A fume cupboard is a ventilated box designed to protect the user from inhaling toxic fumes when working with dangerous chemicals. Fume cupboards, also known as fume hoods or fume cabinets, are used in laboratories, class rooms and industry.  Single sided fume cupboards have a counterbalanced, vertical sliding, clear sash door on the front of the unit.  A double sided fume cupboard has two vertically sliding doors position on opposite sides of the cupboard. Chemical fumes are extracted from the fume cupboard via a chemical resistant fume exhaust fan. The fumes then travel via plastic ducting and are subsequently safely expelled to the atmosphere.

Each Viking Plastics’ fume cupboard is synonymous with superior workmanship and quality materials. All Viking fume cupboards provide a safe working environment and are constructed in accordance with Australian Standard AS/NZS 2243.8:2014.

Viking Plastics supplies both single-sided and double-sided fume cupboards. Units can be custom built with fittings and controls to suit individual requirements.

Each Viking Plastics’ fume cupboard:

• is fabricated from welded unplasticised Polyvinyl Chloride (uPVC) to deliver a clean cut, neat appearance;
• is equipped with control valves mounted on the front panel for services such as gas and water;
• has a workbench is finished in hard-wearing, acid resistant ceramic tiles with rounded corners to facilitate easy cleaning;
• comes fitted with a sink, dual GPO with residual-current device (RCD) protection, internal lighting, and a comprehensive control system.

Standard sizes include: 900mm, 1200mm, 1500mm or 1800mm wide and either 1650mm or 1800mm high with a standard depth of 750mm.