The MW9600-8CM is the 8-channel wash / aspirate manifold for the Accuris MW9600 SmartWasher 96 Microplate Washer — processes one full column of a 96-well plate (8 wells) per dispense / aspirate cycle, or alternatively a single 8-tube PCR strip. The MW9600 brochure explicitly notes: "8- and 12-channel wash heads are available separately to accommodate plates in either orientation." The chassis ships without manifold included (manifolds are sold separately); the lab must order at least one manifold for operational deployment. The 8-channel format is the complement to the standard 12-channel manifold (MW9600-12CM, $404) and is the right pick for column-direction wash workflows or 8-tube PCR-strip wash workflows.
Key Specifications
| SKU | MW9600-8CM |
| Type | Wash / aspirate manifold — 8-channel |
| Channels | 8 (one full column of a 96-well plate per cycle, or one 8-tube PCR strip) |
| Compatible chassis | MW9600 SmartWasher 96 (115 V) |
| Sister manifold | MW9600-12CM (12-channel for standard 96-well row workflows, $404) |
| List price | $367 |
8-Channel vs 12-Channel Manifold Selection
| Manifold | Channels | Per-cycle wells | Plate-orientation use |
| MW9600-8CM (this product) | 8 | 8 (one column) | Column-direction wash workflow, or 8-tube PCR-strip wash |
| MW9600-12CM | 12 | 12 (one row) | Standard 96-well-plate-row wash (most ELISA / immunoassay workflows) |
Pick the 8-channel manifold when:
- The workflow processes 8-tube PCR strips (each strip washed as a single 8-channel cycle)
- The plate is oriented column-direction in the wash carriage (less common in modern ELISA workflows)
- Partial-plate wash workflows where only 1–8 wells per cycle are needed (still works on the 96-well plate footprint, processing column-by-column)
Pick the 12-channel manifold (MW9600-12CM) for:
- Standard 96-well row-direction wash (one row per cycle — the workhorse ELISA / immunoassay format)
Compatibility & When to Order This SKU
Manifold pairing — MW9600 chassis only. Order this SKU when:
- Commissioning a new MW9600 chassis for column-direction or PCR-strip workflows — at least one manifold is required for operational deployment
- Adding 8-channel capability to an MW9600 install that currently uses only the 12-channel manifold (mixed-workflow facilities benefit from both formats on hand)
- Replacement — if an existing 8-channel manifold is damaged or has reached service life
- Spare manifold inventory for multi-chassis MW9600 fleets running 8-tube PCR-strip workflows alongside 96-well plate workflows
Application Profile
8-tube PCR-strip wash workflows — bead-clean-up, post-PCR clean-up, or other 8-strip-format wash steps where the 8-channel manifold cycles match the strip format directly.
Column-direction 96-well plate wash — plates oriented for column-direction processing (rare in modern ELISA but found in some legacy or specialty workflows).
Partial-plate wash workflows — where the lab processes <96 wells per run and column-by-column processing fits the workflow batch size.
Specialty immunoassay platforms — assay platforms whose well-format design favors 8-channel rather than 12-channel manifold flow geometry.
Ordering & Configuration
Wash bottle pairing. The MW9600 workflow requires wash buffer bottle assembly (MW9600-WSHB) and waste bottle assembly (MW9600-WSTB) — confirm bottle inventory at order. The chassis ships with 2 wash bottles + 1 rinse bottle + 1 waste bottle per the standard MW9600 build, but spare or replacement bottle assemblies are available as separate SKUs.
Confirm at quote: chassis pairing (MW9600 in inventory), workflow plate / strip format (96-well row vs column vs PCR strip), manifold selection (8-channel vs 12-channel), wash / waste bottle pairing, and lead time.
Warranty: Per Accuris standard warranty terms — confirm at quote.
MW9600 SmartWasher 96 accessory family:
- MW9600-8CM (this product) — 8-channel manifold (column / PCR-strip workflow)
- MW9600-12CM — 12-channel manifold (standard 96-well row workflow)
- MW9600-WSHB — Wash buffer bottle assembly
- MW9600-WSTB — Waste bottle assembly
The MW9600 chassis requires at least one manifold for operational deployment; order this SKU at chassis commissioning if the workflow is column-direction or 8-tube PCR-strip oriented.
