Category Archives: News

IMPROVE YOUR INDOOR AIR QUALITY BY REMOVING VIRUSES, ALLERGENS, BACTERIA, AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION WITH HALO P SMART

Take advantage of 50 years of research into air filtration technology. Erlab has developed the most advanced air filtration technology in the world for over 50 years for chemical and biological laboratories.  This technology is now available to everyone. Erlab’s Halo P Smart with medical grade HEPA  filtration will filter molecules, pathogenic particles, and PM 2.5 which pose the greatest risk to health and well-being. This makes […]

UNDERSTANDING WATER RETENTION IN WOOD FIBRES AT MPACT INNOVATION WITH HETTICH

PHOTO CAPTION : Xihluke Mabasa, Research Technologist from Mpact’s Performance Packaging Innovation Centre in Springs working with the Hettich Universal 320 benchtop centrifuge supplied by Labotec. This centrifuge allows him to measure the Water Retention Value (WRV) of wood fibres specifically and relatively easily. Researchers at Mpact, one of the leading local paper and plastic […]

LABOTEC ANNOUNCES NEW HIGH END MAGIO CIRCULATORS FROM JULABO

JULABO has expanded their product portfolio of high-end bridge mounted circulators, refrigerated and heating laboratory circulators, and called it the MAGIO series.  These premium quality circulators operate in a working temperature range from -50 °C to +300 °C and with a heating capacity of up to 3 kW.  Manufactured in Germany and available locally through […]

VERSATILE WEISS GERMAN ENGINEERED CLIMATE TEST CHAMBERS TEST

Test whatever you like from seasonal differences to different climatic zones – your products must be able to withstand a variety of temperatures during manufacturing, transport, storage and use. The Climate Test Chambers ClimeEvent from Weiss Technik GmbH are available locally from Labotec, and will help you to test the influence of temperature and humidity […]

MIELE GLASS WASHERS – 5 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THEM

Labotec is the authorised business partner for Miele laboratory glass washers for South Africa.  These German manufactured machines have both lab and domestic reputations for using state-of-the-art technology.  Glass washers are often the unnoticed workhorse of the laboratory – until business as usual grinds to a halt because of a lack of clean labware, and […]

NEW “LARGE” FRITSCH CUTTING MILLS – FOR POWERFUL REDUCTION

The German engineered Fritsch PULVERISETTE 19 Universal Cutting Mill “large” version is useful for gentle size-reduction of large quantities for a wide range of different materials.  These new mills are capable of up to 85 litres throughput per hour.  Due to variable rotational speed adjustment, capabilities of the rotor, various knife geometries, replaceable blades and […]

NEW INOVENSO DIAPHRAGM SYRINGE PUMPS FOR LASTING EXCEPTIONAL PRECISION

From normal to highly sensitive applications, Inovenso has a new line of diaphragm syringe pumps built with extremely accurate lineage for exceptional precision, and made from durable parts for any harsh conditions.  Their new IPS 12, 13 and 14 series pump offers a choice between single or double programmable cycles, or independent double channels.   These […]

Win 1 Of 100 INTEGRA PIPETBOYs – The One And Only

Is your PIPETBOY the real deal, or is it just a name you use for your pipetting aid without knowing about the original? It’s not just the colorful design, speed and light weight that are typical of the PIPETBOY, it’s also the finger-controlled aspiration and dispense speed, and a gravity blowout – with a three-year […]

FROM ALOE VERA TO SKIN CREAM Five major steps in the cosmetics R&D chain

“Green” is in as a cosmetic industry trend. “Paraben-free” has become one of the most common natural labels out there, but if cosmetics are made without a proper substitute for this preservative then the finished product may have a chance of microbial contamination. But rather than focusing so much on labels that tend to mean […]

Demystifying “Performance” When Selecting a High-Performance Cold Storage Solution – 4 Metrics to Consider

Adapted from Thermo Scientific  : Life in the Lab Samples are at the core of everything we do in the lab, making the products that protect them truly indispensable to lab professionals’ daily lives. Laboratory refrigerators and freezers are arguably among the most important because they have the job of storing vaccines, blood, reagents and […]