Introduction
Aerotech’s FiberMax® represents a significant breakthrough
in the high-volume manufacturing and testing of photonics components.
The FiberMax reflects more than 30 years of experience in designing
advanced positioning systems for OEMs and end-users in the high-technology
industries. FiberMax is a second-generation precision positioning
system incorporating the most advanced mechanical design and drive
control technologies. Simply stated, FiberMax is the highest performance,
smallest volume fiber-alignment system in the world today. It
is designed to meet the demanding needs of critical photonics
alignment in a highly automated, 24/7 production environment with
no compromise in speed, accuracy, and resolution.
Automated Production
A highly repeatable, precise, and industrial-grade positioning
system is the foundation for high-volume manufacturing and testing
of photonics components. FiberMax’s highly reliable, unique
drive and control technologies assure many years of maintenance-free
service in a high throughput, 24/7 manufacturing environment.
When configured with the Zero Z™ option, FiberMax’s
compact size and design features permit positioning the optical
axis to virtually any height above the tabletop, providing easy
access to components by the operator or other devices.
Noncontact Direct-Drive
Only noncontact direct-drive technology offers the robust, accurate,
and high-speed positioning necessary for mass production of precision
devices. FiberMax utilizes advanced direct-drive technology pioneered
by Aerotech (patent pending) to achieve the highest level of positioning
performance. These high-performance, non-cogging, noncontact,
high-speed, high-resolution, and high-accuracy drives are employed
to position all of the axes (linear and rotary) in FiberMax. This
unique drive technology offers a significant (several times higher)
throughput advantage over conventional screw- and piezo-drive-based
systems.
Fast Vision Alignment and Power Scanning Algorithms
To further automate the manufacturing process, we provide a flexible
machine vision toolkit for quick and accurate alignment of components
for first light. Our machine vision system is employed as a position
encoder to resolve the location of parts. Our easy-to-use graphical
user interface allows customers to quickly determine necessary
inspection processing for part location detection. The inspection
results can then be used directly for incremental moves to align
the components. Once the components are aligned, our power servo
scanning algorithms can be called to optimize power coupled through
the devices. Standard scanning routines include 2D, 3D, 4D, and
fast align, hill climb, spiral, and raster searches.
Virtual Pivot Point
Our Virtual Pivot Point software can rotate parts at a location
in space other than the physical rotation point of the FiberMax.
This assists the speed and accuracy of active alignment. Users
have great latitude to customize the software for their specific
needs. We have an extensive range of software and hardware options
to suit our customers’ needs.
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