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News Release from: Aerotech | Subject: ABL2000 air-bearing stages
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 19 June 2000
Excellent accuracy from air bearing
stages
Aerotech has launched a new range of air-bearing stages called the ABL2000, available in travel lengths up to 1.2m and speeds from 0.1mm/second to 3m/second.
Aerotech has launched a new range of air-bearing stages called the ABL2000, available in travel lengths up to 1.2m and speeds from 0.1mm/second to 3m/second A wide range of feedback devices is offered, from cost-effective linear encoders to ultra-high resolution laser interferometers
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 17 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Resolution and accuracy with a non-contact linear encoder are 20nm and +/-1um, respectively.
A laser interferometer transducer option provides resolution to 0.3nm and submicron accuracy.
Exceptional positioning characteristics coupled with high speed and acceleration capabilities make these stages the ideal solution for high accuracy and high throughput applications.
The ABL2000 series stages feature exceptional pitch, roll and yaw characteristics (+/-1 arc-second/100 mm) thanks to Aerotech's proprietary manufacturing techniques that produce stages with unsurpassed geometrical accuracies.
Design features of these stages include a small cross section for a narrow profile and large air-bearing surfaces for excellent stiffness and load carrying capability.
Aerotech uses its own brushless linear servomotors to drive the ABL2000 air-bearing stages.
Optimised by Aerotech's engineers for high-performance positioning applications, the brushless linear motors feature an ironless design, eliminating attractive forces, and very low ripple, resulting in extremely smooth stage motion.
To achieve positioning systems with unequalled velocity stability and accuracy, Aerotech also manufactures complementary lines of drives and motion controllers.
Aerotech drives and controllers incorporate unique circuit designs and advanced control algorithms necessary to achieve high-performance motion control.
Because all the core elements of the motion platform - mechanics, motors, drives and controls - are manufactured by Aerotech, systems are fully optimized and tested as a turnkey solution before being delivered to the user.
ABL2000 stages are available in standard and custom versions.
Applications include high-resolution imaging, fiber-optic micromachining, and general metrology. Request a free brochure from Aerotech ...
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