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Below is a selection of products from our portfolio, and each can be modified and configured to meet your specific needs. If you don’t see exactly what you are looking for, contact us. We can help you identify the right motion solution for your application.

This XYZ stage provides 25 mm in X and Y, 10 mm of vertical travel in Z and offers 3 kg of maximum center loading. The modular type also can stack a Manual Rotation Stage R60A-L or R60B-L on the top platform to get a 4-Axis Positioning System. In many applications, an additional Z axis is required. This can either be added atop the XY stage, forming an XYZ stage, or the Z stage can be mounted separately, and control a payload relative to a separate customer part on the XY stage. In a 2-axis Cartesian model, we have X axis running left to right and Y axis running down to up. Points in this model are defined by two values: X and Y. In Visual Effects and Surveying, we add a third axis to define points in three values. For this, we use a three dimensional Cartesian Model with X, Y and Z axes. Manual stages slides used in optics and photonics applications are available at Edmund Optics.

SmartStage™ XY

The SmartStage Linear Positioneroffers high performance and includes an innovative built-in controller right inside the stage.

Travel	50 - 200 mm
Accuracy	< 16 μm
Repeatability	0.8 μm
Payload	10 kg

MMX™

The MMX™ series miniature linear stage has a low profile design with high power linear servo motor options.

Travel	25 - 150 mm
Accuracy	< ± 3 μm
Repeatability	< ± 0.4 μm
Payload	10 kg

MMS™

The MMS™ – Miniature Long Travel Linear Stage ideal for imaging applications where a long travel load/unload axis is required.

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Travel	200 - 400 mm
Accuracy	< 15 μm
Repeatability	2 μm
Payload	12 kg

XYR™

The XYR™ series XY positioning stage is our most popular XY linear stage and uses a lead screw for motion. The monolithic integrated XY center makes the stage stiff and compact.

Travel	50 - 300 mm
Accuracy	15 μm
Repeatability	< ± 3 μm
Payload	175 kg

XYRB™

The XYRB™ series precision XY stage is similar to the XYR™, but incorporates a ball screw for more precise and repeatable positioning. The encoder option improves accuracy.

Travel	50 - 300 mm
Accuracy	8 μm TIR
Repeatability	< ± 1 μm
Payload	175 kg

XYA™

The XYA™ series XY linear stage has the motors and controller embedded within the stage structure for a cleaner appearance and less external cabling.

Travel	100 - 200 mm
Accuracy	50 μm TIR
Repeatability	< ± 5 μm
Payload	10 kg

XYL™

The XYL™ series has the largest table size, longer travels, and larger bearings for a stiffer platform that can handle larger payloads.

Travel	300 - 685 mm
Accuracy	35 μm TIR
Repeatability	< ± 3 μm
Payload	175 kg

About XY Translation Stages

While a number of positioning applications can be addressed with single-axis translation stages, the majority of customer payloads require motion in two axes, for which we use an XY translation stage, also called an XY table. In its simplest configuration, an XY stage can be assembled by simply bolting two single-axis stages together. In that case, care must be taken to ensure that the axes are truly orthogonal. The preferred implementation is to make a true XY stage in which the orthogonality is precision-machined into its component parts. In this type of XY translation stage design, the top of the lower axis serves as the base for the upper axis, in a simple and compact three-piece design.

XY linear stages can be designed with a wide range of guideways including:

Ball
Crossed roller
Recirculating profile rails
Air bearings

Similarly, they can be actuated in a variety of ways including:

Friction screws
Ball screws
Belts and pulleys
Linear motors

XY linear stages with air bearings and linear motors provide some of the highest levels of performance available. The only assembly more precise is called a planar gantry design.

Planar Gantry Systems

In a planar gantry system, the front to back axis consists of two individual axes, one on the left and one on the right, just as in the vertical lines of the letter “H.” A third axis runs left to right, as in the horizontal line of the letter “H,” and is driven at each end by the front to back axes. The payload carrier runs left to right along the third axis, but rests on a planar air bearing floating a few microns above a large area planar substrate (typically extremely flat granite). In a planar air bearing gantry stage, Z axis errors, as well as pitch and roll, are completely determined by the flatness of the granite substrate. Yaw can be controlled by fine flexural movements of the two ends of the third axis.

In many applications, an additional Z axis is required. This can either be added atop the XY stage, forming an XYZ stage, or the Z stage can be mounted separately, and control a payload relative to a separate customer part on the XY stage.

We have experience working with a variety of XY stage configurations and pride ourselves on being able to work within our clients’ parameters to help them reach their goals. Contact us today to learn how Dover Motion can configure the right motion solution for your application.

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26 Jan 2021

The XYZ Positioning Stage from MPositioning Co., Limited is manufactured for Positioning Solutions in both manual and motorized types.

Multi Axis Positioning Stages

The model T60XYZ-25L10A, XYZ Translation Stage is stacked by 2 units of Linear Translation StageT60X-25L and a Vertical StageT60Z-10A. This XYZ stage provides 25 mm in X and Y, 10 mm of vertical travel in Z and offers 3 kg of maximum center loading.

The modular type also can stack a Manual Rotation StageR60A-L or R60B-L on the top platform to get a 4-Axis Positioning System.

Manual Xy Stage

1. Specifications
- Part Number: T60XYZ-25L10A
- Stroke: 25 mm in X and Y, 10 mm in Z
- Platform Size: 60 mm x 60 mm
- Minimum Height: 71 mm (36 mm thickness in XY and 35 min. height in Z)
- Actuator: Micrometer Head with 0.50 mm of pitch
- Travel Guide: Cross Roller Bearing
- Material, Finish: Aluminum Alloy, Black Anodized
- Max. Center Loading: 3.0 kg
- Weight: 0.80 kg
- Minimum Readout: 10 μm

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2. Other XYZ-Axis Positioning Stages
- T40XYZ-13R10A, 13 mm of Stroke in XY and 10 mm in Z, 2 kg of Loading
- T60XYZ-13L10A, 13 mm of Stroke in XY and 10 mm in Z, 3 kg of Loading
- T60XYZ-25L10A, 25 mm of Stroke in XY and 10 mm in Z, 3 kg of Loading
- T60XYZ-

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