7090A Teklad Aspen Sani Chips
7090M Teklad Maple Sani Chips
7090C Teklad Certified Sani
Chips
7090S Teklad Softwood Screened
7115 Teklad Coarse Sani
Chips
"Unparalleled Quality Control"
P.J. Murphy starts with only the most select hardwoods, which are
debarked (nature's guard against bacteria and disease) before the
logs are sawn. Large pieces are removed before loading materials
onto P. J. Murphy's own trailers, via air conveying systems.
Trailers are used solely for hauling hardwood bedding to guarantee
no contamination of tars and resins. Pine bedding is refused
because at all hardwood facilities, only hardwoods are processed,
avoiding any contamination which is inherent in all softwoods. Once
the material is shipped from the sawmill, it goes directly into an
enclosed hopper. The wood is removed from the hopper via a metered,
precision ground auger into initial screeners, which eliminate all
coarse particles. From this point, the production system is
completely closed. After the initial screening, all desired
particles are dropped through a rotary air lock into a 3 phase, 75
foot pass, where they are rotary drum dried, with a maximum
temperature of 1200°F, for 20 minutes. This reduces the moisture
content to 8%, with a ± 2% variance and kills most harmful
bacteria. Material is then conveyed, by air, from the dryer to
another set of sifters, screening to the final particle size. To
further refine the product, P. J. Murphy has added additional,
innovative, and unique equipment, enabling them to further increase
their screening and aspirating efficiencies. Sani-Chip is a
cube-cut type bedding, free of splinters, shavings, slivers,
excessive dust, and all foreign matter. It is aspirated a final
time and augered into a 2.2 cubic foot, 3-ply Kraft paper bag,
which is autoclavable.
Experience
Sani-Chips have been used by the National Institutes of Health
in Bethesda, Maryland, National Center for Toxicological Research
in Jefferson, Arkansas, National Toxicology Programs throughout the
United States, many state and private universities, major
pharmaceuticals, and many of the nation's finest breeders of
laboratory animals.
Also available in Irradiated formats:
7990.BG Irradiated Teklad Sani Chips, Large Cap Sack
7990.CS Irradiated Teklad Sani Chips, 4 x 3 lb. vacuum
packs