Roundfin RD-E

In large hospital mortuary placements where six-body capacity is required but floor space is constrained, the RD-E, delivered through Medigear.uk, supports six-chamber holding in a cabinet 220 mm shorter than the RD-6 sibling. NHS Estates teams specifying the RD-E typically deploy it to university teaching hospitals with tight floor-plan annexes, listed-building hospital sites with restricted floor lengths, and regional referral centres where the longer RD-6 would not fit, but where six-body capacity is the procurement requirement, aligned with HTM 20-04 capacity planning at tertiary-care scale.

In pathology and coronial workflows operating from compact-footprint spaces, the RD-E supports six-way parallel chamber operation across the 2×3 grid layout. Chamber A1 typically holds routine pre-PM cases at the standard 0 °C to -10 °C range; chamber A2 can hold a delayed forensic case at -15 °C awaiting Coroner direction; chambers B1 and B2 can hold pre-release cases pending family arrangements; chambers C1 and C2 remain available for unexpected admissions — all independently controlled without thermal coupling across the cabinet.

For large independent funeral-services groups and multi-branch funeral businesses operating from preparation rooms with restricted length but adequate ceiling clearance, the RD-E, delivered through Medigear.uk, supports higher weekly throughput than four-body units can accommodate. The top-mounted compressor layout supports tight back-wall positioning, and braked castors allow repositioning as the facility evolves across multi-year operational cycles.

In mass-fatality response, pandemic-response, regional disaster contingency, and seasonal-surge scenarios where six-body capacity must fit a compact floor footprint, Medigear.uk supplies the RD-E to regional coronial overflow teams, trust contingency stores, and emergency mortuary stand-up operations. The plug-and-set commissioning, four-mode alarm system, and remote alarm relay option together support unattended overnight operation across resilience-critical placements with restricted floor length but adequate ceiling height.

Shortest Six-Body Cabinet in the Roundfin Range

The RD-E's 2060 mm cabinet length is 220 mm shorter than the RD-6 sibling at 2280 mm — fitting placements where floor length is the constraining dimension. The compact footprint enables six-body holding capacity in tertiary-care hospital mortuary annexes, listed-building hospital sites, and pathology departments where the longer RD-6 would not fit. Medigear.uk pre-delivery survey confirms floor length ahead of dispatch.

Independent Six-Compressor Resilience Against Full-Unit Failure

The RD-E uses six SECOP-brand compressors, one per chamber, mounted on the top of the cabinet. If one compressor develops a fault, the other five chambers remain at setpoint and continue holding bodies. At the same time, service is arranged — a five-sixths-capacity operation rather than a full equipment failure. For large hospital mortuary placements where a complete failure would require emergency body transfer at a significant scale, Medigear.uk recommends the unit focus on this resilience as the headline operational benefit.

Top-Mounted Compressor Frees Back-Wall Adjacency

The top-mounted compressor layout frees the back of the cabinet for tight back-wall positioning, meaning the RD-E can sit directly against a wall in placements where the back-mounted RD-6 sibling (with rear compressors extending the installed depth) would not fit. The trade-off is the ceiling clearance requirement above the compressor housing — addressed in the procurement decision logic between RD-E and RD-6.

CE Certified and ISO 9001 Manufactured for Tertiary-Care Procurement

The RD-E ships with CE marking under the EU Medical Device Regulation framework, ISO 9001 quality-system manufacturing, IEC 60601-1 electrical safety, and IEC 60335-2-89 commercial refrigeration compliance. The documentation set matches the RD-6 sibling exactly, supporting NHS Estates procurement at tertiary-care scale, CQC inspection evidence, HTM 20-04 mortuary refrigeration capacity audit, and trust-level coronial service framework requirements.

Six-Way Independent Temperature Operation

Each chamber operates under its own digital controller over the adjustable range of +5 °C to -15 °C without master-slave coupling. The six-way independence supports a procedural matrix unavailable on smaller units — routine cases, forensic preservation, family-viewing preparation, pre-release holding, and contingency capacity can all run simultaneously within a single cabinet. The structural flexibility makes the RD-E procedurally distinct from the four-body siblings rather than merely larger.

