Most lab
benches are
designed
built by people
who’ve
never run a
sample.
benches are
designed
built by people
who’ve
never run a
sample.
Workplace builds modular lab workstations engineered around how researchers actually work — instrument loads, ten-hour bench days, and reconfiguration when priorities shift. Not catalog furniture forced to fit your science.
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MASS SPECTROMETRY /
HPLC /
PCR & QPCR /
MICROSCOPY /
CELL CULTURE /
SPECTROPHOTOMETRY /
PHARMA /
MASS SPECTROMETRY /
HPLC /
PCR & QPCR /
MICROSCOPY /
CELL CULTURE /
SPECTROPHOTOMETRY /
PHARMA /
Generic lab furniture is why your team fights the bench instead of running the experiment.
Off-the-shelf casework gets specified by people who’ve never spent a ten-hour day at a bench. So researchers end up working around the furniture — wedging instruments where they don’t fit, taping power cables down, retrofitting overhead shelving with zip ties. Grant money buys plywood that won’t survive the next research cycle.
/01
The instrument arrived. The bench can’t hold it.
Mass spec, qPCR thermal cyclers, robotic platforms — they show up at 400+ lbs and the bench wasn’t speced for the load. Now you’re propping the corner with a jack.
/02
The workflow doesn’t match the layout.
Sample prep is ten feet from the analyzer. Reagents are across the room. Your researchers are walking, not running experiments.
/03
Research priorities shifted. The casework didn’t.
The grant pivots, the assay changes, the team grows. Built-in millwork that was perfect in 2021 is now a $40K demo job to move a sink six feet.
/04
Ten hours a day at a bench that wasn’t built for them.
Wrong height, wrong reach, no monitor support, no foot rail. Your principal investigator is losing hours to fatigue — and you’ll see it in the data quality.
Six things a lab bench
has to get right.
has to get right.
Every Workplace lab system is configured against the actual workflow — not a furniture catalog. Here’s what we build into every consult.
/ 01
Workflow fit
Sample prep, instrumentation, data station, reagent storage — laid out the way the protocol actually runs. We start by mapping your day, not measuring your room.
/ 02
Instrument compatibility
Welded tube frames rated for mass spec, vibration-stable tops for sensitive analytics, dedicated power runs and cable management for multi-instrument setups.
/ 03
Ergonomics for long days
Height-adjustable tables (manual or direct-drive automated), monitor articulation, footrests, task lighting positioned for the work — not the room.
/ 04
Reconfigurability
Free-standing modular units that detach, roll, and reconfigure as the science evolves. Add a sink, swap a top, extend a row — without a contractor.
/ 05
20+ year durability
Solid welded-tube construction with heavy-duty bracing and chemical-resistant surfaces. Spec it once. Run it through three grant cycles.
/ 06
Lab presentation
When donors, regulators, or the dean walks the lab — it should look like the work happening on it. Refined finishes, clean lines, color systems that match the building.
Lab environments we configure every week.
Research doesn’t happen in one kind of room. Workplace systems flex across analytical, biological, diagnostic, and academic environments – with the same modular bones.
Industrial R&D &
Analytical Labs
Analytical Labs
Materials testing, quality engineering, analytical chemistry, polymer and coatings labs. Heavy instrument loads, frequent reconfiguration.
- HPLC & GC-MS stations
- Vibration-isolated analytics
- Mobile storage for samples
- Heavy-duty cabinet bases
Pharma R&D
research only — not GMP
Discovery chemistry, formulation, in-vitro biology, ADME. Fast-moving pipelines that demand fast-moving casework.
- Modular fume hood pairing
- Cell culture & bench biology
- Reagent & sample storage
- Reconfig for new programs
Veterinary
Diagnostics & Spec
Labs
Diagnostics & Spec
Labs
Necropsy support, hematology, clinical chemistry, molecular diagnostics. High-volume, high-throughput, fluid-resistant.
- Sealed phenolic surfaces
- Integrated sink stations
- Microscope & analyzer benches
- Easy-clean cabinet systems
University Research
Labs
Labs
Core facilities, PI labs, teaching labs, incubators. Built for the next grant cycle, not the last one.
- Grant-cycle lead times
- Instrument-share configurations
- Student-friendly ergonomics
- Lab incubator program
Engineered around
your protocol.
your protocol.
“
Your researchers spend ten hours a day at this bench. Configure it for them, not for the catalog.
– THE WORKPLACE ENGINEERING TEAM
1
Lab Configuration Consult
30-minute call. Walk us through your instruments, your protocol, your space, your timeline. We come to the call having already studied your company.
2
Workflow & Layout Design
Our design & engineering team produces CAD layouts and 3D renderings configured against your actual workflow — bench by bench, instrument by instrument.
3
Spec & Engineered Quote
Itemized BOM with surfaces, frames, and accessories. Transparent pricing. Lead times you can plan a grant cycle around.
4
Build & Install
Manufactured in Londonderry, NH on welded-tube platforms. Delivered to spec. White-glove install available. Reconfigurable for the next grant.
Configured for labs that don’t accept “close enough.”
Biogen — Mass Spec Workstation
Started with our 4500 series Standard platform and engineered a purpose-built mass spectrometer workstation for their unique instrumentation requirements.
Act Nano — 4500 Series Lab
Customized 4500 Standard Workstations with shorter frames, notched work-surfaces for uprights, integrated sinks with backsplashes, and epoxy pegboard drying racks.
Vertex — Custom Lab Sink Station
Customized lab sink workstation engineered to fit their lab space dimensions exactly. All units built off our standard modular platforms.
Don’t waste grant money on furniture that fights the workflow.
Research doesn’t happen in one kind of room. Workplace systems flex across analytical, biological, diagnostic, and academic environments – with the same modular bones.
30-minute call with a lab design specialist
Workflow review & rough layout sketch
Lead-time and budget honesty up front
Our quote are no obligation and free – even for consults
Book your lab configuration consult
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