motion control automation

Motion Control – Motorized Yaw-Pitch-Roll Stages Available from OES!

September 04, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – Yaw-Pitch-Roll Stages

Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – Three new high accuracy Yaw-Pitch-Roll stages have been introduced by OES (Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc.), the YPR100-10-15-01 (stepper motor driven – pictured), the YPR100-10-15-02 (brushless servo motor driven) and the YPR100-10-15-03 (DC servo motor driven). These Yaw-Pitch-Roll stages are ideal for the precise measurement of compound angles or the curvature of an object. The Yaw axis (bottom stage) is capable of rotation of large angles and features a 180:1 ratio gear.

Motion Control – RVC-1008 Miniature Rotational Voice Coil Stage from Equipment Solutions

August 31, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – Miniature Rotational Voice Coil Stage

Forestville, CA, – — The RVC-1008 Rotational Voice Coil Stage: Optical element widths up to 20mm; Controllable motion over +/-10 degree optical; Small step response of less than 3msec; Non-contact electro-optic position sensor; Positioning sensitivity of less than 2µrad; Analog and USB control of mirror position; Digital positioning resolution of 6µrad; Fully integrated PID servo controller; Simple USB electrical interface; Extremely compact design.

Motion Control – High Load, Low Profile XY Stage Features High Resolution and High Repeatability Is Available from OES!

August 21, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – XY High Resolution Stage

Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – OES (Optimal-Engineering Systems, Inc.) has added a new, larger, high load, precision stage to it’s extensive line of precision XY stages. The AU200-170×170 stage is a low profile stage measuring just 108 mm (2.252 in) high with a compact footprint (including the motors) of 458.5 mm x 458.5 mm (18.032 in.).

Motion Control – Open Aperture Voice Coil Stages Feature 1.20 Inches of Travel and Resolutions of 29.95 and 25.4 Microns!

August 11, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – Open Aperture Voice Coil Stages!

Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control – The Moticont’s HCDS-051-064 Series of Open Aperture Voice Coil Stages are linear DC motor (also called voice coil) driven stages. Designed for closed loop servo operation, an integral quadrature optical encoder with differential outputs is standard. The stages are: Clean, quiet, and efficient, with low inertia, high acceleration, and high speed. Each stage has a built-in home switch for accurate initialization upon power up.

Motion Control – SPS15 Power Supply from Equipment Solutions for Voice Coil Actuators!

August 03, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – Voice Coil Motor Power Supply!

Forestville, CA, – — The motion control SPS15 power supply will power any Equipment Solutions Linear Focus Actuator. With its universal instrumentation cord power entry module you will be able to run power from literally anywhere in the world anywhere.

Motion Control – Features of 600 MM Vertical Lift Stage Include: Stability, High Loading, Low Cost, and 5 Micron Repeatability!

July 27, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – 600 MM Vertical Lift Stages

Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control – The new AT20-600 series of Motorized Vertical Lift Stages from Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES) features a vertical lift of 600 mm. The AT20-600-01 (pictured) is driven by a Two-Phase Stepper Motor features a repeatability of 5 microns, positional accuracy of 20 microns and has a knob on the motor for manual adjustment. The AT20-600-02 is driven by a Brushless DC Servo Motor with a Quadrature Incremental Encoder and the AT20-600-03 is driven by a DC Servo Motor with a Quadrature Incremental Encoder. Each of the Servo Motor options, the -02 and -03 versions, offer higher travel speeds, increased positional accuracy, and repeatability. The AT20-600-04 is driven by a Two-Phase Stepper Motor with a Quadrature Incremental Encoder mounted on the motor for position verification.

