diff --git a/pylabrobot/centrifuge/centrifuge.py b/pylabrobot/centrifuge/centrifuge.py
index d2598b75a5..fbddb92f0f 100644
--- a/pylabrobot/centrifuge/centrifuge.py
+++ b/pylabrobot/centrifuge/centrifuge.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+from typing import cast
 from pylabrobot.machines.machine import Machine
 from pylabrobot.centrifuge.backend import CentrifugeBackend, LoaderBackend
 from pylabrobot.resources.coordinate import Coordinate
 from pylabrobot.resources.resource_holder import ResourceHolder
+from pylabrobot.serializer import serialize, deserialize
 
 
 class Centrifuge(Machine):
@@ -62,7 +64,9 @@ class Loader(Machine, ResourceHolder):
   """The front end for centrifuge loaders.
   Centrifuge loaders are devices that can load and unload samples from centrifuges."""
 
-  def __init__(self, backend: LoaderBackend, centrifuge: Centrifuge, stage_location: Coordinate) -> None:
+  def __init__(
+    self, backend: LoaderBackend, centrifuge: Centrifuge, stage_location: Coordinate
+  ) -> None:
     super().__init__(backend=backend)
     self.backend: LoaderBackend = backend  # fix type
     self.centrifuge: Centrifuge = centrifuge
@@ -80,3 +84,25 @@ async def unload(self) -> None:
     if not self.centrifuge.door_open:
       raise CentrifugeDoorError("Centrifuge door must be open to unload a plate.")
     await self.backend.unload()
+
+  def serialize(self) -> dict:
+    return {
+      **super().serialize(),
+      "resource": ResourceHolder.serialize(self),
+      "machine": Machine.serialize(self),
+      "centrifuge": self.centrifuge.serialize(),
+      "stage_location": serialize(self.stage_location),
+    }
+
+  @classmethod
+  def deserialize(cls, data: dict, allow_marshall: bool = False):
+    data_copy = data.copy()  # copy data because we will be modifying it
+    centrifuge_data = data_copy.pop("centrifuge")
+    centrifuge = Centrifuge.deserialize(centrifuge_data)
+    stage_location_data = data_copy.pop("stage_location")
+    stage_location = cast(Coordinate, deserialize(stage_location_data))
+    return cls(
+      centrifuge=centrifuge,
+      stage_location=stage_location,
+      **data_copy,
+    )
diff --git a/pylabrobot/centrifuge/vspin.py b/pylabrobot/centrifuge/vspin.py
index cf1504fd4f..f29fc99dc7 100644
--- a/pylabrobot/centrifuge/vspin.py
+++ b/pylabrobot/centrifuge/vspin.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def __init__(self, centrifuge: "VSpin", device_id: str, timeout: int = 60):
     self.dev = Device(lazy_open=True, device_id=device_id)
     self.timeout = timeout
 
-  async def _read(self):
+  async def _read(self) -> bytes:
     x = b""
     r = None
     start = time.time()
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ async def _read(self):
         raise TimeoutError("No data received within the specified timeout period")
     return x
 
-  def send_command(self, command: bytes):
+  async def send_command(self, command: bytes) -> bytes:
     logger.debug("[loader] Sending %s", command.hex())
     self.dev.write(command)
-    return self._read()
+    return await self._read()
 
   async def setup(self):
     logger.debug("[loader] setup")
@@ -137,9 +137,7 @@ class VSpin(CentrifugeBackend):
   """Backend for the Agilent Centrifuge.
   Note that this is not a complete implementation."""
 
-  def __init__(
-    self, bucket_1_position: int, device_id: Optional[str] = None, loader: Optional[Loader] = None
-  ):
+  def __init__(self, bucket_1_position: int, device_id: Optional[str] = None):
     """
     Args:
       device_id: The libftdi id for the centrifuge. Find using