Category Archives: Z Axis

Motion Control – Sub-micron Z-Axis Positioning Stages with Four Motor Options Introduced by OES!

Motion Control – Z-axis Stages

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Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control – OES (Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc.) has added vertical stages to their extensive line of high accuracy, high resolution lift stages.  

Motion Control – Customizable Screw Driven Linear Stages That Ship In 1 Week Are Available from Electromate!

Motion Control – Linear Stages

motion control - linear stagesMotion Control Stages  – Lintech’s 100 Series Positioning Tables set the standard for high performance and value.

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Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control  — Acme Screw or Ball Screw Driven Linear Motion: The Lintech motion control 100 series linear positioning slides are designed to maximize performance while minimizing physical size and cost.

Motion Control – Select from the Large Variety of Precision XYZ Axis Stages to Suit Your Specific Application from Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES)!

Motion Control –  XYZ Axis Stages to Suit  Specific Applications!

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Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – OES (Optimal Engineering Systems) has introduced a series of high precision, low cost XYZ positioning stages that can be easily integrated into new and existing applications. They are offered in 5 travel lengths for each axis, 50 mm (1.969 in.), 100 mm (3.937 in.), 150 mm (5.906 in.), 200 mm (7.874 in.), and 300 mm (11.811 in.). Any combination of lengths, motors, and lead screws are available.

The two-phase stepper motors are standard with a knob for manual adjustment. The knob can be replaced with an incremental quadrature encoder for position verification.

Motion Control – Miniature Voice Coil Motor Only 19.1 mm in Diameter Has 22.2 mm Stroke and High Force-to-Size Ratio!

Motion Control – Miniature Voice Coil Motor!

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Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control – The miniature hollow core HVCM-019-032-003-02 Voice Coil Motor, featuring a 3.2 mm open aperture and high force-to-size ratio has been introduced by Moticont. A true DC Servo Motor, it has a continuous force rating of 2.1 N (7.4 oz.) and a peak force of 6.5 N (23.3 oz) at a 10% duty cycle.

Motion Control – Electromate Offers Tabletop Robots from IAI!

Motion Control – Automation – Improved Tabletop Robot for Cell Production Applications, Featuring Significantly Higher Payload, Maximum Speed and Rigidity!

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Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control – Automation-Intelligent Actuator Inc. announces the release of its new TTA Series Tabletop Robots. Features include:

  • Significantly Higher Payload and Maximum Speed-

Max Payload: Work Part Side (X Axis): 20 kg, Tool Side (Z Axis): 5 kg

Max Speed: X Axis: 800 mm/sec, Y Axis: 800 mm/sec, Z Axis: 400 mm/sec.

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

Motion Control – XYZ-Goniometer Positioning Stages

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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. 

Motion Control – Compact 1.25 Micron Resolution Direct Drive Linear Actuator Features High Speed, Zero Cogging!

Motion Control – Electric Cylinder

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Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control – A New, compact, Electric Cylinder or Linear Voice Coil Actuator 38.1 mm (1.500 in.) in diameter, with a 12.7 mm (0.500 in.) stroke, and a housing length of 69.9 mm (2.750 in.) long has been released by Moticont.
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This new SDLM-038-070-01-01M Linear DC Actuator features high repeatability, 1.25 micron resolution, a continuous force of 14.5 N (3.2 lbs.), and a peak force of 45.8 N (10.3 lbs.). To operate at peak efficiency an integral temperature sensor provides data to achieve the highest possible throughput.

Motion Control Videos – NEW! YouTube Channel features High Precision Stages from Optimal Engineering Systems!

Motion Control Videos – Visit the OES YouTube Channel!
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Van Nuys, CA —– Motion Control Videos- Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES) has unveiled their new YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@oesmotioncontrolvideos.  Checkout their new video featuring the AK110-10-15 Alpha-Beta Dual axis Goniometer Stage.

