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Home » Imaging Components » Motorized Stages » ProScan HE38 Encoded Motorized XY Stage
ProScan H138A motorized stage with extended lateral travel for imaging large samples or multiple slides.

ProScan HE38 Encoded Motorized XY Stage


Automated Stage With 8 Slide Capacity For Upright Microscopes (240 mm x 71 mm)

The HE38 encoded, motorized XY stage is designed for integration into custom microscopes or OEM designs and adapts to different hardware configurations.

It uses a 2 mm pitch ballscrew and 200-step motor drive to cover its large travel area quickly, and features Prior’s patented Intelligent Scanning Technology (IST) to optimize stage accuracy and linearity. Long-range repeatability is also enhanced by linear encoders providing closed-loop positioning.

The HE38 fits up to eight 75 mm x 25 mm microscope slides and offers extended lateral travel for imaging large samples, such as PCBs, or arrays of multiple samples.

See the product compatibility tab for the full list of options available.

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Data sheet
  • Compatible with most brands of upright microscopes and fully customizable for use in OEM projects
  • 1µm or better repeatability
  • Extended lateral travel for imaging larger samples or multiple slides
  • Linear encoders for closed loop positional control
Travel range 240 mm x 71 mm
Unidirectional repeatability < 0.9 µm
Bidirectional repeatability < 1.3 µm
Metric accuracy 0.10 µm/mm
Full travel metric accuracy < 25.0 µm
Resolution 0.1 µm
Squareness < 50 arcsec
Maximum velocity 60 mm/s
Maximum load 10 kg
Encoders 0.1 µm resolution
Motor type 200 step
Screw pitch 2 mm
Weight 5 kg
  • H288 Glass plate (not suitable for transmitted light microscopy).
  • H239 Aluminum plate (H138)
  • H238LP Low profile slide holder for eight 76×26 mm Microscope Slides.

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HE38PriorOpenStand-U, OpenStand-M, OpenStand-L

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