Tecan Develops New, Long-Life OEM Syringe Pump

DURHAM, N.C.--(Business Wire)--
Tecan has launched the Cavro(R) Centris Pump, a compact, high
precision OEM syringe pump for laboratory instruments, setting new
standards for reliability, accuracy and precision. The new pump offers
a broader working volume range from a single syringe size compared to
other similar pumps, enabling users to do more with one pump than ever
before.

The Cavro Centris Pump's elegant, rigid mechanical design with
fewer moving parts ensures reliability, while the fluidics components
use precision-paired ceramic parts, resulting in almost no resistance
or wear. The pump's high efficiency stepper motor and mechanical drive
allow excellent liquid handling performance at small volumes, yet
still have the necessary speed and power to achieve high volume
performance. The compact dimensions of the Cavro Centris Pump give it
the smallest footprint of any OEM syringe pump. The new pump features
increased on-board diagnostics, so the user can query the pump for its
critical performance parameters.

For over 35 years, Tecan Cavro brand components have provided
innovative and reliable liquid handling for instrument designers in
almost any application. Tecan Cavro OEM components are designed and
manufactured to high quality standards, meeting ISO 13485 requirements
and Europe's 2006 RoHS directive.

(C) 2008, Tecan Trading AG, Switzerland, all rights reserved.
Tecan and Cavro are in major countries registered trademarks of the
Tecan Group Ltd., Mannedorf, Switzerland.

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2450 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA 95131
T +1 408 953 3100, +1 800 231 0711
F +1 408 953 3101
tecansystemsinfo@tecan.com, www.tecan.com
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