Top 10 Laboratory Must-Haves
Instrument Choice supports universities, pharmaceutical companies, and scientific research organisations with a range of essential laboratory equipment.
The Instrument Choice Team comprises scientists with plenty of laboratory experience, so if you’re thinking of setting up a new lab or upgrading equipment in your existing one, give us a call before you start. First, we have made a list of the top 10 pieces of laboratory equipment every lab “must-have”.
1. Laboratory Refrigerators & Freezers
Uses for laboratory refrigerators include cooling samples and the safe preservation of temperature-sensitive products, reagents, and specimens. Instrument Choice proudly recommends Thermoline Scientific’s laboratory refrigerators for clients requiring reliability and security. These attributes are essential for fast-paced labs that need precise, reliable temperature control to store sensitive samples and supplies safely.
(For a breakdown of laboratory fridge-freezers by Thermoline, read our article "Vaccine Vs Household Refrigerators; What’s the Difference?")
Product example: 520 Litre, Fan Forced Premium Pharmacy Refrigerator
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2. Scales and Balances
Balances measure mass, while scales measure weight. The functions and uses of scales and balances within labs are virtually endless - something as straightforward as checking the weight of incoming goods (on a scale) or as complex as precision measurements for research experiments (using a balance).
Product example: 620 g Scout General Portable Balance
The Scout General Portable Balance is a high-performance laboratory device. It’s a lab-friendly balance that offers rapid stabilisation time, high resolution, superior overload protection, and multiple weighing units and application modes.
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3. Mixers
Instrument Choice offers an astonishing 250 mixers and mixer accessories in our scientific laboratory equipment range.
Mixers include; cell disruptors, incubator shakers, magnetic stirrers, micro-plate mixers, orbital mixers, platform mixers, roller mixers, rotary mixers, temperature shakers and vortex mixers.
Check out all the mixer accessories you may ever need here.
Product example: Vortex-Genie 2 Vortex Mixer
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4. Pipettes
A pipette is a specialised laboratory tool commonly used in chemistry, biology, medical, or pharmaceutical applications. Laboratory pipettes precisely measure and transfer small samples of liquids, usually from 0.1 µl to 10 ml. They have disposable tips that contact the fluid that’s drawn and measured.
Product example: Variable Volume Single Channel pipettor, NEXTY, 100~1000ul
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5. Thermometers
Temperature is one of the most widely measured parameters. Common uses for lab thermometers include verifying that laboratory devices are working correctly before use, instrument calibration, material testing, and monitoring experiments.
Product example: Bluetooth Thermometer Datalogger (K,J,E,T,N,S,R-Type, 4 Inputs)
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6. Centrifuges
Instrument Choice offers a broad range of centrifuges for separating fluids according to size, shape, density, and viscosity. Centrifuges vary from mini desktop devices to large-scale refrigerated professional units.
Product example: Frontier 5306 Mini Centrifuge
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7. Incubators
Instrument Choice offers a range of incubators and incubator accessories for creating controlled, contaminant-free environments so you can work safely and reliably with cell and tissue cultures.
Product example: 50L Fan Forced and Gravity Convection Incubator
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8. Ovens
Instrument Choice offers both hybridisation and dehydration ovens with precision temperature control. See also additional shelves and oven accessories.
Product example: Dehydrating Oven, As1681 (150L) Digital Control
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9. Water baths
Instrument Choice offers an assortment of water baths suitable for sample incubation, warming reagents or media and maintaining a homogenous sample state. Our scientists can make recommendations from various circulated, uncirculated, shaking and ultrasonic baths.
Product example: WB700D 7L Advanced Digital LED Waterbath
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10. UVC Meters
Suppose you have UV sterilisation lamps or specialised equipment containing UV lamps in your laboratory. If so, you will need a UVC meter to validate that instruments are working correctly and ensure there is no dangerous UVC leakage.
Product example: UV Light Meter UVC
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The Final Word
Whether you are setting up a new laboratory or looking to upgrade your old lab equipment, the extensive and always growing range of scientific laboratory equipment at Instrument Choice means we will always find the perfect solution for your laboratory application.
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If you can’t find the lab equipment you’re looking for, or you need advice with an application, setting up your equipment, or designing an experiment, Speak with an Instrument Choice Scientist: Call 1300 737 871 or email [email protected].
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