Motion Control – Linear Voice Coil Motor Tolerates Tilting

July 17, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – Linear Voice Coil Motor Tolerates Tilting

Van Nuys, CA — Motion Control – Moticont has added a new 1.25 in (31.8 mm) stroke linear DC motor to its series of LVCM Linear Voice Coil Motors. The new LVCM-051-051-06 Linear Voice Coil Motor has been designed with a larger radial air gap to tolerate the tilting and misalignment that can be experienced when clamping out of parallel objects or moving off-center loads. This compact linear motor is 2.000 in (50.8 mm) in dia. with a 2.00 in. (50.8 mm) long housing and at mid stroke is just 2.88 in. (73.0 mm). Peak force is 9.5 lb (42.2N) at a 10% duty cycle and continuous force is 3.0 lb (13.3 N). Features of this low inertia, high acceleration / deceleration, clean, efficient, zero cogging, brushless voice coil servo motor makes it ideal for: Sorting, packaging, sampling, work holding and clamping, laser machining and drilling, wafer handling, and medical and pharmaceutical applications.

Motion Control Components – Linear Stage Features Sub-micron Positioning, 10 mm Clear Aperture, and High Acceleration!

July 03, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control Components – Sub-micron Positioning Linear Stage!

Forestville, CA – Motion Control Components – Equipment Solutions’ Series of VCS-10 Voice Coil Stages feature: Sub-micron positioning, high acceleration, digital and/or analog position sensors, and are available with a 10 mm clear aperture! These high acceleration stages (50 G’s no load), have 10 mm of linear motion and < 3 millisecond step response time. The customizable VCS-10 Series of linear position stages are ideal for high speed, high precision optical and laser focusing applications in: Medical, semiconductor inspection and manufacturing, scanning microscopy, and micro machining/manufacturing.

Motion Control – Metric and Inch Dimensioned Electric Cylinders Feature High Speed, Zero Cogging, and 1.25 Micron Resolution!

June 22, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – Metric & Inch Dimensioned Electric Cylinders!

Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control Components – New, Metric and Imperial dimensioned Electric Cylinders or Linear Voice Coil Servo Actuators have been released by Moticont. The new, compact 25.4 mm (1.000 in.) stroke SDLM-025-095-01-01M and SDLM-025-095-01-01 Linear DC Servo Actuators feature high repeatability, high acceleration/deceleration, and zero cogging! These high force-to-size Electric Cylinders have linear encoders mounted internally for closed loop servo operation. Additionally, to operate at peak efficiency, integral temperature sensors provide data to achieve the highest possible throughputs.

The clean fully enclosed SDLM-025-095-01-01M and SDLM-025-095-01-01 Servo Actuators are 25.4 mm (1.000 in.) in diameter, the housing is 95.3 mm (3.750 in.) long and the total length of the housings and shafts are 139.7 mm (5.500 in.).

Motion Control – Linear Focus Actuator from Equipment Solutions!

June 15, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – Linear Focus Actuator

Forestville, CA – Motion Control – The LFA-1205 Linear Focus Actuator is a high performance compact positioning system. It was specifically developed for optical applications requiring both high precision and high-speed positioning over a short to medium stroke.

The LFA-1205 is well suited for optical focusing and other micropositioning applications such as scanning interferometry, surface structure analysis, disk drive testing, autofocus systems, confocal microscopy, bio-technology, semiconductor test equipment.

Motion Control – High Precision Four-Axes Positioning Stages with Four Motor Options

June 12, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – Four Axes Positioning Stages

Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control – OES (Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc.) has added to their extensive line of purpose-built stages. The new XYZR Series of Four-axes Stages are the integration of a: 15 mm, 30 mm, 50 mm, 75 mm, or 100 mm linear stages (in any combination) for the X, Y, and Z axes, and a 60 mm or 100 mm diameter rotary stage capable of 360 degrees of continuous rotation. These stages are the ideal choices for: Laser scanning, drilling, and machining, reverse engineering, inspection, assembly, measurements, tracking, and positioning.

OES – All New! High Precision, Three-axis Gimbal Mounts with Four Motor Options Offer Greater Flexibility and Stability!

June 08, 2023 Editor-Publisher

OES – NEW! Three-axis Gimbal Mounts!

