This section provides an overview for ultrasonic homogenizers as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 12 ultrasonic homogenizer manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked ultrasonic homogenizer companies as of November, 2024: 1.Biologics Inc., 2.Homogenising Systems Ltd, 3.TAITEC CORPORATION.
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An ultrasonic homogenizer is a device that homogenizes particles and liquids by irradiating a particle-containing liquid with ultrasonic waves.
Particles can be solids or droplets within a liquid. Ultrasound generates very small bubbles (ranging from several hundred to tens of micrometers) in the liquid. When these bubbles burst, they create turbulence in the solution.
This turbulence impacts the particles, crushing large ones and atomizing them, thereby dispersing particles to homogenize the solution. Ultrasonic homogenizers can prepare stable homogenized suspensions and emulsified liquids, even where ordinary mechanical stirring is ineffective.
Ultrasonic homogenizers are used in various applications, notably for producing stable homogenized liquids such as suspensions and emulsions.
In food and dairy processing, ultrasonic homogenizers create dispersions and emulsions, ensuring product stability and quality.
In cosmetics manufacturing, their ability to achieve stable emulsification aids in producing high-quality creams, lotions, and similar products.
Ultrasonic homogenizers also adjust the stability and viscosity of dispersions and suspensions in ceramics, pigments, minerals, etc. They are used in biology and microbiology, research and development for cell tissue and virus disruption, and DNA and protein extraction. Their use extends to materials research, particularly for suspension and emulsification processes.
An ultrasonic homogenizer's key components include an oscillator and a transducer. The oscillator emits an electrical signal, causing the transducer's tip (or horn) to vibrate vertically at approximately 20,000 times per second.
These vibrations, when transmitted to the liquid, propagate as ultrasonic waves.
As sound waves are longitudinal, they create high and low-density areas in the liquid, forming vacuum bubbles in low-density zones. This phenomenon, known as cavitation, produces these bubbles.
When a bubble bursts, it generates powerful turbulence, breaking up agglomerated particles. This process, repeated through cavitation, refines particles in the liquid, enhancing homogenization.
The key features and considerations of ultrasonic homogenizers are as follows:
Unlike conventional mechanical homogenizers with many contact surfaces, ultrasonic homogenizers have fewer contact points and do not physically interact with particles, thus reducing contamination risk.
As no physical force is applied for crushing, equipment wear due to friction is minimized, thereby reducing maintenance and management costs.
In the final homogenization stages, particulation is primarily due to particle collisions, often resulting in spherical particles. This is ideal for achieving uniform particle size distribution.
The high energy of ultrasound can be overly destructive, especially for biological samples where cell disintegration can occur. However, this property is sometimes desirable, such as in cell disruption processes.
The heat generated during use can denature proteins in biological samples. Therefore, optimizing processing time and irradiation intervals with cooling is necessary.
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Labstac LLC, founded in 2012, is a manufacturer and supplier of laboratory, scientific, and medical equipment headquartered in Pittsfield, MA, USA. The company operates in over 34 countries with an extensive distributor network covering American, European, the Gulf, and South Asian regions. The company's product lineup includes biosafety cabinets, centrifuges, incubators, autoclaves, and various other medical laboratory supplies. With an annual turnover of $50K USD, the company specializes in both buying and selling as a Limited Liability Partnership. The company's products are used in the pharmaceutical and medical industries as well as in biotechnology, hospitals, and research centers.
JP SELECTA S.A. is a Spanish manufacturer of laboratory equipment and scientific instruments that was established in Barcelona in 1948. The company’s product lineup includes food and water analysis machines, centrifuges, scales, homogenizers, and microscopes. It also offers shakers, stirrers, ultrasound baths, and steam sterilizers for denaturing or coagulating proteins in microorganisms. The company’s products are used in Spain’s educational and research institutions, as well as by clients in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries.
Buch & Holm, based in Denmark was founded in 1935, is a supplier of equipment for laboratories and industrial companies representing a large number of the world's manufacturers with specialties in each of their fields. The company offers a complete service package with customer support and technical service, webshop etc. They supply products and solutions to various research, healthcare, and educational institutions. Their comprehensive product range includes laboratory instruments, consumables, and chemicals, catering to different scientific needs.
Labdex Ltd is based in London, UK and is a manufacturer of premium laboratory equipment. The company offers an extensive catalogue, including analysers, laboratory centrifuges, homogenisers, incubators and ultrasonic cleaners. The products are used in biotechnology, agriculture, education and health care industries and come with a full-year warranty. Labdex also does product installation and trains customers on how to use its product. The company has a return and refund agreement on its website that explains the Terms and Conditions for shipment cancellation, payment guidelines and replacement procedures.
