Hot Plates
Hot plates are portable self-contained low-cost tabletop appliances featuring one, two or more electrical elements or gas burners. They are various sizes and can reach temperatures of up to seven hundred and fifty degrees centigrade. They can be made from aluminium, ceramic or enamel. The aluminium type heats rapidly and distributes it very well. It is easy to clean but corrosive materials might erode the surface. Ceramic and enamel hot plates have excellent chemical and temperature resistance. There are two methods of working with hot plates. The first is to suspend the glassware so there is no direct contact with the heat source and the second is to use a teepee setup surrounding the flask with a 'skirt' of tinfoil where hot air collects. Heated chucks are porous heated plates with a film placed on the plate with a vacuum. Corrosion-resistant types are used to heat toxic chemicals. The Batt fusion device is used to bond plastic pipes on two adjacent plates. Some have magnetic stirrers which automatically agitate the mixture. Hot plates are predominantly in student laboratories as baths can be hazardous. However they can be used in professional laboratories to heat water or to observe the differences between solid, liquid or gas.
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AML Instruments Ltd
View company profileAML Instruments are a family run business offering instrumentation, UKAS ISO 17025 calibration, service, repair, spare parts and support for a wide range of instruments / test equipment used in a variety of industries and applications.
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Lab Unlimited UK
View company profileThe Carl Stuart Group was founded in 1984 by Stuart and Gillian Smith. From a small beginning our business has grown to encompass many services and products, covering different market sectors and geographical regions. The focus of our business, however, remains the same. We are a customer orientated company and strive to meet and exceed your expectations in everything we do.
As our portfolio grew we decided to present and promote our product and technical service offerings under distinct brands. The Laboratory instrumentation, consumables and technical & integration services are promoted under Lab Unlimited.
The Lab Unlimited product portfolio offers laboratory/analytical products from more than four hundred leading manufacturers. A substantial part of this offering is published on this very site. We also produce a printed catalogue that can be requested by emailing us.