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Planar Air Bearing System

Designed to meet the exacting requirements of wafer, flat panel display and optical inspection and fabrication. The ABL/ABLH9000 incorporates an active preload on both vertical and horizontal surfaces. The opposing thin-film pressure maintains the bearing nominal gap tolerance. This design, in addition to the large air-bearing surface that distributes the load over a large surface area, results in a stage with outstanding stiffness that is ideal for heavy or offset loading.

Facility:
Clean Rooms - Integrated Photonics
Part of:
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Optoelectronics Research Centre
Location:
New Mountbatten

Contact

GATES, JAMES

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