Newport Announces The New TRA Actuator Product Series

Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in lasers and photonics solutions, introduces the TRA Actuator Series, the newest line in the company's extensive range of precision positioning devices. The TRA provides reliable, motorized motion in a compact, lightweight package. Developed to replace micrometer drives in manual stages, the TRA delivers superior performance at an exceptional price. The space-saving design makes the TRA actuator ideal for a wide range of motion applications in research, industrial and health sciences.

The TRA comes in 6mm, 12.5mm and 25mm travel ranges. Each model is available in DC or stepper motor and a vacuum-compatible, stepper motor version. TRA actuators are small (15mm or 25mm) yet have a 6kg load capacity. Other features include sub-micron, minimal incremental motion and micron level repeatability and an integrated optical switch, for reliable, repeatable home positioning.

For added versatility, the TRAs are compatible with all of Newport's popular motion controllers, including the NewStep single-axis, stepper motor controller to the more sophisticated, high performance XPS universal controller. They are also compatible with Newport's advanced Ultima® and Suprema® mirror mounts, the ULTRAlign™ linear stages, and various rotations and tip/tilt stages and goniometers.

Beda Espinoza, Product Line Manager for Newport's motion control products states, "We designed the TRA to provide customers with the convenience of high performance in a compact package. The new actuators can be utilized in a wide variety of linear stages, mirror mounts, and OEM applications to meet our customers' most demanding needs."

Each TRA is tested to ensure that it meets or exceeds the published specifications and an individual test report is included in each unit. Data from this report can be used in tandem with the error compensation commands of Newport controllers to further enhance the performance of the actuator.

For more information visit: www.newport.com/TRA-1.

About Newport Corporation
Newport Corporation is a leading global supplier of advanced-technology products and systems to customers in the scientific research, microelectronics manufacturing, aerospace and defense/security, life and health sciences and precision industrial manufacturing markets. Newport's innovative solutions leverage its expertise in high-power semiconductor, solid-state and ultrafast lasers, photonics instrumentation, sub-micron positioning systems, vibration isolation, optical subsystems and precision automation to enhance the capabilities and productivity of its customers' manufacturing, engineering and research applications. Newport is part of the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell Microcap Index.

SOURCE: Newport Corporation