PRO560 Mechanical-Bearing Ball-Screw Linear Stage

Description

Design Features

  • Six models with travels from 300 mm to 1000 mm
  • Speeds up to 220 mm/s
  • Side-seal design with hard-cover protects from debris better than top-seal design
  • Cost-effective and rugged design
  • Long-life linear motion guide bearing system
  • Wider design for large, offset loads

The PRO560 series is similar in design to the PRO280 series stages but provides additional load carrying capability with a wider cross-section.

Rugged Construction

The robust aluminum cover is hard-coated to provide a scratch resistant surface and the side seals keep dirt and particulates out of the stage to protect the bearing surfaces from contamination. The vertical orientation of the seals easily deflects debris away from the stage and the tabletop can be outfitted with an optional brush assembly to remove any particles that collect on the hard cover. Competitive top-seal designs can ingest debris in the seal, resulting in the eventual failure and replacement of the sealing mechanism.

NEMA 34 Motor Support

The PRO560 has a NEMA 34 motor flange mounting interface and can be ordered with an Aerotech standard brushless rotary motor installed. Alternatively, the stage can be ordered without a motor for the attachment of third-party NEMA 34 DC brush, brushless or stepper motors.

Highly Configurable

The stage is equipped with a ground 5 mm/rev ball screw and can be outfitted with English or metric bolt-hole pattern tabletops. A motor-mounted brake option is available to prevent back driving the screw when power is removed from the servomotor with the stage in a vertical orientation. A fold-back kit is also available to effectively reduce the overall stage length for space-constrained applications.

Specifications

PRO560 Specifications

ModelPRO560-0300 PRO560-0400 PRO560-0500 PRO560-0600
Travel 300 mm 400 mm 500 mm 600 mm
Accuracy(1) ±17.5 µm ±19 µm ±21 µm ±23 µm
Resolution 0.5 µm with 2500-line Quadrature Encoder/0.1 µm with 1000-line AS Encoder
Bidirectional Repeatability(1) ±1 µm
Straightness and Flatness 7 µm 9 µm 10 µm 12 µm
Maximum Speed(2) 220 mm/s
Maximum Acceleration Function of Motor Selection and Sizing
Maximum Force (Continuous) 687 N
Load Capacity(3) Horizontal 150 kg
Side 150 kg
Vertical 70 kg
Moving Mass No Tabletop 9.9 kg
Tabletop 16.2 kg
Stage Mass Less Motor 65.0 kg 70.9 kg 76.9 kg 83.0 kg
With Motor 70.0 kg 75.9 kg 81.9 kg 88.0 kg
Material Black Anodized Aluminum Body with Hardcoated Tabletop
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) 30,000 hours
  1. Certified with the PLOTS option.
  2. Excessive duty cycle may impact stage accuracy. Maximum speed limited to 167 mm/s when using BMS465 motor.
  3. Payload specifications are for single-axis system and based on ball screw and bearing life of 2500 km (100 million inches) of travel.
  4. Specifications are for single-axis systems measured 25 mm above the tabletop. Performance of multi-axis systems is payload and workpoint dependent. Consult factory for multi-axis or non-standard applications.

PRO560 Specifications

ModelPRO560-0800 PRO560-1000
Travel 800 mm 1000 mm
Accuracy(1) ±26 µm ±27.5 µm
Resolution 0.5 µm with 2500-line Quadrature Encoder/0.1 µm with 1000-line AS Encoder
Bidirectional Repeatability(1) ±1 µm
Straightness and Flatness 14 µm 17 µm
Maximum Speed(2) 220 mm/s 140 mm/s
Maximum Acceleration Function of Motor Selection and Sizing
Maximum Force (Continuous) 687 N
Load Capacity(3) Horizontal 150 kg
Side 150 kg
Vertical 70 kg
Moving Mass No Tabletop 9.9 kg
Tabletop 16.2 kg
Stage Mass Less Motor 95.0 kg 106.9 kg
With Motor 100.0 kg 111.9 kg
Material Black Anodized Aluminum Body with Hardcoated Tabletop
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) 30,000 hours
  1. Certified with the PLOTS option.
  2. Excessive duty cycle may impact stage accuracy. Maximum speed limited to 167 mm/s when using BMS465 motor.
  3. Payload specifications are for single-axis system and based on ball screw and bearing life of 2500 km (100 million inches) of travel.
  4. Specifications are for single-axis systems measured 25 mm above the tabletop. Performance of multi-axis systems is payload and workpoint dependent. Consult factory for multi-axis or non-standard applications.

