Motorized Actuator System provides USB connectivity.
Press Release Summary:
Modular apt(TM) product line includes stepper motor actuators, combined drive/controller unit, and application-ready software. Actuators are available in standard and high-load versions with 12- or 25-mm travel range. All have non-rotating spindles, bank of optically coupled user I/O signals, trigger I/O, and manual override buttons. User interface allows creation of custom scan and dwell routines without programming.
Original Press Release:
Automation in a Snap
Carlsbad, California and Ely, United Kingdom - Melles Griot Introduces the newest member of its apt(TM) (advanced positioning technology) product line, a USB-based motorized actuator system.
The system includes stepper motor actuators, a combined drive/controller unit and application-ready software - all designed to be easy to set up and run. The actuators are available in standard and high-load versions with either a 12- or 25-mm travel range. All have nonrotating spindles to reduce contact-point friction. The actuator is designed as a drop-in replacement for most manual micrometer heads and, for automation applications, includes a home switch.
Each APT Controller runs 2 actuators but, through its universal serial bus (USB) connection, it can control up to 20 actuators from a single host computer. Other features include a bank of optically coupled user input/output signals for use with external applications, trigger input/outputs for synchronizing multiple controllers, and separate manual override buttons for emergency shutdown of the actuator.
Although the APT Stepper motor controller can be purchased with a complete set of ActiveX® controls for programming complex and custom applications, it also comes with a highly functional standard user interface which also allows the creation of custom scan and dwell routines with no programming required.
With USB connectivity, modular actuators, and a versatile software package, the APT motorized actuator system is ready, right out of the box, to serve the automation requirements of both research and production applications in the biomedical, photonics, and semiconductor industries.
Melles Griot is a leading global supplier of photonics products including optics, lasers, motion-control systems for the telecommunications industry, laser measurement instrumentation and opto-mechanical hardware. The company has manufacturing and distribution activities in 41 countries, serving industries as diverse as semiconductor, biomedical, metrology, and telecommunications. Melles Griot is a Barloworld Scientific company.
For more information, contact:
Melles Griot
Photonics Components Group
2051 Palomar Airport Road, 200
Carlsbad, California 92009
Phone: 1-800-835-2626 / 760-268-5131
Fax: 760-804-0049
E-mail: sales@carlsbad.mellesgriot.com
