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Semiconductor metrology: positioning is key

Specialist positioning subsystems provide core building blocks in 3D surface measurement and inspection solutions for the semiconductor industry. Prior Scientific and Queensgate offer a diversified portfolio of enabling technologies to underpin the high-speed, high-precision positioning requirements of 3D optical metrology systems used in semiconductor manufacturing and applied R&D. Physics World talked to Queensgate product manager Craig […]

Queensgate awarded funding for fourth research project with NPL

Queensgate, a brand of Prior Scientific, has won funding from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, for a fourth nanopositioning research project as part of Analysis for Innovators (A4I) program (Round 11). This will be the fourth project Queensgate has won funding for through A4I, and once again, they will be working with the dimensional […]

New Microscope Automation Guides Available Now!

We’ve updated our popular microscope automation guides for Nikon and Evident/Olympus Microscopes.   These comprehensive guides feature system charts showing the compatibility of Prior’s components with the most widely-used microscopes from both brands. The guides include current models as well as some earlier generations that are still commonly used.  These guides are an invaluable starting point […]

High accuracy sample positioner now offers up to 800 µm travel

Queensgate’s NanoScan SP800 nanopositioning sample scanner offers high-accuracy positioning performance for longer ranges. Queensgate has added a new model to its range of piezo-driven sample positioners. The SP800 offers 800 µm of travel (closed loop) with a resolution of 1.2 nm and a step settle time of under 10 ms. It can cope with up to […]

New ISO certifications demonstrate Prior Scientific’s commitment to improved environmental practices

Prior Scientific is now certified to ISO Environment (14001:2015) and Health & Safety (45001:2018). The company already has Quality Management (9001:2015) which has been successfully renewed. The new certificates apply to Prior’s manufacturing locations in Fulbourn and Paignton in the UK. Adopting effective environment management practices will enable Prior to reduce its environmental impact and […]

Prior Scientific achieves EcoVadis sustainability award

Prior Scientific achieves EcoVadis sustainability award We are proud to announce that we have achieved a bronze medal for our sustainability practices from EcoVadis. The award is based on our performance in sustainability management in the following areas: ·        Environment ·        Labor and Human Rights ·        Ethics ·        Sustainable Procurement. Achieving bronze status puts us in the top 50% of companies rated […]

What is the recipe for success in nanopositioning quality assurance?

As part of the Analysis for Innovation (A4I) program from Innovate UK, Queensgate has been working with experts in dimensional nanometrology at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) on a number of projects. The first of these investigated parasitic motion/off-axis errors in multi-axis nanopositioning stages and, as a result, developed a unique and practical correction methodology. […]

Queensgate to partner with NPL on third A4I-funded research project

Queensgate, the nanopositioning expert, has won funding in round 8 of Innovate UK’s Analysis for Innovation (A4I) program. This is their third successful application in the initiative. A4I gives UK businesses access to cutting-edge facilities and world-class scientific expertise to solve problems they are unable to do with standard technologies and techniques. For this project, […]

Update to Privacy Policy

We have updated our privacy policy to give website users a better understanding of how we may collect, process and, use personal data. The new policy includes specific details of compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The full policy, which came […]

Meet DESI XS – MS imaging Case Study

Prior Scientific is known for developing and manufacturing cutting-edge microscope automation, working with OEMs and start-ups to help bring their concepts to market. Waters, a market leader in mass spectrometry imaging systems, aimed to offer their customers an enhanced imaging solution that is not only reliable and fast but also durable and user-friendly. This case […]

Prior and NPL collaborate on 3D spatial positioning correction

Video case study: Prior and NPL collaborate on 3D spatial positioning correction  A new video case study from Innovate UK’s Analysis for Innovators (A4I) program explores Prior Scientific’s collaboration with the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) to devise 3D spatial correction algorithms to increase the accuracy of the long-range Queensgate nanopositioning stages.   Prior received funding […]