Benches are an indispensable part of the furniture for conducting everyday activities in a lab.

They must be sized and installed with the criteria of ergonomics, modularity, flexibility, and safety in mind.

Benches consist of work surfaces of various materials and also metallic support structures of various types that result in a group of combinations offering all sorts of solutions.

Work surfaces must be selected according to the kind of use and the substances that will be handled.

There is a range of materials for work surfaces and the selection of the most appropriate material must be made while keeping in mind certain requirements that need to be met with regard to chemical, thermal, and mechanical resistance.