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News Release from: Aerotech | Subject: ADRH 100 rotary stage
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 29 January 2008
High-speed rotary stage offers spindle
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The ADRH 100 features backlash and cog-free, direct-drive servomotor technology with a directly coupled precision encoder for excellent servo bandwidth and maximum stiffness.
Aerotech has released a low-profile, high-speed rotary stage that offers a compact alternative to traditional positioning spindles Capable of a top speed of 2500rev/min and with a fundamental angular resolution of 3.6 arc-sec, the ADRH 100 features backlash and cog-free, direct-drive servomotor technology with a directly coupled precision encoder for excellent servo bandwidth and maximum stiffness
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 19 Jun 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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With synchronous error motions of 2um, asynchronous error motions of 4um and a tilt error of just 15 arc-sec, the ADRH 100 has an overall height around 55mm and a tabletop diameter of less than 105mm.
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