Shakers, Rockers, and Rotators
Fisherbrand™ Bottle and tube roller, variable speed 5 to 80rpm, digital display
Sleek and compact bottle/tuberoller is capable of rolling multiple sizes of tubes or bottles.
Grant Instruments™ 360° Vertical Multi-function Rotator
Provides all the functionality – vertical rotation, reciprocation and vibration for thorough mixing of microtubes and reproducible sample preparation. Grant Bio™ 360° Vertical Multi-Function Rotator includes a low voltage cord that easily fits through door gaskets, allowing use in incubators, refrigerators and workstations.
Heidolph instruments Shaker Vibramax 100
Compact, space-saving shaker/mixer. Heidolph™ Shaker Vibramax 100 has a load capacity of 2kg.
RETSCH Sieve Shaker AS 400
Use this sieve shaker in research & development, quality control of raw materials, interim and finished products as well as in production monitoring. Retsch™ Sieve Shaker AS 400 is used for the sieving of dry goods with test sieves of a diameter up to 400mm.
Heidolph instruments Rotamax 120 Orbital Shaker
Performs a gentle motion for sensitive samples and supports culture plates and Erlenmeyer flasks. Heidolph™ Rotamax 120 Orbital Shaker is a compact and space-saving unit with a shaking orbit of 20mm.
Heidolph instruments Multi Reax Vortex Shaker
Accommodates up to 26 vessels with various diameters. Heidolph™ Multi Reax Vortex Shaker includes an attachment for 26 vessels with diameters from 10 to 16mm and an attachment for 12 vessels with diameters from 16 to 32mm.The 3mm vibration orbit allows for excellent mixing results even in large and solid samples.
IKA™ Loopster Digital
A digital rotator for smooth but effective mixing with adjustable speed, ideal for biological samples, particularly blood samples.
Thermo Scientific™ CO2 Resistant Shakers
Benefit from reliable around-the-clock operation ideally suited to keep your cells alive and flourishing within your working environment.
Eppendorf™ ThermoTop™
Use this lid with ThermoMixer™ C/ ThermoStat™ C with SmartBlock™ plates and lab vessels up to 2 mL and ThermoMixer F 0.5/F1.5/F2.0/FP. The Eppendorf ThermoTop™ with condens.protect™ technology heated lid prevents condensation on tube lid and tube wall.
Cole-Parmer™ Stuart™ Orbital Shaker
Provides a smooth uniform circular motion with an orbit of 16mm. Stuart™ Orbital Shaker is supplied with a non-slip mat that can hold up to four multi-well plates or diagnostic cards.
RETSCH Sieve Shaker AS 200 control
Use this sieve shaker in research & development, quality control of raw materials, interim and finished products as well as in production monitoring. Retsch™ Sieve Shaker AS 200 control features digital setting and display of performance and time.
Grant Instruments™ PS-3D Variable Speed, Fixed-Angle 3D Rotator
Provides a smooth 3D orbital motion for mixing in tubes, culture flasks, dishes and boxes over the speed range 5 to 60 rpm. Grant Bio™ PS-3D Variable Speed, Fixed-Angle 3D Rotator is small but highly functional, with a low profile and small footprint, fitting neatly into the smallest workspace.
Cole-Parmer™ Stuart™ Flask Shaker
Creates a vigorous mixing action by simulating hand shaking. Stuart™ Flask Shaker is especially useful for prolonged shaking because it can be left on continuously and won't get tired!
Bel-Art™ SP Scienceware™ Spindrive™ Orbital Vibrating Platform
Save the expense and eliminate the space requirements of another piece of lab equipment. Placed and centered on a magnetic stirrer, this platform operates as an orbital vibrator for plates, flasks or other vessels.
Thermo Scientific™ MaxQ™ 8000 Incubated Stackable Shaker Package A
Save valuable lab space with these incubated stackable shakers, designed to be stacked two to three high on the floor without sacrificing performance.
Thermo Scientific™ MaxQ™ 6000 Refrigerated Stackable Shaker, digital, 120V Package B
Save valuable lab space with stackable shakers. These shakers combine orbital shaking with general purpose incubation for added versatility.
Cole-Parmer™ Stuart™ Digital Tube Roller
Provides a gentle, but highly efficient, rocking and rolling action. Stuart™ Digital Tube Rollers offer variable speed from 5 to 60rpm and a built-in digital timer which can either set from 1 second to 90 minutes, 1 minute to 9 hours or in 'minutes-only' mode up to 9999 minutes for maximum versatility.
Bel-Art™ ProCulture Orbital Shaker Platform
Turns a standard magnetic stirrer into an orbital shaking platform saving the expense and space requirements of additional lab equipment.
IKA™ Digital 3D Rocker
A digital shaker with three-dimensional tumbling motion and adjustable speed for smooth, homogeneous mixing tasks in flasks, culture flasks, Petri dishes and tubes.
Fritsch™ Analysette 3 Model Pro Vibratory Sieve Shaker
High-performance vibratory sieve shaker offering everything needed for fast determination of quantitative particle size distribution. Fritsch™ Analysette 3 Model Pro Vibratory Sieve Shaker features an electromagnetic drive that oscillates the sieve stack.
Heidolph instruments TitraMax Shakers
Ideal for use in science, research, and other laboratories, this Titramax 100 is a compact and space-saving unit that accepts load capacities of 2 kg and space for 4 microtiter plates.
New Brunswick Innova™ Benchtop Open Air Shaker from Eppendorf
Use these platform shakers for shaking in ambient conditions on the bench or in a warm or cold room. New Brunswick Innova Benchtop Open Air Shakers offer a “quick-change” platform kit for frequent platform changes; enables snapping platforms in place without tools.
Thermo Scientific™ Thermal Mixer with Blocks
Get flexibility with this vertical mixer with variable speed and temperature control for a variety of applications.
Corning™ LSE™ Orbital Shaker with Flat Platform
Ideal for staining and washing of fragile gels
Fisherbrand™ Isotemp™ Shake Touch High Speed Shakers
Includes block for 24 x 1.5mL microtubes, removable rack and cover.
Fisherbrand™ Rotary Mixer Discs
Suitable for end-to-end mixing tubes
Shakers, rockers and rotators are key items of equipment for mixing and agitating a wide range of sample types in many biological, clinical or industrial laboratories.
They comprise a basal electric motor unit which drives a moving platform, deck, rotisserie, roller, drum or other support to which the samples are secured, often with the help of an adapter. The motor speed may be adjustable, to offer a gentle mixing motion through to a more vigorous high-speed mixing action.
Shakers typically provide either a reciprocal to-and-fro, orbital or wrist motion, rockers a wave or see-saw motion, and rotators rotate their samples either in a horizontal or vertical plane, with adjustable models offering tilts at all angles in between.
Different models of shakers, rockers and rotators are designed to accommodate tubes, microplates, culture flasks, bottles or similar vessels. Minishakers are small and space-saving, other shakers, rockers and rotators are standard benchtop, although some are free-standing and stackable. Other models are humidity or CO2 resistant and specifically designed for operation inside refrigerators, incubators or other controlled enclosures. Some shakers may themselves be heated, incubating or refrigerated, and are supplied with a cover to control their own temperature and humidity.
Many shakers, rockers and rotators are microprocessor controlled, with programmable functionality, digital displays and alarms.
Typical applications of shakers, rockers and rotators include:
- Cell culture and microbial culture
- Molecular biology, PCR, genomics and proteomics, including gel and blot processing
- Clinical chemistry and haematology
- Dissolving, suspending or mixing media, chemicals or other preparative solutions