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Scientific Industries are undisputed world leaders in vortexing technologies and are best known for the Vortex-Genie family of laboratory vortex mixers and shakers.

Introducing the Genie Vortex Mixer Family

The Vortex-Genie family of vortex mixers has gained considerable respect due to their compact, reliable, and easy-to-use design. Used in laboratories worldwide, Genie Vortex Mixers are feature-packed and affordable, offering a range of five main designs to suit your laboratory's unique needs.

Shared Features of the Genie Vortex Mixer Family

• Rugged, stable and secure: Genie Vortex Mixers are encased in a metal housing and weigh just enough to ensure the unit won't walk across the bench while in use, resulting in a stable platform for all types of mixing.

• Compact: The minuscule base dimensions of 165 x 122 x 165mm ensure these handy units take up little of your valuable bench space.

• Versatile: Vortex-Genie Vortex Mixers are even suitable for use in cold rooms and incubators.

• Add-ons: The Vortex-Genie series of Vortex Mixers have an impressive assortment of compatible accessories, including plate and test tube holders, making it an even more helpful tool for your lab.

• Unmatched reliability: Vortex-Genie Vortex Mixers are backed by years of proven performance in laboratories worldwide. 

The Vortex-Genie 1 offers an affordable solution for high-speed vortex mixing applications. The Vortex-Genie 1 Vortex Mixer allows high speed shaking with a large 6 mm orbit.

Vortex-Genie 1 Features:

• The powerful single high-speed vortexing of the Vortex-Genie 1 Vortex Mixer helps increase laboratory efficiency by reducing application vortexing time.
• “Touch on” operation.
• 6mm orbit for aggressive vortexing of complex samples. 

The rugged and reliable Vortex-Genie 2 Vortex Mixer is the most popular model in the Vortex-Genie Family due to its ease of use, variable speed control, and choice of hands-free or touch-mixing.

Vortex-Genie 2 Features:

• Variable speed from gentle to vigorous for precision mixing.
• An extensive range of attachments for most tubes, plates and other containers.
• Hands-free continuous action or “touch on” operation.

Watch: How to Use the IC-SI-0297 Vortex Mixer

The Vortex-Genie 2T has all the same great features as the Vortex-Genie 2 Vortex Mixer plus an integrated mechanical timer of 1-60 seconds. 

Vortex-Genie 2T Features:

• Timer function: Choose a time on the dial between 1-60 seconds for “touch on” mode or 1-60 minutes for continuous hands-free operation.
• Reliable results: The vortex time is constant, no matter the day or operator, ensuring you produce accurate and repeatable results.
• Hands-free continuous action or “touch on” operation.
• Variable speed control: Allows slow speed shaking action up to high-speed vortexing.
  

The Digital Vortex-Genie 2 Vortex Mixer includes all the great features as the Vortex-Genie 2 plus a digital control and display of speed and time.

Digital Vortex-Genie 2 Features:

• Digital Speed Control: Provides accurate, reproducible, and repeatable results with complete control of speed and time.
• Timer: Touch on mode for 1-99 seconds. Hands-Free for 1-99 minutes or “touch on” continuous operation.
• Variable speed control: A range of settings includes a slow speed shaking action up to high-speed vortexing.
• Consistent, reproducible results: The vortex time is constant, no matter the day or operator.

For applications requiring more than vortexing – look to the Vortex-Genie Pulse. This revolutionary vortex meter has a pulsing action that provides more collisions and a random motion. As a result, the Vortex-Genie Pulse is ideal for the most demanding lab operations and applications where a more vigorous action than standard vortexing is required.

Vortex-Genie Pulse Features:

• Pulsing action provides more collisions with a random motion.
• Fully programmable "ON" and "REST" functions work to reduce heat buildup within your sample’s vessel while keeping materials in suspension. Ideal for heat-sensitive samples.
• An easy to navigate control panel displays speed, time, and "RUN/STOP" time for reproducibility and accuracy.
• The variable "RUN/STOP" time provides rapid pulsing and superior interval mixing.
• The versatile Vortex-Genie Pulse can be used as a standard continuous Vortex Mixer, and it is compatible with all Vortex-Genie accessories.

Genie Vortex Mixer Specification Comparison Table

Conclusion

Feature-packed and affordable, the Vortex-Genie Mixer family offers various designs to suit your laboratory's specific needs.

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Appendix 1: Vortex-Genie Vortex Mixer Add-Ons.

Discover the impressive assortment of compatible accessories mixers that make Vortex-Genie indispensable tools for your lab.

