Air Bearing Motion Platforms by Dynamic Structures And Materials, LLC
Dynamic Structures And Materials, LLC Air Bearing Motion Platforms
Dynamic Structures and Materials offers custom air bearing stage design and integration for a wide array of rotary and linear applications. DSM is experienced at both stage design and integration of air bearings with drive components to meet the most demanding levels of precision. The pictured system is a combination of a linear and rotary stage using air bearings in both axes. DSM's experience with air bearings also includes dovetail slides for high-load linear motion and air bushings for linear scanning stages.
Air bearings are an excellent solution for applications requiring high levels of precision and performance. Air bearings exhibit frictionless motion and high resolution position control. They do not suffer from wear, have high stiffness, can achieve high speeds and have better damping characteristics than rolling element bearings. Their form of motion is very accurate with low synchronous and asynchronous error.
Highlights
* Sub-micron positioning capability
* Micron and sub-micron accuracy forms of motion
* Excellent damping characteristics
* High speeds are attainable
* Zero bearing noise
* Zero static friction and minimal wear
About Dynamic Structures And Materials, LLC
Dynamic Structures and Materials, LLC (DSM) specializes in electrical-mechanical design and prototyping services for challenging devices, machines, and systems.
By partnering with industrial designers, engineers, and scientists, DSM’s varied expertise has enabled new and unique product development for industrial and consumer applications. DSM has extensive experience in motion control applications including micropositioning and nanopositioning system design using flexure-guided motion components.
Specialty Motion System Competencies
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* Linear and rotary actuation systems for scanning applications, valves, and micro / nanopositioning equipment design
* Flexure-guided mechanism designs for smooth motion
* Piezoelectric and shape memory alloy materials
Controls Software and Sensors
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* National Instruments LabVIEW VIs (CLAD certification), serial and USB communications, DLLs
* HMI development
* C, C++.net, VB.net, ASSEMBLY
* Digital and analog sensor integration, data acquisition
* Linear and non-linear control systems, including PID
Electrical Circuit Design Capabilities
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* 50+ combined years of product design experience
* Circuits for analog and power applications
* Microcontroller and DSP implementations
* Ultrasonic switching drivers for piezoelectric devices
* Embedded systems software development
Solid Modeling, Mechanical Design, FEA
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* 3D, 2D CAD
* FEA-optimization of mechanisms and structures
* Static, dynamic, modal, and transient analysis
Precision Machine Design and Automation
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* Robotics, machine vision, laser scanning
* Air bearing systems, harmonic drives, linear motors