Last updated: October 2026

Laboratory appliances are the powered, process-specific instruments that turn a room full of glassware into a working lab — heating, sterilizing, weighing, separating and measuring equipment. EduScope India's Laboratory Appliances range is organised into seven process-based subcategories, plus lab furniture for setting up the room itself, manufactured and exported to schools, colleges, universities, TVET institutes and research facilities.

Laboratory appliances range

Laboratory appliances by process

Which appliance subcategory does your process actually need?

Rather than one flat list, this range is split by function: Autoclave for sterilization, Laboratory Balances for weighing, Centrifuge for sample separation, Colorimeter for colour-based measurement, Heating Mantle and Burners for heating, and Laboratory Water Bath for controlled-temperature liquid work. A further Laboratory Equipment subcategory groups supporting accessories, cross-referencing the main Laboratory Equipment category.

Setting up the room itself: mobile and fixed lab furniture

Before appliances go anywhere, the room needs a working surface. This category lists mobile science laboratories and fixed science lab tables — choose mobile units where a room is shared across subjects or grade levels and needs to be reconfigured, and fixed tables where a room is dedicated permanently to one subject or process. Confirm services required at each station (gas, power, water) before finalising either option.

Specifications and standards

How should you choose between an autoclave, water bath and heating mantle?

These three overlap in that all three apply heat, but for different purposes. An autoclave uses pressurised steam specifically for sterilization — check chamber capacity and pressure/temperature rating against your sterilization protocol. A laboratory water bath provides stable, controlled-temperature liquid immersion for incubation or reaction work — confirm temperature range and bath capacity. A heating mantle applies direct, even heat to a flask for reflux or distillation — confirm flask size compatibility and wattage. Don't substitute one for another based on "heating" alone; the process determines the right instrument.

What should be checked before ordering a balance, centrifuge or colorimeter?

For laboratory balances, confirm weighing capacity and readability (precision) against the smallest and largest sample you'll weigh — these are usually inversely related, so a balance sized for bulk weighing won't necessarily read fine enough for micro-samples. For a centrifuge, confirm rotor capacity, maximum speed (RPM/RCF) and the sample container size it accepts. For a colorimeter, confirm the wavelength range and intended test — a colorimeter set up for one type of colour-based test won't necessarily suit another without the correct filter or configuration.

Who buys this range

How does this range connect to the rest of a laboratory order?

Appliances are the powered instruments; the vessels and accessories they work with sit in other categories. Pair this range with Lab Glassware for the flasks and vessels these appliances heat or hold, Lab General Instruments for the clamps and stands that support glassware during heating, and Laboratory Equipment for accessories and field-testing tools. Discipline-specific apparatus sits under Physics, Biology and Chemistry Lab Equipment.

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Frequently asked questions

What's the difference between a heating mantle and a water bath?

A heating mantle applies direct heat to a flask, typically for reflux or distillation. A water bath provides gentler, more evenly controlled liquid-immersion heating for incubation or reaction work.

Should I choose mobile or fixed lab furniture?

Mobile science laboratories suit shared, multi-subject rooms that need reconfiguring; fixed lab tables suit rooms permanently dedicated to one subject or process.

How do I know what centrifuge speed I need?

Match the required RPM or RCF to your specific separation protocol, and confirm the sample container size the centrifuge rotor accepts before ordering.

Request a quote

Start with the process each appliance must handle and the gas, power and water services required at each station, then say whether Mobile Science Laboratories or a Fixed Science Lab Table suits the room when you contact EduScope India.