The Z326-100H-A10 is a 4-position 10 mL Vacutainer insert for the Hermle Z326-100H hermetically sealed bucket on the Z327 / Z327-K chassis 4-place swing-out rotor — sold as a 2-pack. Each insert holds 4 × 10 mL Vacutainer-style blood collection tubes; the 4-bucket rotor configuration takes 2 packs (4 inserts) for full symmetric loading, delivering 16 × 10 mL Vacutainer tubes per cycle in hermetically sealed swing-out geometry. The combination of the Z327-K chassis's refrigeration (2 °C at max speed), the sealed bucket's biosafety containment, and the swing-out flat-sediment geometry makes this a clinical-blood-component prep configuration sized for institutional throughput.
Key Specifications
| SKU | Z326-100H-A10 |
| Type | Tube insert — 4 × 10 mL Vacutainer-style |
| Pack quantity | 2 inserts per SKU (full 4-bucket configuration takes 2 units = 4 inserts) |
| Per-insert capacity | 4 × 10 mL Vacutainer tubes |
| Per-cycle throughput (full configuration) | 16 × 10 mL Vacutainer tubes per cycle |
| Tube format | 10 mL Vacutainer-style blood collection (16 mm OD, 60–107 mm length) |
| Compatible bucket | Z326-100H sealed bucket (with Z326-100H-LID for hermetic seal) |
| Compatible chassis | Z327, Z327-K (refrigerated), and -E voltage variants |
| Max. operating speed (with insert + tubes) | Per Z326-100H spec — 5,000 rpm at 4,080 × g maximum |
| Max. radius | 14.6 cm (0.6 cm radius correction with this insert) |
| Temperature at max speed (Z327-K refrigerated) | 2 °C |
| Geometry | Swing-out (0–90°) — flat sediment surface |
| Acceleration / deceleration | 15 / 100 sec (accel); 15 / 150 sec (decel) — per host rotor spec |
| List price | $267 (2-pack) |
Compatibility & When to Order This SKU
Insert pairing — Z326-100H sealed bucket only. Order this SKU when:
- Adding 10 mL Vacutainer clinical blood-tube workflow to an existing Z327 / Z327-K + Z326-100H install — order 2 units for full 4-bucket symmetric loading (16 tubes/cycle).
- Cold-chain blood-component prep — the Z327-K refrigeration + sealed bucket + swing-out 10 mL Vacutainer combination delivers cold-chain clinical-blood-component separation for institutional clinical-research and hospital lab workflows.
- BSL-2 + clinical workflows — when patient samples require aerosol containment during the spin step, the hermetically sealed bucket (with Z326-100H-LID engaged) provides the containment envelope.
- Replacement inserts if a current set is damaged or worn.
Application Profile
Hermetically sealed swing-out clinical workflow. The Z326-100H bucket — when combined with the Z326-100H-LID — creates a hermetic containment envelope around the tube load. At 4,080 × g and 5,000 rpm, the sealed configuration supports BSL-2 + clinical workflows handling potentially infectious patient samples (HIV research, hepatitis, respiratory pathogens) with the containment chain maintained from biosafety cabinet through centrifugation back to cabinet.
Cold-chain refrigerated prep. On the Z327-K refrigerated chassis, the rotor maintains 2 °C at max operating speed — supporting protocols requiring cold-chain integrity during the spin step (cold-stable analytes, temperature-sensitive cell-prep, downstream-stable blood-component prep).
4-bucket symmetric loading. All 4 buckets must use matching A10 inserts for symmetric balance.
Design Architecture
Cold-chain clinical-blood-component prep at institutional scale — hospital and clinical-research labs running 16 × 10 mL Vacutainer batches per cycle for serum/plasma separation with cold-chain integrity maintained.
BSL-2 + clinical-research blood prep — clinical-research workflows handling potentially infectious patient samples that require aerosol containment during the high-RCF spin steps.
Biobank patient-sample prep — biobank intake workflows handling 10 mL primary collection tubes that need refrigerated centrifugation before aliquot prep for cryostorage.
Hospital reference labs — clinical chemistry and hematology prep workflows at institutional throughput where the Z327-K chassis is the platform.
Cross-format Z327-K chassis flexibility — labs that run 10 mL Vacutainer alongside 50 mL conical, 100 mL bottle, or other tube formats benefit from stocking the full Z326-100H insert family.
Ordering & Configuration
4-bucket symmetric loading. All 4 buckets must use matching A10 inserts. Mixed-bucket configurations produce mass asymmetry.
Hermetic-seal engagement. Per Hermle service instructions, the Z326-100H-LID must be fully engaged on each bucket before each spin to maintain the hermetic envelope at 4,080 × g.
Tube cap confirmation. All Vacutainer rubber stoppers must be fully seated before spinning at 5,000 rpm.
Z326-100H-A10 ships as 2 inserts. 10 mL Vacutainer-style tubes are operator-supplied (commodity clinical phlebotomy supplies). The Z326-100H bucket and Z326-100H-LID are sold separately.
Confirm at quote: bucket pairing (Z326-100H in inventory with Z326-100H-LID), chassis pairing (Z327 or Z327-K), tube format (10 mL Vacutainer-style), pack count (2 packs for full 4-bucket configuration), biosafety and cold-chain workflow requirements, and lead time.
Warranty: 5-Year Hermle warranty (3 years full + 2 years drivetrain) on the inserts. Hermetic-seal interface is a planned-inspection item for biosafety workflows — Hermle's standard service interval recommendation includes the seal-integrity check.
Z326-100H bucket insert family (Z327 / Z327-K chassis):
- Z326-100H-A10 (this product) — 4 × 10 mL Vacutainer-style
- Z326-100H-A57 — 4 × 5/7 mL clinical blood tubes
- Z326-100H-A15 / A15S / A15L / A15R — 15 mL conical and round-bottom variants
- Z326-100H-A20 — 5 × 1.5 mL microtubes
- Z326-100H-A50 / A50R — 50 mL conical / round
- Z326-100H-A85 / A100 — mid-volume bottle inserts
- Z326-100H-A30 — 30 mL Universal tube
Match the insert to the workflow's tube format; the Z326-100H sealed-bucket family delivers BSL-2 + cold-chain workflows from clinical blood-tube through mid-volume bottle scales on a single chassis.
