Hotplates, Mixers & Shakers

Laboratory mixers and shakers are instruments that help to form a homogenous mixture from more than one ingredient. Used in many types of industry, such as food and beverage, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and electronics, as well as labs that deal with life sciences, wastewater treatment, and biotech, laboratory mixers and shakers are an important part of many labs. Laboratory shakers do just that—-shake the mixtures that are placed on them. Plates vibrate back and forth or circularly to mix the components. Some laboratory shakers have plates that tilt up and down as well as side to side for an added mixing element. Laboratory mixers, on the other hand, have a tool, such as a paddle or blade, that goes into the sample to be mixed and mechanically stirs it.