Pliers and grippers

Laboratory pliers and grippers are so-called small laboratory equipment. It is designed to support, grasp and handle small laboratory equipment and laboratory accessories. They are most often made of stainless steel, but we can also find ones made of wood or plastic in laboratories. Pliers used in laboratories consist of two arms joined at the base. There are steel pliers used for crucibles, flasks and bottles, what's more, we have pliers suitable for collecting mercury. Pliers made of stainless steel are usually covered with a cork or plastic to prevent slippage of the element being grasped. This kind of equipment is used, for example: for handling small amounts of caustic substances, which are then placed on balance pans, for handling weights, as well as for extracting various powders from flasks, inserting magnetic stirrers into flasks, or placing apparatus in washing baths, ultrasonic baths, etc., etc., etc. The pliers and laboratory grippers can be sterilized by autoclaving, so they can be safely used again and again. The length of grippers and stainless steel pliers can vary greatly. Pliers and grippers are used very often in a traditional laboratory, pliers of different lengths and tip sizes are used in performing various activities, so every professional laboratory has a whole set of them. The most common types of pliers used in the laboratory are those that consist of springy two arms connected at the base. The arms bend themselves when the pressure is released, although sometimes pliers with springs are also used.Standard pliers for handling crucibles are specially curved and made of stainless steel, due to the temperature of the vessel being handled. In our offer you will find pliers of different lengths, starting from a 200 mm long plier, ending even with pliers more than half a meter long. Pliers for handling glass vessels such as flasks and laboratory bottles are made of stainless steel, are covered with cork or plastic, at the stage of ordering please specify which of these materials you have chosen, in case of any doubts our consultants will be happy to answer your questions. These types of pliers are usually 220 and 250 mm long and are suitable for grasping vessels with neck diameters of 15 to 60 mm. Pliers for grasping mercury are autoclavable, made of stainless steel, and are 220 mm long. Pliers for beakers allow stable grasping of vessels with a diameter of up to 60 mm. Their length varies from 200 to 280 mm and the tips can be covered with cork or plastic. A slightly different design characterizes test tube pliers, which are made of stainless steel (1.4301), the maximum opening width is 25 mm and the length is 75 mm. Such pliers are fully autoclavable. Wooden test tube pliers are designed for test tubes with a diameter of 12-20 mm. The metal test tube holder is designed for test tubes with a maximum diameter of 30 mm. The holder is resistant to low and high temperatures and has a flexible and non-slip tip. We invite you to get acquainted with the offer, if you have any questions and are interested in laboratory pliers and grippers, please make an inquiry, our qualified advisors will propose an assortment according to your requirements.