The Z287-0810H is the dedicated blood-collection-tube rotor for the Hermle Z287-A chassis — 8-position swing-out engineered around the 6–10 mL Vacutainer-style primary blood-collection tube format. At 5,000 rpm / 3,717 × g across 8 tubes per cycle, this rotor handles a phlebotomy batch in a single cycle on the compact Z287-A chassis, with swing-out geometry producing the horizontal phase boundary required for clean serum/plasma separation. For clinical labs, point-of-care testing facilities, and phlebotomy stations whose primary instrument is the Z287-A, this is the chassis-matched blood-collection rotor.
Key Specifications
| SKU | Z287-0810H |
| Type | Swing-out rotor — 8 position |
| Tube format (direct fit) | 6–10 mL Vacutainer® (16 mm ø, 100 mm length) — no adapter required |
| Compatible chassis | Z287-A (specifically engineered for this chassis) |
| Swing range | 0–90° (horizontal at full speed) |
| Max. operating speed | 5,000 rpm |
| Max. RCF at operating speed | 3,717 × g |
| Max. radius | 13.3 cm |
| Max. tube ø | 16 mm |
| Acceleration | 25 / 240 sec (standard / extended profile) |
| Deceleration | 32 / 253 sec (standard / extended-unbraked) |
| Adapter (sold separately) | Z287-0810-A7 — 1 × 1.8–7 mL Vacutainer (13 mm ø, 75/100 mm length) |
Compatibility & Application Profile
Chassis compatibility — Z287-A only. Engineered for the Z287-A spindle and chamber geometry. RFID-tagged; chassis applies the rotor's rated 5,000 rpm cap automatically.
Vacutainer 6–10 mL direct fit. Standard 6 mL, 7 mL, 8 mL, and 10 mL Vacutainer-style primary blood-collection tubes (16 mm OD typical) fit without adapter. This covers the dominant primary-blood-collection format in clinical practice.
8-position throughput. A typical phlebotomy batch is 6–8 tubes per patient; the Z287-0810H handles a complete patient batch in one cycle without splitting across multiple spins.
Swing-out boundary clarity. Horizontal tube orientation at full speed produces the clean serum/plasma boundary required for accurate aliquot pipetting after the spin.
Smaller-volume Vacutainer workflows via Z287-0810-A7 adapter — when the workflow extends to 1.8–7 mL Vacutainer formats (pediatric, capillary-collection volumes), the adapter supports them on the same rotor body.
Clinical-research and point-of-care. The compact Z287-A chassis + the 8-tube blood-collection rotor is a complete primary-tube workflow station for clinical labs, satellite labs, and clinical-research facilities running phlebotomy batches.
Ordering & Configuration
8-tube symmetric loading. Opposite-pair distribution (positions 1+5, 2+6, 3+7, 4+8). Pre-balance pairs by weight before insertion.
Adapter consistency when using Z287-0810-A7 — all 8 positions must use the same adapter for symmetric balance.
Z287-0810H ships as the rotor body with 8 swing-out buckets. Adapter (Z287-0810-A7) sold separately if needed.
Confirm at quote: Z287-A chassis pairing, tube format (Vacutainer 6–10 mL direct, or adapter inclusion for smaller volumes), training, lead time.
Warranty: 5-Year Hermle warranty (3 years full + 2 years drivetrain). Balance validation through the Hermle service network.
Z287-A rotor selection for blood-collection workflows: the Z287-0810H (this product, 8 × 10 mL Vacutainer) is the primary-blood-collection workflow rotor. For 50 mL secondary-tube work, see Z287-0450H. For 30 mL Universal, see Z287-0430H. For microplate-format work, see Z287-02MP. Match the rotor to the dominant tube format on the Z287-A.
