The PIglide stage with air bearing and voice coil drive offers high velocity and acceleration in a compact package.
The contactless components of the motion platform ensure the highest performance, quality, and lifetime.
Voice coil motors are direct drives. In direct drives, the force of the drive element is transmitted directly to the load to be moved without the use of mechanical transmission elements such as coupling, drive screw, or gearhead. Voice coil drives consist of a permanent magnet and a winding body that are located in the air gap of the magnetic field. When current flows through the winding body, it moves in the magnetic field of the permanent magnet. Thanks to their low weight and friction-free drive principle, voice coil drives are particularly suitable for applications that require high dynamics and high velocities at limited travel ranges. High scan frequencies and precision positioning are also possible with these drives, because they are free of the effects of hysteresis.
High-speed scanning, applications in manufacturing.
Thanks to the friction-free motion, no particles are formed, which makes PIglide stages ideal for cleanroom applications.
| Motion | A-131.025A1 | Tolerance |
|---|---|---|
| Active axes | X | |
| Travel range in X | 25 mm | |
| Acceleration in X, unloaded | 40 m/s² | max. |
| Maximum velocity in X, unloaded | 1000 mm/s | |
| Straightness (Linear crosstalk in Y with motion in X) | ± 0.5 µm | max. |
| Flatness (Linear crosstalk in Z with motion in X) | ± 0.5 µm | max. |
| Pitch (Rotational crosstalk in θY with motion in X) | ± 10 µrad | max. |
| Yaw (Rotational crosstalk in θZ with motion in X) | ± 10 µrad | max. |
| Positioning | A-131.025A1 | Tolerance |
| Integrated sensor | Incremental linear encoder | |
| Bidirectional repeatability in X | ± 0.1 µm | typ. |
| Positioning accuracy in X, calibrated | ± 0.25 µm | typ. |
| Positioning accuracy in X, uncalibrated | ± 2 µm | typ. |
| Sensor signal | Sin/cos, 1 V peak-peak | |
| Sensor resolution | 1.2 nm | |
| Sensor signal period | 20 µm | |
| Reference switch | Encoder index | |
| Limit switches | Hall effect | |
| Drive Properties | A-131.025A1 | Tolerance |
| Drive type | Voice coil | |
| Nominal voltage | 48 V | |
| Peak voltage | 28 V | |
| Nominal current, RMS | 3 A | typ. |
| Peak current, RMS | 10 A | typ. |
| Drive force in negative direction of motion in X | 22.3 N | typ. |
| Drive force in positive direction of motion in X | 22.3 N | typ. |
| Peak force in negative direction of motion in X | 70.4 N | |
| Peak force in positive direction of motion in X | 70.4 N | |
| Force constant | 6.9 N/A | |
| Resistance phase-phase | 2.7 Ω | typ. |
| Inductance phase-phase | 1.4 mH | |
| Back EMF | 6.9 V·s/m | max. |
| Mechanical Properties | A-131.025A1 | Tolerance |
| Guide | Air bearing guide with air preload | |
| Moved mass in X, unloaded | 1630 g | |
| Permissible push force in Z | 30 N | max. |
| Overall mass | 3600 g | |
| Material | Hardcoat aluminum, stainless steel mounting hardware | |
| A-131.025A1 | Tolerance | |
| Connector | D-sub 9W4 (m) | |
| Sensor connector | D-sub 15-pole (m) | |
| Operating pressure | 520 to 585 kPa | |
| Air consumption | 28 L/min | max. |
| Air quality | Clean (filtered up to 1.0 µm or better) - ISO 8573–1 class 1 Oil free - ISO 8573–1 class 1 Dry (-15 °C dew point) - ISO 8573–1 class 3 | |
| Recommended controllers / drivers | A-81x (1, 2, or 4 axes) A-82x (4, 6, or 8 axes) | |
| Cable length | 0.45 m | |
| Operating temperature range | 15 to 25 °C |