With the U-521, PI (Physik Instrumente), has now added a compact linear stage to its portfolio with dimensions of 35 × 35 × 15 mm, similar to the size of a matchbox. The compact design allows easy integration, even when space is limited. In addition to the high speed up to 200 mm/sec, the low […]
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X-Y piezo nanopositioning stages from PI offer sub-nanometer resolution
PI (Physik Instrumente) has introduced its newest X-Y piezomotor positioners to the existing PIHera family of over 60 compact, direct metrology stages available in a large variety of travel ranges up to 1800 µm with resolution of less than 1nm. PIHera precision closed-loop XY-stages are equipped with absolute-measuring direct-metrology capacitance sensors and provide resolution down […]
Continental revives Legg brand of conveyor belting at 2016 NIBA Convention
Continental has re-introduced the Legg brand of agricultural and industrial conveyor belting at the 2016 NIBA Convention. “We have had a long, storied history, and the NIBA Convention gives us the opportunity to re-introduce our brand and our products to the conveyor belting industry,“ said John Blankenship, president of Halsted, Kansas-based Legg Company, Inc. “Our […]
Alignment engine from PI is R&D 100 Award finalist
A solution is now available for fast, parallel, nanoscale-accurate, multi-degree-of-freedom global optical alignment optimization required in key SiP production steps from planar test to packaging. The FMPA Fast Multichannel Photonics Alignment Engine is an advanced alignment system based on a highly specialized digital motion controller with embedded advanced alignment and tracking functionality and a hybrid […]
Lenze Hybrid g500-H helical gearbox delivers more robust performance
Lenze Americas now sells an optional output flange to its leading-edge g500-H series helical-inline gearboxes. The new reinforced VCP (viscous combined plate) output flange provides superior radial load capacity. The Lenze g500-H series output flange effectively isolates forces from our CAD-optimized aluminum housing. The result is an even more robust and accurate solution, with a radial […]
Conveyor manufacturer Dorner appoints new territory manager for Georgia and Florida
Jon Schadeberg has been appointed a Territory Manager covering the states of Georgia and Florida for conveyor manufacturer Dorner Mfg. Corp. In this newly created sales position with Dorner, Schadeberg will be working with sales channel partners and key accounts to grow the company’s industrial and sanitary conveyor business. In June 2015, Schadeberg began his […]
SCHUNK PGN-Plus-E and PGN-Plus-P newest generation robotic grippers
PGN-Plus-E robotic grippers The PGN-plus-E, the world’s first digitally controlled mechatronic gripper with patented multi-tooth guidance is perfect for industrial environments. It has improved the multi-tooth guidance for higher moment capacity, a continuous lubrication pocket in the guide contour, and the proven wedge-hook kinematics with a high surface coverage in all stroke positions. The mechatronic universal gripper […]
Direct drive rotary servo tables fitted with absolute encoders
IntelLiDrives now offers a new series of low-profile PSR300MHS-ABS tables — large-center-aperture direct-drive rotary servo tables fitted with absolute encoders. Benefits of absolute encoders and direct drives in rotary servo tables The major advantage of an absolute encoder over an incremental encoder is that the absolute encoders keep track of position at all times —and provides position as soon as the system gets power. […]
Intelligrated hires Tom Tobin
Intelligrated announced the appointment of Tom Tobin as senior sales manager for its Midwest regional operations. Based in the company’s Woodridge, Illinois office, Tobin helps lead business development efforts and manage the Midwest regional sales team. Tobin leverages more than 30 years of professional experience in his new role, with an equipment-focused background in robotics […]
FAQ: What are other options for nanopositioning besides piezo actuators?
Nanopositioning—positioning on the scale of one-billionth of a meter—is a common requirement in semiconductor and medical applications, such as metrology, scanning, dispensing, and pumping. But consistently achieving nanometer-level resolution is beyond the scope of most devices that use mechanical rolling or recirculating elements. Case in point: the most common solution for nanopositioning applications is the piezo motor […]