Lab equipment is pricey and sometimes fragile. For higher education research facilities on a budget, it is key to keep your equipment working optimally as long as possible. Well-cared-for equipment provides much more reliable, and consistent data and positively impacts… Read More
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Key Safety Considerations When Operating Your Lab Centrifuge
If used incorrectly, your lab centrifuge can turn into a dangerous piece of equipment. The top concern is the possibility of injury and damage if your rotor fails. The resulting flying metal fragments can cause severe damage and pose a… Read More
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How to Select the Right Scientific Refrigeration Equipment
Scientific refrigeration equipment includes freezers and refrigerators used to store vaccines, biological samples, pharmaceuticals, and other similar temperature-sensitive products and specimens for various applications. Scientific refrigeration equipment has crucial performance requirements typically unmet by commercial and residential refrigeration systems. For this… Read More
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The Best Tips for Buying Digital Scales
Buyers of scales for your laboratory, whether digital scales, analytical balances, or other types of instruments designed for heavier weighing tasks, draw up select criteria and compare them to different offerings in manufacturer’s catalogs. A lot goes into the designs and… Read More
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Precision Load Cells and Their Effect on Weighing and Batching Solutions
The use of load cells within product manufacturing has seen a shift in emphasis from unit cost considerations alone back towards weighing performance. Multiple factors have brought about this recent change, like precision batch process automation requirements, material accountability, process… Read More
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The Differences Between Glassware and Plasticware for Your Laboratory
Just about every lab requires various flasks, beakers, test tubes, dishes, graduated cylinders, beakers, dishes, and flasks. A lot of these lab supplies that we offer are available in glass or plastic materials. However, it can be a bit hard… Read More
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How to Properly Relocate Your Balance
A lab balance is an essential piece of equipment in every lab, and it is important that it works correctly and gives you the accuracy that you need. While many people think nothing of moving their lab balance to another… Read More
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How to Maintain and Use Your Laboratory Incubator
A laboratory incubator is an essential piece of equipment in any lab, but reliable results require correct use and maintenance of your entire unit. What’s more, a few models can get quite pricey, and you would probably prefer not to have to… Read More
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Critical Questions to Ask Your Pipette Calibration Provider
A pipette has to be serviced on a consistent basis, typically once every six or so months, to ensure optimal performance. However, not every single calibration provider offers high-quality services like The Lab People. Options you might be considering for… Read More
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Little Known Threats to Your Laboratory’s Water Treatment System
Even with the right purification systems, your lab’s water quality might be in danger of slipping. A few lesser-known issues could threaten your laboratory’s lab water treatment system efficiency and quality. Typically, water treatment issues occur in labs that conduct testing services… Read More