Update on Shipping to Canada

Update on Shipping to Canada

We love Canada and love our Canadian customers. For a long time, we’ve quietly given our Canadian customers a special discount: deeply discounted flat-rate shipping on all orders to Canada. As you might have heard, shipping costs have increased wildly over the...

Certificates of Calibration

Various types of equipment require calibration to ensure accuracy of readings and settings. For example, a lab balance needs to be calibrated regularly to ensure weight measurements are correct according to the accuracy expected of the balance. Overhead stirrers are...

What are IQ, OQ, and PQ and Why Are They Important?

Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ) are a set of protocols involved in equipment (both hardware and software) validation.  Equipment validation is a critical component of Quality Assurance (QA), as...

COVID-19 Supply Chain & Operational Updates

Hi Everyone. We’re starting this thread in anticipation of supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19. At the time of initial writing (March 18th) we currently do not have any suppliers who are reporting significant operational or supply chain disruptions which...

We Now Charge California Sales Tax. Here’s Why.

We don’t like taxes any more than anyone else. Unfortunately for many, last year’s South Dakota v. Wayfair decision by the United States Supreme Court meant that more companies are going to have to charge state and local sales taxes in more...