Lab Supplies & Equipment

Order glassware, plasticware, pipettes, filtration, safety gear and instruments online, with sizes and prices right on the page.

You need beakers by Friday, a fresh box of gloves for the new hire, and a bottle top dispenser you can trust. Lab Supplies & Equipment puts all of it in one place, so you can order what your lab runs on without calling a rep for a quote. Browse more than 500 products across glassware, plasticware, liquid handling, filtration, porcelain, safety gear, storage and instruments, and see the size, material and price before anything goes in your cart. Whether you're outfitting a new teaching lab or topping up a quality control bench, the page works the same way. Too many suppliers hide pricing behind a form and leave you waiting just to restock test tubes. You shouldn't have to put up with that. Here, sizes and pricing sit right on the product page, so you can compare two options without any back and forth. Your reagents live in the same cart too, so a solvent and the flask you'll mix it in can ship together.

A little material knowledge helps you buy right the first time. The glass beakers here are low expansion borosilicate, which handles heat and most lab chemicals. Plastic costs less and survives a drop better than glass, and you'll find polypropylene and polymethylpentene options. Porcelain crucibles take serious heat, and stainless steel holds up on a busy bench. Match the material to what you're pouring into it, then check the product page for sizes and tolerances. Not sure which container suits a chemical? Our storage chart shows whether HDPE, amber glass or metal is the safer pick. For measuring, volumetric glassware beats a beaker every time, and the product names tell you which is which. Orders ship from U.S. inventory, and 99.5% of orders leave in 1 to 2 business days. Buying for a whole lab, or need a quantity you don't see? Request a quote and we'll build the order with you. Chemicals have their own shipping rules, so read the product page when you add reagents to the same cart.

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Properties

Start with the material, because it decides what a piece can handle. Borosilicate glass has low thermal expansion, so it copes with heating and cooling better than ordinary glass. Our Glass Beakers, Low Form, for example, are made from low expansion borosilicate with a wall thickness of about 2.5 mm and a volume tolerance of ±5%. That number tells you something useful. Beakers are for mixing, heating and holding liquid, not for precise measuring.

Plastic is lighter and cheaper to replace. Polypropylene (PP) is the everyday choice, polymethylpentene (PMP) is clearer, and low density polyethylene (LDPE) makes soft squeeze bottles. Porcelain and ceramic take high heat, which is why crucibles and evaporating dishes live there. Stainless steel stands up to rough handling. For storage, our Chemical Storage Compatibility Chart lists HDPE bottles for acids like hydrochloric and sulfuric, and amber glass for small containers of solvents like acetonitrile and toluene.

COMMON APPLICATIONS

Most benches run on the same handful of jobs, and each one points to a product family. You mix and heat in beakers and flasks. You measure with graduated cylinders and volumetric flasks, and you titrate with burettes. Pipettes, pipette tips and bottle top dispensers move liquid in controlled amounts. Vacuum filtration sets and syringe filters clean up a sample before analysis, and centrifuge tubes handle the spinning. Crucibles go in the furnace for ashing, while hot plates, stirrers and heating mantles supply the heat. Cell culture plates and petri dishes cover the biology side. Lab coats, gloves and goggles protect the person doing all of it.

GRADES EXPLAINED

Lab supplies don't come in chemical grades like ACS or USP. Those labels describe purity, and they belong to reagents. For supplies, you compare accuracy and documentation instead. Look for Class A in the product name, which marks volumetric glassware made to a tighter tolerance than general purpose pieces. Look for batch certified or individually certified too, which tells you whether the certificate covers a production batch or each piece.

The Bottle Top Dispenser goes a step further. Each unit is individually calibrated and certified in an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory to ISO 8655 standards, and it ships with a factory calibration certificate. If you're ordering chemicals alongside your supplies, our Shop by Grade page and Chemical Grades guide explain the purity side.

TYPES & GRADES AT A GLANCE

Glassware

Beakers, flasks, graduated cylinders, burettes, bottles and crucibles for mixing, measuring and titrating.

Plasticware

Beakers, bottles, funnels, centrifuge tubes, test tubes and well plates for work where breakage is a worry.

General Labware

Racks, clamps, stoppers, stir bars, spatulas and brushes, the small items every bench runs out of.

Liquid Handling

Pipettes, pipette tips, serological pipettes, pipettors and bottle top dispensers for moving liquid accurately.

Filtration & Membranes

Syringe filters, membrane filters, filter paper and vacuum filtration sets for cleaning up samples.

Porcelain & Ceramic

Crucibles, evaporating dishes, mortars and pestles and Büchner funnels for high heat and grinding.

Stainless Steel

Beakers and funnels for rough handling where glass would be a risk.

