What’s in your technician toolkit?
Julie Els, our Territory Sales Manager with numerous years of experience in the educational sale of scientific equipment, shares her essential product picks for every science technician.
From precision pipette controllers that make measurements easier, to time-saving gadgets and a pink Bunsen burner you’ll never misplace, these are the items that help prep rooms run like clockwork.
Whether you’re setting up experiments, managing materials, or keeping everything organised, these carefully chosen tools make a real difference every day.
Toolkit
The go-to box of bits and bobs. Check fuses, change plugs, fix, cut, and retrieve just about anything.
Autoclave
Sterilise media, glassware, and instruments safely. Programme, press go and get on with other jobs.
Glass Washer
We know, if only money was no object. Once purchased though, most industrial glasswashers last 20yrs or more. How often is the domestic dishwasher replaced over that time and it isn’t suitable for stacking laboratory glassware correctly or guaranteed within a prep room environment? Ensure you talk to your local area manager to get a complete package for your requirements.
Scientific Calculator
To help work out that 1 molar solution, 15% solution, square root, cosine, or any complicated calculation when you’re having that 1 + 1 = 3 day!
We would love to hear from you if you have a product that you couldn’t do without, once you have found it in the first place of course!
Written by Julie Els (Territory Sales Manager for SLS Select Education)