IntelLiDrives’ new BEMA Series Synchronized XY Gantries are offered in travel lengths from 300 x 300 mm to 3,000 x 3,0000 mm. With speeds up to 2 m/sec, BEMA Gantry Series are ideal for applications in high-speed positioning for light-to-medium payloads. The BEMA Series can be motorized with stepper motors, brushless servo motor/encoders or integrated […]
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Fighting cancer with precision motion control
Medical devices used for diagnosing and treating cancer are taking advantage of advancements in measurement and motion control. Medical technology, as well as precision measurement / motion control advances, have come a long way in recent years. With continued R&D in both, new and exciting combined developments have emerged. That’s the case with the advent of […]
Positioning stages and gantries — new trends in integration approaches
There’s demand for motion designs offering simplicity or turnkey operation, so component suppliers are now doing much more integration for OEMs and plant engineers. Nowhere is this more evident than in the way today’s positioning stages, rotary tables, and gantry setups are built. “As part of this trend, we’re seeing more demand for our IntelLiGent […]
Linear, xy, rotary combination stages
The BSMA-140H is a compact linear positioning stage that is suitable for the confines of the laboratory while providing the high reliability required in a production environment. It is a suitable choice for measurement, testing, accurate alignment and component assembly. The precision ball-screw provides accuracy, repeatability and positioning resolution capability to 1 micron. The linear […]
Two-axis rotary assembly provides fast micromachining capabilities
One new system from IntelLiDrives — a yaw-tilt rotary system with precision worm gearing — delivers positioning accuracy to 30 arc-sec; repeatability to 10 arc-sec; and speeds to 60 rpm. The design allows yaw rotation to 360° and tilt rotation of ±95° of loads to 10 kg. The integrated two-axis rotary assembly provides high-speed micromachining capabilities […]
Where linear motors improve designs: Application example in multi-axis stage
Machine-tool applications and the manufacture and assembly of semiconductor components account for more than half of all linear-motor use. That’s because linear motors are precise (albeit costly compared to other linear-motion options). Other applications for these relatively new motion components also include those that need fast and precise positioning or slow and extremely steady strokes. […]
What are some alternative ways to get DOFs from XY gantries?
Repeatability and accuracy are core to all motion systems — especially XY gantries. On gantries, controls make axes run through predefined trajectories. Traditional XY gantry setups include an upper Y-axis gantry member sitting on twin X1 and X2 support axes. The latter axes include motor, screw, and bearing separated by a finite distance orthogonal to stroke. […]
Large Aperture Rotary Tables In Medical Research Tomography Applications
In the study of human diseases and potential treatments, small animal models play a crucial role in bridging the gap between in vitro and in vivo studies. When considering imaging techniques for small animal studies, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is well suited to the measurement of highly specific molecular interactions (e.g., glucose uptake, target-receptor binding, […]
IntelLiDrives’ PSR300 rotary table delivers superior velocity control
IntelLiDrives, Inc. (www.intellidrives.com) has unveiled a direct drive rotary table that provide superior velocity control and angular positioning with large apertures, making it suitable for applications in wafer inspection and cutting, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, optical applications, fiber-optics alignment, robotics and precision part indexing. Compared to conventional worm and gear drives, the PSR300 rotary table rotates […]
IntelLiDrives unveils AccuRing direct-drive rotary stages
IntelLiDrives (www.intellidrives.com) has introduced the all-new AccuRing series direct-drive rotary stages that offer superior velocity control and angular positioning with large apertures. Its large aperture rotary stages deliver zero backlash as well as no gear vibration or gear wear. The new direct drive AccuRings are much faster than gear and worm drives. The stage’s repeatability […]
