OEM Automated Microscopy Components
- Build the Optical Path You Need
Mix and match Zaber's imaging cores, XY stages, focus stages, filter wheels, illuminators, and controllers. Built with common mounting interfaces, communication protocols, and a unified API, our components make integration straightforward. - Achieve Uncompromising Precision
Built for the demands of modern microscopy, our components deliver the sub-micron repeatability and mechanical stability required for high-magnification and high-NA imaging and automated scanning. - Program with Ease
Program faster with a thoroughly documented, open-source API including rich sample code. Configure instantly with the Zaber Launcher application with its suite of intuitive apps to set up, test, and start using your devices right out of the box. - Scale From Unit One to Volume Production
Buy exactly what you need, when you need it. With no minimum order quantities, you can order a single unit for your first prototype. Once you are ready for high-volume production, our reliable supply chain ensures you meet your deadlines.
1 Day Response Times
Expert Engineering Support from Prototype to Production
Zaber’s responsive application engineering team is here to answer any of your questions and provide the information you need for your mechanical, optical, and software integration.
Access CAD files for rapid mechanical design and make set up and testing easier with our free open source API and Zaber Launcher’s Multi-Dimension Acquisition tool to simplify complex imaging sequences.
Applications
Zaber’s OEM microscope components are ideal for building devices for:
- High Content Imaging Systems: Achieve high-throughput for multiplexed imaging with high-speed stages, industry standard optics, and a 22 mm wide field of view.
- Microfluidics Systems: Easily automate your microfluidics with high-speed synchronization for droplet tracking, support for long working distance objectives, and large manifold clearance.
- Single Cell & Spatial Biology Systems: Unlock spatial and single-cell protocols by selecting the exact cell you need with ultra-repeatable sample positioning and step sizes down to 50 nm.
- Live Cell Imaging Systems: Build a stable long-duration live cell platform with flexible incubator compatibility and IR laser sample tracking.
Need a standalone microscope? The Nucleus® automated fluorescence microscopy platform provides a complete set of interchangeable hardware modules and software tools.
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DMA Family — Objective Focus Stage
Starting Price
$3,159 (USD)
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- Contactless voice coil direct-drive motor for maximum throughput and reliability
- 1 nm resolution encoder and 10 nm step size
- Maximize imaging throughput with 15 ms move and settle time
- Adjustable frictionless magnetic counterbalance available for vertical orientations
| Shortest Travel | Longest Travel | Best Accuracy | Best Repeatability | Best Minimum Incremental Move | Highest Thrust |
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10 mm (0.394") | 10 mm (0.394") | 8 µm (0.000315") | < 0.05 µm (< 0.000002") | 10 nm | 15 N (3.4 lb) |
X-ADR-AE Series — Linear Motor XY Microscope Stages
Starting Price
$10,763 (USD)
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- 130 x 100 mm or 250 x 100 mm travel options
- 1 nm resolution linear encoders provide 5 µm accuracy, 500 nm repeatability, and 50 nm minimum incremental move
- Ultra quiet linear motors provide 750 mm/s top speed and are maintenance free
- Built-in controller saves space and simplifies cable management. Easily connect via USB and daisy chain to other Zaber products
| Best Repeatability | Highest Speed | Best Minimum Incremental Move | Highest Thrust | Load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
< 0.5 µm (< 0.00002") | 750 mm/s (29.528"/s) | 50 nm | 35 N (7.8 lb) | 50 N (11.2 lb) |
ASR Family — Motorized XY Microscope Stages
Starting Price
$5,647 (USD)
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- 50 x 50 mm - 305 x 305 mm travel
- Built-in controller or motor-only models
- Motor encoder for slip/stall detection and automatic recovery
- Includes Nucleus microscopy modules
| Best Repeatability | Highest Speed | Highest Thrust | Load |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2 µm (< 0.000079") | 85 mm/s (3.346"/s) | 95 N (21.3 lb) | 200 N (44.9 lb) |
X-SCA4 Series — Universal Process Controller
Starting Price
$726 (USD)
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- Easily integrate a wide variety of DC components with the Zaber ecosystem including valves, solenoids, heating elements, pumps, optical shutters, DC motors, and more
- Interface with all connected components through our free, intuitive software and API
- 4 independent channels can power nearly any DC load under 4 amps
- Supports manual, PID, and 2-state (on/off) control using either temperature or voltage feedback
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X-FWR-E Series — Motorized Filter Wheels with Built-in Controllers and Motor Encoders
Starting Price
$2,990 (USD)
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- Interchangeable filter holders for 25 mm optics (10 positions) or 32 mm optics (7 positions)
- Smooth, high speed filter changes; adjacent filter change time of 57 ms (10 position wheel)
- Optional IO; 1 digital input, 2 digital outputs
- Mounting provided for optical cage systems and C-mount components
| Range | Best Backlash | Best Repeatability |
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+/- 360° | < 0.19° (< 3.316 mrad) | < 0.1° (< 1.745 mrad) |
X-FCR Series — Nucleus® X-FCR Filter Cube Turrets
Starting Price
$6,191 (USD)
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- Holds up to 6 Zeiss push & click type filter cubes
- Motorized turret with built-in controller allows filter cube changes in 350 ms
- Daisy-chains with other Zaber devices for control through a single USB connection
- µManager support allows seamless integration of X-FCR and X-LCA4 LED controller, synchronizing cube changes and LED channel switching
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MLL1A-T13A Accessory — Microscope Low-Profile Transmitted Light Illuminator
$510 (USD)
The MLL1A is a transmitted light illuminator that connects to the X-LCA4 LED controller. It is designed to fit underneath an ASR or ADR XY stage mounted on AP286 or AP287 adaptor plates. It uses a 3000K warm white LED to provide even brightfield illumination, supporting a maximum field size of 25 mm. The MLR1 can be mounted to standard metric optical breadboard or to our AP260 upright microscope baseplate. It can also be added to MSR upright microscopes using our online configurator.
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MLG3A Accessory — Microscope Liquid Light Guide Adaptor
$1,176 (USD)
The MLG3A is a mechanical and optical adaptor that provides an interface between a 3 mm core liquid light guide and the epi-illumination port of the FCR06C, allowing the use of 3rd party light sources for epi-illumination. The MLG3A supports a field number of 20 mm.
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