Editing Quickfit apparatus

{{Short description|Brand of laboratory glassware}}
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[[Image:Quickfit.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Common Quickfit components include (1) Pear shaped flask, 50 ml (2) [[Distillation|Stillhead]] (3) [[Liebig condenser]] (4) Screwcap adapter (5) Receiver adapter (6) [[Thermometer]] (7) [[Dropping funnel]], 50 ml, with Rotaflo tap (8) Stopper (9) Air leak / steam inlet tube (10) [[Round bottom flask]], 25 ml (11) [[Condenser (laboratory)#Air condenser|Air condenser]] / [[drying tube]] (12) Sintered glass [[funnel]] (13) Drying tube (14) Pear shaped flask, 50 ml, with angled side neck (15) Air leak / steam inlet tube (16) Adapter with 'T' connection (17) Screwcap adapter]]
'''Quickfit''' is a brand of [[laboratory glassware]], produced under the Pyrex trademark and distributed through various fronts in differing countries; e.g. [[Corning Inc.|Corning]] in North America. A large percentage of the glassware makes use of [[ground glass joint]]s.

The Quickfit brand is [[glassblowing|blown]] in Stone, Staffordshire, in the United Kingdom and marketed through DWK in the United Kingdom. 'Quickfit' has become a [[genericized trademark]] for all ground glass. Whilst the ownership and name of Quickfit has changed numerous times, all genuine Quickfit glass is stamped with a Q, displaying the brand name, the word [[Pyrex]] and the part code.

==Timeline==
1923, James A. Jobling licensed to produce Pyrex branded glassware<ref name=timeline>{{cite web|title=Our History|url=http://www.scilabware.com/about/history/|website=SciLabware|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref>

1962, Quartz and Quickfit glassware goes into production at Stone<ref name=timeline />

1970, Quickfit becomes a part of Jobling Lab Division<ref name=timeline />

1973, Quickfit joins the Corning company<ref name=timeline />

1982, Corning Laboratory Division becomes J.Bibby Science Products<ref name=timeline/>

1986, J Bibby Scientific Products becomes Bibby Sterilin<ref name=timeline />

2005, Bibby Sterilin becomes Barloworld Scientific<ref name=timeline />

2008, SciLabware is introduced<ref name=timeline />

2011, Scilabware becomes part of the Duran Group

2015, Duran Group acquires & integrates WHEATON Industries Inc

2016, UK entities of WHEATON & SciLabware consolidate into new SciLabware

2017, Launch of DWK Life Sciences, SciLabware launches new branding

2020, SciLabware Ltd becomes DWK Life Sciences Limited

==References==
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[[Category:Laboratory glassware]]