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News Release from: Optical Surfaces | Subject: Motorised optical mounts
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 16 June 2005
Motorised optical mounts offer high
precision
With high resolution and uni-directional repeatability, these mounts are designed to position large precision optics such as off-axis paraboloids and mirrors where stability of pointing is important
Optical Surfaces has launched a new range of motorised optical mounts Offering high resolution (to 0.1 arc second) and uni-directional repeatability (0.5 arc second) the new range of motorised optical mounts are designed for positioning large precision optics such as off-axis paraboloids and spherical or flat mirrors in applications where stability of pointing is important
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 28 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new range comprises four standard models covering optical apertures from 305mm (12 inches) to 550mm (21.6 inches).
The 305mm motorised optical mounts offers +/-7deg rotation in the elevation and azimuth axes.
Robustly built for long trouble-free operation, even with heavier loads, the motorised optical mounts are available with stepper motor or where the highest resolution positioning is required a DC brush servo motor.
Remotely controllable via easy to use PC software the motorised optical mounts are particularly suitable for applications in hostile environments, within a vacuum or where limited space makes manual adjustment difficult.
Also available from Optical Surfaces is a complete range of manual mounts built to provide a secure and stable platform for optics from 100mm to 600mm diameter.
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