ULTRA-TURRAX®
Tube Drive System

ULTRA-TURRAX® Tube DriveULTRA-TURRAX® Tube Drive control

3All tubes are available in two sizes:Principle

ProcedureWorld‘s first: universal disposable disperser system with hermetically sealable sample tubes. Protection and security areprovided for infectious sample materials, toxic and high-odor
substances under defined conditions (time, energy, volume).
Test procedures are easily duplicated with no cross-contamination between samples. The control model provides a turbo
function and reverse rotation switch to optimize mixing andcrushing performance. The control USB interface enables PC
operation and data storage.

The sample containers (tubes) are easily attached to the drive
unit. Desired speed and duration are set, then the test is started.
An acoustic signal indicates completion of experiment.

20 ml tube : working volume from 2 to 15 ml
50 ml tube : working volume from 15 to 50 ml

ULTRA-TURRAX® Tube DriveUTTDULTRA-TURRAX® Tube Drive control
UTTD control

One-of-a-kind disposable dispersing system with hermeticallysealable disposable sample tubes.
Provides a means for safe processing of infectious, toxic sample
materials and strong-smelling substances.

The control version offers these additional advantages:- Dispersing, stirring, and grinding with a single drive unit
- No possibility of cross-contamination- High level of user safety- Suitable for individual use or use in series- Anti-locking function- Chemical-resistant plastic- Simple and safe disposal

Technical data
Motor rating input / output
Speed range / turbo speed
Display
Speed display
Timer
Reversal of rotating direction interval
General DataDimensions (W x D x H)
WeightProtection class acc. to DIN EN 60529
Ident. No. Single Unit
Ident. No. Workstation** For information on workstation, see page 11.

20 / 17 W
300 - 6.000 rpm
LED (timer)
scale (0 - 9)
1 - 59 s (300 - 6.000 rpm)
1 - 29 min (300 - 4.000 rpm)
100 x 160 x 40 mm
0,75 kg
IP 203646000
3645000- USB interface for experiment control and documentation- Collecting tray for protection against leaking liquids- Simple, precise and multilingual menu navigation with
OLED display- Programmable sample conditions (library)- Tubo button for short-term, intensive mixing, dispersing
and grinding- Adjustable reverse operation
Technical data
Motor rating input / output
Speed range / turbo speed
Display
Speed display
Timer
Reversal of rotating direction interval
General Data
Dimensions (W x D x H)
WeightProtection class acc. to DIN EN 60529
Ident. No. Single Unit
Ident. No. Workstation*

20 / 17 W
400 - 6.000 rpm / 8.000 rpm
OLEDdigital
10 s - 30 min (infinitely adjustable)
10 - 60 s
122 x 178 x 48 mm
1,0 kgIP 204135300
3827500

Please find further
information on the microsite
www.ika.com/uttd_en.

The IKA® Tubes

DT TUBE

Tube lid

ST TUBE
Tube with stirring device

Suitable for:- Mixing- Stirring- Extractions- Preparation of soil sample suspensions

50 ml

20 ml

DT TUBE
Tube with rotor-stator element

Suitable for:- Dispersion- Homogenization- Suspensions- Pharmacokinetics- Metabolism studies- Diagnosis
50 ml

Application
examples for
ST Tube- Dissolving properties of drugs- Incorporation of coloured pigments into asolvent- Accelerated dissolution of sugar solutions- Extraction of plant substances- Accelerated dissolution of tablets, dragées,suppositories and capsules- Mixing of fluids with higher viscosities

Rotor

Statorliquid + powder

Rotor drive

Application
examples for
DT Tube- Homogenization of tissue samples including brain, liver, muscle tissue, kidney andlung- Milling of plant samples including rosemary, rapeseed, tomato seeds, grapes, potatoes, cress, leaves and roots- Production of O/W and W/O emulsions- Homogenization of effluent samples

20 ml

PestleMembraneliquid + sample
Membrane fixation

Suitable for:- Dry milling of dry and brittle samples(e.g. kaolin, gypsum, colored pigments,tablets)- Cell maceration- Processing of materials mixed with fluids

BMT G / S TUBE
Tube for grinding
with glass balls (G)or with stainless steel balls (S)50 ml

