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IKA MIXSTER SET 4

Reference 0020027390

IKA MIXSTER SET 4 laboratory stirrer from IKA — supplied, installed and commissioned by AxiTech, with preventive maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, repair and genuine spare parts.

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At a glance

Reference
0020027390
Category
Shakers, Stirrers & Mixers

Overview

IKA MIXSTER SET 4 IKA MIXSTER is a universal and compact mixing and twisting device with magnetic drive. IKA MIXSTER SET 4 is multi-position magnetic stirrer with four drive units. In the default version, IKA MIXSTER is a powerful single-position magnetic stirrer for mixing up to 5 liters at a maximum speed of 3000 rpm and a viscosity of up to 500 mPas. The impressive stirring performance leads to strong MIXSTER like effects and excellent mixing results in a very short time. By connecting additional IKA MIXSTER stirring units (available as accessories, ID no. 0020112621), IKA MIXSTER can be expanded to a multi-position magnetic stirrer with up to 30 stirring positions.* The stirring positions can be controlled either separately or simultaneously (leader-follower principle). Versatile accessories With the multi-position stirring attachment MIX.IX, the drive is transformed into a magnetic stirrer with 9 stirring positions for efficient mixing of sample vessels with small volumes (8 - 60 ml). The MIX.VX shaker attachment transforms the universal magnetic drive into a fast twisting vortex or orbital shaker. Innovative operating concept IKA MIXSTER enables a new way of interaction betwe

Maintenance contract — AxiTech provides planned preventive maintenance for IKA MIXSTER SET 4 from IKA: scheduled visits, safety checks, periodic calibration and a documented service report, backed by a contractual response time.

Troubleshooting, repair and spare parts — our shakers, stirrers & mixers engineers diagnose and repair IKA MIXSTER SET 4 on site or in the workshop, fit genuine spare parts and recommission the equipment after performance verification.

Features

  • IKA MIXSTER stirring unit (4 pcs.)
  • MIX.PWR.1 Power supply
  • IKAFLON® 25 Magnetic stirring bar (4 pcs.)

Technical specifications

Specifications
Weight
0.6 kg
Voltage
100 - 240 V
Frequency
50/60 Hz
DC Voltage
24 V=
Power input
10 W
Speed range
100 - 3000 rpm
Maximum load
7.5 kg
USB interface
optional
Speed adjustment
Touch key
Intermittent mode
6sec - 30min
Current consumption
400 mA
Motor rating output
5 W
Power input standby
2 W
Stirring bar length
10 - 30 mm
Direction of rotation
right / left
Set up plate material
glass
Dimensions (W x H x D)
135 x 24 x 135 mm
Setting accuracy speed
100 rpm
Set up plate dimensions
124 x 124 mm
Speed display set value
LED
Automatic reverse rotation
yes
Speed display actual value
LED
Stirring position distance
135 mm
Viscosity trend measurement
yes
Number of stirring positions
4
Permissible relative humidity
80 %
Permissible ambient temperature
5 - 40 °C
Protection class according to DIN EN 60529
IP 66
Modular expandable stirring system (2 30 units)
yes
Vessel detection (optional activated/deactivated)
yes
Stirring quantity max. per stirring position (H2O)
5 l
Stirring quantity min. per stirring position (H2O)
0.005 l
Speed deviation (no load,nominal voltage, at 1500rpm + 25 °C)
±2 %
Self heating of the set up plate by max. stirring (RT:22°C/duration:1h)
+6 K
Leader follower operation (minimum 2 units required, leader unit controls synchronously follower unit)
yes
Service coverage

AxiTech maintains, repairs and supplies this equipment for hospitals, clinics, laboratories and imaging centres.

Maintenance contracts for IKA MIXSTER SET 4

AxiTech provides preventive maintenance contracts for IKA MIXSTER SET 4. Each contract fixes a schedule of planned visits in which our biomedical engineers inspect the equipment, replace wear parts before they fail, and verify that it still performs inside the manufacturer’s tolerances.

Every visit includes calibration and performance verification, and closes with a documented maintenance report you can present during an accreditation audit. Spare-parts availability and a guaranteed response time are written into the contract, so a breakdown never leaves a department waiting for an answer.

Plan at least one preventive maintenance visit per year, and a second visit for equipment in continuous or critical use.

  • Planned preventive maintenance visits at a fixed interval
  • Calibration and performance verification against the manufacturer’s specifications
  • A documented maintenance report after every intervention
  • Guaranteed availability of spare parts and consumables
  • A contractual response time when the equipment fails

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Planned preventive maintenance and calibration under contract

Troubleshooting and repair for IKA MIXSTER SET 4

When IKA MIXSTER SET 4 fails, our engineers start with a structured diagnostic: error codes, electrical and mechanical checks, and a functional test against the equipment’s own specification. That tells us whether the fault is a consumable, a worn part or a board-level failure before any part is ordered.

Straightforward faults are repaired on site so the department loses as little time as possible. Anything that needs a workbench, a full strip-down or a specialised spare part goes to our workshop and comes back only after a complete post-repair test and, where the equipment requires it, recalibration.

Faults we see most often on this type of equipment

The faults we see most often are worn moving parts, power-supply and control-board failures, sensors that have drifted out of tolerance, and fluid or air paths that have become blocked or contaminated.

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Diagnostics, corrective repair and spare parts in the workshop
Troubleshooting

How to troubleshoot IKA MIXSTER SET 4

Work through these checks before you escalate. They are the same first-line sequence our biomedical engineers run on arrival, and they either clear the fault or narrow it down enough that the intervention starts with the right spare part in the van.

  1. Capture the fault before you touch anything: write down the exact error code or message, the serial number from the rating plate, what the operator was doing and whether the fault clears on a restart.

  2. Confirm the power supply end to end — wall outlet, mains lead, fuse and any UPS or stabiliser in between. A device that is intermittently dead has a supply fault far more often than an internal one.

  3. Check the consumables and wear parts — filters, seals, tubing, probes, batteries — and note when each was last replaced. Anything past its service interval is the first suspect.

  4. Reproduce the fault once, deliberately, and record the sequence: what the operator did, what the device displayed, and whether a full power cycle clears it.

  5. If the fault is still there, escalate with the evidence. Send AxiTech the model, serial number, error code and the checks you have already run, and an engineer will come back with a diagnosis, a repair quote and a spare-parts lead time for IKA MIXSTER SET 4.

What to send us when you report the fault

  • Manufacturer, model and serial number, from the rating plate
  • The exact error code or message, and the screen it appears on
  • When the fault started, how often it occurs and what triggers it
  • A photograph of the display or of the fault, and the last maintenance report

If the fault survives all five steps, stop using IKA MIXSTER SET 4 and open a repair request. Continuing to run equipment through a fault it cannot clear turns a component failure into a board-level one, and on devices used for diagnosis or therapy it puts the result — and the patient — in doubt.

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Buying and installing IKA MIXSTER SET 4

AxiTech supplies IKA MIXSTER SET 4 together with the accessories and consumables it needs to enter service. We handle importation, delivery and installation, then commission the equipment on site so that it is verified against its specification before the first patient or the first sample.

Installation is followed by training for the users and for your biomedical team, warranty registration, and — if you want it — a maintenance contract that takes over the day the warranty ends, so the equipment never spends a period without planned service.

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Delivery, installation, commissioning and user training
Questions we are asked

Frequently asked questions about IKA IKA MIXSTER SET 4

Yes. AxiTech services IKA MIXSTER SET 4, either under a maintenance contract or as a one-off intervention. Our biomedical engineers cover preventive maintenance, calibration, corrective repair and spare-parts supply for this equipment.

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