Industry-Specific Cleanroom Equipment

Individually Ventilated Cage Rack

A single-sided 30-position IVC rack that docks each warm-amber polysulfone rodent cage to dedicated supply and exhaust connections on a mobile welded-stainless frame.

30 Cages in a 5 x 6 Array
Individual Supply and Exhaust Docking
Welded AISI 304 Mobile Frame
Rack-Only Twin-Plenum Design

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Product Introduction

The Individually Ventilated Cage Rack is a single-sided vivarium housing frame built around thirty identical cage positions arranged in five labelled columns and six labelled rows. The illustrated configuration uses warm-amber transparent polysulfone cage bodies with smoke-gray ventilated lids, external water bottles, dark support runners and a positive docking indicator at every position. A welded AISI 304 structure carries separate rear supply and exhaust plenums, six horizontal distribution levels and two 100 mm upper connection collars identified in blue and red. Each cage slides into aligned paired nozzles rather than sharing open shelf air. Four 125 mm non-marking castors, including two front braking wheels, provide controlled rack movement for room cleaning and service. This product is the cage rack only; an external or facility-connected air-handling source is selected separately and is not built into the frame.

Key Features

The fixed 5-column by 6-row layout provides thirty clearly indexed cage positions in a compact single-sided frontage, supporting rapid census and visual checks without stacking loose cages.

Separate stainless supply and exhaust plenums terminate at two labelled 100 mm top collars, keeping the rack free of an integral blower cabinet and allowing the ventilation source to be selected for the facility strategy.

Paired quick-connect nozzles, guided polymer runners and spring docking indicators align each cage with its own ventilation path while allowing a cage to be withdrawn in a straight controlled motion.

The welded stainless frame and smooth manifold surfaces are carried on four sealed-bearing non-marking castors, with two foot brakes stabilising the rack at its operating position.

Customer Product Concerns

A high-density vivarium rack must keep every cage correctly located and independently connected without turning the housing frame into a bulky transfer cart or integral air-handling cabinet.

Dense cage banks can be slow to count and inspect when rows and columns are not visually organised.Thirty equal positions are arranged as five labelled columns by six labelled rows, while transparent amber bodies and external bottles keep cage condition visible from the aisle.

A cage that stops short of its ventilation ports can create an uncertain supply or exhaust connection.Guided runners, paired aligned nozzles and a spring docking indicator provide a repeatable straight-in engagement point at every cage position.

Rear airflow hardware can become difficult to clean or trace when supply and exhaust routes are mixed together.Dedicated stainless plenums, separate horizontal branches and blue/red collar identification keep the two air paths physically and visually distinct for service.

An integral blower can add rack weight, vibration and service bulk where a facility already uses central or shared ventilation equipment.The rack-only design presents two upper 100 mm connections for the selected external air source and exhaust route, without adding a separate AHU to the mobile frame.

Typical Applications

Single-sided rodent housing in SPF and barrier vivarium holding roomsBreeding and study racks for rats or adult mice using compatible 800 cm² cage formatsQuarantine and separated-colony rooms using a project-selected positive or negative airflow arrangementMobile cage banks that must be repositioned for room sanitation while retaining fixed row and column identification

Technical Parameters

Typical configurable construction values for the illustrated single-sided 30-cage IVC rack are listed below.

Core Material	Welded AISI 304 stainless-steel frame, plenums and cage air tubes with warm-amber H-TEMP polysulfone cage bodies, nylon cage seals and silicone manifold caps
Panel Thickness	1.2 mm nominal stainless-steel plenum sheet
Effective Width	1505 mm nominal single-sided rack frontage
Maximum Length	Up to 1961 mm overall height with the removable upper connection plenum
Steel Facing Thickness	1.2 mm nominal AISI 304 manifold and plenum facing
Core Density	8000 kg/m³ for representative AISI 304 stainless-steel components
Thermal Conductivity	15 W/(m·K) for representative AISI 304 stainless steel at room temperature
Surface Finish	Neutral silver brushed stainless steel, transparent warm-amber cage bodies, smoke-gray lids, charcoal runners, blue supply label, red exhaust label and white non-marking wheels
Joint Type	Single-sided 5-column by 6-row slide docking with paired per-cage supply and exhaust nozzles, twin rear plenums and two 100 mm upper connection collars
Customization	Available based on the intended application and operating environment.

Available Options

Alternative clear polysulfone or amber polyetherimide cage-body packages for the selected processing temperatureAutomatic watering valves and compatible bottle or pouch arrangementsExternal positive- or negative-pressure airflow control selected for the animal-room operating strategyQuick-disconnect facility hoses, shared external AHU connection or freestanding ventilation-unit interface

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