An on-site gas generator from PEAK Scientific is the practical and cost-effective alternative to pressurized gas cylinders, dewars or bulk storage of laboratory gas. Traditional sources of gas, for example nitrogen, hydrogen, or helium incur on-going delivery, administration and rental costs - all of which impact on business revenue or facility budgets.

A PEAK generator provides you with a dependable, easy to use on-demand gas solution without any of the safety concerns or practical considerations highlighted below. What’s more, while the price of delivered gas is subject to volatility as well as delivery delays, a generator from PEAK Scientific represents a stable, dependable long-term investment.

Convenience

Gas Generators

With an on-site gas generator you can produce gas on demand at a consistent purity.

Many generators are compact or modular solutions which can provide up to three gases – nitrogen, hydrogen and zero air.

Once the generator is installed, the system only needs annual maintenance to ensure longevity of the equipment.

Cylinders

Cylinders need to be monitored to avoid running out of gas.

They are difficult to maneuver and require frequent handling.

A large cylinder bank or dewar can take up valuable workspace.

Depending on usage, cylinders can require frequent changeovers.

Consistency

Gas Generators

Gas generators produce a consistent purity every time the gas generator is used.

Cylinders

Cylinders supply an inconsistent purity from cylinder to cylinder and this can get worse the longer the cylinder is in use.

Economical

Gas Generators

With a gas generator you can expect a fast return on investment – especially with a nitrogen gas generator.

There are low, ongoing maintenance costs.

A gas generator can produce gas 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Cylinders

Cylinders have an increasing delivery or rental costs year on year.

You will have unavoidable downtime during cylinder changeovers and these changeovers can happen at inconvenient times, meaning you could have a disrupted analysis.

Safe

Gas Generators

With a gas generator, you have the peace of mind that only a small volume of nitrogen or hydrogen is stored within the gas generator itself, and this is provided at a low pressure.

Cylinders

With cylinders, on the other hand, there is a health and safety risk while transporting and handling the cylinders as well as the safety concerns over large volumes of gas at high pressures.

It can often be harder to detect leaks from the pipework from cylinder banks compared to the built-in auto-shutdown function of a PEAK gas generator.

Environmental

Gas Generators

An on-site gas generator means your lab doesn’t need to rely on weekly or monthly deliveries and collections of cylinders, giving your lab a reduced carbon footprint.

PEAK’s gas generators are far more energy efficient as well – something which is highlighted on our Genius range of nitrogen generators with the introduction of the ACT EcoLabel which details the environmental impact of the equipment, from manufacturing to shipping to running.

Cylinders

There is a high energy requirement for the compression and purification of gas which doesn’t take into consideration the manufacturing of the cylinders themselves.

Cylinders must be transported, often long distances, by road multiple times in a month depending on your usage. This drastically increases a labs carbon footprint.

Green Solution

While the economic benefits of investing in a gas generator are easy to appreciate (especially from the point of view of the lab manager!) there is also a genuine environmental benefit. Consider the carbon footprint of a pressurized cylinder of gas, delivered from depot to your laboratory then collected again for refilling before resuming the cycle.

Depending on geography, that could be substantial transportation distances, not to mention the energy consumption involved in industrial gas manufacture and processing. Engineered with energy efficiency in mind, a PEAK Scientific gas generator offers a far more environmentally sustainable source of laboratory gas over its lifetime.

Our Genius range of gas generators have recently been certified by My Green Lab with their Accountability, Consistency and Transparency (ACT®) Ecolabel. This gives a transparent view of the energy efficiency of the full range of Genius nitrogen gas generators which allows our customers to make informed decisions about their lab equipment.