Operations Technology (www.optek.net), a leading manufacturer of precision metrology systems, has unveiled a new range of fast, accurate three-axis staging/transport systems that offers superior design features ideal for a vast array of OEM applications.
OPTEK Transport Systems are designed with bearing ways and granite bases. Driven by linear motors, the transport systems do not generate heat and are close-looped to one-tenth micron linear scales which are bonded together with granite X and Y axes.
With a maximum transport speed of 30 inches per second, repeatability that is more than three microns and accuracy that is greater than four microns, OPTEK transport systems offer the most accurate, fastest transport solution in the industry. The system also comes with a center drive in all axes, which requires no separate (slave) scale and reduces asymmetric thrust. For optimal stability, the transport systems offer split-axis operation.
To create a friction-free operation that is impressively quite and smooth, even at high speeds, the systems offers Y-axis table and X-axis carriage that “float” on air bearings. This kind of configuration allows installation in clean room environments since it requires no lubrication.
“Our systems are 100% documented in 3D CAD solids, allowing easy configuration changes for customer applications,” said OPTEK President Rich Amon.
“In addition,” he continued, “with on-site CNC machining, painting and assembly operations, all systems are fabricated in the USA under one roof, making them a surprisingly affordable solution for OEM’s.”
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