Van Nuys, CA – OES (Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc.) has released four all new Three-axis Azimuth, Angular Elevation, and Roll Gimbal Mounts. These new high precision and high stability AU270-AER Gimbal Mounts locate the surface of the Roll Stage 115 mm below the center line of rotation allowing for the positioning of: Cameras, optics, lasers and instrumentation for scanning, tracking, positioning, pointing, and other applications on their respective centerlines.

Motion Control – Miniature PVS 30.5 Parallelogram Voice Coil Stage from Equipment Solutions!

May 18, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – Miniature Parallelogram Voice Coil Stage!

Forestville, CA, – — Motion Control – This Custom PVS-30.5 Parallelogram Voice Coil Stage Features: Flexture guidance system, 30 millimeter clear aperture, 4 millimeters of linear motion, 45 G’s acceleration (no load), 200 nanometers positioning repeatability, non-contact electro-optic position sensor, direct SCA-814 Servo Controlled Amplifier compatibility, 38mm x 46mm x 85mm, 280 grams.

Motion Control – Open Aperture XY Alignment Stages Feature: 120 mm x 120 mm of Travel, and 1 Micron Repeatability!

May 18, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – Open Aperture XY Alignment Stages

Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control – Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES) has released four new high resolution, high repeatability XY Alignment Stages. The AU200-120×120 Alignment Stages feature 120 mm (4.724 in.) of travel in both the X and Y axes. These new low profile 87 mm (3.425 in.) high XY stages, have a 188 mm x 188 mm (7.401 in. x 7.401 in.) open aperture. Easy integration of tooling and fixtures is facilitated through a precision series of threaded mounting holes.

Motion Control – High Force Linear Servo Motor is just 2.25 Inches Long at Mid-Stroke!

May 02, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – High Force Linear Servo Motor!

Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control Components – A high force Linear DC Servo Motor from Moticont has been added to their expanding line of voice coil or moving coil motors. The LVCM-095-038-01 Linear Voice Coil Motor is a true servo motor featuring zero cogging, high accuracy, and high repeatability when operated in a closed positioning loop. Clean non-commutated, zero cogging, zero backlash voice coil motors (also referred to as linear actuators) are, efficient, brushless high speed linear servo motors.

This LVCM-095-038-01 Linear Servo is 3.75 in. (95.3 mm) in diameter and has a continuous force of 23.1 lb. (102.7 N) and a peak force of 73.1 lb. (324.4 N) at a 10% duty cycle.

Motion Control – Four Axes XYZ-Goniometer Stages with Four Motor Options Features Positional Accuracy to 10 Microns!

April 20, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – XYZ-Goniometer Positioning Stages

Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control – OES (Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc.) is unveiling their new XYZ-Goniometer Series of Four-axes Stages. Any of the three Goniometers Stages with +/- 10 degrees, +/- 15 degrees or +/- 45 degrees of travel can be integrated with X, Y, and Z axis stages with 15 mm, 30 mm, 50 mm, 75 mm, or larger than 100 mm of linear travel linear in any combination of X, Y, and Z axes. These stages are the ideal choices for: Crystallography, metrology, light measurement, mirror positioning, laser scanning, drilling and machining, reverse engineering, inspection, assembly, measurements, tracking, and inspection and optical bench applications.

Motion Control – Rotational Voice Coil Stage quickly and repeatably steers an optical beam with a diameter of up to 25 millimeters over 90° with 25 microradians of resolution!

April 02, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – Rotational Voice Coil Stage

Quickly and repeatably steer an optical beam with a diameter of up to 25 millimeters over 90° with 25 microradians of resolution!

