Heason Technology Ltd

Heason Technology has launched a new low- cost modular actuator range for pick & place and sample dispensing in life science and other analytical equipment applications. The PLA range features an extruded anodised aluminium housing with a stepper motor driven leadscrew drive and precision recirculating ball linear guide bearings. The range is supplied complete with microstepping drives and a motion controller for a complete solution that is easily integrated into the customers’ machine.

Heason Technology has been awarded a £ ¼ million order by Synchrotron Soleil, the French national synchrotron facility and research laboratory. Heason are to design and manufacture four nanopositioning manipulators that combine as a 14 axis ultra-high vacuum and low magnetic motion system to position samples and optics for an exciting new soft x-ray scanning photoemission microscope project called ANTARES.

Heason Technology has been awarded a £¼ million order by Synchrotron Soleil, the French national synchrotron facility and research laboratory, to design and manufacture four nanopositioning manipulators that combine as a 14 axis ultra-high vacuum and low magnetic motion system to position samples and optics for an exciting new soft x-ray scanning photoemission microscope project called ANTARES.

Heason Technology Ltd has worked in partnership with USA motion specialists Allied Motion Inc, to deliver 700 mm diameter brushless and frameless torque motors for UK defence manufacturer QinetiQ as an integral part of its Towed Array Handling System (TAHS). With a separate rotor and stator design delivering a continuous stall torque of almost 7 kNm and maximum torque approaching 24 kNm, the custom built Megaflux series motor directly drives a large winch used to deploy sonar array systems equipment on submarines.

Heason Technology has launched its new OFXY range of open frame X-Y tables which bring together high resolution ceramic motors from its distribution partner Nanomotion and super-compact TONiC™ encoders from Renishaw in a unique design that provides a large working through-aperture with sub-micron resolution positioning, better than 1 micron repeatability and 200 mm/sec scanning performance in a durable and extremely compact design.

ZF Industrial's Servoplan® PG precision grade planetary gearboxes are available in the UK from Heason Technology Limited. Aimed at demanding servomotor drive applications, with ratios between 3:1 and 100:1 and output torques from 25 to 3000 Nm, the low backlash German manufactured range is fully interchangeable with other major brand servo gearboxes. The modular design allows a wide choice of mounting and output shaft configurations as well as assembly to almost all brushed and brushless servomotors - including Heason's own AKM series from Danaher.

ZF Industrial’s Servoplan® PG precision grade planetary gearboxes are available in the UK from Heason Technology Limited. Aimed at demanding servomotor drive applications, with ratios between 3:1 and 100:1 and output torques from 25 to 3000 Nm, the low backlash German manufactured range is fully interchangeable with other major brand servo gearboxes. The modular design allows a wide choice of mounting and output shaft configurations as well as assembly to almost all brushed and brushless servomotors - including Heason’s own AKM series from Danaher.

The new FlexDC Motion Controller is a dedicated single or dual axis control and drive unit for use with Nanomotion’s range of high performance ceramic servo motors and positioning stages. Available in the UK from the leading precision motion specialists Heason Technology Limited, the compact desktop controller includes PIV or PID servo control with quadrature or Sin/Cos encoders providing nanometre-level position control with synchronised I/O as well as specific ceramic motor algorithms such as ultra high resolution and dead band compensation to reduce lost motion during reversals.

The new FlexDC Motion Controller is a dedicated single or dual axis control and drive unit for use with Nanomotion’s range of high performance ceramic servo motors and positioning stages. Available in the UK from the leading precision motion specialists Heason Technology Limited, the compact desktop controller includes PIV or PID servo control with quadrature or Sin/Cos encoders providing nanometre-level position control with synchronised I/O as well as specific ceramic motor algorithms such as ultra high resolution and dead band compensation to reduce lost motion during reversals.

The EDGE Motor from Nanomotion is a micro sized sub-micron resolution ceramic servo motor that provides an extremely compact positioning solution for space restricted and miniaturised mechatronic assemblies. Available in the UK from Heason Technology Limited, the leading precision motion specialists, the EDGE measures just 13.5 mm long, 7.6 mm wide and 3.15 mm high yet has the power to deliver a dynamic stall force of 300 mN at speeds of up to 120 mm/sec – sufficient to position apertures, shutters, focussing mechanisms and other small optical devices as well as miniature pumps, grippers and micro-positioning actuators with unlimited linear or rotary travel.

The EDGE Motor from Nanomotion is a micro sized sub-micron resolution ceramic servo motor that provides an extremely compact positioning solution for space restricted and miniaturised mechatronic assemblies.

The STFC’s ISIS Neutron Source recently awarded a contract to motion control specialist Heason Technology Limited to provide neutron beam modifying Jaw Packages for the Wish and nimrod instruments on its new Second Target Station which is due to be fully operational by October 2008.

A range of brushless servo motors with a separate rotor and stator design, aimed at the smooth precise control and direct-drive of large inertia or high torque loads, is available from precision motion specialists Heason Technology Limited. The Megaflux thin-ring torque motor from USA manufacturer Emoteq Corporation has an inherently large diameter-to-length ratio - from 150 mm x 30 mm to 760 mm x 123 mm – and covers continuous stall torque from 3 Nm to over 2000 Nm.

A range of brushless servo motors with a separate rotor and stator design, aimed at the smooth precise control and direct-drive of large inertia or high torque loads, is available from precision motion specialists Heason Technology Limited. The Megaflux thin-ring torque motor from USA manufacturer Emoteq Corporation has an inherently large diameter-to-length ratio - from 150 mm x 30 mm to 760 mm x 123 mm – and covers continuous stall torque from 3 Nm to over 2000 Nm.

Heason Technology Limited have combined positioning mechanics, integrated stepper motor/drives and motion controls from two of its distribution partners to provide a unique range of readyto- run single-axis and X-Y positioning stages that offer a modular motion system solution with reduced integration costs for a wide range of applications.

Heason Technology Limited have combined positioning mechanics, integrated stepper motor/drives and motion controls from two of its distribution partners to provide a unique range of ready-to-run single-axis and X-Y positioning stages that offer a modular motion system solution with reduced integration costs for a wide range of applications.

With high speed performance for both long travel and nanometre to micron range incremental moves, Nanomotion’s motorised Z-Axis Auto Focus Stage provides a complete vertical positioning and focussing solution for automated microscope and imaging applications. Available exclusively in the UK from Heason Technology, the compact stage is easily adapted to standard or custom microscope mechanics and is available with a wide range of matching servo drives and motion controls.

Heason’s new line of spherical rolling joints from Japanese manufacturer Hephaist Seiko are a unique solution for axial alignment of parallel kinematics and high precision positioning mechanism such as Hexapods and Stewart Platforms. Providing backlash-free axial rigidity but allowing radial and angular freedom of movement, the SRJ range offers a very compact alternative to combining traditional roller bearings to achieve 3 degrees of freedom joints - with significantly increased rigidity.

Anthony Best Dynamics turned to leading independent precision motion specialists Heason Technology for rotary actuators as its customer base sought greater speed and smoother motion.

With high speed performance for both long travel and nanometre to micron range incremental moves, Nanomotion's motorised Z-Axis Auto Focus Stage provides a complete vertical positioning and focussing solution for automated microscope and imaging applications.