Adapter for 40 × 2 mL Tubes, Set of 2

The IPD9600-1520 is the 40 × 2 mL tube adapter set for the Benchmark Industrial IPD9600 BeadBlaster 96 Ball Mill Homogenizer — sold as set of 2 aluminum adapters. The adapter provides positioning for 40 × 2 mL screw-cap or push-cap tubes per adapter in the BeadBlaster 96 chassis sample-holder positions. Requires the IPD9600-96 base 96-well-plate adapter for chassis-loading compatibility.

Key Specifications

Why a 40 × 2 mL Tube Adapter — Compact-Format Multi-Tube Workflow

The BeadBlaster 96 chassis is engineered for 96-well plate format homogenization as the primary workflow — but many sample-prep workflows use 2 mL screw-cap microtubes (typical for microbial extraction, low-volume tissue homogenization, individual-sample-tracked workflows) rather than 96-well plates.

The IPD9600-1520 adapter bridges the format gap:

• 40 tubes per adapter × 2 adapters = 80 tubes per chassis cycle (vs 96 wells in the standard 96-well plate workflow)
• Per-tube workflow tracking — operator can label individual tubes (vs per-well plate labeling that requires plate-position decoding)
• Sample-prep flexibility — supports microbial extraction, microbial lysis workflows, low-volume tissue homogenization
• Cryogrinding compatibility — aluminum thermal-conductive material supports the BeadBlaster's wet / dry / cryogrinding workflow modes (per IPD9600 brochure)

REQUIRED Base Adapter — IPD9600-96 Workflow

Critical procurement note: The IPD9600-1520 is a sub-adapter that REQUIRES the IPD9600-96 base 96-well plate adapter for chassis loading. The procurement workflow:

1. First-time chassis commissioning — order IPD9600-96 (96-well plate base adapter) AS PART OF THE INITIAL CHASSIS PROCUREMENT
2. Add 40 × 2 mL tube workflow — order IPD9600-1520 (this product) as the sub-adapter that fits inside / on top of the IPD9600-96 base

The IPD9600-1520 is NOT a standalone adapter — it cannot be used without the IPD9600-96 base adapter. Confirm IPD9600-96 inventory at order before ordering IPD9600-1520.

Application Profile

Microbial cell lysis workflows — bacterial / yeast / fungal cell-lysis at 2 mL tube format with 40-sample parallel throughput.

Low-volume tissue homogenization — single-tube tissue homogenization for individual-sample-tracked workflows.

Per-sample chain-of-custody workflows — forensic / clinical-research workflows where individual-tube labeling supports chain-of-custody documentation.

Multi-investigator shared-chassis facilities — facilities running mixed plate / tube workflows benefit from the adapter for tube-format flexibility.

Method-development workflows — protocol-development workflows where bead-mill optimization at the 2 mL tube format is being validated.

Cryogrinding workflows at tube format — aluminum thermal conductivity supports the IPD9600's cryogrinding mode.

Ordering & Configuration

Pair with IPD9600-96 base adapter. Workflow-mandatory; the IPD9600-1520 cannot be used without the IPD9600-96 base.

Pair with chassis inventory. Confirm IPD9600 BeadBlaster 96 chassis is in inventory.

Pair with bead inventory. 2 mL tube workflow typically uses smaller bead sizes (2.5–5 mm) — confirm bead inventory matching tube-format protocol. The IPD9600-10BS 10 mm stainless steel beads are too large for 2 mL tubes (typical bead-to-tube-volume ratio considerations).

Confirm at quote: chassis pairing (IPD9600 in inventory), IPD9600-96 base adapter inventory or pairing-procurement plan, workflow tube-format requirement, bead inventory matching tube format, and lead time.

Warranty: Per Benchmark Industrial standard accessory terms — confirm at quote.

Benchmark Industrial IPD9600 BeadBlaster 96 sample-vessel adapter family:

- IPD9600-96 — 96-well plate adapter, set of 2 (REQUIRED base for sub-adapters)

- IPD9600-1520 (this product) — 40 × 2 mL tube sub-adapter, set of 2 — REQUIRES IPD9600-96 base

- IPD9600-50T — Adapter for 4 × 50 mL tubes, set of 2

- IPD9600-25S — 25 mL stainless steel grinding jar, set of 2

- IPD9600-50S — 50 mL stainless steel grinding jar, set of 2

Pick the IPD9600-1520 for compact 2 mL tube workflow on the BeadBlaster 96 chassis; confirm IPD9600-96 base adapter is in inventory before procurement.