Omniax Widebore UHV Sample Manipulator

Ultra High Vacuum Dual Bellows Manipulator

The Omniax Widebore is a fully UHV compatible dual bellows manipulator with a 100mm clear bore; making it ideal for wide probes, large sample holders or large capacity cryostats. The rigidity of the design makes it possible to maintain the precision and repeatability without the use of an inner support tube.

The separate bellows in the XY stage allows you to maintain a full ±25mm XY travel, regardless of your position or probe size. A rotary platform can provide primary rotation and can be fitted to the travelling flange or the base flange.

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FAQs, Manuals and Data Sheets

Key Features

Optional Base Flange Sizes

152mm OD CF Flange Tapped Holes or 203mm OD CF Flange Clear Holes

±25mm X and Y Axes

Instruments Up To 50mm OD with Full XY Travel

Z Travel Lengths

100mm to 1000mm Travel

High Load Capacity

30Kg Payload Vertical Orientation

Motorisation Options

All Axes Can Be Fully Motorised

Mounting Orientation

Vertical

Extremely Robust Construction

Proprietary Design on Hinged Knee Assembly

Fully Bakeable to 230°C

With Motors Removed

Construction Advantages Include

All Metal Re-circulating Bearings for Z Axis & All Metal V Slides for X&Y Table

Design Eliminates Bi-Metal Deformation

Even After Repeated Bakeouts to 230°C

Operating Pressure

1 bar to 1x10-11 mbar

Leak Rate

1x10-10 mbar ls -1

Information XY Table

XY Table Overview

±0mm, ±12.5mm or ±25mm Precision Movement

With 32mm or 54mm Support Tube

5µm Graduations on Micrometers

Optional Motor Upgrade

Stepper Motors, Encoded Stepper Motors and Limit Switches

Plugs Wired To Suit VACGEN Controllers

Motorised 1 Turn = 0.2mm

Ratio 5:1

Design Advantage

All Metal V Slides

XY Table

XY Parameters Actuation Method Specification
Resolution Manual 10µm
Resolution Motorised 0.5µm
Repeatability Manual 10µm
Repeatability Motorised 1µm

Information Z Slide Module

Z Slide Overview

Travel Lengths 100 - 1000mm

Fully Motorised Options Including Limit Switches

DN100 Top Flange

Ideal Connection to RP100 for Primary Rotation

Motor Speed

0-200mm 54 Sec (400,000 Steps)

1 Turn = 0.2mm

Worm and Wheel Ratio 10:1

Design Advantage

All Metal Re-Circulating Bearings

Z Slide Module

Z Parameters Actuation Method Specification
Resolution Manual 10µm
Resolution Motorised 0.5µm
Repeatability Manual 10µm
Repeatability Motorised 1µm
Z Travel mm A Dimension mm B Dimension mm
100 537 345 - 445
200 662 370 - 570
300 792 400 - 700
400 917 425 - 825
500 1077 485 - 985
600 1177 485 - 1085
800 1433 541 - 1341
1000 1691 599 - 1599

See schematic above for A/B Dimensions

Omniax Widebore Accessories

Additional modules include rotary platforms and stepper motor controllers:

Motor Controller

Motorisation

Stepper motor controllers are available to power and control all motorised instrumentation for X,Y, Z and R1 axes.

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Rotary Platforms

Rotary Platforms can be fitted to the base flange and the travelling flange of the manipulator to provide additional rotation.

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