Hybrid stages combine piezo actuators with electromechanical positioners to deliver the best of both worlds. Piezo stages are typically used in applications that require fast motion with extremely high resolution and accuracy over ranges that are less than 1 mm. The challenge arises in applications that need nanoscale accuracy but over a range of multiple […]
nPL70 linear motor stage enables high precision positioning. Z-axis positioning plays a key role in a wide variety of applications, including DNA sequencing, chip-level inspection, cell counting, photonics, and more. In autofocusing for scientific instrumentation, for example, the positioning stage needs to rapidly step the objective through a sequence of high-resolution incremental moves, while maintaining […]
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Piezo stages are often used to perform raster scans in alignment set-ups aimed at finding optical power peaks. Flexure-based piezo stages have the advantage of frictionless scanning which enables higher scanning speeds without wear. The nPoint LC.400 controllers and GUI offer a variety of capabilities aimed at reducing the time that it is required to […]
