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About New Scale Technologies
About New Scale Technologies What We Do The New Scale team creates and manufactures miniature motion systems that make our customers more competitive. We make small, precise, and smart motion modules that embed drive, control, and digital communications inside. Our...
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 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.
Moisture-resistant piezoelectric micro motor
Small, precise motor is sealed for operation in high-moisture environments This video demonstrates a customized SQUIGGLE micro motor operating under water. The piezoelectric motor is customized with a water-resistant housing including a silicon molded bellows and a...
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
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
Miniature rotary actuator module has highest torque and power output for its size
New Scale demonstrates fully integrated, non-inductive module with higher torque and speed than electromagnetic pancake micro motors or other piezoelectric motors: 0.17 N-m with only 60 mm diameter x 8 mm thickness
Imaging Diagnostics integrates New Scale’s M3-F focus module into compact USB 2.0 smart cameras for commercial imaging customer
Leading maker of custom smart cameras for machine vision quickly adds auto focus to existing camera system —without changing package size or USB-only power advantage
Developer’s kits now available for miniature M3-L closed-loop linear motion module
High-resolution miniature positioning system targets RF, microwave and photonics tuning applications as well as optical instrumentation, UAV controls and biomedical systems
M3-L closed-loop linear motion module has 0.5 micron resolution; integrates control system and actuator in one tiny package
Operating on 3.3V power and high-level digital motion commands, miniature motion control system targets precision applications such as RF, microwave and photonics tuning; optical controls
New Scale wins Best Electronic Design award for motors and motion control from Electronic Design magazine
Components editor Mat Dirjish awarded the SQUIGGLE RV linear drive system top honors in the components category for motors and motion-control systems.
Tiny focus module makes big debut at Vision 2010
Precision motorized lens motion drives smaller, higher-performance machine vision systems for industrial inspection, biometric security and more. The M3-F will also be shown in use in several machine vision systems at Vision 2010, including Imaging Diagnostics Ltd., Matrix Vision GmbH and Sunex.
New Scale Technologies introduces “mechatronics on a fingertip” with high resolution, low power use
New Scale Technologies’ M3 (Micro-Mechatronic Module) Design Platform enables rapid development of custom closed-loop micro actuator modules, building on the company’s miniature SQUIGGLE motor and TRACKER position sensor technology.
New SQUIGGLE® RV micro motion system operates directly from a 3 VDC battery for industry’s lowest power consumption and smallest system size
The “Reduced Voltage” SQL-RV-1.8-6-12 piezo micro motor and NSD-2101 drive chip deliver performance comparable to much larger motion control systems, at 40% lower power and less than one-fourth the size
ams completes equity investment in micro motor manufacturer New Scale Technologies
Leading analog IC provider forms strategic business and technical partnership with privately-held developer and manufacturer of miniature motion systems
