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Aerotech Overview Video

Catch a glimpse of Aerotech's capabilities and the industries we serve in this ten-minute overview video. Discover why Aerotech is Dedicated to the Science of Motion.

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Aerotech Infinite Field of View

In traditional laser scanner systems, laser spot size and field of view are related. That is, larger fields of view require larger spot sizes due to fundamental optical principles. But what if you need a smaller spot size than what the optical system can provide given the desired field of view?

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Aerotech RCP-DELTA Delta Robot and Controller

The RCP-DELTA control system is based on Aerotech’s A3200 Automation controller. The A3200’s networked, distributed architecture provides a scalable platform in which additional robots, I/O, and positioning devices can be easily integrated. Multiple programming interfaces provide deployment flexibility by allowing developers to work in the environment that matches their skill sets or application requirements. External sensors are supported with industry standard fieldbuses (EtherCAT, Modbus TCP, Ethernet/IP™ and others) or applications operating in the RCP-DELTA’s real-time enabled Windows® operating system.

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Automated Alignment Algorithms

Aerotech's A3200 controller includes automated alignment algorithms for optimizing the position of your system based on power throughput. Using analog voltage feedback, the controller monitors power levels and associates them with a specific position, and sets the final position of the motion at the highest power point based on user-defined parameters.

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Virtual Pivot Point Kinematics

Aerotech's A3200 controller includes built-in virtual pivot point functionality. Using the ROTATION command, a user can program offsets based on their desired rotation point and associate different axes of motion with specific rotations within the motion system. When an angular motion is then commanded, the linear stages will move to compensate and keep the rotation point in the same position in XYZ space.

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AutoFocus

Autofocus is a standard feature on Aerotech’s Automation 3200, Ensemble, and Soloist controls that greatly simplifies sensor integration and increases system performance in surface profiling and scanning applications.

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Planar HDX - Two-Axis Ultra-Precision Planar Air-Bearing Stage

Aerotech’s long history of supplying ultra-precise positioning systems in high-technology fields such as semiconductor manufacturing has enabled ongoing development and improvement of key motion technologies. By building upon these technologies, Aerotech has developed the PlanarHDX, the most advanced commercially available planar air-bearing platform on the market.

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Motion Designer Tutorial

Aerotech’s Motion Designer is an easy to use software GUI for generating or importing motion trajectories, and running and then evaluating the trajectory. Motion Designer allows customers the ability to fabricate and run simulated trajectories by generating position, velocity, acceleration, and time profile points, and to download them to the motion controller.

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Highmark Invests $2.4 Million in Workforce Development

More people are employed in the Pittsburgh region than ever before, yet we don't have enough skilled workers in the pipeline to replace retiring Baby Boomers, which creates a significant challenge for employers. See Aerotech's Ashley Wellner, Director of Manufacturing, discuss career opportunities at Aerotech on Our Region's Business with Bill Flanagan.

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Motion Control Basics: Linear Stage Terminology

There are many factors that affect the ability of a linear stage to position precisely in 3D space. Accuracy and repeatability errors were described in a previous installment of our Motion Basics series. This installment will focus on five other errors – straightness, flatness, roll, pitch, and yaw.

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Motion Control Basics: Accuracy and Repeatability

In the automation world, there are terms that people use interchangeably, but in fact mean very different things. For example, ‘accuracy’ and ‘repeatability’ – two of the most important specifications when you’re selecting a rotary or linear stage. In this Motion Control Basics video, we explain the difference between accuracy and repeatability, and show you how it relates to linear stage travel.

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Aerotech Presents the Q-Series Piezo Nanopositioners at Photonics West 2014

Jim Johnston, Automation Systems Group Manager presents Aerotech's new QNP Piezo Nanopositioners and QLAB Piezo Controller. QNP stages offer sub-nanometer resolution and best-in-class stiffness and resonant frequency in a compact package, making them the ideal solution for high-performance, space-constrained applications such as interferometry, microscopy and precision alignment.

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CADFusion - No Coding Required

Feeling daunted by learning a new control architecture? Aerotech’s CADFusion makes programming in AeroBasic™ or G code as simple as clicking the button on your mouse. Aerotech’s graphical motion command creator allows you to develop a graphical motion profile in as little as 30 minutes – with no coding required.

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Piezo Nanopositioners

Aerotech’s QNP piezo stages and QLAB controller make positioning to nanometers incredibly easy. The QLAB controller brings high-end functionality with many advanced tools while providing an easy-to-use modern interface. Our QNP stages offer high-dynamics, sub-nanometer resolution and nanometer-level linearity for higher throughput processes without sacrificing precision.

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Improving High-Speed Galvo System Accuracy

Many micromachining systems depend on high-accuracy scanners to produce parts with micron-level feature size. While these systems naturally should have micron-level (or better) accuracy, typically scanner performance is not qualified to this level of precision. This webcast will identify the most important system-level considerations in reducing overall errors, and will investigate how to minimize each of them.

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Accuracy of Combined Scanning and Servo Systems

Linear and rotary actuators are often used to expand the effective working area of scanner/galvo marking heads. This presentation will discuss alignment, scaling, rotation and stitching induced errors and their combined impact on final part quality. Advanced error correction, path planning and laser triggering techniques that help to minimize these errors will also be presented.

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Nmark AGV High-Resolution Galvo Scanner

Aerotech's Nmark AGV-HP advanced galvanometers use innovative optical feedback technology to increase resolution to greater than 24 bits. AGV-HP series scanners may be directly driven by Aerotech's Nmark CLS galvo controller, which offers a full suite of advanced application tools including Position Synchronized Output (PSO) and Infinite Field of View (IFOV).

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Micropositioning Stage Demonstration

Dennis Spaeth, electronic media editor for Cutting Tool Engineering and MICROmanufacturing magazines, visited with Stephen Malone, applications engineer at Aerotech Inc., during the ICOMM 2012 gathering in March at Northwester University, Evanston.

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HermeSys Cardiac Pacemaker Medical Device Manufacturing

Our HermeSys is a specially designed system for hermetic seam welding. The integrated multi-axis mechanical structure has a very high stiffness, which allows high accelerations with minimal following error during the rapid starts/stops and direction changes during the welding process.

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Motion Control Software Reduces Complexity in Seam Welding

The market for implantable medical devices, such as pacemakers, defibrillators, and neurostimulators, is expanding. As technology advances, the processes required to make these devices safe and effective are becoming increasingly complex. Laser seam welding, in particular, has allowed the processes to keep pace with the demands of the market.

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Motion Control Software for Square Tube Bending, Pipe Cutting

Laser cutting of square or rectangular pipes presents a different challenge from cylindrical tube processing. A cylindrical tube can be treated as a single flat area in a CNC cutting program using the known tube diameter. This video demonstrates the motion generated from a simple 2D CAD file used with a G-code post-processor. Four axes of coordinated motion are generated from the CAD file and known pipe dimensions.

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Direct-Drive Pan and Tilt Gimbal Mounts

High-precision pan and tilt gimbal mounts are designed for your most demanding positioning requirements. These direct-drive gimbals provide fast, accurate motion for mirrors and antennas and can be configured to carry dual sensors or lasers.

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Advanced Control Techniques

Dr. Joseph A. Profeta III presents a Fast Track Seminar at the Cutting Tool Engineering booth during IMTS 2010. The video covers Advanced Control Techniques for Minimizing Motion Errors and Nanomotion Technology.

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