Successful Completion of 3 Axis Diffractometer for Australian Synchrotron
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Rotary Precision Instrument (RPI) has successfully completed the supply of a High Accuracy 5 axis Diffractometer to the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne. Although based on a similar product supplied to PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute) in Switzerland the product was tailored to meet MPV's load requirements and supplied with a through bore to accept their measurement equipment. MPV's request for a high accuracy Elevating Base Assembly was an engineering challenge for RPI, who previously have not supplied this axis.
In order to maintain the accuracy of the rotary axes the Base Assembly needed to have a high rigidity, a simple but innovative solution was provided which fully met the customers specification. The Base Assembly design, provides vertical adjustment of the equipment of ±40mm, with a 0.0005mm resolution (0.080mm = thickness of 1 Human Hair), to suit the beamline operating height.
The customers requirement for Roll and Yaw errors of ±4 arc seconds was also a challenge, however, during final calibration the measured results of 0.9 arc seconds of Yaw and 1.5 arc seconds of Roll were achieved.
For further information regarding Rotary Precision Instruments UK Ltd visit www.RPIuk.com or contact a member of our sales staff via email on sales@rpiuk.com or telephone on 01225 426206.
For information regarding Australian Synchrotron please visit synchrotron.vic.gov.au
Contact Name: James Dawson
Organization: Rotary Precision Instruments UK Ltd
Title: Marketing Manager
E-mail: jamesd@rpiuk.com
URL: www.rpiuk.com
