PI's air bearing group built a 300-mm diameter rotary table with air bearings for a synchrotron beamline test facility focused on macromolecular crystallography.
Air bearings simulate zero-g, enabling satellite control systems to function in space-like conditions. This eliminates costly and time-consuming testing such as traditional drop testing.
Silicon photonics is increasingly relied upon for processing, storing and transmitting higher volumes of data at faster speeds. This poses challenges for testing and packaging, requiring precise alignment of fiber optic devices in high-throughput production environments.
The A-523 is a high-precision air bearing Z tip/tilt stage with direct drive for applications including wafer inspection, fiber positioning, optics positioning, flat screen inspection, maskless lithography, and ultra-LED manufacturing.
