High-precision positioning systems for laboratory microscopy

We develop customer-specific positioning solutions for your high-precision microscopy applications such as digital microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and others. For this, we offer upfront technical consultation, free 3D designs and cost-optimized prototypes. The here shown systems can also be individually adapted to your microscopy process.

Custom Positioning Systems

XYZ Modular laboratory positioning system for pick and place, sorting, dispensing, inspection of microplates, bioprinting | Travel 500 x 570 x 100 mm — XYZ Modular laboratory positioning system for pick and place, sorting, dispensing, inspection of microplates,… XYZ laboratory gantry system with interchangeable modules The modular positioning system consists...

XY-Z positioning system for high-throughput screening of microtiter wells (clean room) | high-precision for pharmaceutical testing, life science testing, etc. — XY-Z positioning system for high-throughput screening of microtiter wells (clean room) | high-precision for… Large transmission positioning system for high-precision screening tasks This high-precision XY-Z...

XY scan stage for automated sample scanning | X-ray, ion radiation as well as non-tiltable beam sources e.g. synchrotron — XY scan stage for automated sample scanning | X-ray, ion radiation as well as non-tiltable beam sources e.g.… Scan stage for high-precision analysis of laboratory samples This high-precision xy stage...

Z Focus axis for confocal optics, LSCM | automated and high-resolution analysis and microscopy applications — Z Focus axis for confocal optics, LSCM | automated and high-resolution analysis and microscopy applications … High-resolution, industrial-grade and cost-optimized This positioning system for automated...

Positioning system for high-resolution imaging, measurement and documentation of cell growth below 1 micrometer — Positioning system for high-resolution imaging, measurement and documentation of cell growth below 1 micrometer … High-precision analysis of cell growth in the µm range For use in optical observation of minute...

Sample Manipulator / Aperture Stage / Positioning System for mass spectrometer, Sample analysis in vacuum — Sample Manipulator / Aperture Stage / Positioning System for mass spectrometer, Sample analysis in vacuum … Maximum precision and excellent lifetime in mass spectrometry This high-precision sample...

2X-Y-Ys (XYZ) positioning system for wafer inspection / Raman spectroscopy up to 12"/ panel (cleanroom ISO 4) | travel 400 x 400 mm — 2X-Y-Ys (XYZ) positioning system for wafer inspection / Raman spectroscopy up to 12"/ panel (cleanroom ISO 4) |… The 2X-Y-Ys(Z) positioning system provides high-resolution motions in XYZ for samples up to 400 x...

Universal Gantry (clean room) | XYZ positioning system for synthetic and biological 3D printing, assembly and inspection | Travels up to 600 mm — Universal Gantry (clean room) | XYZ positioning system for synthetic and biological 3D printing, assembly and… XYZ positioning system for 3D printing, assembly and inspection tasks This compact and highly...

Phi-Theta 3D Scanner | Rotational Positioning System for the Inspection of Contact Lenses (living transplants and synthetics) — Phi-Theta 3D Scanner | Rotational Positioning System for the Inspection of Contact Lenses (living transplants and… Ultra-precise measurement of living eye lenses Certain diseases or the individual properties of a...

Multi Axes Systems

MP53-3 Miniature XYZ Positioning System, cartesian | Piezo Motor, Linear Scale | Rep ± 0.2 µm | Travel 10 x 10 x 10 mm — MP53-3 Miniature XYZ Positioning System, cartesian | Piezo Motor, Linear Scale | Rep ± 0.2 µm | Travel 10 x 10 x 10… High-resolution micropositioner The MP53 positioning system is a miniaturized 3-axis system for X,...

MP95-3 Miniature XYZ Positioning System, cartesian | Ball Screw, DC Motor, Linear Scale | Rep ± 1.5 µm | Travel 40 x 40 x 40 mm — MP95-3 Miniature XYZ Positioning System, cartesian | Ball Screw, DC Motor, Linear Scale | Rep ± 1.5 µm | Travel 40… High-precision Cartesian XYZ System The XYZ positioning system is a cartesian oriented positioning...

MP200-5 Miniature XYZ Phi Delta Positioning System, 3Z Tripod on a XY Stage, Hexapod Alternative | Travel XYZ 2 x 2 x 2 mm, Ryz 1.5 x 1.5° — MP200-5 Miniature XYZ Phi Delta Positioning System, 3Z Tripod on a XY Stage, Hexapod Alternative | Travel XYZ 2 x 2… Ultra high precision 5-axis adjuster up to 20 N load, 0.007 µm resolution for finest incremental...

