Laboratory Technology platform
IZ GmbH, a fully owned subsidiary of VGKL, offers laboratory suppliers a fully updated Internet catalogue, which members can publish on their own webpages for their customers’ use. The catalogue can be customized in terms of design and content. To this end, we work closely with the company mydata as well as with Dr Landgraf.
The platform is currently being used by over 70 specialist suppliers in Europe to inform their own customers about their product range. It is expected that this form of product presentation will continue to gain importance within the VGKL.
In view of the fact that the overriding interest of VGKL - as a non-profit organization - is to support German companies, the membership costs are kept at a very modest level.
Basiswissen Labortechnik (Fundamentals of Laboratory Technology)
Basiswissen Labortechnik is a reference work for all professionals working in or for a laboratory. The book provides concise and detailed explanations of laboratory technology and the materials of laboratory consumables.
More than 50 laboratory equipment manufacturers contribute to this 380-page reference work. Individual chapters delve into the physical and chemical basics of measuring techniques, identify applications as well as providing instructions.
The entire range of important laboratory equipment - from A to Z – is explained in detail. With regard to laboratory consumables, the materials and their physical and chemical properties are discussed, as are application areas and their limitations. Consequently, the book serves as a companion and valuable aid for trainees in laboratories as well as laboratory equipment suppliers.
In particular, the book explains the following topic areas:
- VESSELS
- BIOTECHNOLOGY
- GLASS CONSTRUCTION, GLASS EQUIPMENT
- LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
- LABORATORY AIDS
- METROLOGY
- OPTICAL TESTS
- SAMPLE PREPARATION
- PUMP TECHNOLOGY
- STIRRING, SHAKING TECHNOLOGY
- SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY
- SAFETY, CLEANING, HYGIENE
- SPECIAL ANALYTICS
- VOLUMETRICS
- HEATING & REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT
Laboratory Catalogue
The Laboratory Catalogue appears every three years and is exclusively available to our members. The Catalogue is highly appreciated by our member manufacturers for advertising purposes. Our specialist trade members order the catalogue so as to benefit from the concise overview and the extensive product range provided. In addition, the companies advertising in the Laboratory Catalogue are already well known, as is the quality of the products.
Goslar Specialist Course
Our members value the Goslar Specialist Course very highly. The course is organised and carried out in cooperation with our expert, Mr Schultz, and is divided into three parts and held every year.
Our members take advantage of the course to teach their employees and trainees and acquaint them with details of topics relating to the laboratory sector.
Our members also appreciate the opportunity to send employees to Goslar as speakers for the courses, as well as for product presentations.
IT Committee
The IT Committee aims to introduce application-specific features into a software program called Labosoft for its members. Labosoft was written specifically for the specialist trade and is not commercially available on the market. The VGKL supports the program and makes a major contribution to its continued development. An annual meeting is held which is attended by the program users (Perform & IZ) and serves as a platform for addressing specific topics.