The ABG10000 air-bearing gantry puts Aerotech’s core technologies
and extensive manufacturing capability to work for you, providing
outstanding performance and versatility in a wide range of automation
applications.
These systems are used in applications such as high-speed pick-and-place,
automated assembly, vision inspection, dispensing stations, and
high-accuracy inspection.
Linear Motor/Linear Encoder
Aerotech’s high-performance BLM series brushless linear
servomotors drive the ABG10000 to speeds of 1 m/s and accelerations
of 0.5 g. Feedback is from a rugged noncontact optical linear
encoder.
Air-Bearing Design
The ABG10000 incorporates an active preload on both vertical and
horizontal surfaces. The opposing thin-film pressure maintains
the bearing nominal gap tolerance. This design, in addition to
the large air-bearing surface that distributes the load over a
large surface area, results in a stage with outstanding stiffness
that is ideal for heavy or offset loading.
Proprietary manufacturing techniques result in a stage with unsurpassed
geometrical characteristics. The air bearing has an inherent averaging
effect that maximizes performance. The thin film will fill small
surface voids and allow for other irregularities. This characteristic
yields superior pitch, roll, yaw, straightness and flatness specifications.
Rugged Design
Since the linear motor is a noncontact device, there is no backlash,
wear, or maintenance. The air bearings are magnetically preloaded
and assembled to provide optimized stiffness and load distribution.
Cable Management System
Extensive R&D has resulted in an optimized cable management
system (CMS) that has been field-proven to be the industry’s
most reliable design. Large bend radii and highflex cables ensure
that the air-bearing gantry provides millions of cycles of maintenance-free
operation. In the unlikely event of a component failure, a modular
design ensures that part replacement is fast and easy.
Turnkey Operation
Aerotech’s years of experience manufacturing precision positioning
and control systems can be leveraged by acquiring a turnkey system. Typical options include a Z stage, vibration
isolation, machine base, and a control enclosure. Aerotech also
manufactures a wide range of high-performance amplifiers and advanced
motion controllers that are optimized for use with the ABG10000.
Custom Designs
Aerotech has engineered and manufactured custom high performance
systems to meet customers’ needs and specifications for
a variety of applications. We can draw on our vast motion
control and positioning system experience to produce the ideal
solution for your application. |