Application
examples for
BMT G/S Tube

- Decomposition of animal, plant and humancells- Dry milling of e.g. pigments, building materials and coal samples- Dry milling of freeze-dried samples- Milling of samples to determine water content

20 ml

All tubes are also available witha pierceable membrane and gamma-sterilized

Application
examples forM Tube

- Sample extraction from dissolved pharmaceuticals- Addition of a reaction partner, e.g. for pigment reactions- Storage of samples in the tube, with option
to remove material from the closed container at any time

Application
examples for
gamma-sterilized Tube

- Homogenization of sterile samples e.g. formedical, pathology or pharmaceutical use- Storage of sterile sample material after
preparation directly in sample vessel (evenat temperatures down to -20 °C)- Simple handling preparation of aseptic
samples in the laboratory

Vesselballs + sample

5Applications and Industries

7

potato beetle
potatoespotato shells

Industries

raspberry leaves
algaesroots

amnionrosemary

apple leaves

sage driedbrain of pigs
capsulescarrots
catalysts
cheesegrape pods•

Agriculture•

Biology•

Botany•Brewery•

Building Materials Industry

seeds

•

Chemical Industry

silicon carbid•

Cosmetics•

Ecologysalad oil

grass
heart
hop pellets

sedimentivy
kidneyliver

sludgelungsoil samples

cherry leaves

starch grains•

Environmental Protection

chicken, lean meatsugar-coated tablet•

Food Analysis

color pigments

sunflower kernels•

Genetic Research•

Hematology•

Human Medicine•

Immunology•

Medicinecompostconductivity paste
cress seeds
crude oillymph nodes

textiles paints and pigment

dry frozen leaves

malt pellets

thymusmedicine analeptic

tobacco leaves

muscle tissue

tomato seeds•

Paint and Varnish Industry

mushrooms, driedtrachea•

Pathology

nematodeturkey liveroilturkey meat•

Pharmacy

ointments

umbilical cord•

Petrochemistry•

Tobacco Industry•

Veterinary Institutefat cream
fibrin-cells
flavor capsules

vegetable

food paste

vegetable mixture

fruit juice concentrates
fuel oilgiblets
grape leaves

waste wateroleander leaves

woodolives without stoneorange peel
pills
plant leaves
plant lice
plums leaves
pork meat

IKA hotline:
offers a free
IKA® offers a free application
Application Hotline
00 8000 4522777 (00 80001234568-00-90
IKAAPPS)*
Mon-Friday-8-5pm
E-mail: applicationsupport@ika.de* Monday - Thursday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Friday: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

How to work with theULTRA-TURRAX® Tube Drive System

9Advantages				

STEP 1
Application: Dispersing of mint
leaves.

Stir, disperse, homogenize and grind using a single
drive unit		No possibility of cross-contamination

STEP 2		Hermetically sealable disposable sample tubes

The mint leaves are combinedwith ethanol and are placed ina DT Tube.		

No cleaning required		High level of user safety

STEP 3
The tube is attached onto thedrive system.		

Suitable for individual use and use in series		

Gamma-sterilized tubes		

Tubes with pierceable membrane lids		

Tubes with 2 to 15 ml and 15 to 50 ml		

Anti-locking function		

Increases safety due to low voltage (24 V)		Chemical-resistant plastic		

Simple and safe disposal		

Worldwide service guaranteed by IKA®

		Reproducible tests		

Patented		

STEP 4The dispersion is started.

STEP 10
The tube is labeled and stored asa reference sample.

STEP 9STEP 5You can get a demo unit to test yourapplication or send samples directly to ourlab for a complimentary process analysis.
IKA® will send you a customized test
report along with your processed samples.

The mint leaves are homogenized by the rotor-stator unit
in the DT Tube.

STEP 6The dispersion is stopped.

STEP 8STEP 7
The tube is removed from thedrive system.

Test result: the mint leaves aredispersed homogeneously.

If required the sample can beextracted for analysis with asyringe through the pierceable
membrane of the tube lid.

