Talboys Vortex Mixers

Talboys Vortex Mixers are our Featured Product of the Month

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Talboys Vortex Mixers are sturdy, small bench top units that are designed to mix or shake tubes, microplates, or flasks with gentle of vigorous agitation. Available in digital or analog with a variety of accessories to suit any laboratory application.

View our complete line of Vortex Mixers:

Basic (fixed speed)
Standard (analog)
Advanced (digital)
Pulsing
Standard Heavy-Duty (analog)
Advanced Heavy-Duty (digital)
Standard Microplate (analog)
Advanced Microplate (digital)
Standard Multi-Tube (analog)
Advanced Multi-Tube (digital)

Basic, Standard, Advanced and Pulsing Vortex Mixers are designed for intermittent use. The Heavy-Duty and Microplate Vortex Mixers as well as the Multi-Tube Vortexers are designed for continuous duty.

Quin T. Essential's FAQ Corner

• What accessories or attachments come with the Vortex Mixers?
• Basic, Standard, Advanced and Pulsing Vortex Mixers are supplied with a cup head and 3-inch head with cover. The Pulsing Vortex Mixer is also supplied with a stainless steel micro-tube holder with built-in cup head for 1.5 to 2.0ml tubes. Standard Microplate and Advanced Microplate Vortex Mixers are supplied with a cup head and a single microplate holder. Standard Heavy-Duty and Advanced Heavy-Duty Vortex Mixers are supplied with a cup head, universal holder with cover, and foam insert for (38) 1.5 to 2.0ml microtubes. Standard Multi-Tube and Advanced Multi-Tube Vortexers are supplied with (1) 12mm test tube foam rack.
  
  
• I need to know my exact speed. Does it matter which model I order?
• The digital models, with their microprocessor controls, are the only models that can accurately express that information.
  
  
• I need to vortex for an extended period of time. Is there a model that is designed for continuous duty?
• The new Heavy-Duty and Microplate Vortex Mixers as well as the Multi-Tube Vortexers are rated for continuous duty.
  

Did You Know?

Talboys offers a Single Tube Holder which allows you to have single tube, hands free mixing.

Easily attaches to the top of any Vortex Mixer with the use of a strong magnetic base. Accepts tubes from 2.5 to 4.5" (6.4 to 11.4cm) in length. Minimum tube diameter of 0.75" (19mm). This will work with all models on continuous mode*.

Click on the links below to see our complete accessory offering:

Traditional Vortex Mixer Accessories
Heavy-Duty Vortex Mixer Accessories
Multi-Tube Vortexer Accessories

*Will not work with Basic Vortex Mixer

Talboys Vortex Mixer Applications

Some common applications for vortex mixers include:

• Cell lysing / cell disrupting - ideal for Pulsing Vortex Mixers
• Mixing more than one type of liquid with another
• Mixing or suspending a solid into a liquid
• Mixing or suspending a single sample of liquid
• Breaking up a semisolid sample into a liquid
• Mixing multiple microplates