Shaken, Not Stirred

MIX-TRACTION: The QuEChERS Shaker

For shaking, mixing, extracting, dissolving and emulsifying. The MIX-TRACTION system can be used in a variety of matrices such as:

Food and feed samples
Environmental samples
Bioanalytical samples

Typical applications include QuEChERS, QuEChERSER, QuPPe, soil extraction or cell lysis (in conjunction with grinding balls) and other applications.

MIX-TRACTION is also suitable for PFAS analysis:

The Benefits

Powerful vertical shaking, replaces manual shaking by hand and thus valuable manpower
Saves time and effort by processing the samples in parallel: up to 8 x 50 mL or 8 x 15 mL Falcon tubes or mixed possible
Reproducible results as shaking conditions are constant
Saves space and energy
Touchscreen for convenient operation
Simple setting of time and shaking speed
Shaking without time restrictions possible

DETAILS AT A GLANCE

MIX-TRACTION

1 On-Off Button 2 Cover 3 Touch Screen 4 Retaining Bracket

1 On-Off Button Toggle accordion

Power switch for switching the unit on and off. If the switch is lit (white), the unit is switched on; if the switch is not lit, the unit is switched off.

2 Cover Toggle accordion

Open cover, insert centrifuge tubes, close cover. Either up to 8 x 50 mL or up to 8 x 15 mL conical centrifuge tubes can be used. The tubes can also be mixed. If the cover is opened during the process, an emergency shutdown is started immediately.

3 Touch Screen Toggle accordion

The touch screen is used for easier handling and makes operation almost self-explanatory.

4 Retaining Bracket Toggle accordion

Fixes the conical centrifuge tubes. When using the smaller tubes, an additional holder is used.

MIX-TRACTION: Better than Manual Shaking by Hand

Shaking by hand, e.g. in QuEChERS applications, is very time-consuming and labour-intensive. Shaking with MIX-TRACTION not only leads to at least equally good extraction results, but also ensures that all of the samples are shaken in identical conditions. This gives you more time for other important tasks in the laboratory.

Extraction on PFAS

PFAS extraction from solid environmental samples with a mixer with variable speed settings, e.g. US EPA 1633 (2nd draft).

PFAS extraction from food and feed with a laboratory shaker, e.g. EURL Guidance Document on Analytical Parameters for the Determination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Food and Feed.