M3-FS Focus Module excels in industrial robotics application
Miniature focus system with embedded controller is successful in dynamic stability, vibration and lifetime testing
RF Tuning Applications of M3 Modules
Field-deployable and mobile tuning systems require smaller actuators that use very low power, yet offer high precision and accuracy as well as long travel. For RF transmission systems, the demand for smaller size comes from the need to pack more capability into smaller boxes – whether to satisfy consumer preference for compact in-home devices, or the need for higher densities in outdoor instruments.
New Scale provides compact, high-precision motion solutions for this market. Based on our patented piezoelectric motor and related technology, our miniature closed-loop motion modules provide unmatched position resolution and accuracy. Unlike traditional motors, the modules do not generate magnetic fields while moving. Their compact size and low power use make them ideal for inductive or capacitive tuning in field-deployable and portable systems.
Miniature two-axis beam steering system is ideal for precise, point-to point beam steering in small spaces
DK-M3-RS-U-2M-20-L developer’s kit for two-axis beam steering includes two miniature, 12-mm diameter rotary smart stages with built-in controllers. Rotary piezoelectric smart stages and built-in controllers make the system smaller and easier to use than galvo scanner...M3-RS-U Developer’s Kits for Beam Steering and Mirror Positioning
Rotary Smart Stages with embedded drive electronics offer smallest size and unmatched ease of use. This miniature two-axis beam steering system and one-axis mirror positioning system are ideal for precise, point-to-point beam positioning in small spaces. The...Handshake stabilization in microsurgery
Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute demonstrates a new surgical tool using New Scale’s piezoelectric micro hexapod. This video, from the Surgical Mechatronics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, shows how the new “Micron” handheld...
Miniature single-axis mirror positioning system boasts smallest size, easiest operation
Miniature piezoelectric smart stage — a rotary micro stage with built-in controller — enables simple, precise point-to-point beam steering
Custom micro beam steering solutions
New Scale’s miniature M3 beam steering modules are designed for precise point-to-point positioning and dynamic movements up to 1K Hz. The direct-drive piezoelectric motors inside the modules hold position with zero power and no servo jitter. The effects of external vibrations on the mirror position are highly damped. M3 smart modules have fully-integrated closed loop controllers and communicate directly with your system processor over a standard serial interface. They have low drive voltage and low power use, making them ideal for portable instruments. This tech bulletin describes three types of beam steering solutions: a two-mirror system with galvo-type motion, a single-mirror solution with a tilting around a central pivot, and a dual-wedge Risley device.
SEE ALSO: our standard M3-RS rotary stages for beam steering using a familiar galvano-scanner style form factor.
Precision micro beam-steering systems simplify move to handheld instruments
Article in Laser Focus World magazine: Fully integrated and miniaturized “point-to-point” beam steering system bypasses the issues with MEMS-based approaches and addresses the needs of many emerging markets in medicine and industry.
New Scale’s M3-LS Smart Stage is finalist in 2015 EE Times & EDN ACE Awards
The ACE Awards, presented by EE Times and EDN, showcase the best of the best in today’s electronics industry.
ECN Impact Award for mechatronic module
New Scale Technologies won the 2015 ECN Impact Award for Electromechanical / Mechanical Devices with the M3-LS Linear Smart Stage, one of the company’s innovative all-in-one micromechatronic modules.
