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News Release from: Stratton Technologies | Subject: Mod-1
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 23 September 2003
Instruments stay not all shook up
Active vibration isolation systems feature compact dimensions and claim better isolation than that achievable with the best and most expensive passive systems
The Mod-1 plus systems from Halcyonics were specially developed for high-resolution imaging applications like atomic force microscopy, scanning near-field optical microscopy and other scanning probe microscopy applications These moderately priced active vibration isolation systems feature compact dimensions and are claimed to provide better isolation than that achievable with the best and most expensive passive systems
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 7 Feb 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Direct velocity feedback via electromagnetic transducers is used to provide isolation from building vibrations as well as vibration sources placed on the system itself.
This means, for example that a sensitive microscope isolated by the system will remain at rest despite forces being applied via the operator's hands.
Mod-1 plus systems compensate vibrations in all six degrees of freedom and all have active load location compensation.
The following MOD-1 systems are available.
Mod-1M plus - extremely compact tabletop unit.
Workstation 1L plus and 1XL plus - state-of-the-art active vibration isolation workstations.
Acoustic workstation 1L plus - excellent isolation against building vibrations and airborne noise.
All Mod-1 plus based systems come with user-friendly USB interface as a standard.
If you connect the system to the USB port on a PC that runs under Windows, the Mod user software lets you run a technical test of the entire system and activate and deactivate vibration isolation by remote control.
The tabletop unit Mod-1M plus additionally comes with location software.
This software allowes to perform comparative measurements of the vibration present at various work areas in a laboratory.
Therefore, the software enables you to find the best place in which to set up the system to avoid mechanical vibration.
An excellent performance of the whole system is thereby guaranteed.
The Mod-2 modular series allows isolation of heavier instruments and is more suitable for integration into existing set-ups.
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