LTS Compatible Pipette Tips

Rainin compatible LTS tips from Pipette.com are LTS-format (LiteTouch System) pipette tips designed to work with Rainin LiteTouch System (LTS) pipettes while helping you reduce consumable costs compared to other brands. Molded using special resins and designed around the LTS geometry, these tips provide reliable mounting, secure sealing and smooth ejection so you can pipette comfortably through long runs.

Made with 100 percent medical grade virgin polypropylene, these LTS compatible tips for Rainin pipettes come from trusted brands including US companies such as Oxford Lab Products and others. They are available across a full range of volumes and formats to support routine assays, sensitive molecular biology workflows, plate-based screening and more. If you are outfitting a new lab or looking to move away from expensive LTS tips, Pipette.com offers a high quality and economical alternative that you can order online and receive with your regular lab shipments.

If you also use non-LTS pipettes in your lab, you can complement this range with our universal pipette tips and the broader pipette tips selection to standardize consumables across instruments.

What Are Rainin Compatible LTS Tips?

Rainin’s LiteTouch System (LTS) is a pipette tip interface designed to reduce the thumb force needed to mount and eject tips while maintaining a reliable, airtight seal. Unlike universal conical fits, LTS tips engage in a defined sealing zone and stop at a fixed point, which helps prevent over-insertion and reduces excessive force on the user.

LTS compatible tips are engineered to match this interface so they can be used on Rainin LTS pipettes that accept LTS style tips. By pairing these LTS compatible tips with your Rainin instruments, you retain the ergonomic advantages of LiteTouch pipetting, including low mounting and ejection forces and consistent tip sealing, while gaining greater flexibility in sourcing and pricing.

For labs that also standardize around other tip styles, you can explore additional specialty and brand-specific options from Pipette.com, including Pipette.com pipette tips and other compatible formats via the main pipette tips category.

Benefits of Choosing LTS Tips for Rainin Pipettes

Switching to LTS compatible tips from Pipette.com can offer several practical advantages, especially if your lab is looking to reduce costs:

• Ergonomic pipetting with reduced force: The LiteTouch style design supports low mounting and ejection force compared with traditional conical tips, helping reduce hand fatigue and the risk of repetitive strain during high-throughput or all-day pipetting. Give your team a more comfortable pipetting experience while maintaining accuracy across long sample runs.
• Secure fit and airtight seal: Precision molding and tight dimensional control support a solid, reproducible seal on LTS shafts. A reliable, airtight connection helps maintain pipetting accuracy and reproducibility across runs and across multichannel pipettes.
• Quality at a better value:com's Rainin compatible LTS tips help labs lower per-tip consumable costs without sacrificing fit, seal or usability. With extended pipetting linked to increased injury risk, investing in quality LTS-compatible tips protects both your budget and your team.
• Options for every workflow: Compatible LTS tips are available in filtered and non-filtered, sterile and non-sterile and low-retention variants across a broad volume range. You can tailor the exact LTS pipette tips you buy to each application, while still standardizing on LTS-compatible tips for Rainin pipettes.
• Support from pipette and calibration experts: In addition to Rainin compatible LTS pipette tips, Pipette.com supplies a wide range of pipettes and offers calibration and repair services, so you can source liquid-handling tools and ongoing service from a single partner. For more details, see our pipette calibration services

Formats and Options Available

To make it easy to buy the right Rainin compatible LTS tips for each protocol, Pipette.com offers multiple packaging and performance options. Use the filters and product grid above to narrow down by volume, filter status, sterility and packaging, then add the matching tips to your cart to purchase online.

Available options include:

• Packaging formats: Bulk bags for economical, high-throughput use; Racked tips for convenience and consistent multichannel loading; and Reload systems for faster rack refills with less plastic waste.
• Performance and application-driven variants: Standard LTS-compatible tips for routine buffer and reagent handling; Low-retention LTS-compatible tips to help minimize sample hang-up; and Filtered LTS tips for added protection against aerosol-borne contamination.
• Volume ranges: Approximate coverage from 10 μL up to 5000 μL, depending on the specific tip and packaging.

