Inexpensive hexapod
Six degrees of freedom, travel ranges to 100 mm / 60º

Works in any orientation

Fast response behavior

Standard-class 6-axis positioning system
Parallel-kinematic design for six degrees of freedom making it significantly more compact and stiff than serial-kinematic systems, higher dynamic range, no moved cables: Higher reliability, reduced friction.

Indirect measuring principle
Rotary encoder on motor shaft

Direct drive with brushless DC motors (BLDC)
Fields of application
Industry and research. For life science, biotechnology, automation, micromachining

High velocity and dynamics

Minimal moved mass and inertia

Precise path tracking

Friction-free voice coil drive

Thanks to its excellent dynamic properties, the H-860 is ideally suited for motion simulation.

It is used in test systems, e.g. for image stabilization in cameras and mobile devices. Further fields of application include quality assurance of camera test systems and image stabilization software; vibration simulation, eye tracking, simulation of human and artificial motion.

The friction-free drive design is based on voice coils drives and flexure guides. The struts and platform are made of carbon fiber for minimal moved mass and inertia.

PIMag® voice coil
Voice coil drives consist of two essential components: A permanent magnet and a coil that are located in the air gap of the magnetic field. Thanks to their low weight and friction-free drive principle, voice coil drives are particularly suitable for applications that require high dynamics and high velocities at limited travel ranges. High scan frequencies and precision positioning are also possible with these drives, because they are free of the effects of hysteresis.

Parallel-kinematic 6-axis system
Parallel-kinematic design for six degrees of freedom making it significantly more compact and stiffer than serial-kinematic systems, no moved cables.
Precise running of predefined motion profiles with high path accuracy: Sine curves and freely definable trajectories.

Fast, compact, and highly precise

Superior lifetime

Vacuum-compatible versions available

Reference-class 6-axis positioning system
Parallel-kinematic design for six degrees of freedom making it significantly more compact and stiff than serial-kinematic systems, higher dynamic range, no moved cables: Higher reliability, reduced friction. Vacuum-compatible version to 10⁶ hPa available

Fields of application
Research and industry, standard and vacuum environments. For micromanufacturing, medical technology, tool inspection.

Brushless DC motor (BLDC)
Brushless DC motors are particularly suitable for high rotational speeds. They can be controlled very accurately and ensure high precision. Because they dispense with sliding contacts, they run smoothly, are wear-free and therefore achieve a long lifetime.

Position up to 1 ton with micrometer precision

Scalable design: Dimensions, travel ranges, and loads

Drive: brushless motors with brake

Parallel-kinematic design for six degrees of freedom making it significantly more compact and stiff than serial-kinematic systems, higher dynamic range, no moved cables: Higher reliability, reduced friction. Large aperture. Brushless DC motors with brake.

High-performance digital controller, open software architecture
6-DOF controller for hexapods, incl. control of two additional axes. Freely programmable stable pivot point. Positions commanded in Cartesian coordinates. Macro programming. Open-source NI LabVIEW driver and libraries. Workspace simulation. Virtual machine for hexapod emulation. Optional: Software for avoiding collisions in restricted workspace.

Rapid implementation of customer requests
The high-load hexapod has a modular structure and uses a set of different modules for drive units and joints. The platforms can be adapted to the customer's application. This allows for rapid implementation of special customer requirements.

Fields of application
Research and industry. For precision assembly, astronomy, aerospace.

• Six Degrees of Freedom
• Vacuum Compatible Versions
• Load Capacity 10 kg
• Travel Ranges to 45 mm (linear), 25° (rotation)
• 7 nm Resolution
• 300 nm Min. Incremental Motion
• Repeatability ±0.5 µm
• Very Compact Design
• Self Locking to 10 kg

• Six Degrees of Freedom
• Works in Any Orientation
• No Moving Cables for Improved Reliability and Precision
• 200 kg Load Capacity (Vertical)
• Heavy-Duty, Ultra-High-Resolution Bearings for 24/7 Applications
• Repeatability to ±1 µm
• Actuator Resolution to 0.005 µm
• Significantly Smaller and Stiffer Package than Conventional Multi-Axis Positioners
• Vacuum-Compatible Versions
• Linear and Rotary Multi-Axis Scans
• Virtualized Center of Rotation (Pivot Point)
• Sophisticated Controller Using Vector Algorithms
• 20000 h MTBF

• Six Degrees of Freedom
• Rapid Response
• No Moving Cables for Improved Reliability and Precision
• 10 kg Load Capacity
• Repeatability to ±2 µm
• Actuator Resolution to 0.016 µm
• Significantly Smaller and Stiffer than Serial-Kinematics Systems, Better Dynamics
• Vacuum-Compatible Versions
• Virtualized Pivot Point
• Sophisticated Controller Using Vector Algorithms
• 20000 h MTBF

• Parallel Kinematics with 6 Degrees of Freedom
• 0.033 µm Actuator Resolution
• Repeatability 0.3 µm in Space
• No Moving Cables for Improved Reliability, Reduced Friction
• Better Dynamics, More Compact than Serial Kinematics Systems
• For Scanning and Alignment
• Cartesian Coordinate Control with Virtualized Pivot Point.
• Powerful Digital Controller with Open Source LabView™ Drivers, DLL Libraries...
• Integrated Fiber Alignment Routines