M-122 Mini Translation Stage - Physik Instrumente

Physik Instrumente (PI) has introduced its M-122 Mini Translation Stage. The M-122 features a space-saving, folded drive train with the servo motor and drive screw side-by-side. Equipped with a non-contacting optical linear encoder and a preloaded, precision-ground, ball-screw, these stages can provide much higher accuracy, better repeatability and dynamic performance than conventional stepper motor stages or rotary encoder-equipped servo motor stages.

About Physik Instrumente
PI is a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion-control equipment for photonics, nanotechnology, semiconductor and life science applications. PI has been developing and manufacturing standard & custom precision products with piezoelectric and electromagnetic drives for 35+ years.

Features & Advantages of M-122 Mini Translation Stage:

• Very Compact: Smallest Ballscrew Stage w/ Linear Encoder: 60×86×20mm
• Long Travel Range: 25 mm (1 inch)
• Precise: 0.1 µm Resolution Optical Linear Encoder for Higher Linearity & Repeatability
• M-122 stages can be combined to form very compact XY and XYZ systems.
• High Dynamics & Speed: Servo Motor Direct Drive provides up to 20 mm/sec, Significantly Better Dynamic Response than Stepper Motor Drives
• Cross-Roller Bearings for High Load Capacity & Excellent Guiding Accuracy
• M-122 stages can be driven with the low-cost, networkable, C-862 Mercury servo motor controller/driver. For multiaxis applications, the C-843 PC Board is available.
• Due to its low-friction, the backlash-free ball screw yields significantly higher mechanical efficiency than leadscrews, and allows maintenance-free, high duty-cycle operation at high velocities — up to 20 mm/sec

Typical Applications of M-122 Mini Translation Stage:

• Metrology
• Fiber Positioning
• Photonics packaging
• Micromachining
• Quality Assurance Testing

More info: PI M-122 Mini Translation Stage