If your lab mixes LTS and universal tips, you can also browse our bulk universal pipette tips and universal pipette tips categories to purchase other compatible tip formats online in the same order.

Filtered vs Non-Filtered LTS Tips

Filtered LTS-compatible tips for Rainin pipettes incorporate a barrier element inside the tip. In typical lab use, these filters help reduce the risk that aerosols, droplets or splashes will travel up into the pipette shaft, which can compromise results or shorten the service life of your instrument. Filtered Rainin compatible LTS tips are commonly selected for PCR, qPCR, nucleic acid workflows, and handling volatile or hazardous liquids.

Non-filtered Rainin compatible LTS tips are ideal for many routine tasks such as buffer prep, media making and general reagent transfers where aerosol risk is low. They typically offer lower cost per tip and slightly less resistance during aspiration and dispense, making them a good default choice for everyday pipetting in many labs.

Sterile vs Non-Sterile Options

Sterile Rainin compatible LTS tips are produced and packaged to meet sterility requirements suitable for sensitive workflows. They are typically preferred for cell and tissue culture, microbiology and clinical sample handling.

Non-sterile LTS-compatible tips for Rainin pipettes are a cost-effective choice when sterility is not required - such as preparing buffers, screening conditions or running analytical assays with non-biological samples.

Low Retention Tips and Volume Ranges (from ~10 μL to 5000 μL)

Low-retention Rainin compatible LTS tips are molded from specialized low-retention resins to help reduce sample adhesion to the inner wall of the tip. This can be especially beneficial when pipetting concentrated proteins, antibodies, expensive genetic samples, enzymes or viscous solutions. By minimizing residual droplets left behind in the tip, low-retention LTS-compatible tips for Rainin pipettes help improve recovery and consistency, particularly at smaller volumes.

Across the category, you’ll find volume options from approximately 10 μL to 5000 μL, covering micro-volume assays, standard 20-200 μL transfers, 1000-1200 μL plate work and larger-volume liquid handling. Mix and match volumes in your cart to ensure every Rainin LTS pipette in your lab has a compatible tip ready to go.

Compatibility and Fit with Rainin LTS Pipettes

Pipette.com’s Rainin compatible LTS tips are specifically designed for use with Rainin LTS pipettes, including common “L”-series models and other LTS-equipped pipettes that accept LTS tips.

Key compatibility points:

• LTS-specific geometry: These tips are manufactured to match the LTS cylindrical profile and sealing region, so they slide onto the tip cone and stop in the correct position instead of forcing deep onto a universal cone. This supports consistent seating and helps prevent over-insertion.
• Secure seal, even on older pipettes: The combination of precise molding and LTS-style sealing helps tips mount firmly even on Rainin pipettes with some barrel wear, supporting accurate aspiration and dispense across the tip set.
• Designed for Rainin LTS, not universal cones: These are not universal-fit tips. They are intended for LTS-equipped Rainin pipettes, not for non-LTS Rainin models or other brands that use standard conical shafts.

Rainin and LTS are trademarks of Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC. Pipette.com is not affiliated with or endorsed by Rainin; these are third-party compatible tips, not OEM Rainin LTS tips.

Ordering LTS Tips from Pipette.com

Buying Rainin compatible LTS tips from Pipette.com is straightforward:

1. Filter and compare products: Use the filters above the product grid to select your required volume range, filter status, sterility, low-retention options and packaging type.
2. Select pack sizes and add to cart: Choose the pack size that fits your usage patterns - bulk for heavy daily use, racked or reload systems for convenient multichannel loading - and add the desired SKUs to your cart to purchase online.
3. Combine with pipettes and accessories: If you’re standardizing on LTS pipettes, you can also browse compatible pipettes and accessories on Pipette.com so tips, pipettes and racks arrive together.
4. Plan for ongoing calibration: For best practice, pipette manufacturers recommend checking calibration at regular intervals. After you purchase LTS-compatible tips for Rainin pipettes, you can also schedule service through Pipette.com’s pipette calibration services.

