The laboratory equipment market can be conveniently divided into eight segments. They are :
* Sample Preparation :The segment of sample preparation equipment forms the the largest share of the laboratory equipment market. The standard equipment, included here has centrifuges, shakers and distillers, to equipment range with the latest techniques, like microwave digestion, solid phase and microwave extraction.
* Laboratory Automation :Laboratory automation segment of the market primarily contains two main lines of product. They are liquid handling and robotics. Laboratory automation according to industry watchers is the quickest growing section of the lab equipment initial systems market. The key drivers for this fast growth are the demands made by pharma and biotech industries for structured solutions and higher throughput.
* General Laboratory Equipment : The products in this category includes things like gas generators, laboratory pumps etc.
* Controlled Environment and Personnel Protection : Another very important market segment, where the growth gets boosted by regulations of stringent safety norms in most of the laboratories.
* Cleaning and Purification :Here also the market shows a more or less steady curve of growth.
* Thermal conditioning : A very important segment of the overall laboratory equipment market, calorimeter forms an important part of this category.
* Miscellanous Lab Equipment : This is the last category of the segmentation and includes equipment like electrodes, micrometers, and, pressure and temperature monitoring equipment.