General Lab Equipment Supplier and Manufacturer in India

Quick answer: STEMAids supplies 728 general lab products — the cross-disciplinary tools, supports, consumables and measuring instruments that every laboratory needs regardless of subject. This is the second-largest category on the site after Physics, including retort stands and clamps from ₹235, thermometers from ₹120, microbiology consumables such as agar plates, and shared instruments including ticker tape timers and environmental analysis kits. Listed prices start at ₹105. Manufactured by Eduscope Smart Learning Solutions Private Limited, ISO 9001:2015-certified, New Delhi.

STEMAids is a lab equipment manufacturer in India and lab equipment exporter, working as an Educational Laboratory Equipment Manufacturer, Educational Laboratory Instrument Supplier and supplier of scientific & laboratory instruments. As a Scientific Laboratory Apparatus Manufacturer and School Lab Equipment Manufacturer serving School and College Lab Equipment buyers across Delhi and pan-India, STEMAids covers the widest range of general lab supplies on the site.

General lab products are what a laboratory forgets to budget for and then cannot function without — no syllabus lists a retort stand as a learning outcome, yet almost every heating, titration and filtration experiment depends on one. A school can order a stainless steel retort stand at ₹245, the burette clamp with double keys at ₹235 that fits it, and the aluminium foil roll at ₹275 the experiment also needs, on one purchase order.

What the general lab range covers

Group	Representative products	Role in the lab
Support & clamping	Retort stand, stainless steel (₹245); burette clamp, double keys (₹235)	Holding apparatus safely during heating, titration and filtration
Temperature measurement	Clinical thermometer (₹120); brine thermometers (₹250)	Body-temperature work, sub-zero and brine-solution measurement
Timing & motion	Ticker tape timer (₹1,150)	Measuring velocity and acceleration in mechanics practicals
Microbiology consumables	Agar plates, 10 PCA (₹420); agar medium, 200 ml (₹160)	Culturing, colony counting, growth investigations
Environmental & aquatic	Air and water analysis kit (₹1,289)	Environmental science fieldwork; maintaining live specimens
Fluid handling	Asepto syringe bulb (₹220); aerated hunting flasks (₹105)	Safe pipetting and transfer; specimen collection
Consumables	Aluminium foil, roll (₹275)	Covering, wrapping, shielding — recurring spend

Budget this category as recurring, not capital

The most common procurement mistake with general lab products is treating them as a one-time purchase. A defensible approach splits the category in three: capital items bought once per lab (visualizer, ticker tape timer, agitation device), semi-durable items replaced every few years at roughly 15–20% annually (stands, clamps, pliers, thermometers), and consumables re-ordered each term (agar, foil, syringe bulbs).

Applying the 6-S Framework to general lab equipment

Syllabus: work from the setup diagrams in the practical manual, not the apparatus list. Specification: thermometers need a stated range; pumps need a flow rate. Safety: clamping quality is a genuine safety control when glassware is heated; mains-powered items should carry CE LVD marking. Sturdiness: stainless steel over painted mild steel — corrosion in a chemistry lab is rapid. Spares: bosses, clamp jaws and rubber bulbs perish; confirm they are separately orderable. Supporting documents: statutory pack via the Tenders page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are general lab products?

Cross-disciplinary tools, supports, measuring instruments and consumables used across physics, chemistry and biology rather than belonging to one subject. STEMAids lists 728 products in this category — the second largest on the site.

What is a retort stand used for in a laboratory?

A heavy-based vertical rod used with bosses and clamps to hold apparatus securely above a bench — a burette during titration, a flask over a heat source, a funnel during filtration. STEMAids lists a stainless steel retort stand at ₹245 and a matching burette clamp at ₹235.

What is a ticker tape timer and what does it measure?

It marks a paper tape at regular intervals, commonly 50 per second, as an object pulls the tape through. Distance between dots gives velocity; change in those distances gives acceleration. Listed at ₹1,150.

How much does basic school lab equipment cost in India?

Consumables and small accessories ₹105–₹275, supports and clamps ₹235–₹365, shared instruments ₹1,150–₹2,430, based on prices listed on stemaids.com on 1 August 2026.

Do you supply agar plates and microbiology consumables?

Yes, including agar plates 10 PCA and agar medium 200 ml. As perishable consumables, confirm shelf life and storage requirements when ordering.

Can general lab equipment be ordered in bulk against a tender?

Yes. This category is usually the bulk of a school lab tender by line count, supplied with a full statutory document pack including CIN, GSTIN, IEC, Udyam, DPIIT and ISO certificates. See the Tenders page. Subject-specific apparatus is listed under Physics, Chemistry and Biology Lab Products.