Matched Cabinet Height with the Single-Column RD-C

The 1975 mm cabinet height matches the single-column, three-body RD-C sibling exactly — supporting trust-wide standardisation, as existing mortuary doorways and ceiling-clearance assessments were specified around the RD-C profile. Trusts running an RD-C in one annexe can deploy an RD-E in another without re-running the room-clearance assessment, simplifying capacity expansion through the Roundfin range.

Universal Roundfin Tray Compatibility Across the Range

The 1940 × 580 mm body tray on the RD-E matches Roundfin's universal dimension exactly, shared across the entire mortuary refrigerator range, lifting trolleys, and walk-in racks. A trust running an RD-E alongside other Roundfin equipment can pool tray inventory and transfer trolleys without friction from dimensional mismatches. At a large-hospital scale, where mixed-capacity fleets are the norm, the universal dimension is a long-term procurement advantage.

Plug-and-Set Commissioning Without On-Site Engineering

The unit ships fully assembled with refrigerant pre-charged. Commissioning is plug-and-set: connect to a standard UK socket, configure target temperatures on each of the six chamber controllers independently, and the unit reaches setpoint within eight to ten hours, given the larger insulated volume. No F-Gas qualified site engineering is required at installation. Medigear.uk pre-delivery survey verifies access given the 1975 mm cabinet height and 680 kg packed weight.

Verified Supplier OEM and Government Supply Ready Documentation

Medigear.uk offers verified supplier OEM rebranding, sample approval, and bulk-order coordination for distributor partners purchasing the RD-E for integration into broader clinical equipment frameworks. AMC support is available through Medigear.UK's F-Gas qualified engineer network for distributor-route placements requiring ongoing service cover. Government Supply Ready documentation supports public-sector tender response at tertiary-care procurement scale across NHS, coronial, and university anatomy procurement frameworks.

Six Refrigeration Chambers Arranged in 2×3 Grid Configuration

The RD-E holds six front-opening refrigeration chambers arranged in a 2×3 grid within the 2060 × 1580 × 1975 mm cabinet — two chambers wide and three chambers tall. Each chamber is accessed via its own lockable door and accommodates one 1940 × 580 mm body tray rated at 200 kg.

Six Germany SECOP Brand Compressors

Refrigeration is delivered by six SECOP-brand compressors (Danfoss-owned Secop SC range), one per chamber, mounted on the top of the cabinet for serviceable access. Published service life is 8–10 years per compressor, with a SECOP 5-year extended manufacturer warranty separate from the bed-level cover. Medigear.uk offers Chinese-brand compressor substitution as a cost-optimised alternative.

Top-Mounted Compressor Placement

Compressor placement on the top of the cabinet — distinguishing the RD-E from the back-mounted RD-6 sibling. Top mounting frees the cabinet rear for tight back-wall positioning, at the expense of ceiling clearance above the compressor housing.

Independent Digital Temperature Controller Per Chamber

Six digital LED controllers are mounted on the front of the cabinet, one per chamber, displaying current temperature, setpoint, and alarm status. Each operates fully in parallel — no master-slave dependency — across the +5 °C to -15 °C adjustable range with ±1 °C accuracy.

Factory Temperature Setting: 0 °C to -10 °C

The unit ships pre-configured at the standard 0 °C to -10 °C body-holding range across all six chambers, covering routine pre-PM, pre-release, and pre-funeral holding for the first five to seven days post-death.

Adjustable Temperature Range: +5 °C to -15 °C

The +5 °C upper limit supports viewing-temperature preparation; the -15 °C lower limit supports short-term preservation for delayed forensic, repatriation, and ceremonial-scheduling cases. Range is configurable per chamber under digital control without cross-chamber thermal coupling.

Temperature Accuracy: ±1 °C

Chamber temperature is held within ±1 °C of controller setpoint across the full operating range, matching all smaller Roundfin sibling units and the RD-6 six-body sibling for consistent audit-trail stability across mixed-capacity placements within a single trust mortuary network.

