Thanks to the smooth-running precision linear guides with crossed roller bearings, the linear stage is particularly suitable for scanning applications with constant velocity. The anti-creep system ...

Optics and semiconductor applications benefit from nanometer resolution and non-contact design. (Nanowerk News) The A-110 ...

Designed for demanding industry and research applications of scanning, measuring, imaging, and alignment. (Nanowerk News) Global precision motion control and nanopositioning industry leader PI has ...

Motion and precision positioning systems expert PI (Physik Instrumente) has released a new member of the PIMag® family of precision positioning stages with magnetic direct drives. The compact ...

The motorized precision positioner can be computer controlled for automation and precision assembly applications. The linear translation stage can handle high duty cycles and provides velocity of 100 ...

A typical linear encoder consists of a scanning unit and a scale. The scale is generally glass and is cemented to a support, usually an aluminum extrusion. The scanning unit contains a light source, ...

It takes considerable time and effort to manufacture “perfect” surfaces. The mirrors on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, with a surface area of about 25 m 2 and finished to accuracies of 25 nm, took ...

High performance, noncontact, eddy current linear encoders measure the position and motion of conductive targets. These sensors use a reference coil to produce a magnetic field in a target. As the ...

Linear encoders are the sensors that detect linear movements as absolute position values without establishing a physical contact with the object. Linear encoders play a crucial role in determining the ...

The ScanScope system for pathology work operates using Heidenhain encoders. Virtual Microscopy, or the creation, management and analysis of digital slides via a computer monitor, helps pathologists ...

Designed for demanding industry and research applications of scanning, measuring, imaging, and alignment. Ultra-precise linear motor stage, with 1µm straightness/flatness and 1nm absolute encoder, ...