AGC Goniometer Series0 pages
AGC Series
Goniometers
AGC Series
Gear-Drive Goniometers
±45° rotary positioning with unobstructed 360°
view of customer load
Stackable design with common rotation point
Precision worm gear drive for outstanding
accuracy and repeatability
Direct encoder option
Horizontal or vertical mounting orientation
High load capacity
AGC motorized mechanical goniometers are used in
applications where 90 degrees of angular travel is needed
with the payload at the center of rotation, or where two axes
of rotation are needed about a common point. AGC
goniometers are designed to be mounted to standard optical
tables, as well as standard Aerotech rotary stages, to
provide roll, pitch, and yaw about a common 3-axis
intersection. This flexible stage series is ideal for optical
alignment, payload tip/tilt, beam steering, sensor
calibration, laser applications, automated manufacturing
and/or testing, and multi-axis diffractometer systems.
Construction Features
The sizes within the AGC family are designed to be
mounted on one another to form a three-axis rotary system
with all three axes of rotation sharing a common
intersection point. This allows compact pitch/roll/yaw
systems to be created easily from a standard stage platform
and without special adapter plates or mating fixtures. The
drive mechanism for AGC stages is a precision gear and
matched worm that are preloaded to reduce backlash. All
AGC stages include optical limit switches and hard stops to
define a ±45 degree range of travel.
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Innovative feedback technology yields stable performance
and negligible performance drift over the life of the stage.
This is in stark contrast to inferior designs that must be
continually adjusted to compensate for worm wear. All
stage tabletops feature hardcoated aluminum, with
stainless-steel Heli-Coil® inserts to prevent thread wear.
Flexible Options
Options include flexible motor selections as well as a direct
encoder mounted along the stage travel to offer outstanding
repeatability and to minimize hysteresis and backlash.
Vacuum-compatible versions, for use in pressures as low as
10-6 torr, are also available.
Motor and Drives
Standard AGC stage configurations feature Aerotech’s
brushless servomotors. A full range of matching drives and
controls are available for a complete single-source solution.
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