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Cavro®
XCalibur Pump (XC)

Market leading compact OEM syringe pump

 

Related products:  Cavro Omni Flex  |  Cavro Omni Robot




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Tab 01 / Overview
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Compact size and high performance

The Cavro XC Pump delivers high precision and accuracy, with a compact design to ensure it fits into small footprint instruments. It is popular with manufacturers of high quality desktop systems, such as DNA sequencers, sample preparation instruments and cell-based assay platforms.

This syringe pump is particularly well suited to closed-tube sampling – for example, septum-capped blood collection tubes – offering precise aspiration against a positive pressures or vacuums. Customers choose the Cavro XC for its ease of integration and wide range of valves options, allowing easy switching between multiple source fluids.

Highlights

  • Compact dimensions allow optimum use of space
  • Robustness and reliability result in long life and less maintenance
  • Easy to integrate

Precise liquid handling

The Cavro XC Pump automates pipetting, diluting and dispensing with excellent accuracy and precision, from <5 μl to 5 ml using a variety of syringes. For improved liquid handling accuracy and process security, its stepper motor-driven ball-screw is directly coupled to a linear encoder with a temperature compensation circuit.

Pump speed ranges from 1.2 seconds to 20 minutes per stroke, with a resolution of 3,000 increments per stroke in standard mode, and 24,000 increments per stroke in micro-stepping mode.

Intelligent integration

The pump’s hardware and firmware have been developed to simplify instrument design and in-service operation. Its machined aluminum frame has numerous pre-drilled holes for ease of mounting, and a range of valve types are available to reduce fluidic hardware requirements.

The pump’s robust ball-screw drive does not require lubrication and can be manually lowered for easy syringe replacement, while valve and plunger move counters help to plan preventive maintenance operations.

Sweet spot of value:
optimal combination of performance, cost and compactness

The Cavro XC Pump is popular with instrument designers around the world thanks to its exceptional balance between cost and functionality. This is combined with a compact design to ensure easy integration and cost-effective performance for a wide range of applications.

Software

This syringe pump is supported with Cavro Integration Kit or Cavro Fusion Software for rapid and easy set-up and evaluation:

Cavro Integration Kit
Cavro Fusion Software




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Tab 02 / Options
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Valve Configurations

Valve Configurations XC Ordering Part Numbers
Valve Type Valve Configuration Spare Valve P/N 232/485 Communication PCB CAN/485 Communication PCB
Non-Distribution Valves 3-port non-distribution Polymer 1/4-28 20729370 20738291 20738293
  3-port non-distribution Polymer M6 20731305 20738295 20738297
  4-port non-distribution Polymer 1/4-28 20736658 20738299 20738301
  4-port non-distribution Polymer M6 20736656 20738303 20738305
  3-port non-distribution Ceramic 1/4-28 30035942 30045677 30045678
Distribution Valves 3-port non-distribution Polymer 1/4-28 30059594 20738323 20738325
  3-port distribution Polymer M6 30061823 20738327 20738329
  4-port distribution Polymer 1/4-28 20739162 30040994 30040995
  3-port distribution Ceramic 1/4-28 20737496 20740556 20740558
  6-port distribution Ceramic 1/4-28 20737492 20740560 2074056
  9-port distribution Ceramic 1/4-28 20737494 20740564 20740566
  12-port distribution Ceramic 1/4-28 30038160 30060877 30060875
  Genomics optimized 6+ Ceramic Valve 30164819   30174118

Not all configurations are shown. Please contact your local Sales Representative for additional information.

Syringe Options

Part Nr Description
30049416 250 µl XC Glass Syringe with UHMWPE plunger tip seal
20733833 500 µl XC Glass Syringe with UHMWPE plunger tip seal
20730141 1.0 ml XC Glass Syringe with UHMWPE plunger tip seal
20728357 2.5 ml XC Glass Syringe with UHMWPE plunger tip seal
20729936 5.0 ml XC Glass Syringe with UHMWPE plunger tip seal
20725676 50 µl XC Glass Syringe with PTFE plunger tip seal
Part Nr Description
20725682 100 µl XC Glass Syringe with PTFE plunger tip seal
20725589 250 µl XC Glass Syringe with PTFE plunger tip seal
20725590 500 µl XC Glass Syringe with PTFE plunger tip seal
20725591 1.0 ml XC Glass Syringe with PTFE plunger tip seal
20725592 2.5 ml XC Glass Syringe with PTFE plunger tip seal
20725593 5.0 ml XC Glass Syringe with PTFE plunger tip seal
Not all options are shown. Please contact your local Sales Representative for more information.


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Tab 03 / Specifications
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Principle Ball screw drive with linear encoder
for step loss detection
Travel 30 mm
Plunger speed1 1.2 sec to 20 min
Resolution 3,000 increments (standard mode)
24,000 increments (microstep mode)
Life expectancy 4 million cycles
(per Tecan life test protocols)

1) per stroke, depending on syringe size and tubing

Sizes 50 μl, 100 μl, 250 μl, 500 μl,
1.0 ml, 2.5 ml and 5.0 ml
Barrel material Borosilicate Glass
Plunger seal material PTFE or UHMWPE (most sizes)
Precision1 ≤0.05 % at full stroke
(1 ml syringe)
≤0.5 % at 10 % stroke
(1 ml syringe)
Accuracy2 ≤1.0 % (1 ml syringe)

1) % CV at room temperature using deionized water
2) % deviation at room temperature using deionized water

Height   127 mm (5.00 in)
Width  45.7 mm (1.79 in)
Depth 114.3 mm (4.50 in)
Weight     0.8 kg   (1.8 lbs)
Supply voltage 24 VDC ± 10 %
Peak current 1.5 A
Type RS-232, RS-485 or CAN BUS
Baud rate RS-232/485: 9,600 or 38,400
CAN: 100 KB, 125 KB, 250 KB, 500 KB or
1 MB
Addressing Up to 15 pumps can be addressed individually
Communications Data terminal and OEM protocol (Serial); Cavro CAN (CAN)
Inputs Two TTL Level Inputs
Outputs Two TTL Level Outputs

1) per stroke, depending on syringe size and tubing

  Cavro’s industry standard OEM command set including complete programming and speed control, error handling and diagnostics.
Operating temperature1 15-40 °C (59-104 °F)
Humidity2 20-80 % RH at 40 °C (104 °F)
Storage temperature -20 to +65 °C (-4 to 149 °F)

1) mechanism
2) non-condensing, mechanism

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Tab 04 / Videos
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Videos

Cavro XCalibur Pump – 3D Model

MALDI Colonyst®: Intelligent Robot for Colony Picking and Complete MALDI Target Preparation.

Video presentation at Tecan booth at AACC 2016.
Presenter: Kevin Trümpi, Tecan




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Tab 05 / Literature
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Brochures

The Cavro XCalibur Pump is a high performance, compact OEM syringe pump designed for easy integration.

The Cavro XCalibur Pump is an integral part of Tecan’s leading range of OEM liquid handling pumps.

Tecan Journal Articles

Applied Phtophysics automated platform uses Cavro XCalibur syringe pump to perform sequential sampling from up to four 96-well plates, without dilution or cross-contamination of samples.

JAMSTEC has developed a miniaturized observation device to measure carbon dioxide (CO2) in seawater, relying on Tecan’s Cavro® XCalibur Pump for accurate automated pipetting.

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