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Terra Universal is an incorporated business-to-business manufacturer and distributor of critical-environment products, laboratory instruments, and items designed and fabricated for the life sciences, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, aerospace, semiconductor, and medical device industries. Terra Universal’s product lines encompass critical-environment enclosures (clean rooms) and the equipment, furnishings and supplies used in them, such as isolation/containment glove boxes, RH-controlling desiccators, laminar flow benches, fume hoods, parts dispensers, HEPA/ULPA-filtered fan modules, and pass-through chambers. Terra specializes in clean-material and -design construction that maintains required ISO ratings; electropolished stainless steel and static-dissipative PVC are two commonly requested materials for the "clean" industries they serve. Additionally, Terra markets third-party supplied garments, cleaners and laboratory instruments such as those used for PCR amplification, cell culture, sample preparation, precision weighing, sample analysis, and long-term storage.

Operations and Training Facility
Located in Fullerton, California, south of Los Angeles County, Terra Universal’s headquarters include manufacturing and testing facilities, a finished-good warehouse, and their on-site training facility where instructions on the proper operation and maintenance of products and equipment can be provided. Terra also has a dedicated showroom that contains advanced analytical equipment and manufactured products available for demonstration prior to ordering: real-time PCR and PCR thermocyclers, liquid handling robots, spectrophotometers, work stations, and hoods as well as basic laboratory equipment such as centrifuges, hot plates, stirrers and vortex mixers. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Norway, Netherlands, Austria, Turkey, Italy, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Pakistan and Israel.

Technical Resources
Terra Universal maintains an electronic resource library that houses information on both distributed and manufactured products. Manuals, technical specification sheets, application notes, and white papers organized by product categories are available as open-source information on the critical-environment and lab-equipment websites. Additionally, Terra maintains a technical blog that covers topics relevant to their products and represented industries, and publishes an opt-in monthly e-newsletter highlights new products, promotional specials, industry research news and online tools. Each newsletter highlights a digital catalog with equipment specifications and pricing data.

Online Tools and Ordering
Products are available through Terra Universal’s e-commerce portal that accepts purchase orders and credit cards in a secure PCI-compliant environment. A quote system allows users to plan their budgets by submitting lists of products or customized specifications for cost estimates. Terra Universal offers an online reductive-logic product selector tool that guides users through specification- and application-based questions to arrive at products that meet the user’s criteria. From the selection results page, users can build up to four individual models and side-by-side compare features and prices. Comparison results include complete product descriptions and full-sized images; if custom product configuration is necessary, a System Builder tool guides users through all required and optional application-specific accessories.