LTS-Compatible Tip Brands Available at Pipette.com

Shop LTS-compatible tips from trusted manufacturers at Pipette.com, with options to fit your lab's budget and performance requirements.

• Labcon Eclipse™ LTS-Style Tips: offer easy mounting thanks to thinner walls made from 100 percent pure virgin medical-grade polypropylene. Order Labcon Eclipse tips in filtered, non-filtered, sterile and bulk formats to match your pipetting protocols.
• Thermo Fisher SoftFit-L™ Tips: feature a cylindrical collar and positive-stop design for an exact fit on Rainin LTS pipettes. Buy SoftFit-L tips when your workflow demands reduced attachment and ejection forces for high-throughput applications.
• Oxford Lab Products LTR Tips: deliver reliable sealing and consistent performance at a lower price point. Manufactured using Swiss-made molds, Oxford LTR tips are a cost-effective choice for labs looking to reduce consumable spending without compromising quality. Add Oxford LTR tips to your cart to start saving on your next order.
• com Custom-Manufactured Tips: produced exclusively for Pipette.com with tight tolerances for leak-free dispensing. These economical LTS-compatible tips are ideal for high-volume purchasing when sterility is achieved on-site or not required.

Browse the product grid above to compare LTS-compatible tip brands by volume and place your order online to have Rainin compatible LTS tips shipped directly to your lab, or build a larger purchase that includes pipette tips, reservoirs and other consumables to streamline your lab’s supply chain.

FAQ – Rainin Compatible LTS Tips

Q1: What are Rainin compatible LTS tips?

Rainin compatible LTS tips are third-party pipette tips designed with the LiteTouch System (LTS) geometry so they fit and seal on Rainin LTS pipettes. They are not manufactured by Rainin; they are compatible consumables that provide LTS-style low-force mounting and ejection at a more economical price point.

Q2: Are these tips fully compatible with my Rainin LTS pipettes?

These tips are designed for use with Rainin LTS pipettes, typically “L”-series models and other pipettes that accept LTS tips. As with any third-party consumable, you should verify fit and performance in your own assays, but the geometry is specifically engineered to work with LTS-style shafts and seals.

Q3: When should I choose filtered vs non-filtered LTS tips?

Choose filtered Rainin compatible LTS tips when you are working with PCR products, nucleic acids, infectious or hazardous samples, or any protocol where aerosols or cross-contamination are a concern. Non-filtered LTS-compatible tips are usually sufficient for general buffer prep, reagent transfers and non-hazardous samples, and offer a lower cost per tip.

Q4: What is the difference between sterile and non-sterile LTS tips?

Sterile Rainin compatible LTS tips are produced and packaged to maintain sterility of the tip interior and exterior, making them appropriate for microbiology, cell culture and other sterile workflows. Non-sterile tips are well-suited for analytical chemistry, screening and general lab tasks where sterility is not required. Always review product details for specific sterility information.

Q5: How do I select the right volume range and format?

Start with the volume range needed for each pipette and protocol - such as 10-20 μL tips for small-volume qPCR, 20-200 μL for routine assays and up to 1000-5000 μL for larger transfers. Then choose the format that best fits your workflow (bulk, racked or reload), along with filter, sterility and low-retention options. Many labs keep multiple Rainin compatible LTS tip styles on hand to cover different applications.

Q6:Any considerations when switching to compatible LTS tips?

When transitioning to LTS compatible tips from Pipette.com, most labs run a quick verification before making a full switch. Start by checking fit, sealing and overall handling on your pipettes to ensure the tips mount and eject smoothly. Confirm pipetting accuracy with your standard QC checks and make sure filtered or low retention versions behave as expected in your more sensitive assays.

Once everything performs to your lab’s requirements, you can confidently place larger online orders and begin capturing the ongoing cost savings.