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Prior’s OpenStand Inverted Previews at FOM 2023

We will be showcasing our capabilities for various microscopy techniques at the Focus on Microscopy 2023 (FOM2023) conference in Porto, Portugal this April. Visitors to the event will be among the first to see our motorized modular microscope platform, OpenStand Inverted. The OpenStand Inverted is suitable for a range of applications in life and materials […]

24-hour gaming challenge set to raise £1000 for rare cancer charity

Prior Scientific’s Supply Chain Manager, Peter Hall, is undertaking a 24-hour gaming challenge to raise £1000 for two charities: the AMMF and UK Sepsis Trust. Remarkably, this will bring the total that Peter has helped raise for the two charities to almost £10,000. Peter began to raise money for the two charities in memory of […]

Prior Scientific is pleased to introduce the HT11300KTNL heavy duty motorized stepper stage

The HT11300KTNL motorized stepper stage from Prior Scientific is ideal for automating the XY scanning of larger samples used in electrophysiology, multiphoton and industrial applications. With a robust heavy-duty frame, the stage is capable of handling point loads up to 100kgs and has a large travel range of 108mm x 108mm. The HT11300KTNL has an […]

新型压电物镜扫描仪,具有市场领先的精度和分辨率。

纳米定位专家Queensgate宣布推出NanoScan OP800压电物镜扫描仪。 其独特的机械设计与集成电容式反馈传感器相结合,为用户提供了市场领先的定位精度,而其刚性结构可实现标准可选的调谐预设,适用于150 g到500 g的一系列物镜。因此产品在生命科学和工业的广泛应用中具有极高的通用性。 OP800的闭环行程范围为800 μm,便于在压电聚焦范围内操作,无需调整样品。产品可完成更深的Z-stacks:是多光子成像技术的理想选择。上电后的自动校准功能会自动补 上电后的自动校准功能会自动补偿行程,以校正负载和环境变化,从而保持完整的800 μm行程。 OP800采用弯曲导向和内置电容位置反馈技术,可进行高线性运动,具有市场领先的5nm重复精度,确保了多个 Z stack的一致性。微小的角运动误差有助于产品在整个视野内保持对焦。 产品的快速捕获图像的能力得益于较短的步进稳定时间。匀速模式下,平台快速精准的加速到制定速度,可实现长行程的快速stack获取。这比传统的位置控制速度快几倍。 与标准的Queensgate平台一样,OP800即插即用,无需匹配控制器。数字和模拟接口易于设置,而低噪声、高功率数字电子器件可实现快速步进。OP800适用于生命科学、材料和半导体应用,如光学切片、表面分析、晶圆检测和扫描干涉测量。

The new NanoCeramic sensor from Queensgate provides nanoscale precision in highly demanding environments

The NanoCeramic (NC) series from Queensgate offers high precision positioning in demanding applications. The sensor’s materials and construction make it suitable for use in ultra-high vacuum environments (to 10-9 Torr), in a range of temperatures from cryogenic at 80 K/193 °C up to 423 K/150 °C.  The NC series offers measurement ranges from 20 µm to 1250 µm, with frequency […]

Prior Scientific introduces the H189 Motorized XYZ Deck

Prior Scientific has announced the launch of the H189 Motorized XYZ Deck.  Prior Scientific’s new motorized XYZ Deck is the latest in the Deck series from Prior.  As a natural progression from the original ZDeck the new XYZ Deck is purposely designed to match the increased size and versatility of the latest generation of 2P/3P/Multiphoton/Confocal microscopy systems […]

New website for Queensgate

Relaunched nanopositioning.com showcases Queensgate nanopositioning products and key applications We are pleased to announce that the new Queensgate website – nanopositioning.com – is now live. The site has been redesigned to help customers easily find high-performance nanopositioning piezo stages, piezo-driven actuators and translators and learn more about Queensgate’s customization and design services for OEM customers.   […]

Queensgate showcasing high-precision nanopositioning range at SPIE Photonex

We will be exhibiting at SPIE Photonex at the NEC in Birmingham from 6th to 7th of December 2022. The event features a technical program with the latest research in the field, plus a free-to-attend exhibition where visitors can see cutting edge photonics products. Visit us on booth 519 and see Queensgate’s NanoScan OP400 Piezo […]

NPL and Queensgate collaboration improves spatial correction for multi-axis nanopositioning

New research paper available As part of the Analysis for Innovators program round 6, Queensgate, in collaboration with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), were awarded funding for a project to investigate parasitic motion/off-axis errors in multi-axis nanopositioning stages, and develop a unique and practical correction methodology. All moving systems have a certain amount of unwanted […]

How to care for your automated microscope stages

Maintain the efficiency of motorised microscope stages Our precision microscope automation and nanopositioning systems are manufactured to the highest standards.  They are backed by comprehensive technical support, repair services and warranties, so that if you have a question about initial setup or subsequent use you can be sure of a fast and effective resolution.  In […]

Prior Scientific is pleased to introduce its newest automated slide loader, the SL160.

Prior Scientific is pleased to introduce its newest automated slide loader, the SL160.  This 160 slide capacity loader combines reliability, easy set up, and high capacity to provide automated slide loading to a wide variety of existing upright microscopes or with the use of Prior’s OpenStand microscope.  This SL160 will be the standard for OEMs […]