Distillation Fume Hoods

At Genie Scientific, we offer multiple fume hood designs tailored to use. For this article, Genie Scientific’s Vice President of Operations, Garrett LeVan, discusses the distillation fume hood building process and how to make sure the right aspects properly suit the needs of your lab. How can clients get started in deciding which fume hood […]

Building Your Walk-in Fume Hood

One of our most desired fume hood is the floor-mounted, walk-in hood. Below our VP of Operations, Garrett LeVan talks specifications such as StillSafe, Powerlink, and DirectConnect, while shedding light on other variants that are important to take into account when designing the best possible walk-in fume hood for your lab. What’s the first thing […]

Building Your Bench Top Fume Hood

When building your lab, you want to make sure you choose the right equipment that is best suited for your needs. At Genie Scientific, we offer multiple fume hood designs tailored to use. In this article we examine one of our most sought after fume hoods, the bench top fume hood. Genie Scientific’s Vice President […]

Pricing Your Lab Furniture & Fume Hood

Genie Scientific offers a wide range of standard items, but also excels in customizing materials for your lab. With the backbone of skilled craftsmanship and the daily exciting to push beyond our comfort zone, Genie can build your lab to suit the exact specifications you desire. Made-to-order designs, like anything else have a pricing process […]

Comparing Steel vs Plastic Casework For Your Lab

As with any design or structural element of your laboratory, intended use is the focal point of the equipment you source. Consider what are you are going to be using your equipment for and how the surrounding environment might affect this chosen or required placement. The two most common types of lab casework are metal […]

Updating Your Lab Equipment

How long will my equipment last? When will I need to rebuild my lab? These are questions we are frequently asked at Genie Scientific. As with all laboratory equipment, the lifespan varies depending on their use, chemical exposure and maintenance. Below Mel LeVan, co-owner of Genie Scientific, answers some questions regarding the lifespan of your […]

Deconstructing Epoxy vs Phenolic Resin for Your Laboratory

What is epoxy resin? Epoxy is an adhesive, plastic, and paint or coating material used in a wide range of products. It is made from a mixture of materials, including (list here) , and then cured as a solid product. When combined with plastic, epoxy is used as the resin mold to hold the plastic […]

Safety Standards For Your Fume Hood

When choosing modern equipment for your company, a common concern is the safety of your users and the quality of the experiments. When purchasing your machinery, it is important to confirm that your manufacturer meets and exceeds these various standards to ensure the safety of your team and the success of your experiments. Below we’ve […]

The Rising Trend of Lab Jobs

There are many industries in the nation that have seen significant growth over the past decade. The medical and biotech laboratory industry is no exception to this trend; it’s expanding in spite of the economy’s slow recovery. On the surface, this sounds like a promising field to look into if you’re a millennial graduate, but […]

Sustainable Lab Design

In today’s ecologically-minded society, sustainability has become one of the top concerns of companies across the globe—laboratory facilities included. In most cases, the extra costs attributed to purchasing and installing sustainable components will eventually be absorbed by the savings from reduced energy costs.¹ From the first steps of design planning through long-term operation, here are […]