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LaserTurn® 1 is a Winner of the 2008 Control Engineering Engineers' Choice Award
Aerotech's LaserTurn 1 cylindrical laser machining system has won the prestigious 2008 Control Engineering Engineers' Choice Award in the category of Motors & Motion Systems.
Ballots were sent to subscribers from Control Engineering's opt-in e-mail list who indicated responsibility for or influence over technology purchases, or with hands-on day-to-day interaction with the technologies in each respective category. Eighty-six new products were nominated in 25 categories. One winner from each category was chosen, with nearly 750 ballots cast.
LaserTurn 1 Cylindrical Laser
Machining System
The LaserTurn 1 is an integrated linear-rotary motion subsystem that combines automated material handling with high performance direct-drive linear and rotary motion to provide the highest throughput, highest accuracy, cylindrical laser processing system available.
Automated Material Handling
The LaserTurn 1 is a complete motion and material handling subsystem. The system includes an automated, pneumatically actuated Type D collet closer. The collet closer has a clear aperture for product feed-through and can support tubing diameters from 0.1 mm to 7.9 mm in dry cutting applications, and up to 3 mm when configured for wet cutting operation. The collet closer is designed to minimize axial tube motion during clamping operations by keeping the collet stationary and moving the tapered mating surface during collet open/close operation.
Integral Tooling Platform
The LaserTurn 1 includes standard front and rear tooling platforms with M4 mounting features. The tooling platforms are bolted directly to the base of the linear stage providing a stiff, monolithic, common inertial frame of reference. Fixtures such as bushing alignment assemblies, part collection, or automated material advance functions can be attached easily.
Direct-Drive Technology
The LaserTurn 1 uses direct-drive noncontact motor and encoder technology for both the linear and rotary axes. Direct-drive motors exhibit significantly higher throughput and maintenance-free operation when compared to gear and screw-driven technologies. Linear and rotary encoders coupled directly to the load provide the highest level of system accuracy and repeatability over the operating lifetime of the stage.
Noncontact
Labyrinth Cover Design
The overlapping hard cover design protects the LaserTurn 1 linear stage from contact with fluids used in wet cutting processes. The sloped hard covers provide robust protection from fluid and machining byproduct ingress as well as incidental operator contact that may occur during part changeover.
Please GO
HERE to view or download the LaserTurn
1data sheet, or HERE to discuss your motion application with
an Aerotech Application Engineer.
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 Aerotech's Automation Control Solutions brochure highlights our high-performance
controls, software, network interfaces,
amplifiers, motors, I/O, and the benefits
and features of each.
The brochure includes standard and advanced
control capabilities, networking and communications,
and a controller comparison chart. A complete
discussion of advanced diagnostics and
tuning, Motion
Designer, as
well as examples and a discussion of our
unique software features make this brochure
a valuable resource.
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Motion Control and Positioning Library
This resource provides a short summary and a link to articles,
tutorials, white papers, and other materials that discuss
problems and solutions involving motion control and positioning
equipment and systems.
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The
Need for Speed
Packaging OEMs look to advanced software
solutions and linear servos to boost system
performance.
Resolution
Resolved
System or stage resolution is often spelled
out for motion controls as well as in
vendor catalogs and Web site specifications.
However, many misinterpret what the term
truly means.
Linear
Motor Basics
The use of linear motors continues to increase in
industrial applications. This article
provides an overview of the linear motor
types available.
How
to Select and Install Air Bearing Stages
High-precision test, measurement, and
manufacturing operations often require
smooth, frictionless, low-maintenance
motion control systems. An excellent choice
for a complete motion subsystem is a linear
or rotary stage that uses an air bearing
for guidance, coupled to a direct-drive
motor, a high-resolution position encoder,
and a digital controller.
Micropositioning
Meets Mechatronics
Compared to traditional methods, the mechatronic
design approach is more of a holistic
approach to product design, where the
tradeoffs between different functional
components (software, hardware, user interface,
etc.) are carefully considered for their
impact on overall performance.
Machine
Vision Speeds
PCB Solder-Joint Inspection
The
system combines servo motion, continuity
testing, and solder-joint inspection in
one unit for processing of automotive
connectors.
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Motion
Control Requirements
for Hermetic Seam
Welding
A discussion of the motion control platform
in regard to hermetic seam welding of
sophisticated electronic devices implanted
in the human body.
Digitizing
a Century of Astronomical Images
Aerotech’s ABL9000 air-bearing stage
is put to use to efficiently digitize
more than 500,000 photonegatives.
Two-Photon
Polymerization:
A New Approach to Micromachining
Femtosecond lasers enable microfabrication
with resolution beyond the diffraction
limit.
Precise
Triggering of External Events
Based on Axis Position
An axis-based trigger in the controller
can significantly improve part quality,
reduce cycle time, and eliminate processing
problems. This article discusses Aerotech’s
unique PSO (Position Synchronized Output)
option, and how any application that requires
precise data acquisition or process action
linked to axis position can benefit from
it.
Linear
Motor Application Guide
A tutorial guide to the history, design,
and application of linear motors.
Applications
Dictate Gimbal Selection
The choice between direct-drive and gear-driven
gimbals and optical mounts presents an
opportunity for a comparison of the pros
and cons for each.
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