RVC-9025 Rotational Voice Coil Stage: Up to 25mm wide mirror; Controllable positioning over +/-45 degree optical; 5 arcsec (25 microradians) optical position repeatability; 1 degree optical step-and-settle in less than 5ms; Fully integrated servo controller; USB 2.0 and auxilary user electrical interfaces; X 58 x 28 x 21 millimeters, 30 grams

Forestville, CA – The RVC-9025 Rotational Voice Coil Stage provides a means to quickly and accurately set an angular position. The frequency is factory adjusted to customer specifications during the manufacturing process. Amplitude of the resonating mirror can be adjusted through either an analog input voltage or the USB interface.

Motion Control – 1, 2, 3 and 4 Axes of Motion Controllers for Servos and Steppers are Low Cost and Plug-and-Play!

March 30, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – Motion Controllers for Servos and Steppers!

Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – Need a quick and easy solution to install a single or multi-axis Plug-and-Play motion controller? The answer: The MCC Series of stepper and servo motor controllers from OES (Optimal Engineering Systems) which are designed to control from one to four axes of motion for users without prior motion control experience. These MCC controllers integrate a motion control card and operator interface in one package. Having a user-friendly interface, they allow the user to operate the motion controller, without the need for a PC, PLC, host controller, or programming.

The modes of operations are: Set Acceleration, Set Velocity, Set Position, Absolute Move, Relative Move, Find Home, Reset Position Counter, Go to Position Zero, Joystick Operation and Stop All Motors. The MCC Controllers feature a 4-Line LCD, 32-button keypad, STEP and DIRECTION outputs for each axis.

Motion Control – the LFA-3403 Is an Open Aperture Linear Focus Actuator from Equipment Solutions

March 12, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – Open Apeture Linear Focus Actuator

LFA-3404 Linear Focus Actuator: 34 millimeter clear aperture, 4 millimeter range of motion, <50 nanometer positioning resolution, 90 grams moving mass, 89 x 57mm, 1kg

Forestville, CA, – LFA-3404 Linear Focus Actuator: is a high performance compact positioning actuator. It was specifically developed for applications requiring both high precision and high-speed positioning over a short to medium stroke. This product mates the voice coil motor to a perfectly smooth flexure guidance system and a very high resolution position feedback encoder.

Motion Control – High Precision 300 MM Motorized Vertical Lift Stage from OES Features: Stability, High Load Capability, and Low Cost!

March 09, 2023 Editor-Publisher

Motion Control – Vertical Lift Stage

Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – A vertical lift of 300 mm (11.811 in.), high stability, and low cost are just some of the features of the AT20-300 Motorized Vertical Lift Stage from Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES). This high load, 50 kg (110.2 lbs), vertical lift stage can be easily integrated into almost any application. The large 400 mm x 200 mm (15.748 in. x 7.874 in.) stage has a pattern of threaded mounting holes. The rigid box construction of the moving component of the elevator stage travels on six slide rails assuring smooth vertical travel and parallelism of the table and mounting surface at all times, and features: 3.315 µ (non- Micro-Step) resolution, 5 µ repeatability, and 15 µ positional accuracy.

Category Archives: Stage

Motion Control – Yaw-Pitch-Roll Stages

Motion Control – XY High Resolution Stage

Motion Control – Open Aperture Voice Coil Stages!

Motion Control – Voice Coil Motor Power Supply!

Motion Control – 600 MM Vertical Lift Stages

Motion Control – Linear Voice Coil Motor Tolerates Tilting

Motion Control Components – Sub-micron Positioning Linear Stage!

Motion Control – Metric & Inch Dimensioned Electric Cylinders!

Motion Control – Linear Focus Actuator

Motion Control – Four Axes Positioning Stages

OES – NEW! Three-axis Gimbal Mounts!

Motion Control – Miniature Parallelogram Voice Coil Stage!

Motion Control – Open Aperture XY Alignment Stages

Motion Control – High Force Linear Servo Motor!

Motion Control – XYZ-Goniometer Positioning Stages

Motion Control – Rotational Voice Coil Stage

Motion Control – Motion Controllers for Servos and Steppers!

Motion Control – Open Apeture Linear Focus Actuator

Motion Control – Vertical Lift Stage

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