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Positioning stages - linear, rotary, multi-axis
News Release from: Aerotech | Subject: ADRH 100 high speed rotary stage
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 31 January 2008
Low profile rotary stage offers high
speed
A low profile, high speed, compact rotary stage provides a solution for compact positioning spindle applications and operates at up to 15,000 deg/s.
Aerotech has released a new low profile, high speed rotary stage that offers a compact alternative to traditional positioning spindles Capable of a top speed of 2500 rev/min and with a fundamental angular resolution of 3.6 arc.sec, the ADRH 100 features backlash and cog free, direct-drive servo motor technology
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 11 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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It has a directly coupled precision encoder for excellent servo bandwidth and maximum stiffness.
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With synchronous error motions of 2 micron, asynchronous error motions of 4 micron and a tilt error of just 15 arc.sec, the ADRH 100 has an overall height around 55mm and a tabletop diameter of less than 105mm.
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The new stage has been developed for high precision bidirectional speed and position control, high speed motion contouring, and rapid angular position indexing applications as required in disk drive testing, precision wafer inspection and high speed imaging.
Aerotech said that the stage will outperform the acceleration and positioning stability performance of traditional gear and belt driven rotary spindle mechanisms.
It offers extremely long life and low maintenance for high throughput 24/7 production and test applications.
The ADRH 100 is also available in custom modified OEM versions where further space saving may be made by adapting cable management, mounting configuration or other characteristics to suit the customer's mechanics.
* Motion controls - a wide range of motion controls and high performance servo drives are available for use with the ADRH 100.
Aerotech's A3200 Digital Automation Platform is a PC based software machine control system that combines motion control, HMI, PLC and vision control modules.
Based upon the industry standard FirewireR communication network, it may control up to 32 axes of high speed motion via its distributed control architecture with deterministic position, velocity, and time commands to Aerotech's DSP based Ndrive digital servo amplifiers.
The A3200 is built to simplify complex, tightly synchronised motion and machine control functions with a choice of software including powerful .NET programming, RS-274 G-code, high level AeroBASICT or optional LabVIEWT.
Aerotech's Soloist standalone digital servo controller range is an integrated motion control and PWM brushless servo amplifier for use as a single axis solution or as part of a coordinated point to point multi-axis motion system as an Ethernet based distributed drive with high level or .NET programming capability.
For standalone multi-axis motion control, Aerotech's EnsembleT Epaq is a competitively priced, fully integrated 6-axis desktop or 19in rack mounted motion control and drive system.
With integral 10A peak digital PWM or linear amplifiers and machine I/O, the Epaq is capable of driving and controlling linear and rotary brushless, brushed or micro-stepping motors.
It may be expanded to control a further three external drives, offering nine axes of completely co-ordinated motion and machine control. Request a free brochure from Aerotech ...
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