Vacuum pumps are an essential piece of equipment and are used in a wide variety of processes in most laboratories. Over the past 25 years, vendors have made significant innovative improvements to vacuum pumps, with important developments in high vacuum technology, corrosion resistance, vacuum control, and improvements in the efficiency and ecological impact of vacuum pumps.

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Top 5 Signs That You Should Service or Replace Your Class II Biological Safety Cabinet

Need advice for buying a new laboratory balance? Maybe you just need to service your balance? This Lab Manager article provides a number of handy tips for identifying these needs.

Instrument noise, particularly from cooling devices, can take its toll on laboratory workers. Noise interferes with conversations but can also induce stress, leading to irritability, anxiety, and poor performance. Lab workers are particularly susceptible, as decibels in busy labs can add up quickly from refrigerators, freezers, aspirators, fume hoods, and chillers. Noise is therefore an important factor when choosing a chiller.

Consider these warning signs in servicing and replacing your laboratory centrifuge. This article also features the top 5 questions you should ask when buying a new lab centrifuge, and a list of centrifuge companies.

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