Linear Positioning Stage with Piezoelectric Inertia Drive

PI miCos has added LPS-45 stage series to its LPS series of linear positioning stages. The drive arrangement of the LPS-45 stage series is based on a piezoelectric inertia drive. Using only minimal space, these linear positioning stages provide a combination of high force and high positioning accuracy that cannot be achieved with conventional drive arrangements, such as DC and stepper motors. LPS-45 stages provide a holding force or maximum driving force of 10 N and have a maximum velocity of 10 mm/s.