Welcome to the Web Shop of Bellingham+Stanley

About Bellingham+Stanley:
Bellingham + Stanley has been manufacturing high quality optical instruments since 1914 and is a leading manufacturer in the world of refractometry. The current range of products includes optical hand refractometers, digital hand refractometers as well as a full range of bench mounted optical and digital refractometers and polarimeters. A full set of accessories and calibration materials are also available. Refractometers measure refractive index, which is often converted into a concentration measurement; typically of sugar (°Brix) for food applications or other easily useable concentration scales relative to the products being measured. For information about the instruments and our complete range of products, visit our main website.

About RefractometerShop:
RefractometerShop facilitates the purchase of our range of hand held optical refractometers as well as some accessories and calibration materials directly from our UK factory. Please look at the Country Table to verify qualifying countries. For customers outside these regions, please contact our Sales Team.

To use the site, simply download the BROCHURE in PDF format and use this to select the product of your choice from RefractometerShop. Placing an instrument in the BASKET will allow you to purchase the equipment securely through our chosen payment partner PAYPAL.

For bulk orders or to set up a distributorship, please contact our Sales Team.

Hand Held Refractometers:
The Eclipse Range of hand held refractometers feature high quality optics for a clear field of view and is manufactured using a robust ‘all-metal’ design with rubber handgrip and replaceable polyurethane illuminator flap. Each refractometer is supplied with a soft carry case and a Certificate of Conformity.

The instruments can be used in a large variety of applications including fruit ripeness, fruit juices and concentrates, carbonated beverages, alcohol content and grape must, confectionery and jams, sugar and many other food applications. Industrial applications include the measurement of soluble oils, quenchants, glycols, antifreeze, air-conditioning and heat transfer fluids, aviation fuel inhibitors, aeroplane wing de-icing surfactants, starch, textile surfactants etc. Instruments can be standard (zero offset type) or ATC (automatic temperature compensation) types depending on the application and scale range.

Typical Refractometer Scales Include:
Industrial: Refractive Index (RI), Starch, Antifreeze, Frost Protection (°F/°C), % Ethylene Glycol, % Propylene Glycol, Battery Acid, DiEGME, Seawater, Starch.
Food: °Brix, % Mas Sucrose, Sugar, Saline, Water in Honey.
Wine: Probable Alcohol, Babo (KMW), Oechsle-D (German data), Oechsle-CH (Swiss Data), Baume, Zeiss (ABV – %Alcohol Content), % Mas Sucrose, °Brix.

Certificates of Calibration are available at time of order.

Calibration Fluids:
AG Fluids are ideal for calibrating digital refractometers that incorporate temperature control. They are especially suited to customers that wish to calibrate instruments at the low end of the Brix range, such as in the soft drinks and fruit juice industries. They have a long shelf life compared to conventional sugar solutions so can be purchased as a multi-pack, reducing the ‘per bottle shipping cost.’

Calibration Oils (Code 90-525 and Code 90-530) are ideally suited for calibrating refractometers that measure in the upper range of the RI scale or where instruments are used at high temperatures such as edible and mineral oil applications.

More information is available on our Main Website.

Country Table:
Table of participating Countries showing post, packing, duty and locals sales tax.