- Fast mixing
- Degas and remove bubbles at the same time
- Mix in your product container
- Non-invasive
- From low viscosity to semi-solid materials
- Dry particle mixing
- Syringe degassing
- No cleaning between batches
- Consistent quality with all digital controls
- Multi-step mixing
- Hands-free processing

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Description
The THINKY ARE-250 Mixer is an industrial non-contact "planetary" mixer
for all engineering compounds. It mixes, disperses, and degasses your materials
in seconds to minutes, in a sealed or lid-less container such as a jar, beaker,
syringe tube, or cartridge. The non-contact mixing principle makes it possible
to formulate compounds from very small amounts such as 0.5ml to large production
scales.
The Thinky ARE-250 Mixer makes it possible for the processes of mixing and bubble removal to be carried out
simultaneously. It is a conditioning mixer. It can be used for the mixing and/or bubble removal of not only epoxy but also
silicones, conductive pastes, medicines, chemical materials, etc.
The Thinky ARE-250 Mixer is a lightweight benchtop model,
which can hold up to 310g of material. The Multi-Step Mixing
feature allows you to program 5 different sets of mixing and degassing
conditions (time and speed per mode) in a single batch cycle. Precise
control of the process makes it possible not only to improve formulation
quality, but also to eliminate human errors or operator skills throughout
the process. It is also effective in controlling shear, so as not to
damage your materials. Cooled materials or heated materials can be
processed with special adapters. The ARE-250 can accept syringes up
to 55ml or up to 75ml (2.5 oz) cartridges with optional adapters.

Mixing Principles
The material container revolves and rotates in a planetary manner at
high speeds. Centrifugal force presses the material outwards to the inner
wall of the container. Other forces cause the material to move downwards in
a spiraling direction along the slope of container wall. The material
then moves back to the centre of the container and up to the top.
As a result, material circulation from top to the bottom generates kneading effects, forcing trapped air out of the material.
The THINKY mixer is designed to create more than 400G of force.
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| Start |
30 seconds |
2 minutes |
7 minutes |
Applications
The Thinky ARE-250 consolidates time consuming formulation processes into a single step, completing in seconds to minutes. It eliminates non-productive cleaning
between batches with the use of your own product's container. Thinky's 18,000 customers use the mixer to formulate and mix adhesives, sealants, molding compounds, lubricants, slurries, coatings, inks, paints, abrasives, bio chemicals, cements, medical compounds, cosmetics/personal care
materials, detergents, conductive pastes, dental materials, foods,
construction materials or any other materials which are hard-to-mix,
hard-to-degas, or hard-to-wet.
Epoxy resin
Epoxy resin, hardener and aluminium powder are mixed in 6.5 minutes.
Ingredients are dispersed evenly. |
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Solder paste Creamy solder paste with no air bubbles is made from solder powder and flux. Processed with ARE-250 in 45 seconds. |
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Cosmetics
Ingredients for face cake, wax and coloured iron oxide, are mixed
completely with the ARE-250 in 5 minutes. |
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Ointment It mixes yellow pigment into zinc oxide. Without solvent, it dispersed
perfectly with the ARE-250 in 20 seconds. |
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Engineering benefits
- For high viscous, materials with various densities, or dry particle mixing
- Simultaneous process of dispersion and degassing in one batch
- Process in seconds to minutes
- Process in your containers such as jar, barrel, cartridge, syringe or tube
- Remove voids and re-disperse filled materials packed in syringes
- Non-invasive processing ends the risk of cross contamination between batches
- Process from 0.5ml - save valuable material wastage
- Re-mixing of separated materials to prolong shelf life
- Vacuum-less processing, degassing and de-aeration
- No damage to material unlike the use of rollers, mixing blades or propellers
- No unit cleaning between batches eliminates non-productive work
Business benefits
- Saves significant time and lowers costs
- Improves yield rate
- Reduces production cycle time in seconds to minutes
- Improves productivity
- Production on demand reduces material stock
- Improves product quality
- Produces consistent quality, regardless of operator skills, with digitally controlled processing
- Improves formulation quality on dispersion and degassing
| Specifications |
| Dimensions |
H39 X W30 X D30 (cm) |
| Weight |
22kg |
| Safety features |
Lid sensor Vibration sensor Rotation speed sensor CE marked |
| Power requirements |
220V +/- 10% 50Hz |
| Minimum material capacity |
0.5g |
| Maximum capacity |
310g (includes material/container/adapter) |
| Timer |
Set up to 30 minutes, 1 second increments |
| Programming |
Mixing and/or degassing mode Multi-Step Mixing Speed Changer |
| Memory |
5 memory slots are available for different 5 batch cycles. Programmed mixing procedure can be recalled
in a second. |
 Control panel |

Simple operation with easy access |
 Examples of adapters |
| Ordering information |
| Part number |
Description |
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| THI ARE-250 |
Thinky Mixer 240V CE |
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| Containers |
Adapter |
| THI 300ML |
300ml HDPE thick wall jar with inner lid & cap - re-usable |
None |
| THI 150ML |
150ml HDPE thick wall jar with inner lid & cap - re-usable |
THI 250AD-201 |
| THI 240ML |
240ml Polypropylene jar and screw cap |
THI 250AD-8OZ |
| Container adapters |
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| THI 250AD-3S |
Adapter for EFD-type 3ml syringe |
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| THI 250AD-5S |
Adapter for EFD-type 5ml syringe |
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| THI 250AD-10S |
Adapter for EFD-type 10ml syringe |
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| THI 250AD-30S |
Adapter for EFD-type 30ml syringe |
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| THI 250AD-50S |
Adapter for EFD-type 55ml syringe |
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| THI 250AD-201 |
Adapter for THI150ML HDPE container |
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| THI 250AD-8OZ |
Adapter for THI240ML Polypropylene container |
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| THI 250AD-2.5S |
Adapter for 2.5oz (~75ml) cartridge |
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| Other containers available by request. Adapters for cool or hot mixing. Adapters manufactured for your own containers. |
Other Information

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