ULTRA-TURRAX® Tube Drive
Workstation

Questions and Answers

Included with delivery
ULTRA-TURRAX® Tube DriveULTRA-TURRAX® Tube Drive control
ST-20 Tube with stirring device
DT-20 Tube with rotor-stator element
BMT-20 G / S Tube for grinding with glass (G) or
stainless steel balls (S)Removal hook for removal of rotor-stator element
Power supply
Ident. No. Workstation

The IKA® Tubes:

UTTD
11control
Workstation

12221211

113645000

113827500

The IKA® ULTRA-TURRAX® Tube Drive:

What material are the tubes made of and against whichsolvents are they resistant?

Can the tubes be used several times or for longer periods(> 30 min)?

The tubes are manufactured from polypropylene (PP), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), polyethersulfone (PES) and polyetheretherketone with teflon (PEEK + PTFE).
The balls are manufactured from either stainless steel AISI 304
or soda-lime glass. All plastic materials conform to the FDA regulations.
The parts have a good stability against weak acids, chlorides,
hypochlorides and many other chemicals.

IKA does not recommend using tubes multiple times or for periods longer than 30 minutes. Tubes may leak and cause fluid
to pass into the drive. This may lead to serious drive damage orfailure.

What volumes can be processed in the tubes?

Can the balls of the BMT Tubes be used for several times?

Tubes are available in two sizes: 20 ml and 50 ml. The working
volume range is from 2 to 50 ml.

After each experiment, balls can be cleaned, sterilized and reused.

What does cross-contamination mean?

Can other ball sizes and materials be used for the BMTTubes?

Cross-contamination refers to the contamination of a sample
with a second sample. For example, residue on a processing tool
may be transferred into future tests. Because the UTTD tubes areclosed and used only one time, cross-contamination is prevented.

UTTDWorkstation®

Can I use the UTTD for my special application?

Why is the reproducibility better than similar systems?

Please consult the IKA® application database to see if your application has already been tested. If no similar items have beentested, you may send a sample to our test laboratory. We will behappy to test, analyze and report results directly to you. If youprefer, we will send you a demo UTTD unit to test in the privacyof your own lab. IKA® provides these services at no cost to thecustomer.

Because the tests are carried out in a defined closed vessel (tube),
the conditions are always identical. In addition, the test time andthe speed can be precisely controlled.
With the UTTD control, application programs can be stored sothat the experiment conditions can be precisely duplicated.

What are the advantages of the UTTD against the conventional dispersing systems?

What are the benefits of the turbo and reverse buttons on
the UTTD control?

Safety:		Storage:		
Disposable:				

The turbo and reverse functions provide superior mixing and grinding effects. The additional functions provide the ability to achieve good process results with samples that are difficult to processwith the basic version of the UTTD.

The hermetically sealed tubes prevent the user fromcoming in contact with toxic or infectious samples.
The tubes are used only once and can then be used
for sample storage.
Tubes can be discarded after one use. No time ormoney is wasted on expensive sterilization of adispersing tool.

It is possible to use balls made of other materials with the UTTD
(e.g. ceramic). The size of the balls is variable, but should not exceed a diameter of 6 mm. For cell disruption, IKA® recommends
using balls with a diameter < 2 mm.

Why can I use the tubes only once?

Are the sterilized tubes really sterile?

The tubes are intended for single use to prevent cross-contamination and avoid the need for cleaning. Also, the tube membrane
is made of a flexible plastic which can only be exposed to highmechanical stress for a limited time.

The sterilized tubes are first blister packed and then gamma sterilized. To further guarantee sterility, an expiration date is printed
on the packaging. On a rotational basis, revalidation is performed
to ensure the tubes are sterile in accordance with ISO 11137-1.

Our Product Manager

Mr. Oliver Vogelsang
is happy to provide answers
to your questions regarding
the UTTD:
Tel: +49 7633 831-173
E-mail: ov@ika.deMr. VogelsangPicture Here

IKA®-Werke GmbH & Co. KG
Janke & Kunkel-Str. 1079219 Staufen
Germany
Tel. +49 7633 831-0
Fax +49 7633 831-98
sales@ika.de
www.ika.com

Subject to technical changes.

201105_UTTD_Brochure_EN

You are optimally equipped andready to go with the UTTD case.