What Are the Differences Between BRAND, VACUUBRAND, and VITLAB Products?

BRANDTECH Scientific is the US and Canadian division of the Brand Group, and it sells three distinct product lines under one roof: BRAND for liquid handling, consumables, and precision glassware; VACUUBRAND for vacuum pumps, gauges, controllers, and complete vacuum systems; and VITLAB for plastic volumetric products used in measuring, sampling, and storage. If you are equipping a lab and trying to decide which line covers a given task, the split is by function rather than by quality tier — each brand owns a different part of the bench workflow.

The three product lines at a glance

BRAND: liquid handling and precision glassware

BRAND is the line to look at when your task involves moving or measuring liquid accurately. According to BRANDTECH, BRAND manufactures liquid handling products, consumables, and precision glassware designed for precise and reliable results.

A concrete example from the featured products is the Transferpette® pro single and multi-channel pipette, described as allowing precise, ergonomic, and flexible work for daily lab routines. If your need is routine pipetting across single or multiple channels, that is a BRAND product, not a VACUUBRAND or VITLAB one.

Choose BRAND when:

• You need pipettes or other liquid handling instruments
• You need consumables tied to liquid handling workflows
• You need precision glassware for accurate measurement

VACUUBRAND: vacuum technology

VACUUBRAND covers everything on the vacuum side. BRANDTECH states that VACUUBRAND offers a wide range of vacuum pumps, gauges, controllers, and vacuum systems for rough and fine vacuum within the laboratory.

The featured example is the PC 3001 VARIO select oil-free diaphragm pump, described as ideal for bench-top sized rotary evaporator applications, with an integrated VACUU•SELECT® touch screen controller for automated applications. BRANDTECH also promotes a dedicated VACUU·LAN® lab vacuum system with its own digital home, plus a vacuum pump selection guide and vacuum applications resources.

Choose VACUUBRAND when:

• You need to generate or control vacuum at the bench
• You are running rotary evaporation or similar vacuum-dependent applications
• You need pumps, gauges, controllers, or a complete vacuum system rather than individual glassware or plasticware

VITLAB: plastic volumetric products

VITLAB is the plastics line. BRANDTECH describes it as an extensive range of plastic products for volume measurement, sampling, and storage, positioned to support accurate laboratory results.

Choose VITLAB when:

• You need to measure volumes in plastic rather than glass
• You need sampling or storage containers
• You want plasticware as an alternative to glass for handling and storing liquids

How to decide between them

The decision is usually driven by the physical task, not by brand preference:

1. Identify the operation. Moving liquid accurately → BRAND. Creating or regulating vacuum → VACUUBRAND. Measuring, sampling, or storing in plastic → VITLAB.
2. Check the application resources. BRANDTECH groups its support content by application — vacuum applications and liquid handling applications — which maps directly onto the VACUUBRAND and BRAND lines. Use those pages to confirm the product family fits your workflow.
3. Use the selection guides where they exist. A vacuum pump selection guide is listed under support, which is the most direct way to narrow VACUUBRAND options for a specific setup.
4. Confirm availability before planning. Some items are flagged as in stock (for example, the UV-Cuvette micro is marked "IN STOCK"), while others are not, so check the product page rather than assuming lead time.

Where the lines overlap in practice

A single experiment can pull from all three. A rotary evaporation setup, for instance, might use a VACUUBRAND pump and controller for vacuum, BRAND glassware or liquid handling for the sample, and VITLAB plasticware for storing fractions. That is the intended structure: BRANDTECH positions itself as one supplier for chemistry and life science lab tools, with each brand handling a defined category rather than competing with the others.

If you are unsure which line a specific product belongs to, the site organizes navigation by category — Liquid Handling, Vacuum Technology, Life Science Consumables, Volumetric Instruments, and General Lab Products — which corresponds closely to the brand split.