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RD2 Primary & Secondary Rotary Drive

RD2 Primary & Secondary Rotary Drive

Bellows Sealed UHV Rotary Drive

The ZRD2 is our flagship primary and secondary rotary drive, designed for use with our XYZ sample manipulation range. This high precision drive offers 0.1° manual resolution on primary and 0.02° on azimuthal travel. Azimuthal travel has two options with 12mm and 24mm linear travel which gives up to ±180° azimuthal movement on the sample holder. This drive can be used for extremely accurate applications and offers low angular backlash at ±1°. Mounted on 70mm OD CF Flange with 9.52mm OD, 256mm standard length shaft with 3.17mm OD azimuthal secondary shaft.

Primary and Azimuthal UHV Rotary Drive

Key Features

Primary and Secondary Rotation

Up to ±180° Azimuthal Rotation

Continuous Rotation

Maximum 500rpm

Graduated Handwheel with Vernier Scale

0.1° Manual Resolution and 0.01° Motorised

Low Backlash

±1° Angular Backlash

Custom Shaft Lengths

Extended bearing housing fitted to accommodate long shaft lengths

Manual Version Fully Bakeable to 250°C

No Need To Dismantle Any Part of the Drive

High Load Capacity

Axial Load 40N

Fully Motorised Options

Stepper Motors, Encoded Stepper Motors

Retrofittable Motor Kits

Primary and Secondary Drive Motor Kits Available

9.52mm OD Shaft

256mm shaft length with M6 x 12mm Mounting Hole

Information Table

Schematics

CAT_DRI_RD13

CAT_DRI_RD11

CAT_DRI_RD14

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CAT_DRI_RD14

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Manual

Flange OD mm	Actuation	Rotation Range	Resolution Primary	Resolution Azimuthal	Torque Nm 10rpm	Linear Azimuthal Movement mm	Order Code
70mm	Manual	360° Continuous	0.1°	0.02°	5	12	ZRD2
70mm	Manual	360° Continuous	0.1°	0.02°	5	24	ZRD224

Motor Options (Primary)

Actuation	Rotation Range	Rotation Range with Microswitches Fitted	Resolution	Torque Nm 16rpm	Order Code
Stepper Motor Kit	±180°	±168°	0.01°	4	ZRDPMKW
Encoded Stepper Motor Kit	±180°	±168°	0.01°	4	ZRDPMKE

Motor Options (Azimuthal)

Actuation	Rotation Range	Rotation Range with Microswitches Fitted	Resolution	Torque Nm 16rpm	Order Code
Stepper Motor Kit	±180°	±168°	0.02°	4	ZRDSMKW
Encoded Stepper Motor Kit	±180°	±168°	0.02°	4	ZRDSMKE

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