Laboratories that reprocess pipettes in a Miele PG 8535 or PG 8536 laboratory washer-disinfector use the E 406. Laboratory technicians and glass-washing staff place pipettes on the frame as they return from the bench, up to 116 in a load. Pipettes of up to 450 mm are within its limit, so the unit suits stock that includes long pipettes.
Capacity defines the unit in daily work, and a laboratory feels it in every shift. A laboratory that uses many pipettes in a shift can gather the used ones and send them through together, and the 450 mm length limit means long and short pipettes can share the unit. Miele describes the use as the reprocessing of pipettes and similar instruments. Its 116 positions keep large batches together, and staff can plan loading around that single number.
The unit is made for the Miele PG 8535 and PG 8536, and both machines take it as a mobile unit. Staff load the frame, place it in the washer and start the programme, and the pipettes come out ready for the next sample. A single loading covers the whole batch.
The unit is made of stainless steel and plastic, in stainless steel and black, and it weighs 4.9 kg net, or 6.9 kg gross. Both weights are stated, so handling and transport can be planned from them. Its size of 517 × 535 × 502 mm sets the floor area that a laboratory needs next to the machine. A laboratory can plan the loading area around that size.