Beckman SW 50.1 Swing-Bucket Ultracentrifuge Rotor with 6 x 5ml Tube Buckets

The Beckman SW 50.1 ultracentrifuge rotor is a precision-engineered swing-bucket rotor designed for high-speed ultracentrifugation applications critical in molecular diagnostics, bioprocessing, and biotechnology research. It supports a maximum rotational speed of 50,000 RPM, facilitating efficient separation of subcellular components and macromolecules in biomedical engineering and synthetic biology workflows.

Key Technical Specifications:

• Maximum speed: 50,000 RPM, enabling high centrifugal forces essential for ultracentrifugation protocols
• Tube capacity: 6 buckets, each accommodating up to 5 ml tubes (total volume 30 ml), suitable for standard ultracentrifuge tubes used in gene editing and molecular cloning workflows
• Rotor class: A-H, N-Q classification, conforming to safety and performance standards for laboratory ultracentrifuge rotors
• Weight: 3.81 kg (8.4 lbs), with shipping dimensions of 21.34 cm x 21.34 cm x 27.43 cm
• Country of origin: United States, ensuring manufacturing quality and compliance with industry standards

This rotor's robust swing-bucket design allows tubes to swing out to the horizontal position during centrifugation, providing optimal sedimentation geometry critical for isolating biomolecules in biopharmaceutical production pipelines and cell imaging sample preparation. It is widely adopted in clinical diagnostics and neuroscience research requiring reproducible ultracentrifugation performance.

The Beckman SW 50.1 rotor aligns with harmonized code 842119 for laboratory centrifuges, confirming its use beyond household applications and its relevance in professional laboratory ultracentrifugation setups. Its compatibility with ultracentrifuge systems makes it an integral component for researchers specializing in live-cell imaging sample fractionation and other advanced biotechnology separation techniques.