Flexure guided piezoelectric positioning stage DSM
1000 µm

DSM’s piezoelectric stage systems are flexure-guided for smooth motion that is free of stiction and backlash for micropositioning and nanopositioning applications. Wide, parallel flexures ensure parallelism in the output motion with minimal rotation.

DSM's piezo stage designs produce up to a full 1 mm motion range in a stable and stiff design. The particular ZSA-1000 model shown in the adjacent image includes a large 28mm diameter through-hole for optical or tooling access. The total stage height is 25 mm, and the stage's footprint is 105 x 120mm.

In semiconductor industry applications, DSM's 1 mm stage systems have been implemented in closed loop control using a SA series servo amplifier and a high resolution capacitive probe for 20nm position stability and very stable velocity ramp profiles.

DSM welcomes custom requests for flexure-guided piezo actuator designs. Please consider the following questions and contact us:
* What displacement range is required?
* What load will the actuator carry? Is it a static load or a dynamic load such as a spring force?
* What positioning resolution and accuracy are required?
* How fast does the actuator need to move, or at what frequency will you drive the actuator?
* What does the desired motion profile look like? (point-to-point, sinusoidal, etc.)
* Are you able to use open loop operation, or do you require closed-loop servo control?
* Are there any special environmental considerations (temperature, humidity, vacuum, etc.)?
* What are the geometric constraints for the actuator or stage?

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