diff --git a/src/Components/DashboardPage/Technician/TechnicianEquipmentButtons.tsx b/src/Components/DashboardPage/Technician/TechnicianEquipmentButtons.tsx
index 094289d..27225da 100644
--- a/src/Components/DashboardPage/Technician/TechnicianEquipmentButtons.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/DashboardPage/Technician/TechnicianEquipmentButtons.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export default function TechnicianEquipmentButtons() {
             View All
           </p>
         </Button>
-        <Button
+        {/* <Button
           style={{
             ...styles.flex_column,
             ...{
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export default function TechnicianEquipmentButtons() {
           >
             Add Item
           </p>
-        </Button>
+        </Button> */}
         <Button
           style={{
             ...styles.flex_column,
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export default function TechnicianEquipmentButtons() {
             Transactions
           </p>
         </Button>
-        <Button
+        {/* <Button
           style={{
             ...styles.flex_column,
             ...{
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ export default function TechnicianEquipmentButtons() {
           >
             Miscellaneous
           </p>
-        </Button>
+        </Button> */}
       </div>
       <Popup
         open={addSKUmodalOpen}
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export default function TechnicianEquipmentButtons() {
       >
         <AddSKUModal />
       </Popup>
-      <Popup
+      {/* <Popup
         open={additemmodalOpen}
         onClose={() => SetAddItemModalOpen(false)}
         modal
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ export default function TechnicianEquipmentButtons() {
         }}
       >
         <AddItemModal />
-      </Popup>
+      </Popup> */}
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/Pages/EquipmentInstancesListPage/EquipmentInstancesListPage.tsx b/src/Pages/EquipmentInstancesListPage/EquipmentInstancesListPage.tsx
index 432b58a..f875f95 100644
--- a/src/Pages/EquipmentInstancesListPage/EquipmentInstancesListPage.tsx
+++ b/src/Pages/EquipmentInstancesListPage/EquipmentInstancesListPage.tsx
@@ -16,10 +16,23 @@ import { useState } from "react";
 import Popup from "reactjs-popup";
 import Autocomplete from "@mui/material/Autocomplete";
 import SearchIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Search";
+import AddItemModal from "../../Components/AddItemModal/AddItemModal";
+import AddToQueueIcon from "@mui/icons-material/AddToQueue";
+import ScienceIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Science";
+import ColorizeIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Colorize";
+
+import { Button } from "@mui/material";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+
+
 
 export default function EquipmentInstancesListPage() {
   const [editmodalOpen, SetEditModalOpen] = useState(false);
   const [selectedItem, SetSelectedItem] = useState(0);
+  const [additemmodalOpen, SetAddItemModalOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+
   const equipment_instances = useQuery({
     queryKey: ["equipment_instances"],
     queryFn: EquipmentInstancesAPI,
@@ -54,6 +67,9 @@ export default function EquipmentInstancesListPage() {
   }
   return (
     <div style={styles.background}>
+
+
+
       <Header label={"Items List"} />
       <div
         style={{
@@ -68,6 +84,122 @@ export default function EquipmentInstancesListPage() {
           flexWrap: "wrap",
         }}
       >
+        {/* ADDED/INSERTED BUTTON,POPUP, TWO CATEGORY BUTTONS*/}
+        <Button
+          style={{
+            ...styles.flex_column,
+            ...{
+              alignSelf: "center",
+              justifyContent: "center",
+              flexWrap: "wrap",
+            },
+          }}
+          onClick={() => {
+            SetAddItemModalOpen(true);
+          }}
+        >
+          <AddToQueueIcon
+            style={{
+              height: 64,
+              width: 64,
+              fill: colors.font_dark,
+              marginLeft: "1rem",
+              marginRight: "1rem",
+            }}
+          />
+          <p
+            style={{
+              ...styles.text_dark,
+              ...styles.text_M,
+            }}
+          >
+            Add Item
+          </p>
+        </Button>
+
+        <Popup
+        open={additemmodalOpen}
+        onClose={() => SetAddItemModalOpen(false)}
+        modal
+        position={"top center"}
+        contentStyle={{
+          width: "32rem",
+          borderRadius: 16,
+          borderColor: "grey",
+          borderStyle: "solid",
+          borderWidth: 1,
+          padding: 16,
+          alignContent: "center",
+          justifyContent: "center",
+          textAlign: "center",
+        }}
+      >
+        <AddItemModal />
+      </Popup>
+
+      <Button
+          style={{
+            ...styles.flex_column,
+            ...{
+              alignSelf: "center",
+              justifyContent: "center",
+              flexWrap: "wrap",
+            },
+          }}
+        >
+          <ScienceIcon
+            style={{
+              height: 64,
+              width: 64,
+              fill: colors.font_dark,
+              marginLeft: "1rem",
+              marginRight: "1rem",
+            }}
+            onClick={() => {
+              navigate("/view/equipment_instances/filter/Glassware");
+            }}
+          />
+          <p
+            style={{
+              ...styles.text_dark,
+              ...styles.text_M,
+            }}
+          >
+            Glassware
+          </p>
+        </Button>
+        <Button
+          style={{
+            ...styles.flex_column,
+            ...{
+              alignSelf: "center",
+              justifyContent: "center",
+              flexWrap: "wrap",
+            },
+          }}
+        >
+          <ColorizeIcon
+            style={{
+              height: 64,
+              width: 64,
+              fill: colors.font_dark,
+              marginLeft: "1rem",
+              marginRight: "1rem",
+            }}
+            onClick={() => {
+              navigate("/view/equipment_instances/filter/Miscellaneous");
+            }}
+          />
+          <p
+            style={{
+              ...styles.text_dark,
+              ...styles.text_M,
+            }}
+          >
+            Miscellaneous
+          </p>
+        </Button>
+
         <div style={{ alignSelf: "flex-start", paddingLeft: "32px" }}>
           <div
             style={{