Laboratory Ovens

New and used lab ovens

At Richmond Scientific, we stock a wide range of new and used laboratory ovens from brands including Pol-Eko, Memmert, Gallenkamp, and Binder.

Ovens have different temperature ranges depending on their intended application, can be vacuum, nitrogen blowing, convection or fan assisted. They come in a wide range of sizes.

Our dedicated sales team can help you to find the ideal laboratory oven to suit your requirements. Call us today, or browse our range of ovens on the website.

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samples for testing in the laboratory. soil samples for moisture content test in oven

What are ovens used for in a laboratory?

Many different labs use ovens, for a range of different applications. Environmental, biological, chemical and clinical labs might all use ovens for drying samples; while industrial development and production labs might use them for baking, curing or annealing. Some labs might use ovens for materials testing. Due to their high temperatures they can also be used effectively for sterilisation of equipment.

What are the different types of lab ovens?

Drying ovens are widely used in a range of laboratories. They may be vacuum ovens, or nitrogen blowing. Nitrogen blowing ovens have applications in development and testing of materials, where air needs to be removed completely. They are also used in applications where oxidation needs to be avoided while heating.

Ovens may have different temperature ranges depending on what they are being used for. Ovens used for sterilisation must reach a minimum of 160 °C. Meanwhile, high temperature ovens reach temperatures over 500 °C and are generally used in aerospace development and testing, though they do have other uses.

Fan assisted ovens are useful for rapid heating, where it is ideal to have a uniform distribution of heat throughout the chamber. Meanwhile, natural convection ovens are better suited to delicate samples.

Binder Vacuum Oven

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