Heidolph|
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Laboratory Equipment |
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| Founded |
1938, as a manufacturer of precision drive motors |
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| Headquarters |
Schwabach, Germany |
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| Products |
Specializing in Rotary Evaporation, Shakers, OH Stirrers, Peristaltic Pumps, and Magnetic Hotplates Stirrers. |
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Number of employees |
250+ (2010) |
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| Website |
http://www.heidolph.com/ |
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Heidolph Instruments is a manufacturer of laboratory equipment with a presence in more than 100 countries. It sells equipment to laboratories in pharmaceutical research, cosmetics, biology, bio-fuel, chemical industries and universities worldwide.
Business
Schwabach, Germany
Heidolph Instruments, founded in 1938 as a manufacturer of precision drive motors and engineering, is a manufacturer of high quality laboratory equipment specializing in rotary evaporation, shakers, overhead stirrers, peristaltic pumps and magnetic hotplate stirrers. The organization is headquartered in Schwabach, a city within close proximity to Nuremberg, Germany. It is there that the development and production of equipment; as well as the coordination of sales, and customer support activities are located.
Heidolph North America is a subsidiary of Heidolph GmbH, founded as Heidolph Brinkmann LLC in 2008. Heidolph North America supports and services Heidolph Tuttnauer Sterilizers/ Autoclaves, Heidolph Radleys synthesis tools, along with their complete line of Heidolph products. The organization's headquarters is located just outside of Chicago, IL.[1]
Product Divisions
Rotary Evaporators
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Heidolph Rotary evaporators are used for standard distillation, crystallization, product concentration, powder drying and separation of one or several solvents. Rotary evaporators are now being used in more and more laboratory kitchens as well.[2] There is a wide variety of accessories available for the rotary evaporator including vacuum pumps, vacuum controllers, temperature sensors, and glassware. For pilot plants and industrial use, most scientists require Large-Scale 20 liter Rotary Evaporators. The relationship between the pressure and vapor temperature of a selection of solvents should be considered when distilling.[3] The temperature difference between the vapor temperature and cooling medium should be at 20C to result in sufficient condensation. The temperature difference between the heating bath and vapor temperature should be at 20C to reach a sufficient distillation rate. |
Magnetic Stirrers
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Heidolph magnetic stirrers are used for smooth to intense mixing of low-viscosity fluids.[4] Depending on the application, they are able to mix and heat at the same time. They are the first choice for decomposing organic and inorganic substances. MR Hei- Standard and MR Hei- End are a few models of the magnetic stirrer line where you can set the amount of heat and speed required for substance manipulation. |
Overhead Stirrers
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Overhead Stirrers or laboratory stirrers, not to be confused with magnetic stirrers, are used for standard mixing of the higher viscosity substances. They essentially are mixers, used for suspending, gas intrusion and recirculation. Companies and scientist alike use these for mixing paint chemicals used on cars to mixing shampoos and conditioner components. The torque, stirring capacity and viscosity max should be reviewed when picking out the correct stirrer for your application. |
Shakers and Mixers
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This line is used for mixing and heating of small or large wells in biology, microbiology, medical diagnosis and biochemistry. There are 6 separate motions including vibrating, orbital, reciprocal, wave, rocking and overhead. The variety of motions are used for shaking samples, cultivation cells, to sample separation. Accessories may be needed depending on the scientist's application and compound sizes. |
Vortexers
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Vortexers are ideal for mixing samples in Eppendorf tubes, vials and similar vessels of different diameters at extremely high speed rates. The ridged mixing orbit yields consistent results and is ideal for product dissolution. The Reax top and Reax control both have a strong 5mm vibration orbit, while having the continuous or regular mode. The Multi Reax is a unique vortexer in the fact that it can accommodate up to 26 vessels with various diameters instead of doing one at a time. There is a 3mm vibration orbit which allows for excellent mixing results in large and solid samples. |
Peristaltic Pumps
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Peristaltic pumps are ideal for pumping corrosive, viscous and abrasive materials. Different tubing sizes and material allow for numerous applications. Peristaltic pumps are generally used in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food pilot plant industries, and in research laboratories.
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Heidolph Tuttnauer Sterilizers
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Tuttnauer has been designing and manufacturing a wide range of sterilizers for more than 90 years. Heidolph North America is the supplier of benchtop, vertical, hybrid and industrial sterilizers to the Laboratory/ Pharma Division of the market. With over 50 units to choose from it is very important to match up the correct sterilizer based on company regulations and application. |
In fiction
- Heidolph Rotary Evaporators can be seen in newly released blockbusters such as the 2012 comedy The 5 Year Engagement and 2012 epic comic based movie The Avengers during the lab scene on the ship.
- Heidolph Laborota evaporator and Modular concept shaker was shown several times in the 2009 Sci- Fi movie, Splice. The evaporator can be seen in the lab scene when Sarah Polley is doing research.
- In Avatar, a 2009 American epic science fiction film, the Heidolph rotary evaporator is used in one of their many laboratories.
- The rotary evaporator can be seen in the I Am Legend movie, in the basement of Will Smith’s protected home lab.
References
- ↑ "Company". Heidolph North America. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ Mcgee, Harold (1 December 2009). "Distilling in a Vacuum to Preserve Fresh Flavors". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ Craig, L C.; Gregory, J D.; Hausmann, Werner. (12 September 2002). "Versatile Laboratory Concentration Device". Analytical Chemistry. 22 (11): 1462–1462. doi:10.1021/ac60047a601.
- ↑ Rosinger, Arthur (1944). "Magnetic stirrer".
- ↑ Kingdom, Elsevier Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GB, United. "Peristaltic answer to caustic problems - World Pumps". www.worldpumps.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
