacity · DE/EN

Loading capacity sheet

Chamber, carriers and how many DURAN® bottles fit per cycle.

Manuals and declarations of conformity: on request, per serial number.

What this model is released for

Straight from the CertoClav catalogue and price list. If something is not listed here, it is not listed there either. Ask us rather than assume.

Sterilisation of

Unwrapped solids without hollow bodies
Liquids
Bottles
Instruments
Plastics
Rubber (105 °C)
Textiles
Wrapped instruments
Porous materials
Hollow bodies type A and B to EN 13060

Preparation of

Culture media and agar

Waste disposal

Sterilisation of waste
Waste in disposal bags

Testing and cycles

Material testing
Automatic cycle repetition
Class B programme cycles

Function

Digital documentation
Programmable
Touchscreen
CertoCloud

Equipment and connection

Standalone, no plumbing needed
Single-phase socket, no three-phase supply
Fixed water connection with automatic refillOrdering option, the 45 litre is a separate article (8500610W).

CE marked. Conforms to 2014/35/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2011/65/EU.

Technical data

Chamber volume: 12 L
Chamber diameter: 20 cm
Chamber depth: 36 cm
Chamber material: Stainless steel 304L
Max. operating pressure: 230 kPa
Temperature: 105 – 134 °C
Heating power: 2400 W
Electrical supply: 220 V, 50/60 Hz
Net weight: 51 kg
Dimensions (W × D × H): 50 × 61 × 43 cm
Orientation: Horizontal, front loading
Fractionated vacuum: Yes
Flexible media probe: Yes
Drying phase: Yes
Interfaces: WiFi, LAN, USB, CertoCloud
Country of origin: Austria

Figures apply to article 8500487. Other versions may differ.

Loading capacity

How many laboratory bottles fit in one cycle, and which carriers the chamber takes, measured by CertoClav with DURAN® bottles.

Vac Pro 12

Articles 8500487

Drip tray / plate for bottlesArt. 1300765
Wire basketArt. 8500401
Tray setArt. 8500479

Load carriers

Item	Article	W	H	L	Qty
Drip tray / plate for bottles	1300765	141	10	298	1
Wire basket	8500401	146	107	300	1
Tray set, tray	8500479	140	40	340	2
Tray set, tray	8500479	180	40	340	1

Dimensions in mm.

Laboratory bottles per load

Bottle	Volume	Height	Ø	Bottles
DURAN® GLS 80	500 ml	148	101	2
DURAN® Original GL 45	250 ml	143	70	6
DURAN® Youtility	250 ml	158	66	7
DURAN® GLS 80	250 ml	105	95	3
DURAN® Youtility	125 ml	124	55	10
DURAN® Original GL 45	100 ml	105	56	10