Dental surgeries using a benchtop steam steriliser use the HS-IC deck rack when a single tray can't hold all instruments for a cycle. The rack stands on its leg over a tray; the tray holds one layer, and the deck above holds the next, so the two layers share a cycle without touching. Loose instruments lie side by side on either level with hinges open, and pouches go on flat and unstacked.
Clinics running minor surgery, podiatry and veterinary practices, and piercing, tattoo and beauty studios load it in the same way whenever their steriliser has room above a tray for a second surface.
Open gaps between the rods let steam pass from the deck to the tray below, and the space between the layers lets moisture escape during drying. Because the legs hold the deck at one height, the headroom over the tray stays the same from cycle to cycle, which keeps the upper layer clear of anything standing on the tray beneath.
The rack changes how a load is arranged, never how much the steriliser may take. Its load limits still apply to the whole cycle, so the deck spreads a permitted load across two layers. Its frame is made to one size, so it serves the chamber and trays it was built around, and the trays themselves are separate items. After a cycle, the frame cools in the chamber, and the deck is unloaded before the tray.
Chambers without room for a second layer, loads that need a tray's full height, and pouches that must stand on edge call for other loading equipment.



