6 × 5 mL Swing-Out Blood Tube Rotor for Z206-A

The Z206-0605 is the 6-position swing-out blood tube rotor for the Hermle Z206-A compact universal centrifuge, designed for 5 mL blood collection tubes at clinical / point-of-care throughput. The 0–90° swing-out geometry produces a flat sediment surface (rather than the angled pellet of a fixed-angle rotor), which is the preferred geometry for clinical-blood serum/plasma separation and for downstream aspiration of the clear supernatant phase. Z206-A only, engineered for the Z206-A spindle (not interchangeable with Z206 voltage-variant chassis or other Hermle families unless explicitly specified).

Key Specifications

Compatibility & Configuration

Chassis compatibility: Z206-A only. The Z206-0605 is engineered for the Z206-A compact universal centrifuge spindle. Confirm chassis match at order; the swing-out geometry depends on Z206-A chamber clearance.

Swing-out geometry: flat sediment surface. Unlike fixed-angle rotors that produce an angled pellet on the tube wall, the 0–90° swing-out delivers a flat sediment perpendicular to the tube axis. For blood-component separation, this means a flat serum/plasma–cell-pellet boundary, easier and more reliable for subsequent aspiration of the clear supernatant.

5 mL blood tube format. Standard 5 mL blood collection tubes (clinical Vacutainer-compatible) seat directly without adapters. Common tube formats: 5 mL serum-separator tubes (SST), 5 mL EDTA tubes, 5 mL heparin tubes, the workhorse formats for adult phlebotomy where 5 mL is sufficient sample volume.

1,896 × g maximum. Sufficient RCF for clinical serum/plasma separation per CLSI guidelines (typical clinical separation runs 1,000–1,500 × g for 10 minutes). The 1,896 × g ceiling sits comfortably above the protocol target with headroom.

Application Profile

Clinical and point-of-care blood-component separation. The primary use case. Separate serum from clot (SST tubes) or plasma from cells (EDTA / heparin tubes) for clinical chemistry, hematology prep, or immunoassay sample prep.

Physician office labs (POL). The Z206-A + Z206-0605 combination is sized for the typical POL throughput of 6 patient samples per cycle, matching a typical patient block in office workflow.

Veterinary clinical practice. Small-animal blood-component separation at clinical workflow scale.

Clinical-research recruitment. Recruiting-phase studies that draw 5 mL collection tubes at moderate per-day volume; the swing-out geometry simplifies downstream aliquot prep.

Ambulatory and satellite-lab settings. Where compact-bench footprint and 5 mL primary-collection format match the workflow.

Loading & Balance

6-position symmetric loading. Pair opposite positions (1+4, 2+5, 3+6) by tube mass. Empty tube + 5 mL sample mass is highly consistent across patient draws, so balance is straightforward in routine clinical use, but always confirm pair-mass before each spin.

Capping confirmation. Tubes must be fully capped (Vacutainer rubber stopper or screw cap) before spinning, uncapped tubes at 4,000 rpm risk sample aerosol and rotor contamination.

Adapter availability. For smaller blood tube formats (3 mL, 2 mL pediatric), adapters may be available through the Z206-A accessory catalog. Confirm at order if pediatric formats are part of the workflow.

Ordering & Configuration

Z206-0605 ships as the rotor body with 6 swing-out buckets. Tubes are operator-supplied (commodity clinical phlebotomy supplies).

Confirm at quote: chassis pairing (Z206-A confirmed), tube format (5 mL standard; pediatric or other formats may need adapter), training (clinical-blood centrifugation protocols typical), and lead time.

Warranty: 5-Year Hermle warranty (3 years full + 2 years drivetrain) on the rotor body and buckets.

Z206-A blood-tube workflow:

- Z206-0605 (this product): 6 × 5 mL swing-out for clinical / POC blood-component separation

- Z206-0650: 6 × 50 mL angle rotor for higher-volume tube workflows on the same Z206-A chassis

Pick the 0605 swing-out for blood-component prep where flat-sediment geometry matters; pick the 0650 fixed-angle when the workflow uses 50 mL conical tubes for cell pellet recovery or larger-volume samples.