positioning-equipment-news
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Mini Nanopositioning Stage Based On High Dymamic Voice Coil Motor
5/17/2021
Cleanroom-compatible, this new high performance noncontact miniature linear slide from PI is suited for applications like wafer inspection, scanning/metrology, fiber alignment, laser micromachining and marking, autofocusing, and genome sequencing.
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Fast Focusing Linear Slide Has Nanometer Precision, High Dynamics, And Maintenance-Free Voice Coil Motor
4/15/2021
New long-travel addition to PI’s large range of nanopositioning slides for fast focusing tasks in semiconductor metrology, microscopy, life sciences, and slide scanning applications.
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Z-Tip-Tilt Nanopositioning Stage For Precision Alignment
4/12/2021
Z-tip-tilt nanopositioning stage for precision alignment is ultra-low profile, fast, precise, and maintenance-free with air bearings. Cleanroom-compatible, this high-performance noncontact positioner is well-suited for wafer inspection, fiber positioning, optics positioning, flat screen inspection, maskless lithography, and µ-LED manufacturing.
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The NanoScan SP400/SP600 Sample Scanners For High Speed/Accuracy Positioning
4/6/2021
Prior Scientific is proud to announce the release of its new NanoScan-SP400/SP600 Piezo Sample Scanner, delivering the best positioning performance and fastest recovery between Z stacks.
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New Fine Steering Mirrors For High Speed And Precision Control For Optical Laser Communications
3/3/2021
As the demand for higher data transmission rates is growing, communication via laser beams, terrestrial, ground-to-satellite, and satellite-to-satellite is opening up new possibilities. Fast fine steering mirrors keep laser beams stabilized and pointed in the right direction, making sure they reach their targets exactly, over thousands of miles.
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Multi-Axis Motion For Vacuum Applications: New 6DOF Hexapod Motion Systems – Smaller Than traditional 6-Axis Vacuum Stages
2/17/2021
Vacuum chambers are limited in volume and products that go inside are better when they are smaller. PI offers 6-axis precision motion systems, based on parallel kinematics. These hexapod positioners are more compact than conventional multi-axis stages and provide more versatility at the same time, ideal for vacuum based high precision motion and alignment tasks with optics, fibers, and semiconductors.
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Compact XYZ Piezo Stage Combines With Motorized Stages For Complex Nanopositioning Applications
1/25/2021
A faster, higher precision variation of PI’s popular NanoCube® XYZ piezo flexure stage is available to combine with a series of miniature motorized micro-positioning stages for nano-scale motion over long travel ranges.
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Flexible Multi-Axis Motion Sub-System For System Integrators And Machine Builders Comes With High-Dynamics Linear Motor Stages And EtherCat-Based Motion Controller
1/19/2021
First of it’s kind, the new X-417 multi-axis motion sub-system boasts nanometer resolution, absolute encoders, fast configuration, delivery, and set-up, for a broad range of industrial precision motion applications, including precision automation, laser processing, test and inspection, medical manufacturing, and semiconductor testing.
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Printed Miniature Loudspeaker With A Future Perspective
1/7/2021
It has six corners and is about the size of a 1-cent piece: In an additive manufacturing process, miniature loudspeakers as part of piezoelectric, microelectromechanical systems - so-called piezo-MEMS - can be efficiently and cost-effectively manufactured using a combination of inkjet printing and laser technology.
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Robot Operating System Drivers Enhance PI Hexapod Functionality
12/2/2020
The open source set of tools, software libraries, and rules aid in the development and control of 6-axis hexapod robot operations, newly available.