Limotion Systems

Limotion Systems provide easy to use nano precision automation solutions to customers within science and industry. We provide a standard offering of high precision piezo stages as well as customized stages and solutions towards customer specific specifications. 

We think high precision automation is fun and that it should be simple. With the expertise built of piezo motor innovation and development, we want to make cost efficient and easy to use high precision automation modules for fast and simple integration.

High precision linear piezo stages are built for applications within e.g: Microscopy, Micromanipulation, Optics, Metrology, Photonics, Semiconductors, Life Science, Material Science and Medical Instruments.

Nano-precision ball and air bearing technology

Every product is equipped with high-precision bearing and controller technology. We provide air bearings and ball bearings, direct drive motors and high-accuracy metrology for feedback control. Stages and systems are easily installed and can be precisely controlled by LAB’s ‘Drivebox’ drive controller or the client’s preferred controller. Communication with your system is made easy with Ethercat, Ethernet, RS232, USB or CAN.

Gantry Stages

Double axis motion stages consisting of two air bearing axis. The bottom one uses a solid granite base with a moving granite platform on top. The second axis has a moving steel platform running over a granite bridge. A sub-micron flatness is achieved making this system ideally suited for inspection machines with the highest demands in precision motion and positioning.

WHAT IS HEXAPOD?

A hexapod is a mechatronic system with a parallel structure allowing the positioning and movement of objects in space according to the six degrees of freedom.

PRECISION AND DYNAMICS

Symétrie hexapods are designed to be dynamic (simulators) or precise (micro-positioning or measuring hexapods). Their very low mass-to-stiffness ratio gives them great dynamics with high load capacity.

HEXAPOD ARCHITECTURE

A hexapod can be a positioning or a dynamic motion system.
Its architecture consists of six actuators mounted in parallel between a fixed and a mobile platform with the help of joints. The actuators perform linear movements to position the mobile platform.

PRECISION AND DYNAMICS

Symétrie hexapods are designed to be dynamic (simulators) or precise (measuring hexapod or micro-positioning hexapod). Their very low mass-to-stiffness ratio gives them great dynamics with a high load capacity.

WHY PARALLEL ARCHITECTURE?

■ Better footprint
■ Better mass/stiffness ratio
■ Improved mechanical robustness
■ No moving cables
■ Better accuracy
■ Less risk of default than a serial structure
■ Better inertia

With a long experience in micropositioning motion control in vacuum and air extended also to extreme environments such as UHV, cryogenics, Rad-Hard and space and is specialized in design and manufacturing of mechanics and components as well as turn-key systems in the fields of research and industry.

Piezo-Actuators and Nano-Positioning

With long-experienced specialists for piezo-technology: i. e. sensing, actuation and nano-positioning, based on solid-state elements.

Mechanics are designed using the finite-elements-method (FEM). This in combination with our decades-long experience guarantees for the products performing at stable properties for outstanding time and cycles.

Electronics are designed to optimize the performance of the piezo-systems. Low noise and high-accuracy are most important for nano-positioning. Highest dynamics and low loss are to be achieved for valve-drives. The user-interfaces and software give best overview and access to the application-specific parameters to the operators.