Safety & PPE

Lab coats, aprons, gloves, goggles, wipes and biohazard supplies for protecting your people.

Equipment & Instruments

Hot plates, stirrers, centrifuges, heating mantles and vortex mixers for the heavier lifting.

Storage & Containers

Bottles, jars, drums, carboys, cryoware and sample containers for keeping chemicals and samples where they belong.

Cell Culture & Microbiology

Petri dishes, culture plates, PCR plates and media supplies for biology labs.

Chromatography & SPE

Columns, cartridges, tubing and fittings for chromatography and solid phase extraction.

WHY BUY FROM LAB ALLEY

Trusted by 256,000+ customers. Labs, schools and production teams keep coming back for Lab Supplies & Equipment, so you're ordering from a supplier that knows how to get this done.
99.5% of orders ship in 1 to 2 business days. Your production schedule shouldn't wait on a truck.
98.9% inventory accuracy. The size you see is the size you get, with no backorder surprise after checkout.

Certified quality. Lab Alley is ISO 9001 certified for quality management. Kosher, Halal, USDA Organic and RSPO certifications apply to select chemical products only, and none of the lab supplies and equipment in this category are listed with them. See our certifications page for the full list.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between glass and plastic lab supplies?

Glass handles heat and most solvents and lets you see what's happening, but it breaks. Borosilicate is the usual choice for heating. Plastic costs less, survives drops and works well for storing water based solutions, though some plastics soften with heat or react with certain solvents. Polypropylene suits everyday use, and PMP is clearer. For heating a flask or pouring a solvent, reach for borosilicate. For transport, teaching labs and bulk storage, plastic often wins.

What does tolerance or Class A mean on a product?

Tolerance is how far the real volume can sit from the marked volume. Our low form glass beakers have a tolerance of ±5%, so they suit mixing and rough measuring. Class A volumetric flasks are made to a tighter standard for accurate measurement, and the product name tells you whether the certificate is batch certified or individually certified. If your method needs a precise volume, buy volumetric glassware instead of a beaker.

Do I need a permit or special paperwork to order lab supplies?

Most lab supplies don't, but the chemicals you pair with them can. Specially denatured alcohol orders of 5 gallons or more need a TTB permit on file, and dichloromethane needs an EPA eligibility form at checkout before it ships. If your cart holds both supplies and reagents, read each product page before you order. Not sure about an item? Call customer care at (512) 668 9918.

Are your lab supplies Kosher, Halal or ISO 9001 certified?

Lab Alley holds ISO 9001 certification for quality management. Kosher, Halal, USDA Organic and RSPO certifications apply to select chemical products only, and none of the lab supplies and equipment in this category are listed with them. This category has no certification filter, and the product names don't carry those labels. The certifications page shows which products hold which certification.

Can lab supplies ship to a home address?

It depends on the product. Many chemicals ship only to businesses, schools, universities and laboratories, and if you check out with a residential address those items come off your order before shipping. A few chemicals add rules on top of that. For glassware, plasticware and equipment, read the product page before you order, or call customer care at (512) 668 9918 and we'll confirm.

Which material should I choose for heating, storing acids or measuring accurately?

For heating, choose borosilicate glass beakers and flasks, or porcelain crucibles when the heat is serious. For storing acids such as hydrochloric or sulfuric, our storage chart points to HDPE bottles. For small containers of solvents like acetonitrile or toluene, it points to amber glass. For accurate measuring, skip beakers and buy Class A volumetric flasks or graduated cylinders. Always confirm compatibility for your specific chemical before you store it.

How is Lab Supplies & Equipment different from Chemicals & Reagents?

Chemicals & Reagents is where you buy the substances, sorted by compound and grade, many with SDS and COA documents online. Lab Supplies & Equipment is where you buy what holds, measures, moves and protects them. Both live in one cart, so you can order solvents and the glassware to use them in a single checkout. Start with Chemicals & Reagents if you need a specific grade or concentration.

Can I buy lab supplies in bulk or by the case?

Yes. Many products come in cases or larger packs. Our low form glass beakers are sold by the case, and the unitary wash bottles come in packs of 12. For volume pricing or a mixed order across product families, request a quote. Schools and businesses can also submit a purchase order or apply for a credit account.

How do I know a bottle top dispenser is accurate?

Our Bottle Top Dispenser is individually calibrated and certified in an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory to ISO 8655 standards, and each one ships with a factory calibration certificate. Five adapters fit a range of bottle sizes. The wetted parts are PTFE and borosilicate glass, so it suits all lab applications except hydrofluoric acid. It's autoclavable at 121°C, and you can take it apart and recalibrate it in your lab.

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