Body Tray Load Capacity: 200 kg Per Tray

Each of the six 1940 × 580 mm body trays carries a static and dynamic working load of 200 kg. Total combined capacity is 1200 kg across six trays — matching the RD-6 sibling exactly.

1940 × 580 mm Universal Body Tray Dimension

Body trays measure 1940 × 580 mm — Roundfin's universal dimension is shared across the full mortuary refrigerator range, lifting trolleys, and walk-in racks. Straight-through body transfer between equipment without re-handling reduces body movements per case at large mortuary throughput.

Double-Row Nylon Slider Roller System

Body trays slide on a double-row nylon roller system with seven rollers per side (14 per chamber, 84 across the unit). Maintenance-free nylon construction delivers low-friction pull-out for staff transfers and family viewing.

304 Stainless Steel Cabinet Construction (316 Optional)

Cabinet, body trays, and internal door surfaces are 304 stainless steel — outer skin 1.0 mm, body trays 1.0 mm, inner cabinet 0.6 mm. A 316 stainless steel upgrade is available for order through Medigear.uk for chloride exposure or aggressive-chemistry placement at tertiary-care forensic pathology sites.

100 mm Foamed-In-Place Environmental Urethane Insulation

Insulation is 100 mm of foamed-in-place urethane using a non-CFC blowing agent, applied via Roundfin's disposable single-use foam machinery for void-free coverage around door frames, cable penetrations, and runner geometry across six-chamber cabinet construction.

Lockable Doors With One-Piece Seal and Replaceable Belt

Each of the six chamber doors uses Roundfin's one-piece moulded seal rather than a multi-strip design, eliminating seam-trap contamination vectors. Seal belts are field-replaceable, and each door carries a key-operated mechanical lock with two spare keys supplied at delivery.

Four-Mode Fault Alarm System

The standard alarm system detects high temperature, low temperature, long-time door opening, and power failure — the four failure modes audited under HTM 20-04 mortuary refrigeration guidance. Audible and visual alarms at the cabinet front, with optional remote alarm relay for routing to off-site night-cover infrastructure at large mortuary scale.

Four Braked Universal Castors

Four braked castors support unit mobility during commissioning, room reconfiguration, and deep-cleaning workflows. Castors lock individually when the unit reaches its operating position, holding it stable during chamber door operation and tray pull-out across all six chambers.

Standard 220 V / 50 Hz UK Mains Operation at 1680 W

The unit operates on standard UK 220–240 V 50 Hz single-phase mains via a dedicated socket, with a power consumption of 1680 W / 1.2 A — matching the RD-6 sibling exactly. A 110 V / 60 Hz international variant is available for order through Medigear.uk for export placements.

Customisation Options for LED, Drain, UV, Ozone, and USB Record

Customisation available at order includes LED interior lighting (recommended for viewing workflows), integrated drain plumbing (for wash-down infection control), UV sterilisation module (for non-contact terminal-clean cycles), ozone purification (for odour management in lower-ventilation plant rooms), and USB temperature-record interface (for HTM-aligned audit trails).

The Roundfin RD-E mortuary refrigerator supplied through Medigear.uk delivers a compact six-body front-opening cooling solution arranged in a 2×3 grid configuration with top-mounted compressors — engineered for large hospital mortuary, university teaching hospital pathology, regional coronial, large funeral-services group, and regional mass-fatality contingency placements where six-body capacity is required in the shortest available cabinet length. The independent six-compressor design protects against full equipment failure across six chambers, the chamber-by-chamber digital controllers support the temperature flexibility that real-world body-holding workflows demand, and the universal Roundfin tray dimension integrates the unit with mortuary lifting trolleys and walk-in racks during throughput peaks. With CE marking, ISO 9001 manufacturing, IEC compliance, six SECOP compressors, full 304 stainless steel construction, and Medigear.UK MHRA importer routing, the RD-E meets NHS Estates procurement, distributor framework, and direct funeral business capital purchase requirements. Contact Medigear.uk for specifications, procurement assistance, or expert consultation.