The MP-285 is the latest addition to our line of precision micromanipulators.  The motorized MP-285 is affordable yet offers advanced features found in manipulators costing thousands more.  Custom engineered stepping motors, precision cross-roller bearing slides and proprietary worm gear capstan drives form the basis of the watch-like mechanical system.  The controller provides power to the stage motors with a quiet linear power supply to minimize electrical noise radiation in your setup.  Pipette holders and headstages are securely mounted to the MP-285 with one of our several unique and rigid mounting systems.

The MP-285 was designed to meet a wide variety of positioning needs for the scientific community, and is suitable for patch clamp experiments, extracellular recording, microinjection, intracellular recording and precision robotic positioning applications.

MOTORIZED MICROMANIPULATOR with CONTROLER and ROE

An outstanding feature of this system is the unique 4th axis for diagonal advancement of the pipette.  You select the angle, then activate the 4th axis.  As with the other three axes, you can move with adjustable course or ultrafine resolution, select the movement speed, and move continuously or in single step increments.  To quickly reposition the pipette, simply select the Home function. Axes positions a continuously shown in relative and absolute scales, and are easy readable on the vacuum fluorescent display.

The extremely low backlash of the MP-285 removes traditional drawbacks of  “open loop” technology and eliminates drift. This allows submicron resolution down to 0.2 microns in the coarse range and down to 40 nanometers in the fine range. With over 1 inch of motorized travel on all three axes, and a user designated 4^th axis, the MP-285 allows tremendous range of motion while maximizing resolution.

Available with a table-top or rack mounted controller, the manipulator fits in seamlessly with your other components while the compact design and assignable axes of the MP-285 allows you to integrate it easily into your setup at any orientation. To add to this practicality, your choice of one of the manual controls, joystick, or a rotary optical encoder (ROE), assures a comfortable experimentation environment, customized to the scientist.

For users who require repeatable motion sequences, the MP-285 features easily programmed robotic control from the keypad, or via a remote computer.  The system can perform up to 500 position instructions, including pauses, and will execute the instruction set once, continuously or in reverse.