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Mix Your Samples with Dependable and Durable Orbital Shakers

Orbital shakers move in a circular shaking motion at various speeds and are suitable for culturing microbes, washing blots, and general mixing needs. Due to many designs, these orbital shakers do not cause stalite vibrations on benchtops, keeping other processes in the area undisturbed.

Orbital shakers are used to mix a variety of vessels such as flasks, bottles, tubes, and blot boxes in a circular motion. Providing low heat generation compared to other types of mixers, orbital shakers are ideal for culturing microbes and samples that are temperature sensitive through development. Although, there are orbital shakers that come with heating capabilities. This allows you to not only incubate your samples, but also mix them at the same time. Condensing two different processes into one generates a compact, one stop solution for molecular and other life science laboratories.

With a space saving, small footprint, the compact orbital shakers offered at Pipette.com are designed to fit easily within any lab. Whether you need the shaker on a benchtop or within a hood, these orbital shakers can be utilized with minimal impact to your work space.

Pipette.com offers shakers from Oxford Lab Products, Eppendorf, Scientific Industries, Benchmark Scientific, and Labnet to help you grow cultures, wash blots, and mix samples.

Versatility is important when it comes to a laboratory because no two processes are identical. You may need to mix a large carboy, or you may need to mix several erlenmeyer flasks. Standard shakers come equipped with adhering mats, where items are placed on top and allowed to sit while mixing with no additional attachments. However, there are several different attachments you may obtain to enhance your mixing experience.

• Racheting Clamps: These clamps when placed on an orbital shaker allow for multiple different vessels to be mixed at the same time without the need of various adapters. Simply adjust the clamps to fit the vessels being utilized and begin mixing.
• Flask Clamps: Designed to fit several erlenmeyer flasks at the same time, flasks clamps when equipped to an orbital shaker allow these uniquely shaped containers to be mixed without the fear or spillage or collision.
• Plate Adapter: Plate adapters attach to the top of orbital shakers and are designed to hold various sized well plates and deepwell plates utilized in PCR and molecular processes.
• Multi-Tier Adapter: A multi-tier adapter is used to allow multiple levels of platforms to allow for more sample mixing in a higher efficiency manner. By stacking vertically, you are utilizing less bench space and leaving room for more processes and equipment.

To get started, read our blog article Selecting the Right Orbital Shaker for Your Laboratory.

We can help you select the right orbital shaker to fit your laboratory’s experimental demands and budget, call 800-243-3232 or email info@pipette.com.