5DOF Miniature XYZ-Phi-Delta Positioning System, Tripod on XY Aperture Stage | Hexapod Alternative | Travel XY 100 x 100 mm, Z 4 mm, Rx Ry 4° — 5DOF Miniature XYZ-Phi-Delta Positioning System, Tripod on XY Aperture Stage | Hexapod Alternative | Travel XY 100… Tripod on XY stage with aperture This aligner is designed with 5 degrees of freedom. Internally,...

MP220-4 Miniature XY-Phi-Delta Positioning System, Cardan on XY Aperture Stage | Hexapod Alternative | Travel XY 10 mm Rx Ry 4° | High Loads up to 10 kg — MP220-4 Miniature XY-Phi-Delta Positioning System, Cardan on XY Aperture Stage | Hexapod Alternative | Travel XY 10… Cardan on XY Stage with aperture This XY Phi Delta Aligner combines three vertically operating...

MP410-3 High Vacuum Aligner up to 10E-6 mbar | XYRz stepper motor, ball screw | Load 5 kg | Stroke 15 x 15 x 5° — MP410-3 High Vacuum Aligner up to 10E-6 mbar | XYRz stepper motor, ball screw | Load 5 kg | Stroke 15 x 15 x 5° … Surface aligner with stepper motor and ball screw With this aligner, second translational...

MP700-3 Flat 3D Aligner | XYRz linear motor, air bearing | Aperture 730 mm | Load 28 kg | Travel 5 x 5 mm x 5° — MP700-3 Flat 3D Aligner | XYRz linear motor, air bearing | Aperture 730 mm | Load 28 kg | Travel 5 x 5 mm x 5° … Parallel kinematic 3D aligner with large aperture With this aligner, second translational motions...

XYZ Universal Gantry | XY Linear Motor, Air Bearing | Z Ball Screw, DC Motor, Cross Roller | Stroke 600 x 600 x 100 mm — XYZ Universal Gantry | XY Linear Motor, Air Bearing | Z Ball Screw, DC Motor, Cross Roller | Stroke 600 x 600 x 100… Universal XYZ positioning system for precise overhead positioning tasks The customized processing...

XYZ positioning system for high precision automated optical inspection | ball screw, cross roller, DC motor, linear measuring system — XYZ positioning system for high precision automated optical inspection | ball screw, cross roller, DC motor, linear… Highly stable non-contact optical measurement in the submicrometer range This 3-axis positioning...

XYZ system with controller | flexible configuration | XY ball screw, DC motor, cross roller — XYZ system with controller | flexible configuration | XY ball screw, DC motor, cross roller High precise and modular 3-axis system This XY combination with separate Z-vertical unit consists...

XYZ positioning system for laboratory analysis | ball screw drive, stepper motor, profile rail | travel 400 x 400 x… The 2X-Y-Ys(Z) positioning system provides high-resolution motions in XYZ for samples up to 400 x...

XY Laboratory Analytics System with holder for sensor and XY stage with aperture | DC motor, ball screw, motor encoder — XY Laboratory Analytics System with holder for sensor and XY stage with aperture | DC motor, ball screw, motor… 2-axis system with sensor holder for high-resolution laboratory analytics This XY system on a...

XYZ Gantry System for 3D Automation | XY Linear Motor, Profile Rail | Z Ball Screw, AC Servo | Stroke 700 x 700 x… High-precision, universal 3D overhead applications This 3-axis positioning system can be flexibly...

XYZ Microscopy and Inspection Station for high resolution, automated and universal sample inspection — XYZ Microscopy and Inspection Station for high resolution, automated and universal sample inspection … High-precision inspection system for versatile measuring tasks This 3-axis positioning system is...

XZ-Phi system | X linear motor, ball screw | Z DC motor, cross roller | Phi torque motor — XZ-Phi system | X linear motor, ball screw | Z DC motor, cross roller | Phi torque motor High-precision measuring system with liner axis and rotary stages This X-Z-Phi multi-axis...

XYZ system for inspection and quality control | XY DC motor, cross roller| Z DC motor, ball screw, linear measuring system — XYZ system for inspection and quality control | XY DC motor, cross roller| Z DC motor, ball screw, linear measuring… High-precision inspection with minimum error rate The positioning system enables positioning along...

XYZ positioning system for laboratory inspection | ball screw, DC motor, cross roller, linear measuring system — XYZ positioning system for laboratory inspection | ball screw, DC motor, cross roller, linear measuring system … High-precision 3-axis system for short travels This XYZ combination consists of the high-precision...

XY-2Z 4-Axis Gantry with aperture | XY linear motor, profile rail, air bearing | Z ball screw, DC motor | Travel… Gantry with aperture and bilateral sensor positioners This XYZ gantry positioning system allows...

XYZ inspection portal | XY linear motor, profile rail | Z ball screw, DC motor | Pitch 720 x 720 x 100 mm … High-precision quality inspection for cleanroom applications This inspection system (shown here...

