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Discover the way to make laboratory work easier, safer, more economical and fun.
MORE THAN JUST A BETTER BOTTLE,
IT’S A COMPLETE SYSTEM
1900s – DURAN
®
Reagent bottle
sealed with glass stopper
1972 – DURAN
®
GL 45
laboratory bottle with screw cap
2014 – DURAN
®
YOUTILITY
laboratory bottle system
Borosilicate 3.3 glass bottles are very
widely used in scientific research for
activities such as sampling, storage,
mixing, media preparation and
sterilisation of liquids. But often they
are not given a second thought.
The DURAN Group pioneered the
screw threaded GL 45 DURAN
®
borosilicate glass laboratory bottle
way back in 1972. Prior to that date
most laboratory reagent bottles had
been sealed by a glass stopper. Since
its introduction over four decades ago,
the DURAN
®
GL 45 laboratory bottle
has become the bottle of choice for
laboratories around the world.
However since then, the basic form
and design of the DURAN
®
bottles
has remained virtually unchanged.
Yet the demands on laboratory
efficiency, personnel and equipment
grow ever more stringent. In response
to these demands, the DURAN Group
initiated a project to develop a
laboratory bottle system that was
more suited to today’s customer
requirements.
After extensive market and customer
research, twelve key tasks associated
with laboratory bottle usage were
identified. Significantly, all the tasks
involved the manual handling of
the bottles and caps. In addition,
for most of the key tasks, the clear
and unambiguous identification
of the bottle and its contents was
essential. Therefore the parameters
targeted for improvements were
ergonomic handling, ease of use, and
the development of a better method
of bottle identification.
The result is the DURAN
®
YOUTILITY bottle system, a new
generation of glass laboratory bottles
for use in a wide and diverse range
of scientific research applications.
The innovation does not stop at the
improved ergonomic bottle shape,
but extends to dedicated accessories
that incorporate many new innovative
features to improve handling, sample
identification, and ease of use.
The new YOUTILITY bottle system
helps to make laboratory work easier,
safer, more economical and fun.