Labtron Equipment Ltd., established in 2015, is a British manufacturer located in Camberley, Surrey, specializing in laboratory equipment and analytical instruments. Their range of laboratory equipment includes amino acid and biochemistry analyzers, analytical balances, automated strainers, and freeze dryers, as well as various analytical instruments such as air permeability testers, airborne particle counters, and carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) elemental analyzers These products are widely utilized in scientific research, testing, and educational laboratories. Moreover, they serve various industries, including food, polymer, pharmaceuticals, and petrochemical.
Hielscher Ultrasonics is a manufacturer and supplier of ultrasonic devices and probes for liquid processing founded in 1991 and headquartered in Teltow, Germany. The company offers various specialized products including flow cell devices, temperature sensors and wire cleaning systems. These are used in laboratory, pilot scale and industrial applications such as homogenization, emulsification, and sonochemistry. Hielscher Ultrasonics is certified to ISO 9001:2015 standards, and provides technical support as well as customized solutions and accessories to clients in various industries including cannabis, nanomaterials, cosmetics, and biodiesel.
Founded in 1890 in Missouri, Emerson Electric Co., is a technology and engineering company that provides various solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets globally. Business segments include automation solutions, AspenTech, and commercial & residential solutions segments. The Automation Solutions segment offers measurement and analytical instrumentation, industrial valves and equipment, and process control software and systems. The AspenTech segment provides asset optimization software for enhancing performance through a combination of modeling, simulation, and optimization capabilities. The Commercial & Residential Solutions segment offers residential and commercial HVAC products, system protector and flow control devices, and IoT thermostats.
Biologics Inc., founded in 1994 and headquartered in Manassas, Virginia, USA, is a manufacturer of biopharmaceutical products. The company is ISO 9001 certified and FDA approved, specializing in ultrasonic equipment. Its product line comprises ultrasonic homogenizers, video-based automatic colony counters, Omnicon Zone reader, and a tumor colony analyzer. These advanced devices offer priceless resources for research, diagnosis, and drug development, such as colony counters speed up microbiological analysis process and offer precise measurement whereas homogenizers facilitate effective cell disruption. Its products are used in medicines, and research facilities.
Taitec Corporation, established in 1942 and headquartered in Koshigaya City, Japan, is a manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of scientific instruments. The company's range of products includes constant-temperature incubator shakers, customized bioshakers, and CO2/multi-gas incubators. Its constant-temperature incubator shakers are used for the cultivation of microbes such as yeast and E.Coli. that require temperature control. The products are used in laboratories of universities, private corporations, and national research organizations.
Profcontrol GmbH, headquartered in Schonwalde-Glien, Germany, is a supplier of a wide array of laboratory equipment like compressors or gas generators. The company specializes in sourcing autoclaves, microscopes, and bioimaging instruments. It stocks a multitude of items that are ready to be delivered anytime to its customers. It offers free-of-charge parcel shipping within the country, Germany. It also buys used laboratory equipment and related products from anyone that has such products.
Laboratory Supply Networks Inc., based in Atkinson, New Hampshire, is a supplier of laboratory homogenizers and related accessories. The company offers a range of homogenizer technologies, including bead mill homogenizers, rotor-stator homogenizers, and ultrasonic homogenizers. These technologies are suitable for various applications such as cell disruption, cellular organelle extraction, and nanoparticle creation. They are capable of achieving sub-micron particle sizes ranging between 500 and 1000 nm. The company's tissue homogenization process is utilized for homogenizing biological tissues to extract proteins, DNA, and small molecules.
Ranking as of November 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | Biologics Inc. |
18.5%
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2 | Homogenising Systems Ltd |
15.8%
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3 | TAITEC CORPORATION |
10.3%
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4 | Buch & Holm A/S |
8.2%
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5 | Emerson Electric Co. |
8.2%
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6 | Profcontrol GmbH |
7.5%
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7 | Laboratory Supply Network, Inc. |
7.5%
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8 | Labstac LLC. |
6.8%
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9 | Labtron Equipment Ltd. |
5.5%
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10 | Labdex Ltd |
4.8%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the ultrasonic homogenizer page as of November 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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United Kingdom | 3 | 33.3% |
Germany | 2 | 22.2% |
United States of America | 1 | 11.1% |
Spain | 1 | 11.1% |
Denmark | 1 | 11.1% |
Japan | 1 | 11.1% |
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