	Model H301 Multiple Sample Starter Set Product code: IC-504-0233-00	This kit for the Vortex Mixer comes with a 6-inch (152mm) Platform, Microtube Foam Insert, and Microplate Foam Insert. Each insert fits into the 6-in Platform attachment and accommodates 60 microtubes or one standard footprint microplate.
	6-inch Platform Product code: 146-6005-00	The 6-inch platform clips into the Vortex-Genie 2 Vortex Mixer for using either the Microtube Foam Insert, Microplate Foam Insert or Two-Tier Microplate Foam Insert.
	Microtube Foam Insert Product code: 504-0234-00	This foam insert fits into the 6-inch platform and consists of two high-density foam inserts to accommodate 60 microtubes. 6-inch platform required.
	Large Sample Set (Model H302) Product code: IC-503-0282-00	The Large Sample Set is ideal for use with beakers, flasks and large tubes. The kit includes; a recessed platform, two elastic bands and an assortment of foam inserts for tubes of various diameters (9mm to 37mm). A blank foam insert is also provided for user customisation.
	3-Inch Platform With Rubber Cover Product code: IC-0K-0500-902	A replacement plastic 3-inch (76mm) platform with rubber cover for mixing and vortexing in beakers, flasks and multiple tubes. Also available without Rubber Cover.
	Rubber Cover for 3-inch Platform Product code: IC-580-2013-00	A replacement rubber cover for the 3-in (76mm) platform.
	TurboMix Attachment Product code: IC-SI-0564	The TurboMix attachment permanently mounts to most existing Vortex-Genie 2 to provide extremely vigorous mixing of up to twelve 1.5ml or 2.0ml microtubes (snap-top or screw-cap) through a combination of vortexing and impact collision. This system is ideal for aggressive and rapid dissolution, resuspension or mixing of samples and is also convenient and practical for cell disruption in glass bead procedures.
	Universal Microtube Holder Product code: IC-SI-0565	The removable Microtube Holder is suitable for use with the TurboMix Attachment (IC-SI-0564) on the Vortex-Genie 2 Vortex Mixer. Accepts 1.5ml or 2.0ml microtubes (snap-top or screw-cap).
	Large Ampule/Tube Attachment Product code: IC-SI-0511	The Large Ampule/Tube attachment provides vigorous end-to-end agitation combined with vortexing of up to four 10mm-17mm diameter tubes or ampules.
	Small Ampule/Tube Attachment Product code: SI-0570	The Small Ampule/Tube Attachment provides agitation combined with vortexing of up to four 15mm-17mm diameter tubes or ampules.
	Horizontal 50ml Tube Holder Product code: IC-SI-H506	This tube holder holds six 50mL tubes horizontally. The holder easily snaps into the Vortex-Genie Vortex Mixer with no additional attachment necessary.
	Horizontal 15ml Tube Holder Product code: IC-SI-H512	This tube holder secures twelve 15mL tubes horizontally. The holder easily snaps into the Vortex-Genie Vortex Mixer with no additional attachment necessary.
	Horizontal-(24) Microtube Product code: IC-SI-H524	This tube holder holds twenty-four microtubes horizontally. The holder snaps onto any Vortex-Genie 2 Vortex Mixer with no additional attachments necessary.
	Vertical High-Speed 50Ml Tube Holder Product code: IC-SI-V203	The IC-SI-V203 Tube Holder holds three 50mL tubes vertically. It is optimised for high-speed vortexing a small number of tubes.
	Vertical High-Speed 15Ml Tube Holder Product code: IC-SI-V206	Ideal for mixing a small number of tubes, the IC-SI-V206 holds six 15mL tubes vertically. No additional attachments are necessary.
	Vertical High-Speed Microtube Holder Product code: IC-SI-V209	For high-speed vortexing of nine microtubes, vertically look to the IC-SI-V209. This accessory clips straight into the Vortex-Genie 2 Vortex Mixer, No additional attachments are required.
	Vertical 50ml Tube Holder Product code: IC-SI-V506	The IC-SI-V506 tube holder secures six 50mL tubes vertically without additional attachments.
	Vertical 15ml Tube Holder Product code: IC-SI-V512	This tube holder accommodates twelve 15mL tubes vertically. Holder snaps onto any Vortex-Genie 2 Vortex Mixer.
	Vertical 50Ml, 15Ml, Microtube Holder (24 Tubes) Product code: IC-SI-V525	The IC-SI-V525 Tube Holder secures six 50mL, six 15mL and twelve microtubes vertically. The holder snaps directly onto the Vortex-Genie 2 Vortex Mixer without further attachments.