XYZ Positioning System with XY Stage (cleanroom ISO 6) | XY cross roller, ball screw, stepper motor | Z lead screw | travel 305 x 305 x 200 mm — XYZ Positioning System with XY Stage (cleanroom ISO 6) | XY cross roller, ball screw, stepper motor | Z lead screw… Modular, cleanroom-compatible 3-axis system This positioning system includes the XY-Stage KT470 on...

Standard Axes & Stages

DT310-SM — DT310-SM Flat rotary stage (stepper motor), travel n x 360° mm, aperture ⌀ 100 mm, rep ± 0.005°, load 12...

DT310-AC — DT310-AC Flat rotary stage (AC Servo), travel n x 360° mm, aperture ⌀100 mm, rep ± 0.024°, load 12 kg,...

KDT600-EDLM — KDT600-EDLM XY Aperture stage (linear motor), travel 385 x 385 mm, aperture 400 mm, rep 0.3 µm, load 23 kg,...

PMT160-SM — PMT160-SM Precision linear stage (ball screw), travel 50 -300 mm, rep ± 1.9 µm, load 15 kg, speed 20 mm/s ...

MT95-DC — MT95-DC Linear Stage 95 x 95 x 40 mm, Travel up to 40 mm, Rep 1.5 µm, Load 6 kg, Speed 2 mm/s ...

MT95-SM — MT95-SM Linear Stage 95 x 95 x 40 mm, Travel up to 40 mm, Rep 2.1 µm, Load 6 kg, Speed 11 mm/s ...

DT200-DC - Drehtische — DT200-DC Flat rotary stage (DC Motor), travel n x 360° mm, aperture ⌀ 66 mm, rep ± 0.004°, load 6.8 kg,...

KDT380-DC — KDT380-DC XY stage (ball screw), travel 155 x 155 mm, aperture 170 mm, rep ± 0.5 µm, load 11 kg, speed 50...

KDT310-SM — KDT310-SM XY stage (ball screw), travel 100 x 100 mm, aperture 150 mm, rep ± 1.6 µm, load 7 kg, speed 20...

KDT235-SM — KDT235-SM XY microscopy stage (ball screw), travel 50 x 50 mm, aperture 100, rep ± 1.6 µm, load 8 kg, speed...

DT165-TM — DT165-TM Performance rotary stage (Torque Motor), travel n x 360° mm, aperture ⌀ 40 mm, rep ± 0.0002°, load...

DT130-SM — DT130-SM Selfretaining rotary stage (Schrittmotor), travel n x 360° mm, aperture ⌀ 25 mm, rep ± 0.003°,...

DT130-DC - Drehtische — DT130-DC Selfretaining rotary stage (DC-Motor), travel n x 360° mm, aperture ⌀ 25 mm, rep ± 0.00007°, load...

KDT180-NM — KDT180-NM High-precision XY piezo stage, travel 100 x 100 mm, aperture 115 mm, rep ± 0.5 µm, load 5 kg,...

KDT180-PM — KDT180-PM High-precision XY piezo stage, travel 100 x 100 mm, aperture 115 mm, rep ± 0.3 µm, load 5 kg,...

KDT180-DC — KDT180-DC XY Scanning stage (ball screw), travel 50 x 50 mm, aperture 90 mm, rep ± 2.3 µm, load 5 kg, speed...

KDT180-SM — KDT180-SM XY Scanning stage (ball screw), travel 50 x 50 mm, aperture 90 mm, rep ± 2.3 µm, load 5 kg, speed...

KT180-DC — KT180-DC XY microscopy stage (ball screw), travel 50 x 50 mm, rep ± 0.5 µm, load 6 kg, speed 5 mm/s ...

KT180-SM — KT180-SM XY microscopy stage (ball screw), travel 50 x 50 mm, rep ± 1.2 µm, load 6 kg, speed 3 mm/s ...

KDT105-PM — KDT105-PM XY piezo scanning stage, travel 50 x 50 mm, aperture 50 mm, rep ± 0.3 µm, load 5 kg, speed 7.5...

LA85-SM — LA85-SM Focus axis (ball screw), travel 25 - 50 mm, rep ± 1.6 µm, load 4.5 kg in X/Y/Z, speed 60 mm/s ...

DT65-NM — DT65-NM Highly dynamic rotary stage (Piezo Motor), travel n x 360° mm, aperture (optional) ⌀ 14 mm, rep ±...

Vacuum / Cleanroom

MT85-PM — MT85-PM Precision miniature linear stage 114 x 97 x 28 mm, UHV / DUV / EUV, ISO 6, travel 25 - 50 mm, rep...