Goniometer stages can measure angles of objects such as crystals or move an object to a precise angular position along an arc, in relation to a fixed point in space.  Two goniometer stages mounted in an alpha-beta configuration (stacked) can rotate an object around a fixed point in space on a spherical surface.

Innovative Motion – High Precision Three-axis Stages Adds A New Dimension to Pitch and Roll Stages … … Lift!

Innovative Motion – ZGG Stage – Lift Plus Dual Goniometers

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Van Nuys, CA – Innovative Motion – New High Precision Three-axis ZGG-60-10-15 Series of Lift, Pitch, and Roll Stages have been released by Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES). These compact stages feature 60 mm +/- 2 mm (2.362 in. +/- 0.078 in.) of vertical travel.

See the ZGG Stage in Action Click on the Youtube Link –  https://youtu.be/I7YQ3LycIwA

Linear Motion Actuator – High Force and High Precision with Moticont’s GVCM Series Linear Servo Motor!

Linear Motion Actuator –  Voice Coil Motors!

Van Nuys, CA – Linear Motion Actuator – The GVCM-095-064-01 Linear Servo Actuator from Moticont combines high precision and high force in an easily integrated package. This linear voice coil servo actuator, also called a moving coil motor, features: Zero cogging, high speed, high acceleration/deceleration, and high precision accuracy and repeatability when operated in a closed servo loop.

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The precision ground 0.1572 +/- 0.0003 in. (3.993 +/- 0.008 mm) diameter shaft guided by a linear bearing in the extended position is 2.500 in. (63.5 mm) long. It can tolerate a side load to 2 lbs. (9.0 N), and has 1.500 inches (38.1 mm) of travel with a high-force-to-size ratio of 24.4 lbs. (108.6 N) of continuous force and 77.1 lbs. (343 N) of peak force at a 10% duty cycle. The shaft has a 4-40 UNC 2B x 0.38 deep thread for backlash free connection to a load.

Motion Control – High Precision Linear, Pitch, Roll, and Yaw Positioning Stages Feature Four Motor Options!

Motion Control – Four-axes Linear, Pitch, Roll, and Roll Stages

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Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control – The new Motion Control XGGR-50-10-15-60 Series of Four-axis Linear, Pitch, Roll, and Yaw Stages from OES (Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc.) is the integration of a Linear-axis stage, two Goniometer Stages, and a Rotary Stage. The lower Linear axis stage has 50 mm of travel. The Pitch-axis is a +/- 10 degrees Goniometer, the Roll-axis is a +/- 15 degrees Goniometer, and the Yaw-axis (upper -axis) is a 60 mm diameter rotary stage capable of continuous rotation. These compact four-axis Linear, Pitch, Roll, and Yaw stages feature four motor options to meet the precision and speed of travel requirements of an application.

Watch on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/2ymH0TjI3Vc

Motion Control – Miniature Voice Coil Motor Only 19.1 mm in Diameter Has 22.2 mm Stroke and High Force-to-Size Ratio!

Motion Control – Miniature Voice Coil Motor!

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Van Nuys, CA – Motion Control – The miniature hollow core HVCM-019-032-003-02 Voice Coil Motor, featuring a 3.2 mm open aperture and high force-to-size ratio has been introduced by Moticont. A true DC Servo Motor, it has a continuous force rating of 2.1 N (7.4 oz.) and a peak force of 6.5 N (23.3 oz) at a 10% duty cycle. This quiet, clean, non-commutated, miniature brushless servo motor features: Zero cogging and zero backlash when connected directly to a load, high acceleration, deceleration and high speed.

Motion Control – Low Profile, High Precision Motorized Cross Roller Linear Stages

Motion Control – Precision Linear Stage

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Van Nuys, CA – Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES) offers a high precision series of low cost, low profile motorized single axis positioning stages. The compact AQ110 Series of four cross roller linear stages have travel lengths of 15 mm (0.590 in), 30 mm (1.181 in), 50 mm (1.968 in), and 75 mm (2.952 in). Open loop repeatability of all stages is 0.5µ using a 10 mirco- steps-per-step Step Motor Driver or just 0.25µ using a 20 mirco-steps-per-step Step Motor Driver. Precision ground lead screws with just 2µ of backlash and high precision cross roller linear travel guides assures repeatability of 5µ, and positional accuracy of 10µ.

