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New Scale earns fifteenth patent in twelve years
New piezoelectric haptic actuator features small size, non-magnetic operation, and ability to run distinct programmable vibration patterns for high-resolution haptic displays and other systems. The new patent covers a linear VIBE actuator, which generates vibrations by linear movement of the motor mass itself.
M3-FS “all-in-one” focus module has 3x better tilt and accuracy, superior dynamic stability for handheld, portable and mobile systems
M3-FS mini all-in-one focus module has improved tilt, accuracy and dynamic stability for high-performance embedded camera systems. Smart module for precision lens motion minimizes pixel shift with changing camera orientations in high-performance industrial, medical...
New Scale earns patent for innovative piezo motor drive technology
New Scale’s newly-patented drive technology is embodied in the NSD2101 piezo motor drive IC, shown next to a SQUIGGLE motor. In-situ calibration of motor drive frequency adjusts for variations in manufacturing, temperature and load to ensure optimized and...
New Scale patents miniature piezo vibe motor
Developed for mobile devices, New Scale’s newly patented piezo vibe motor is 33% smaller than DC vibe motors and generates no magnetic interference with compasses or other sensors in the device. Smaller, non-magnetic vibration motor can replace DC vibration motor in...
Ultra-compact M3-LS Linear Smart stage now has absolute encoding
Now with absolute encoding, the M3-LS Linear Smart Stage is a USB micro-stage with integrated drive electronics, 0.5um resolution and nearly zero friction under all load conditions. Stages are easily configured into X-Y and X-Y-Z systems. “All-In-One” USB...
Ultra-compact smart stage has 0.5 µm resolution and 6 mm stroke; operates directly from USB, SPI or I2C
Fully-integrated linear micro positioning stage has no backlash; features low run-out, tilt and yaw for precise and repeatable positioning of optics, probes, sensors and more
New rotary micro drive eliminates jitter and magnetic fields
New Scale rotary drive system based on piezoelectric motor technology is also smaller and more precise than servo drives. It represents a major advance over servo drives for use in UAVs and micro-UAVs, micro assembly and many other applications.
New Scale’s M3-F focus modules travel to Earth’s deepest ocean trench onboard DeepSea Challenger; aid in 3D image capture
Tiny HD cameras with integrated M-F focus modules in manned submersible expedition to the bottom of the Mariana Trench by filmmaker and National Geographic explorer James Cameron
New Scale awarded four patents for piezoelectric motor drive and control techniques
Innovations reduce power consumption; optimize speed and force of miniature piezo motors. Since its founding in 2002, New Scale has secured twelve US patents and numerous corresponding international patents for piezoelectric motors and motion systems with unmatched miniaturization, micrometer-scale resolution, fully-integrated microelectronics and intelligent firmware.
Focus module from New Scale used in eSight eyewear, a new wearable assistive technology for people with low vision
New Scale’s small, precise and smart M3-F focus module enables precision lens focus in eSight Corp’s light-weight wearable vision enhancement system
New Scale patents tiny, precise lens actuator module for micro cameras
Piezoelectric micro motor is coupled with innovative micro-mechanical design to minimize lens tilt, enabling extremely high-precision imaging in micro-camera formats
New Scale rotary piezoelectric motors shine in NASA JPL’s second-generation “Cobra” fiber positioner for astronomy
With small size and high resolution, custom SQUIGGLE motors enable JPL to create a large, densely packed optical fiber positioning array in the spectrograph for the Subaru telescope on Mauna Kea
Next-generation gigapixel cameras get focus from New Scale Technologies
Miniaturized piezoelectric motion modules move hundreds of lenses with micrometer precision, contributing to unprecedented image detail in the wide-field-of-view camera developed at Duke University
New Scale awarded US patent for reduced-voltage linear motor system
Piezoelectric micro motor and miniaturized drive circuit enable tiny motion systems that operate directly from 3V battery power
New Scale’s miniature linear motion systems head to orbit on recently launched satellite
Piezoelectric closed-loop motion modules are integral to the Dynamic Ionosphere CubeSat Experiment (DICE) satellite funded by NSF
Benefits of New Scale’s miniature M3-F focus modules are proven in next-generation machine vision, biometric ID and medical systems
Precision piezoelectric lens motion modules are now in production in camera systems from leading OEMs in key markets; more than 50 additional OEMs have completed qualification of camera systems to begin production in 2011- 2012
Compact M3-F focus module now with >2M cycle lifetime, new repeatability specs
New Scale Technologies’ piezoelectric lens motion system delivers best-in-class performance for high-resolution miniature cameras in biometric, medical, machine vision and other applications
New Scale Technologies engineer receives NASA Board Award
New Technology Report describes high-torque piezoelectric rotary motor for fiber positioning in spectrometer for ground-based telescope
New Scale wins second “Golden Mousetrap” award for engineering innovation
M3 Micro Mechatronics Module named a Best Product of 2011 by Design News
