The A 14 serves laboratories and hospital reprocessing departments that use the Miele AK 12 insert in a PG 8535, PG 8536, PG 8562 or PLW 8636. Laboratory technicians and decontamination staff place it over delicate items in an AK 12 load, where it fixes them for the length of the programme. Both kinds of department load the AK 12 the same way, with or without the lid. Its application areas include reprocessing laboratory glassware and various utensils.
Loading follows a simple order. Delicate pieces go into the AK 12 with the rest of the load, the A 14 goes on top of them, and the insert then enters the machine. After the programme, the lid comes off first, and the items come out in the order they were placed. The 7 × 7 mm openings and 3 mm slats run across the full 210 × 210 mm of the lid.
The A 14 concentrates on one job for one insert. A department using the AK 12 can keep its usual loading routine and add the lid only for loads with delicate items, so the same insert handles both load types. Sites with the IPC version of the PLW 8636 can also use the lid, since Miele includes it with its machines for industrial parts cleaning.
At 0.21 kg and 20 mm high, the stainless steel lid is quick to place and lift. Being passive, it adds no charging or electrical safety testing to the department's routine. Material number 03981970 identifies it for reorders.