Demo Facility

Wirsam Scientific — Johannesburg

Five Dedicated Demo Rooms. One Visit.

Our Johannesburg facility has five fully equipped demonstration rooms — Microscopy, General Lab, Analytical, Sample Preparation and X-Ray — with 25+ instruments from leading manufacturers available by appointment. Run your own samples. Ask your own questions. Buy with confidence.

5

Dedicated demo rooms

25+

Instruments on demo

9

Manufacturer brands

JHB

Demonstration facility

Free

No charge to visit

The Facility

Five specialist demonstration rooms

Each room is dedicated to a specific technology area and kept in fully operational condition — so you can see instruments running under realistic conditions, not just switched on for a visit.

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Microscopy

Optical, digital and industrial microscopy. Evident DSX2000 and the full Evident microscope and camera range.

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General Lab

Balances, pH meters, stirrers, liquid handling, ultrasonic processors and fume cupboards from A&D, D-Lab and more.

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Analytical

Particle size, fluorescence, flow injection analysis and discrete analysers. HORIBA and SEAL Analytical instruments.

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Sample Preparation

Fusion systems, pellet presses, calorimeters and sieve shakers. Katanax, Maasen, DDS and Nexopart.

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X-Ray

WDXRF, EDXRF and XRD instruments from Rigaku — Supermini200, MiniFlex 600, NEX CG II, NEX DE and NEX QC+.

Microscopy room

Microscopy
General lab room

General Lab
Analytical room

Analytical
Sample prep room

Sample Prep
X-Ray room

X-Ray
How It Works

Visit us, or we come to you

Demonstrations are available at our Johannesburg facility or — for selected instruments — we can bring the instrument to your site. Booking is required.

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Visit Our Johannesburg Facility

Five dedicated demo rooms at our head office in Richmond, Johannesburg. See instruments operating under real conditions and run your own samples where possible.

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On-site Demonstration

For selected instruments we can arrange a demonstration at your facility — particularly useful when you want to test an instrument with your own samples and your full team present.

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Booking Required

All demonstrations are by appointment. Contact us directly or speak to your Wirsam sales representative to arrange a time.

Demo Instruments

What’s available in each room

All instruments are operational and available by appointment. Contact us if you don’t see what you need — additional instruments and on-site demos can often be arranged.

Microscopy room
🔍 Microscopy RoomEvident

Optical, digital and industrial microscopy from Evident (Olympus)

  • DSX2000Digital Microscope
  • Microscope RangeOptical & Industrial
  • Camera RangeMicroscopy Cameras
General lab room
⚖️ General Lab RoomA&D • D-Lab

Balances, pH meters, stirrers, liquid handling and fume cupboards

  • BA-6TESemi-Micro Balance
  • Analytical BalancePrecision Weighing
  • ModulabFume Cupboard
  • D-LabHot Plate Stirrers & Pipettes
  • Giorgio BormacpH Meters
Analytical room
🔬 Analytical RoomHORIBA • SEAL

Particle size, fluorescence, flow injection and discrete analysis

  • LA-960 / ParticaLaser Particle Size Analyser
  • DuettaFluorescence & Absorbance
  • AQ700Discrete Analyser
  • AQ300Discrete Analyser
Sample prep room
⚙️ Sample Preparation RoomKatanax • Rocklabs

Fusion, pressing, calorimetry, particle sizing and sieve analysis

  • Katanax X-300Borate Fusion System
  • Maasen 25tPellet Press
  • DDS Cal3KCalorimeter
  • CPA 2-1Dynamic Image Analyser
  • EML 200Sieve Shaker
  • Hielscher UP200HtUltrasonic Processor
X-Ray room
☀️ X-Ray RoomRigaku

WDXRF, EDXRF and XRD — largest Rigaku demo installation in Southern Africa

  • Supermini200Benchtop WDXRF
  • MiniFlex 600Benchtop XRD
  • NEX CG IIEDXRF — Cartesian Geometry
  • NEX DEEDXRF — Direct Excitation
  • NEX QC+EDXRF — Process/QC

Don’t see the instrument you need? We have additional instruments and our supplier partners can arrange on-site demos.

Ask About Other Instruments

Book a Demonstration

How to arrange your demo

Free of charge, by appointment. Book via email or speak to your Wirsam sales representative — we’ll prepare the instrument and have a specialist ready.

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Get in touch

Email marketing@wirsam.com with the room or instrument, your application and preferred date.

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Speak to your Wirsam sales representative — they can arrange on your behalf.

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We confirm & prepare

We’ll confirm your appointment and prepare the instrument. Bring your own samples if you’d like to run them.

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Visit our Johannesburg facility

23 Menton Road, Richmond, Johannesburg. Our specialist will walk you through the instrument.

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Follow up & proposal

After your demo we can prepare a quote, arrange a trial or answer remaining technical questions.

📍 Location

23 Menton Road, Richmond, Johannesburg. Ample parking on site.

⏰ Hours

Monday to Friday, 07:30 – 16:30. By appointment only.

💰 Cost

Free of charge. No obligation to purchase.

🔬 Bring your samples

Where the instrument allows, you’re welcome to bring your own samples.

Book Your Demonstration

Tell us which room or instrument you’d like to see — or ask your sales rep to arrange it. We’ll have a specialist ready.