DT310 — DT310 Flat aperture rotary stage HV, DUV / EUV, cleanroom ISO 5, n x 360°, rep 0.004°, speed 59°/s, Load...

MP105-3 — MP105-3 Fast, precise micropositioner HV / UHV / EUV, 20 - 50 mm travel, 0.2 µm repeatability, 1 kg load ...

DT105-NM — DT105-NM High-resolution rotary stage with aperture HV / UHV, DUV, cleanroom ISO 6, n x 360°, rep 0.0005°,...

KDT310-SM-HV — KDT310-SM-HV Heavy load XY scanning stage HV, DUV, Cleanroom ISO 6, 100 mm travel, travel 100 x 100 mm, rep up...

DT155 — DT155 High-resolution rotary stage with large aperture UHV, DUV / EUV, cleanroom ISO 6, n x 360°, rep...

MDT85-PM — MDT85-PM Aperture miniature linear stage 114 x 84 x 28 mm, UHV / DUV / EUV, ISO 6, travel 10 mm, rep 0.2...

KDT300 — KDT300 Heavy load xy scanning stage UHV, DUV / EUV, cleanroom ISO 4, travel 10 - 100 mm, rep 0.7 µm, 30...

KDT120 — KDT120 High-resolution titanium XY Scanning Stage UHV, DUV / EUV, ISO 4, Travel 24 x 24 mm, Aperture 62 x...

KDT105 — KDT105 High resolution XY scanning stage HV / UHV / EUV, 50 mm travel, 40 mm aperture, 0.3 µm...

KT105 — KT105 High resolution XY stage HV / UHV / EUV, 50 mm travel, 0.3 µm repeatability, 3 kg load ...

LA105 — LA105 Translation stage with piezo offset HV / UV / DUV, ISO 3, travel 7 - 100 mm, load 3 kg, rep ±...

KDT70-PM — KDT70-PM Non-magnetic titanium XY stage UHV / DUV / EUV, ISO 6, travel 10 x 10 mm, rep 0.3 µm, load 0.3 kg,...

LA85 — LA85 Focus linear stage HV / DUV, cleanroom ISO 6, travel 25 - 50 mm, rep 1.6 µm, speed 60 mm/s, load 4...

DT230-SM — DT230-SM High-resolution, stable aperture rotary stage UHV, DUV / EUV, cleanroom ISO 6, n x 360°, rep...

XYZ Beam Aligner — XYZ Beam Aligner UHV / DUV / EUV, cleanroom ISO 6, travel 5 x 10 x 5 mm, rep 0.2 µm, load 0.5 kg ...

Ball & Lead Screw Drives

KGT 1112 — KGT 1112 Nut with connecting thread, 4-point-contact and internal ball return ...

GGT M4x1P0.5 — GGT M4x1P0.5 Cleanroom ISO3, up to 10E-11 mbar, length 112 mm, 0.1 mm lead, 0.002 kN load ...

KGT 1214 — KGT 1214 Cylindrical nut with 4-point-contact and internal ball return ...

KGT 1412 / 1432 — KGT 1412 / 1432 Flange single nut with 4-point-contact with internal ball return ...

KGT 1510 — KGT 1510 Spring preloaded double nut with 2-point-contact and internal ball return ...

KGT 2422 — KGT 2422 Flange single nut with 4-point-contact with external ball return and dual start ...

KGT ETA+ — KGT ETA+ Energy-efficient ETA+ ball screws with reduced friction and high rigidity ...

KGT 1416 — KGT 1416 Einzelmutter mit 4-Punkt-Kontakt

KGT 2412 — KGT 2412 Flange single nut with 4-point-contact with external ball return ...

1,000 mm/s
Highest dynamics for your analysis processes

Reduce lead times and increase quality with reproducible results

2D and 3D
for various measurement applications

For a wide variety of samples and the smallest details in the submicrometer range

5 nm
under extreme conditions

HV, UHV, EUV, radiation or extreme temperatures

Individual customization and development of your Innovaiton

Optimal positioning solution for your application with a fast and free 3D design
Design of functional samples, prototypes up to series production
Integrated development of your mechanics, electronics and software
Series production of your innovation on > 3.900 m² production area

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Customization to your specific process requirements

Cleanroom systems up to ISO 2

On more than 100 m² of cleanroom space, we exclusively manufacture high-precision and particle-free state-of-the-art technology for cleanroom systems up to ISO 14644-1 Class 2.

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Highly reliable standard systems

We use reliable and high-precision modular axes from our LA and PLT series. They withstand the most extreme lifetime tests in 24/7 operation in the submicrometer range.
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Individual life cycle tests

We implement your life cycle tests for you at our numerous universal test stands for various individual test scenarios in our measurement laboratories.

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