Laboratory Bench Oven
Product Code : LSK-SM-10647
Laboratory Bench Oven (SKU LSK-SM-10647) is a 220-litre forced-air oven for the general drying of samples in soil mechanics and materials labs, including finding the water content of soil after compaction, Atterberg limit or field density tests. Civil engineering colleges, polytechnics and TVET centres can use it across their soil practicals. Quotations for the oven are prepared in Ambala, India by Science Lab Supplies for institutes, colleges, tender contractors and distributors.
Specifications
Read the table for the full specification of the 220-litre bench oven. To summarise, 2.4 kW heater elements and a blower fan push hot air through channels around a stainless steel, argon-arc welded chamber in a steel-sheet body, while a microcomputer PID controller with timer and digital display holds the set point.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-SM-10647 |
| Capacity | 220 litres |
| Temperature range | +50 to 300 °C |
| Temperature fluctuation | ±0.75 °C |
| Temperature resolution | ±0.1 °C |
| Timer range | 1–9999 min |
| Heater rating | 2.4 kW |
| Shelves | 2 |
| Shelf positions | 3 |
| Controller | Microcomputer PID temperature controller with timer function |
| Display | Digital display |
| Protection | Temperature control protection |
| Air circulation | Blower fan with air channels |
| Blast and exhaust | Adjustable on the control panel |
| Interior | Stainless steel, argon-arc welded |
| Exterior | High-quality steel sheet |
| Door seal | Silicone gasket |
| Viewing window | Transparent thermal glass |
| Use | General drying of laboratory samples |
| Supplied by | Science Lab Supplies, Ambala, India |
Applications and Experiments for the Laboratory Bench Oven
In a soil mechanics lab the oven is used mainly for water content determination: wet specimens are weighed, dried and weighed again. The same oven prepares dry soil for grading, specific gravity and compaction tests, such as specimens compacted with the Automatic Mechanical Soil Compactor, on diploma, degree and TVET courses.
- Water content of soil by the oven-drying method, a basic soil mechanics practical.
- Drying specimens from liquid limit, plastic limit and shrinkage limit tests, including soil from the Cone Penetrometer, to calculate moisture content.
- Field density exercises: drying core cutter or sand replacement samples to work out dry density.
Standard Scope of Supply
Each oven comes with two shelves, its PID controller with timer and digital display, and the forced-air circulation system described above. Moisture tins and a balance are used with it for water content tests; they are separate items that can be quoted with the oven.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Request a quotation for one bench oven or for several units covering many student groups; each quotation gives the packing, delivery time and price for that quantity. Moisture tins, balances and other soil testing items can be added to it.
Science Lab Supplies is a registered exporter with an Importer-Exporter Code and can ship to buyers in Iraq, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia and Tanzania. When the oven is wanted for a soil lab, state the number of units on the contact page, collect it with other items in the enquiry cart, or follow the lab tender page for a sealed bid.
Frequently Asked Questions
What temperature range does the Laboratory Bench Oven cover?
It works from 50 to 300 °C, set on a microcomputer PID controller with a 1–9999 minute timer. Temperature fluctuation is ±0.75 °C and the display resolution is ±0.1 °C.
How much does the chamber hold?
The chamber is 220 litres, with two shelves that can be placed in any of three shelf positions to suit the height of the trays or moisture tins being dried.
Does the oven circulate air?
Yes. A blower fan moves hot air through channels in the chamber, and blast and exhaust are adjustable on the control panel so moisture driven off the samples can escape.
Who supplies the Laboratory Bench Oven?
Supply is from Science Lab Supplies in Ambala, India. One quotation can cover this oven and other soil mechanics items, with packing, delivery time and price set out for the quantities requested.
Related Soil Testing and Sample Drying Equipment
Most soil practicals finish at the oven, because water content and dry density are calculated from oven-dry mass. These items from the Soil Mechanics, Concrete Laboratory and weighing ranges produce, cool or weigh the specimens dried in it, and they can go on the same quotation.
- Core Cutter — corrosion-protected steel cutter in 100 x 130 mm and 150 x 180 mm versions, with dolly and rammer.
- Sand Replacement Equipment — cast aluminium pouring cylinder for the dry density of layers up to 50 cm thick.
- Hand Operated Casagrande Equipment — brass cup that drops exactly 1 cm onto a hard rubber base.
- Shrinkage Limit Set — porcelain evaporating dish and 25 ml glass cylinder for shrinkage factors.
- Plastic Limit Set — 3 mm rod, glass plate and a set of 6 moisture containers.
- Drying Oven — larger 225-litre model with 3 shelves and a 2.5 kW heater.
- Glass Desiccator — glass vessel that keeps dried samples in low humidity while they cool.
- Triple Beam Balance 610g — 610 g capacity at 0.1 g readability, with magnetic damping.
Browse the full Soil Mechanics range, the Concrete Laboratory range for aggregate tests, or all TVET lab equipment.
Last updated: 9 October 2026
