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Lab drying rack is a pegboard for hanging and draining glassware in a laboratory. It has a variety of size that it is used for not only particular purposes but also different materials of glassware in the laboratory room.[1] Lab drying rack can be mainly categorized into 3 major types including stainless steel lab drying racks, epoxy lab drying racks, and acrylic lab drying racks.
Types of Drying Rack[edit]
- Stainless steel lab drying racks
- Epoxy lab drying racks
- Acrylic lab drying racks
Stainless steel lab drying rack[edit]
Stainless steel lab drying rack, which is also known as a 'Mod-Rack' pegboard, is the drying rack made of stainless steel that uses to drain laboratory accessories. The examples of stainless steel lab drying rack are flask holders, soap dispensers, paper towel dispensers, glove box holders, drain shelves.[2]
Stainless Steel Pegboard Installation[edit]
Stainless steel pegboard installation is very easy and quick to set up with basic hand equipment ,and it benefits for wall using including mounting bracket and hardware.
Epoxy lab drying racks[edit]
Epoxy lab drying racks are the most common type of drying rack that are used among university labs and science classrooms in many high schools.[3]
Epoxy Pegboard Installation[edit]
Epoxy drying racks are mounted directly to a wall or other solid structures which can be set up with basic hand tools and power tools. They are easily installed by using wall anchors and other strong fasteners due to their small weight. Typical installation are to drill holes, one at each corner, and to use the mounting points in order to fasten to the wall.
Acrylic lab drying racks[edit]
Acrylic lab drying racks give a unique feature that other pegboards cannot do. To clarify, the clear acrylic is transparency which means that it allows the light to pass through and it also brightens work areas. Acrylic pegboards are mostly in the place where there is no light or in the dark area.[4]
Acrylic Pegboard Installation[edit]
Like epoxy pegboards, acrylic laboratory pegboards are also installed with basic tools and power tools in the same way. However, acrylic pegboards are made up of plastic so it can be easily scratched rather than the epoxy and the stainless steel drying rack.
References[edit]
- Lab Drying Racks. (2016). M2 Scientifics. Retrieved from: https://www.m2scientifics.com/100-lab-drying-racks
- Mallapaty G.(2001). Equipment Requirements for a PHC Centre Laboratory. The Public Health Care Laboratory. Retrieved from: http://www.phclab.com/images/phc.pdf