High Precision Adjustment Screws offer sub-micron sensitivity.

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Allowing full 0.5 in. of travel, AJS-254-TPI Series optimizes alignment and stability for ULTIMA® and SUPREMA™ optical mirror mounts and ULTRAlign® precision positioning stages. Stainless steel threads are mated with collet and proprietary lubricant, which minimizes elastic effect for accurate movement. Providing 20 lb load capacity, screws are non-locking and are available with knob or with 5/64 in. hex key.



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Newport Introduces AJS-254 Series of High Precision Adjustment Screws



Newport Introduces AJS-254 Series of High Precision Adjustment Screws



Irvine, CA –  Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in laser and photonic solutions that Make, Manage, and Measure Light®, introduces the next level of affordable high-precision adjustment with the AJS series 254-TPI (threads-per-inch) adjustment screw.  Providing a 60% improvement in sensitivity over standard 100-TPI adjustment screws, the 254-TPI design provides benefits of faster alignment and improved stability for Newport ULTIMA® and SUPREMA™ optical mirror mounts and ULTRAlign® precision positioning stages. The 254-TPI High-Precision Adjustment Screws allow a full 0.5 in. (12.7 mm) of travel, are non-locking, and are available with a knob or with a 5/64-in (2-mm) hex key.



For more information about Newport’s innovative high-precision adjustment screws, please visit: http://www.newport.com/254-TPI.



About Newport Corporation

Newport Corporation is a leading global supplier of advanced-technology products and systems to customers in the scientific research, microelectronics manufacturing, aerospace and defense/security, life and health sciences and precision industrial manufacturing markets.  Newport’s innovative solutions leverage its expertise in high-power semiconductor, solid-state and ultrafast lasers, photonics instrumentation, sub-micron positioning systems, vibration isolation, optical subsystems and precision automation to enhance the capabilities and productivity of its customers’ manufacturing, engineering and research applications.  Newport is part of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index.



Company Contacts:

Pete Neely

Director, Marketing Communications

Tel: 800-222-6440 / +1 949-863-3144

E-mail: pete.neely@newport.com



Rick Sebastian

Sr. Product Manager, Precision Opto-Mechanics

Tel: 949-437-9935

E-mail: rick.sebastian@newport.com

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