20 × 0.5 mL Tube Insert for Z326-02MP Microplate Bucket

The BT1500-A05 is a 20-position 0.5 mL tube insert that drops into the Z326-02MP swing-out microplate bucket, converting a microplate-format swing-out position into a 0.5 mL tube batch position without removing the rotor or swapping the bucket. Cross-chassis applicability: the Z326-02MP microplate bucket is shared across multiple Hermle chassis families (Z327, Z446, Z366, Z32-HK, Z36-HK, Z307), so this insert serves any of those chassis when the workflow needs 20 × 0.5 mL throughput in a microplate-style swing-out position.

Key Specifications

Compatibility & Configuration

Insert pairing: Z326-02MP microplate bucket only. This insert is engineered to seat into the Z326-02MP bucket envelope. Order this SKU when a Z326-02MP-equipped chassis needs to run 20 × 0.5 mL tube batches alongside (or instead of) microplate workflows on the same bucket.

Cross-chassis insert: broad compatibility. Because the Z326-02MP bucket is part of multiple Hermle chassis accessory catalogs, this insert is usable on Z327, Z446, Z366, Z32-HK / Z36-HK family chassis (refrigerated and -HS super-speed variants), Z307, and corresponding -E voltage variants. Always confirm at order that the target chassis uses the Z326-02MP bucket geometry.

20 × 0.5 mL throughput per insert. Standard 0.5 mL microtubes (typical 8 mm OD) seat directly into the 20 dedicated insert positions. For full-bucket symmetric loading, both buckets in the swing-out rotor should carry matching inserts.

Application Profile

0.5 mL tube workflows on microplate-rotor chassis: when the lab's primary rotor configuration is microplate (Z326-02MP-based), this insert adds 0.5 mL tube batching without rotor or bucket swap. Useful when 0.5 mL is a side workflow alongside primary microplate work.

PCR-product cleanup in 0.5 mL format: some PCR cleanup and dilution workflows use 0.5 mL tubes; the insert handles 20 reactions per bucket per cycle.

Small-volume aliquot prep. Antibody aliquots, primer dilutions, master-mix batching where 0.5 mL is the working volume.

Cross-chassis core-facility consolidation. Shared cores running mixed-chassis fleets (Z327 + Z446 + Z366 etc.) can stock a single insert SKU that serves any chassis using the Z326-02MP bucket.

Ordering & Configuration

Symmetric loading. Both microplate buckets must carry matching configurations: both with this insert, or both with microplates / other inserts. Mixed-bucket configurations produce asymmetric balance.

Tube cap confirmation. All tubes must be capped before spinning at 4,500 rpm.

BT1500-A05 ships as one or more inserts per pack: confirm pack quantity at quote.

Confirm at quote: chassis pairing (which chassis uses the Z326-02MP bucket in the target install), bucket inventory (Z326-02MP must be on hand or ordered separately), and insert count needed for the workflow.

Warranty: 5-Year Hermle warranty (3 years full + 2 years drivetrain) on the inserts.

Z326-02MP bucket insert family:

- BT1500-A05 (this product): 20 × 0.5 mL tube insert

- BT1500-A1520: 20 × 1.5 / 2.0 mL tube insert

- Z326-MPCA: 3 × chamber slide or 35/60 mm petri dish insert

Match the insert to the workflow's tube or sample format. The Z326-02MP bucket itself accepts microplates directly (2 plates per bucket) when no insert is installed.