The RAPIDO pipette delivers more progress per lesson because it is easier to learn and operate, and fewer mistakes are made. By replacing fragile glass volumetric tools with long life plastic, safety is heightened and budgets are preserved.
What It Replaces
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Serological pipettes, pipette fillers,
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Glass B grade burettes used in titration teaching and ancillary equipment
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Rubber bulb and piston pipette control systems
Intended Educational Use
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Secondary school chemistry laboratories
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Undergraduate teaching laboratories
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Introductory analytical chemistry
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General science practical classes
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Curriculum delivery in chemistry and biology
Key Features
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Fast, ergonomic volumetric dispensing; aliquots or titration
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Eliminates meniscus reading errors
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Reduces operator-to-operator variability
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Compatible with standard aqueous laboratory reagents
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Robust, long lifetime, easy-to-clean structure
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Easier to learn
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Safer to operate
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Economic
Performance Summary
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Volumetric Tolerance: 1.5%, between ISO A and B grade
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Operator independence: significantly reduced technique dependency vs glass pipettes
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Speed: faster than traditional pipetting workflows
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Training requirement: minimal (short familiarisation time)
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Safer: fewer spills, leaks, and breakages
Educational Benefits
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Simplifies conduct of practical chemistry delivering more progress per lesson
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Standardises student results across cohorts
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Increases experimental success rate
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Reduces breakage of glassware
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Supports modern competency-based assessment
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Reduces equipment cost of ownership
Typical Applications
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Acid–base titrations
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Standard solution preparation
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Serial dilution exercises
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Basic quantitative analysis experiments
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Self-conducted student investigations
Materials & Construction
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HDPE plastic pipette section adapted for piston operation
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Precision piston-based positive displacement mechanism
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Replaceable parts
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Geometry and layout constructed for hand and visual control, improving precision and reducing errors
Compliance (typical expectations)
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manufactured to achieve better than ±1.5% volumetric accuracy and validated by ISO 8655 gravimetric test procedures
