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Data Sheets M3 micro-mechatronic modules M3-LS-U2-8 linear smart stage and developer’s kit data sheetMay 2022 (PDF) M3-LS-3.4-15 linear smart stage and developer’s kit data sheetOctober 2017 (PDF) M3-LS-1.8 linear smart stage and developer’s kit...
Newest M3-LS Linear Smart Stage has longer travel, higher load capacity for embedded microscopes, other precision micro positioning tasks
Latest addition to “all-in-one” microstage stage family moves >100 gram loads with 500 nm resolution over 15 mm travel
What’s Inside An M3 Module?
The M3 platform Smart modules and microstages built on the M3 (micro-mechatronics) platform incoporate: A SQUIGGLE or UTAF piezoelectric micro motor A motor driver ASIC A position sensor (encoder) An on-board microprocessor for PID control A customized motion guide...Newsletter
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Custom Engineering Custom Engineering Of Micro Motion Systems Creating next-generation products? We can help you build them smaller … make them smarter… and do it faster! We work with you to develop custom motion modules and systems that meet your exact requirements,...Micro Linear Actuators
Micro Linear Actuators M3-L MICRO LINEAR ACTUATOR WITH EMBEDDED CONTROLLER The M3-L is a miniature high-resolution positioning system. It is a “smart” actuator with integrated driver and closed-loop controller inside the actuator. This compact, powerful...Focus Modules
Focus Modules M3-FS and M3-F focus modules enable smaller instruments M3-FS focus modules add high-resolution lens motion, with excellent dynamic stability, to the smallest embedded optical systems in handheld and portable instruments. Each module is a complete...Linear Micro Stages
Linear Micro Stages M3-LS Linear Smart Stage Micro positioning stage with embedded controller The M3-LS Linear Smart Stage is a direct-drive, high-precision micro stage with built-in controller. It is designed for fast, simple integration into miniature OEM systems....Rotary Micro Stages
Rotary Micro Stages M3-RS Rotary Smart StageAngular Micro positioning module with embedded controller Smallest size, high resolution, unmatched ease of use This miniature, “all-in-one” rotary positioning stage has closed-loop position resolution better than 0.022...Micro Motion Modules
Micro Motion Modules motion modules and smart microstages These “all in-one” smart modules require no separate electronics and are ready to plug-and-play directly with your system processor and power supply. You achieve the fastest time to market with the lowest total...
Instrument maker uses M3 motion modules to create new market opportunities
Case study: Piezo focus system enables portable cytometers, expands access to healthcare in resource-limited settings. A customer wanted to create a backpack-portable blood analyzer for use in resource-limited settings that do not have access to institutional laboratory instruments and services. New Scale’s miniature precision focus system helped to make it possible.
Cobra – a Two-Degree of Freedom Fiber Optic Positioning Mechanism
New Scale worked with NASA JPL/Caltech to design and manufacture a fiber optic positioning system using rotary piezoelectric SQUIGGLE micro motors for the Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS). The PFS is a fiber fed multi-object spectrometer for the Subaru Telescope that will conduct a variety of targeted surveys for studies of dark energy, galaxy evolution, and galactic archaeology. The key to the instrument is a high density array of fiber positioners placed at the prime focus of the Subaru Telescope. The system, nicknamed the “Cobra” fiber positioner, will be capable of rapidly reconfiguring the array of 2,394 optical fibers to the image positions of astronomical targets in the focal plane with high accuracy.
RF Tuning Applications of M3 Modules
Field-deployable and mobile tuning systems require smaller actuators that use very low power, yet offer high precision and accuracy as well as long travel. For RF transmission systems, the demand for smaller size comes from the need to pack more capability into smaller boxes – whether to satisfy consumer preference for compact in-home devices, or the need for higher densities in outdoor instruments.
New Scale provides compact, high-precision motion solutions for this market. Based on our patented piezoelectric motor and related technology, our miniature closed-loop motion modules provide unmatched position resolution and accuracy. Unlike traditional motors, the modules do not generate magnetic fields while moving. Their compact size and low power use make them ideal for inductive or capacitive tuning in field-deployable and portable systems.
Miniature single-axis mirror positioning system boasts smallest size, easiest operation
Miniature piezoelectric smart stage — a rotary micro stage with built-in controller — enables simple, precise point-to-point beam steering
New Scale’s M3-LS Smart Stage is finalist in 2015 EE Times & EDN ACE Awards
The ACE Awards, presented by EE Times and EDN, showcase the best of the best in today’s electronics industry.
USB microstage developer’s kit aids development of handheld, portable and mobile instruments
DK-M3-LS-1.8-6 developer’s kit includes an M3-LS Linear Smart Stage, USB adapter, cables and software for easy evaluation using a PC. World’s only all-in-one micropositioning stage has embedded drive electronics for smallest size and unmatched ease of use...M3-LS-1.8 Linear Smart Stage Developer’s Kit
World’s only all-in-one micropositioning stage has embedded drive electronics for smallest size and unmatched ease of use in OEM systems. The M3-LS-1.8 Linear Smart Stage is a direct-drive, high-precision micro stage built for fast, simple integration into...
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...
M3-FS and M3-F focus modules in embedded vision system design
New Scale M3-F S and M3-F focus modules mount directly to a printed circuit board over a CCD or CMOS image sensor. These tiny modules add precision focus to OEM cameras while preserving their compact size advantage. They accept high-level motion commands directly from your ISP – no additional control board is needed.
The module accepts standard threaded lens assemblies and is only slightly larger than the lens assembly. It provides millimeters of lens motion with 0.5 μm resolution. The new M3-FS has the added benefits of high dynamic stability, minimizing pixel shift when the camera is moving and changing orientation.
The M3-F is a single-lens system with embedded closed-loop drive for high repeatability with low external processing requirements.
