Field Sampling Performance
Compact and high concentration rate
The OMNI 3000 is compact and designed for mobility, yet it collects samples at the high flow rate of 300 liters per minute. With excellent collection efficiency across the broadest range of particles, the OMNI provides superior sample concentration. Used indoors or outdoors, even in low-level detection applications, this sampler provides highly concentrated samples that are compatible with most analytical formats.
Technology You Can Count On
OMNI 3000 uses SpinCon® technology
that is proven worldwide
Inherent in the OMNI is proven SpinCon technology already found in hundreds of sampling installations worldwide, including military force protection roles, the U.S. Postal Service, biological detection systems, government facilities monitoring, governmental and corporate mailrooms, urban biomonitoring, event monitoring, and agricultural monitoring for crops and livestock. SpinCon has protected attendees at past Super Bowls, Olympic Games, World Series, Boston Marathons, Mardi Gras festivities, and other high-profile events. The OMNI packages this proven technology in a convenient industrial design that increases the scope of applications, making it an unprecedented value. Sceptor technology is proven to collect the broadest range of particles, down to submicron sizes, enabling the collection of bioaerosols, low-vapor pressure particulates, soluble vapors, and some semi-volatile chemical compounds. Its high flow rate, excellent collection efficiency, and ability to concentrate particles into a small sample size allow the OMNI to provide particle concentrations in milliliters of liquid that are tens of thousands of times the concentrations in the surrounding air. The end result is that the OMNI dramatically increases the probability of capturing the number of particles required to accomplish a positive detection and avoid a false negative.
The OMNI 3000 Delivers Efficiency, Value, Portability, Reliability, and Convenience
A highly concentrated sample using proven SpinCon technology:
- The highest collection rate of any portable collector
- Broadest range of particles, down to submicron
- Low operational and maintenance costs
- Compact and lightweight design
- Easy to use and decontaminate
- Optional battery operation (battery
charger included)
- User-determined sampling times
- Concentrated samples compatible with most detection methodologies
Note: As with all Sceptor collection systems, the OMNI 3000 can be reconfigured for use in combination with collect/detect or trigger/collect/detect systems or as an integrated component subsystem.
OMNI 3000 applications include, but are not limited to:
- Stand-alone sampler for biological or low-vapor-pressure chemical agents (pictured above)
- Front-end sampler for integrated biological detection systems
- Integrated sampler for reconnaissance vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles
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Portability and Convenience
Ergonomic design makes the OMNI the
easiest-to-use sampler on the market
Sceptor designed the OMNI with the assistance of end users and industrial designers to provide incredible portability, ease of use, low maintenance, and user safety. Weighing less than 13 pounds (without batteries), the OMNI’s balanced, slim design is lightweight, yet is rugged to survive today’s tough
environments. With enlarged, sealed pushbuttons and an expansive display screen, the OMNI is easy to set up, use, and decontaminate while wearing personal protective equipment.
Optimal Operator Safety
The presumptive positive design approach — the OMNI’s closed fluidic system protects operators from direct exposure to the sample
Small cartridges containing sample fluid are easily loaded into the OMNI; these same cartridges conveniently serve as protective sample cases for sending samples to a laboratory for analysis. If a site sample is required, a pipette is available and can be inserted through the one-way duckbill valves in the cartridge for safe access to the sample. Unlike many other air samplers, the OMNI provides the user complete protection from sample exposure.
Proven Functionality
How the OMNI 3000 works
Through its SpinCon technology, the OMNI collects particles and concentrates them into liquid samples that are ideal for use with most detection platforms. Validating studies prove that SpinCon technology efficiently collects and concentrates — in a liquid medium — both micron and submicron bioaerosols such as molds, pollen, fungi, bacteria, viruses, bacteriophages, and other particles. It also has proven successful in capturing a wide variety of chemicals, including low- and moderate-vapor-pressure chemical compounds. Data collected by research laboratories and the U.S. military from both indoor and outdoor environments show that the SpinCon technology is superior to other air-sampling methodologies. In a significantly shorter period of time, it produces a higher sample concentration of target airborne pathogens, including viruses and bacteria, as well as some explosive vapors and certain chemical compounds.
Specifications
Power Requirements:
Internal battery or external 120VAC |
Power Consumption:
70W max while sampling (< 2.5W idle) |
Optional Batteries:
24VDC hot-swappable nickel metal hydride |
Flow Rate:
300 LPM with integral flow regulation |
Size:
7.5” x 8.5” x 16.5” |
Weight:
13 lbs (with optional battery < 21 lbs) |
Operating Temperature Range
2°-50° C (36°-120° F) |
Sampling Time:
User-selectable up to 6 hours |
Sampling Size:
< 9mL |
Sampling Extraction:
Automatic into sealed disposable sample cartridge |
Sampling Solutions:
Water, phosphate buffered saline (PBS), and PBS with Triton; uses water for evaporative makeup; consult factory if your application requires a custom solution |
User Interface:
Sealed touchpad controls with LCD display easily usable and viewable in personal protective equipment |
Decontamination:
Alcohol or bleach; OMNI has smooth surfaces and minimal hard-to-clean areas; external surfaces can be sprayed or rinsed, and fluid lines can be easily flushed; contactor can be removed for submersion cleaning or replacement |
Concentration Rate:
At 1µm 120,000; at 3µm 150,000 (assuming an ambient concentration of 1000 particles per liter of air) |
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