Tube Rack for 96-Well Adapter, 20 × 2.0 mL (IPD9600-96A2, Pack of 2)

The IPD9600-96A2 is the 20 × 2.0 mL tube rack accessory for the IPD9600-96 base 96-well plate adapter — sold as pack of 2 racks at $570. The rack provides per-tube positioning for 20 × 2.0 mL standard microtubes within the IPD9600-96 adapter, supporting lower-throughput tube workflows (40 tubes per chassis cycle = 2 racks × 20 tubes) than the IPD9600-1520 sub-adapter's 80 tubes per cycle.

Key Specifications

When to Pick IPD9600-96A2 vs IPD9600-1520

Pick the IPD9600-96A2 when:

• Workflow throughput is lower (≤ 40 samples per cycle is sufficient)
• Partial-rack flexibility matters — the smaller 20-tube rack accommodates fractional batch sizes (e.g., 15 samples per cycle leaves 5 empty positions without wasting an 80-position adapter)
• Lower up-front cost ($570 vs $653) matters

Pick the IPD9600-1520 when: workflow throughput is higher (40+ samples per cycle); 80-tube cycle capacity matters for production-scale operations.

IPD9600 2 mL Tube Workflow Adapter Options

Both options require the IPD9600-96 base 96-well plate adapter — the choice between them is per-cycle throughput vs per-procurement cost trade-off.

Application Profile

Lower-throughput 2 mL tube workflows — academic-research labs running individual-sample 2 mL tube homogenization at moderate throughput.

Per-investigator dedicated rack workflows — facilities where each investigator has their own dedicated rack inventory benefit from smaller-rack format.

Partial-batch sample-prep workflows — workflows running 10-30 samples per batch benefit from the smaller rack capacity (less wasted space vs 40-tube rack format).

Method-development workflows — protocol-development at small-batch 2 mL tube format.

Multi-investigator shared chassis — facilities running mixed throughput workflows benefit from both rack formats (IPD9600-96A2 for low-throughput + IPD9600-1520 for high-throughput).

Replacement / spare procurement — labs replacing aging tube-rack inventory.

Ordering & Configuration

Pair with IPD9600-96 base adapter. Workflow-mandatory; confirm IPD9600-96 in inventory.

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. Note: the IPD9600-10BS 10 mm stainless steel beads are too large for 2 mL tubes.

Pair with operator-supplied 2 mL tubes. Standard 2 mL screw-cap or push-cap microtubes — confirm tube-fit at order if non-standard tube format is used.

Confirm at quote: chassis pairing, IPD9600-96 base adapter inventory, throughput (40-tube vs 80-tube format selection), bead inventory matching tube format, and lead time.

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

Benchmark Industrial IPD9600 2 mL tube workflow stack:

- IPD9600-96 — 96-well plate base adapter, set of 2 ($1,419, REQUIRED base)

- IPD9600-96A2 (this product) — 20 × 2 mL tube rack, pack of 2 (40 tubes/cycle, $570)

- IPD9600-1520 — 40 × 2 mL tube sub-adapter, set of 2 (80 tubes/cycle, $653)

Pick the IPD9600-96A2 for lower-throughput 40-tube workflows; sister IPD9600-1520 for higher-throughput 80-tube workflows. Both require the IPD9600-96 base.