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Shortly after the turn of the century, a number of companies — primarily agricultural — began to establish
chemical testing laboratories to meet emerging governmental regulations. As these labs developed new testing methods and
measurement criteria, a need for new types of equipment also evolved.
In 1925, two young entrepreneurs —Ralph Callaway and Phil Goldfisch— joined forces to address this need.
Their first product, the Kjeldahl Nitrogen Determination Apparatus, was manufactured in a small garage in downtown Kansas City.
Over the years, their company — initially called Laboratory Construction Company and now
known as Labconco Corporation— continued to develop and produce specialized equipment for the laboratory.
Today, our company employs more than 250 associates in Kansas City, Missouri, and Fort Scott, Kansas,
and manufactures more than a dozen different product lines. Labconco is ISO 9001 certified, one measure of
our commitment to quality and consistency in design and manufacturing.
ABOVE: Circa 1950.
The Kjeldahl Nitrogen Determination Apparatus was
Labconco’s first product and the current generation of this product line
is still manufactured today.
Our Heritage
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Our Heritage.........................................................................................................................................................................2
Labconco: An Overview.........................................................................................................................................3-5
Our Products.................................................................................................................................................................. 6-9
Chemical Fume Hoods and Carbon-Filtered Enclosures...................................................... 10-11
Biosafety Cabinets,Clean Benches and Other HEPA-Filtered Enclosures.............. 12-13
Glove Boxes,Balance and Nanotechnology Enclosures..........................................................14-15
Freeze Dry Systems,Concentrators and Evaporation Systems................................................16
GlasswareWashers andWater Purification Systems.........................................................................17
Additional Products..............................................................................................................................................18-19