Definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling professional equipment and supplies (except ophthalmic goods and medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies). The industry supplies goods to scientific laboratories, surveying firms, schools, churches and hospitals. Products covered in the laboratory equipment segment include analysis instruments, chromatography, gas liquid chromatography, HPLC separation systems, design meters, monitors, electrochemical equipment microscopes, optics, lasers, spectroscopy, testing systems and equipment, vacuum equipment, hot plates/stirrers/stirring hot plates, refrigerators/freezers, water/dry baths, ovens/incubators, centrifuges, pH meters and electrodes, electrophoresis power supplies, pipettes, and hydrometers. Products covered in the scientific instrument segment include: laboratory autoclaves, magnetic drive coupling, reactors, sonic dismembrators, cell disrupters, sonicators, ultrasonic homogenizers, homogenizers, cell colony counters, calorimeters, environmental monitoring systems, flow meters, atomic absorption and molecular spectrometers, mass spectrometers, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers, NMR imaging spectrometers, dissolution testing equipment. Products included in the surveying equipment segments include: total stations, GPS systems, software / plotters, digital, optical and auto levels, digital theodolites, distance meters, stereoscopes / planimeters, data collectors, calculators, radios, magnetic locators, tripods, level rods, compasses and data collectors. This industry classification also includes church/religious supplies and school supplies.

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Major market segments are identified and also those forces affecting demand and supply within the industry. Performance analysis includes emerging industry trends as well as recent results and performance of each key company. Drawing on the depth of information IBISWorld also provides 5 year forecasts for each industry.

Each comprehensive study also examines details such as the barriers to entry, operating cost structure, technology & systems and domestic & international markets. Tables and statistics include: Industry revenue, exports, imports, wages and number of companies in the industry, Industry growth and geographic regional data.

Each comprehensive study also examines details such as the barriers to entry, operating cost structure (including averages), technology & systems and domestic & international markets. Tables and statistics include: Industry revenue, exports, imports, wages and number of companies in the industry, Industry growth and geographic location.