3 × Chamber Slide / 35-60 mm Petri Dish Carrier (2/pk)

The Z326-MPCA is a 3-position chamber slide and petri dish carrier insert that drops into the Z326-02MP swing-out microplate bucket — sold as a 2-pack. Each insert holds 3 × chamber slides OR 3 × 35/60 mm petri dishes; the cross-chassis Z326-02MP bucket is shared across multiple Hermle chassis families (Z327, Z446, Z366, Z32-HK, Z36-HK, Z307), so this insert serves any of those chassis when the workflow needs centrifugation of chamber slides or petri dishes — uncommon formats among standard centrifuge accessories, sized for cytology, microscopy prep, and cell-culture-on-substrate workflows.

Key Specifications

Compatibility & Configuration

Insert pairing — Z326-02MP microplate bucket only. This insert is engineered to seat into the Z326-02MP bucket envelope. Order this SKU when a Z326-02MP-equipped chassis needs to centrifuge chamber slides or 35/60 mm petri dishes alongside (or instead of) microplate workflows on the same bucket.

Cross-chassis insert — broad compatibility. Because the Z326-02MP bucket is part of multiple Hermle chassis accessory catalogs, this insert is usable on Z327, Z446, Z366, Z32-HK / Z36-HK family chassis (refrigerated and -HS super-speed variants), Z307, and corresponding -E voltage variants. Always confirm at order that the target chassis uses the Z326-02MP bucket geometry.

Two distinct sample formats — chamber slide AND petri dish. The same insert envelope holds either format:

• Chamber slides — cell-culture-on-slide formats (Lab-Tek, Nunc, Falcon CultureSlide) for cytology, immunofluorescence prep, microscopy sample prep
• 35 mm or 60 mm petri dishes — small-format cell-culture dishes for monolayer prep, organoid culture, plaque assay prep

Loading height and weight limits. Max loading height of 63 mm and max loading weight of 310 g per position constrain what fits — chamber slides easily fit; petri dishes with media must respect the height limit (a 35 mm dish at 12 mm height plus media plus stack height fits; a 60 mm dish with high-volume media may approach the height limit — confirm at order).

Application Profile

Cytology and microscopy slide prep — chamber slide cytocentrifugation alternative, fixative-on-slide prep, immunofluorescence wash spins where the chamber-slide format is the workflow's standard.

Cell-culture-on-slide workflows — Lab-Tek and similar cell-culture chamber slides where centrifugation is part of the prep (cell pelleting onto the slide, fixation step, stain wash).

35 / 60 mm petri dish workflows — monolayer cell-culture wash spins, plaque assay prep, small-format organoid culture wash steps.

Specialty microscopy workflows — when microscopy sample prep includes a centrifugation step in chamber-slide or small-petri format and a dedicated cytocentrifuge isn't available.

Cross-chassis shared cores — labs running mixed-chassis fleets (Z327, Z446, Z366, Z32-HK, etc.) can stock a single Z326-MPCA insert SKU that serves any chassis using the Z326-02MP bucket.

Educational microscopy teaching workflows — undergraduate cell-biology and histology curricula that include centrifuge-based slide prep on a shared chassis.

Ordering & Configuration

Symmetric loading. Both microplate buckets must carry matching configurations — both with the Z326-MPCA insert, or both with microplates / other inserts. Mixed-bucket configurations produce asymmetric balance.

Per-insert symmetric loading. Within each insert, the 3 chamber slides or petri dishes should be balanced — pair items by total mass (slide + cells + buffer) and leave any odd position empty if needed.

Loading height and weight verification. Confirm chamber slide or petri dish height (loaded with media) does not exceed 63 mm and loaded weight does not exceed 310 g per position before each spin.

Z326-MPCA ships as 2 inserts. Chamber slides and petri dishes are operator-supplied (commodity microscopy and cell-culture supplies).

Confirm at quote: chassis pairing (which chassis uses the Z326-02MP bucket in the target install), bucket inventory (Z326-02MP must be on hand or ordered separately), sample format (chamber slide or petri dish; verify dimensional fit), pack count needed, and lead time.

Warranty: 5-Year Hermle warranty (3 years full + 2 years drivetrain) on the inserts.

Z326-02MP bucket insert family — cross-chassis swing-out microplate bucket inserts:

- Z326-MPCA (this product) — 3 × chamber slide or 35/60 mm petri dish carrier

- BT1500-A1520 — 20 × 1.5 / 2.0 mL tube insert

- BT1500-A05 — 20 × 0.5 mL tube insert

Match the insert to the workflow's sample format. The Z326-02MP bucket itself accepts microplates directly (2 plates per bucket) when no insert is installed.