Electrical Specifications

Drive System Precision Ground Ball-Screw with Brushless Servomotor
Feedback 2500-line Quadrature Encoder on Motor/1000-line AS Encoder on Motor
Maximum Bus Voltage 320 VDC
Limit Switches 5 V, Normally Open or Normally Closed; 24 V Normally Closed
Home Switch Near Motor End

Recommended Controller

Multi-Axis A3200 Ndrive CP, Ndrive HPe, Npaq
Ensemble Ensemble CP, Ensemble HPe
Single Axis Soloist Soloist CP, Soloist HPe
  • Cantilevered load capability of the PRO560

Dimensions

  • PRO560
  • Tabletop

Ordering Information

Ordering Example

PRO560 -05MM -1000 -TTM -5V-NC -BMS -3 -FB05 -NONE -PLOTS

Ordering Options

Series Ball Screw Travel (mm) Tabletop Limits Motor Cable Exit Options Coupling Testing
PRO560 -05MM -0300
-0400
-0500
-0600
-0800
-1000		 -NOTT
-TTM
-TTU
-TTADR
-TTAGR
/WIPER		 -5V-NC
-5V-NO
-24V-NC		 -BMS
-BMS-BRK
-NM
-BMS-AS
-BMS-AS-BRK
-BM
-BM-BRK
-BM-AS
-BM-AS-BRK		 -0
-3
-5
-8
-12		 -FB05
-LIFTING		 -NONE
-C05		 -PLOTS
-NO PLOTS

Ball Screw

OptionDescription
-05MM 5 mm per revolution ball screw

PRO560 Series Linear Ball-Screw Stage

OptionDescription
-0300 300 mm travel stage with ball screw and limits
-0400 400 mm travel stage with ball screw and limits
-0500 500 mm travel stage with ball screw and limits
-0600 600 mm travel stage with ball screw and limits
-0800 800 mm travel stage with ball screw and limits
-1000 1000 mm travel stage with ball screw and limits

Tabletop

OptionDescription
-NOTT No tabletop
-TTM Metric hole-pattern tabletop
-TTU English hole-pattern tabletop
-TTADR Bolt-hole pattern to attach ADRS/ADRT-150, ADRS/ADRT-200 or ADRT-260 rotary stages
-TTAGR Bolt-hole pattern to attach AGR-150 or AGR-200 rotary stages
/WIPER Wiper option for English and metric tabletops

Limits

OptionDescription
-5V-NC 5 V normally-closed limits
-5V-NO 5 V normally-open limits
-24V-NC 24 V normally-closed limits

Motor

OptionDescription
-BMS Brushless servomotor with 2500-line feedback encoder (BMS465-AH-MS-E2500H)
-BMS-BRK Brushless servomotor with 2500-line feedback encoder and motor mounted brake (BMS465-AH-MS-E2500H-BK2)
-NM No motor
-BMS-AS Brushless slotless servomotor with 1000-line amplified sine encoder (BMS465-A-MS-E1000ASH)
-BMS-AS-BRK Brushless slotless servomotor with 1000-line amplified sine encoder and brake (BMS465-A-MS-E1000ASH-BK2)
-BM Brushless servomotor with 2500-line feedback encoder (BM500-MS-E2500H)
-BM-BRK Brushless servomotor with 2500-line feedback encoder and motor mounted brake (BM500-MS-E2500H-BK2)
-BM-AS Brushless servomotor with 1000-line amplified sine encoder (BM500-MS-E1000ASH)
-BM-AS-BRK Brushless servomotor with 1000-line amplified sine encoder and motor mounted brake (BM500-MS-E1000ASH-BK2)

Motor Orientation

OptionDescription
-0 No motor
-3 Left cable exit
-5 Right cable exit
-8 Right-side foldback
-12 Left-side foldback

Options

OptionDescription
-FB05 Motor foldback kit for 0.5-inch diameter motor shaft (required for BMS465 motor)
-LIFTING Threaded inserts and lifting lugs; recommended for longer travel stages and XY assemblies

Coupling Option

OptionDescription
-NONE No motor coupling supplied
-C05 0.5-inch diameter motor shaft coupling

Testing

OptionDescription
-PLOTS Accuracy, repeatability, straightness and flatness plots
-NO PLOTS No performance plots

Accessories (to be ordered as separate line item)

OptionDescription
ALIGNMENT-NPA Non-precision XY assembly
ALIGNMENT-PA10 XY assembly; 10 arc-second orthogonal
ALIGNMENT-PA5 XY assembly; 5 arc-second orthogonal
TC-PRO560 Toe clamps for mounting PRO stage to an English dimension breadboard or hole pattern; recommended number of toe clamps for each travel length: 300 mm travel = 4 clamps; 400-800 mm travel = 8 clamps; 1000 mm travel = 12 clamps