Starlab is mixing it up in the laboratory market with its new Vortex Mixer
The Vortex Mixer combines unparalleled design with top performance and user-friendliness
6 Mar 2024
One and a half years after the successful launch of its redesigned laboratory device, the Starlab Minicentrifuge, Starlab has introduced its second product: The Starlab Vortex Mixer.
Design is about more than looks
Like the Minicentrifuge, the Vortex Mixer is based on the distinctive Starlab curved design. The shape invites laboratory staff to actively interact with it and promotes intuitive handling. “We invested a lot of time in product development. Our signature curved design, which is also a key feature of the Minicentrifuge, was developed for more than just aesthetic reasons. Making sure that our users can easily learn how to operate our products and enjoy using them is very important to us”, says Klaus Ambos, President and CEO, Starlab. “The high volume of positive feedback from our customers and the recognition we have received from various institutions confirm that we are on the right track. Design is an important aspect in laboratory operations.”
A focus on user-friendliness
The Starlab developers’ goal was a new type of vortexer providing multifunctionality with focus on user-friendliness. The unique feature of the new Vortex Mixer is the intuitive glove-compatible touchscreen user interface. The screen makes it easy to set the speed and time and offers pre-set options that allow users quick speed and time selection at the touch of a button. Customized speed and time setting is also available. The mixer is energy smart thanks to its sleep mode, which reduces energy consumption by putting the device on standby after a period of not being used.
Creating good vibes through performance, versatility and fun
With a speed range from 300 rpm to 3500 rpm in touch mode, the Vortex Mixer provides versatility for all laboratory requirements. The large surface area allows differently shaped tubes and containers to be vortexed, whilst the recessed center provides the benefits of traditional, cup-style attachments.
For greater flexibility, optional adapters are also available for continuous mixing of tubes or a microplate within a 300 rpm to 1500 rpm range. On top of that, the Vortex Mixer runs quietly, ensuring a disturbance-free working environment in the laboratory. Stability and safety during operation are provided by the anti-slip feet.
Technical specifications of the Starlab Vortex Mixer
- Speed range
- Standard attachment: 300 rpm to 3,500 rpm
- Adapter for 1.5/2.0 ml tubes: 300 rpm to 1,500 rpm
- Adapter for microplates: 300 rpm to 1,500 rpm
- Speed increments: 50 rpm
- Timing capacity: 1 second to 99:59 minutes
- Type of movement: orbital
- Two operating modes: touch and continuous
- Noise level: ≤ 55 dBA
- USB output: 5 VDC 1 A
- Permissible ambient temperature: 2 °C – 40 °C
- Permissible relative humidity: ≤ 80 %
- Power supply: 100 V – 240 V, 50 Hz – 60 Hz
- Unit input: 24 V DC 12 W