 See the YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/qRsjeChhEWo

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

Motion Control in XYZ – Vertical Lift Stage

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Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control in XYZ – 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.

Motion in XYZ – Miniature Direct Drive Linear Motor with Integrated Encoder and Temperature Sensor is Just 16 mm in Diameter!

Motion in XYZ – Miniature Integrated Voice Coil Motor
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Van Nuys, CA – Motion in XYZ – Moticont is introducing their new miniature 16 mm diameter SDLM-016-032-01-01 Direct Drive Linear Motor with integrated position and temperature sensors. This smallest of the fully enclosed SDLM series of linear motors features zero backlash, zero cogging, high acceleration, high speed, high resolution, and long life.

Motion Control – Low Cost, High Precision Vertical Lift Stage from OES!

Motion Control – Vertical Lift Stage

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Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – The AT10-120 Motorized Vertical Stage from Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES) is a high resolution, low profile, high load vertical lift stage that can be easily integrated into almost any application. The large 220 mm x 140 mm (8.7 in. 5.5 in.) drilled and tapped platform has a vertical travel of 110 mm (4.3 In.).

Motion Control – NEW! A Series of 600 mm to 1000 mm High Precision Ball Bearing Linear Guide Stages Available from OES!

Motion Control – Long Traver Linear Stages

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Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – A series of long travel, low cost, low profile, motorized, profile rail positioning stages are now available from Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES). The AQ140 Series of linear stages are available off-the-shelf in travel lengths of: 600 mm, 700 mm, 800 mm, 900 mm, and 1000 mm. These high precision stages can be ordered with a Two-Phase Stepper Motor (pictured) which feature resolutions of 2 micron and 1.25 micron (achieved with a 10 or 20 micro-steps per step stepper motor driver), and up to 80 mm per sec of travel.

Motion Control – Large Open Aperture XY Alignment Stages Feature: High Resolution and High Repeatability!

Motion Control – Open Aperture XY Alignment Stage

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Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – New high resolution and high repeatability Alignment Stages have been released by Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES). Supplied with a standard 4 mm-per-turn ground lead screw, the AU200-200×200 Alignment Stages feature 200 mm (7.874 in.) of travel in both the X and Y axes. These low profile 80 mm (3.179 in.) high XY stages have a 250 mm x 250 mm (9.842 in. x 9.842 in.) open aperture.

Motion Control – NEW! Elevator Stages from OES Feature 0.03 micron Resolution!

Motion Control – 0.03 micron Resolution Elevator Stage!

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Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – Two new motorized elevator stages, the DAG20-120-01 and the DAG20-120-04 have been released by Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES).  These high resolution, compact, low profile elevator stages feature high stability 120 mm x 120 mm tables and 20 mm of vertical travel.  High precision ball bearing profile rails assure very high parallelism and smooth motion throughout the raising and lowering of the table.  These Z-Axis Stages are ideal for: Microscopy, inspection, metrology, positioning, photonics, sampling, and laser drilling and machining.

Motion Control – XY-Theta Alignment Stages Feature: Sub Micron Resolution!

Motion Control –  XY-Theta Alignment Stages!

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Van Nuys, CA – — Motion Control – Two new XY-Theta Alignment Stages have been released by Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES). The XYR-15-60-01 and the XYR-15-60-04 Alignment Stages feature 15 mm (0.58 in.) of travel in both the X and Y axes and 360 degrees of continuous rotation on the rotary axis. The new XY-Theta Alignment Stages are driven by Two Phase Stepper Motors featuring 0.25 micron resolution (20 Micro-steps per Step Motor Driver in use).