A regular laboratory incubator and a shaker incubator work in the same area, but solve different problems. The incubator provides a stable temperature environment. The shaker incubator not only maintains temperature, but also creates mixing, which is important for certain biological and chemical processes.

If the laboratory is involved in cultivation, microbiology, biochemistry, or processes where the combination of temperature and movement is critical, a shaker incubator is often a better option. If you simply require stable keeping of samples at a controlled temperature, a classic incubator is sufficient.

When choosing, you need to take into account the volume of the chamber, the type of movement, the temperature range, the accuracy of maintaining the regime and the convenience of placing flasks or test tubes. It is also important to evaluate how well the device matches the future load, and not just the current amount of work.

For the laboratory, the right choice means not only convenience, but also consistency of results. That is why it is better to select such devices according to the technique, and not according to a general description.