Embedded Motion Modules Make Great Products Smaller
Founded in 2002, NST develops, licenses and manufactures standard and customized embedded motion modules that fit on your fingertips. These include rotary and linear smart stages that incorporate our patented and proprietary technologies: SQUIGGLE® and UTAF piezoelectric ultrasonic motors, position sensors, precision bearings, drive and control circuits, and microprocessors with closed-loop firmware that connect to New Scale Pathway® PC software.
Our M3 micro mechatronic modules require only battery power and high-level digital commands to produce sub-micrometer precision movements. M3 smart stages are easy for customers to integrate into wearable, handheld, portable and battery-powered products to move very small optics, produce haptic feedback, and miniaturize complex instruments. For example, we use our M3 stages to create our multi-probe manipulator (MPM) system for electrophysiology.
New Scale Technologies uses ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certified quality management systems.
Contact Details
New Scale Technologies Main Office
121 Victor Heights Parkway, Victor, NY 14564, USA
Phone: 585-924-4450
Email: nstsales@newscaletech.com
Imaging/Machine Vision
Embedded
New Scale Technologies (NST)
Products
- Piezo stages with continuous 360° rotary motion
- Mounted mirrors, laser and two-axis base
- Each rotary stage only 11.75 x 21.9 x 16 mm
- Closed-loop controller embedded in each stage
- No separate electronics needed
- 3.3 VDC input
- Direct digital input of motion commands ( I2C, SPI, or UART)
- Angular resolution ~21.9727 mdeg closed loop
- Built-in absolute position sensor
- Millisecond step and settle times
- 0.5 deg in 16 ms closed loop
- 0.5 deg in 1.2 ms open loop
- Holds position with zero power and no jitter
- Tiny “all-in-one” solution: no external control board needed
- Superior image quality: sub-micron lens movement with very low tilt. Now with higher dynamic stability
- Low voltage & power: 3.3 VDC input, zero power position hold
- Simple system integration: accepts high-level motion commands over standard serial interface (I2C or SPI)
- Flexible, production-ready system: compatible with M8 to M16 lenses and with typical image formats from 1/3” to 1/1.8”
- Lowest cost, fastest time to market: Fully-engineered “plug and play” solution
- Small
- Complete, closed-loop system with embedded controls in less than 28 x 13.2 x 7.5 mm
- Precise
- 0.5 µm resolution
- 6 mm of travel
- Simple system integration
- High-level motion commands over standard serial interface (I2C or SPI)
- Flexible system, fast to market
- Rapidly configurable for push or pull motion
- Low voltage / low power use
- 3.3 V input, <500 mW power use
- Holds position when power is off
- All-in-one smart module: no separate electronics
- Runs directly from USB adapter
- USB, I2C or SPI interface
- Small size: less than 29 x 20 x 10 mm
- High resolution: 0.5 μm
- Absolute encoding: no homing
- Long stroke: 6 mm
- Low power use: 3.3 V DC input, < 0.75 W when moving
- High repeatability and low runout
- All-in-one microstage - no separate controller
- Direct high-level command interface (I2C or SPI)
- USB adapter enables direct connection to PC
- Small: < 32x32x11 mm including controller
- Absolute encoding: high repeatability, no homing
- Low power: 6 VDC, ~5 W (only when moving)
- For integration into battery powered devices
- Long stroke: 15 mm
- High force: 1 N (~100g load vertical, ~200g horizontal)
- High stiffness with crossed roller bearing design
- Smart Stage: Embedded controller, no separate electronics
- Operate directly using I2C or SPI ASCII commands -or-
- Evaluate with Pathway™ PC Software and USB adapter
- Cost-effective, long-life: For high-volume production
- Small size: 32 x 32 x 10 mm
- High resolution: 0.5 μm with absolute encoding
- High speed: 35 mm/s
- Long stroke: 8 mm
- Power: 5 V DC input, ~ 3.2 W peak when moving
- High repeatability: (± 2 μm typical)
- Smallest rotary stage: 11.75 x 21.9 x 16 mm
- Embedded closed-loop controller
- No separate electronics needed
- 3.3 VDC input
- Accepts direct motion commands (I2C, SPI, or UART)
- Continuous 360° rotary motion
- Angular resolution ~21.9727 mdeg closed loop
- Built-in absolute position sensor
- Millisecond step and settle times
- 0.5 deg in 16 ms closed loop
- 0.5 deg in 1.2 ms open loop
- Holds position with zero power and no jitter