Optimal Engineering Systems Offers Motorized Stages
The new LXY-60 Series of Lift, plus X and Y-axis Motorized Stages has been released by OES (Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc.). These compact motion control stages feature a Lift-axis with 60 mm (2.362 in.) of vertical travel, and X and Y axes with 15 mm, 30 mm, 50 mm and 75 mm of travel. The scissor lift design of this Lab Jack combined with precision roller bearings and slide rails assure smooth motion and very high parallelism throughout the raising and lowering of the lift table. For applications requiring it, X and Y-axis stages in this LXY-60 Series are available with travel lengths of 15 mm (0.590 in.), 30 mm (1.181 in.), 50 mm (1.968 in.), and 75 mm (2.953 in.). Any combination of X and Y-axis travel lengths and motors (Stepper Motors, and DC Brushless servomotors or Brushed DC servomotors) is available.
The LXY-60-50-50-01 stage (shown) and is driven by Two-Phase Stepper Motors with 10 steps-per-step micro-stepping capabilities. The vertical repeatability is typically +/- 5 microns and typical positional accuracy is 15 microns. The LXY-60-50-50-04 is driven with Two-Phase Stepper Motors and has Quadrature Incremental Optical Encoders for position verification. The LXY-60-50-50-02 is driven by DC Brushless servomotors with Quadrature Incremental Optical Encoders, and LXY-60-50-50-03 is driven by DC Brushed Servomotors with Quadrature Incremental Optical Encoders. The servomotor options provide higher repeatability and positional accuracy, that are typical of a closed loop system and faster travel speeds.
The integration of a high parallelism vertical lift and high precision X and Y-axis stages is ideal for: Photolithography and wafer mapping in semiconductor manufacturing and inspection, laser cutting and drilling, sample scanning, 3D printing, assembly, fiber optic alignment, and reverse engineering in laboratory and manufacturing applications. These stages require a Multi-axis Motion Controller and can be ordered as a complete plug-and-play system with RS-232, USB, joystick, and keypad control.
