{"id":596,"date":"2025-03-03T05:33:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motionshop.com\/?p=596"},"modified":"2025-02-17T15:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T22:26:51","slug":"motion-control-linear-focus-actuator-from-equipment-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motionshop.com\/?p=596","title":{"rendered":"Motion Control &#8211; Linear Focus Actuator from Equipment Solutions!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Motion Control &#8211; Linear Focus Actuator<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/motioncontrolbuyersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Equipment-Solutions-LFA-1205-WP-2020.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1387 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/motioncontrolbuyersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Equipment-Solutions-LFA-1205-WP-2020.jpg\" alt=\"motion control - linear focus actuator\" width=\"396\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\">Forestville, CA &#8211; Motion Control &#8211; The LFA-1205 Linear Focus Actuator is a high performance compact positioning system.\u00a0\u00a0It was specifically developed for optical applications requiring both high precision and high-speed positioning over a short to medium stroke.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/equipsolutions.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-566\" src=\"https:\/\/equipmentsolutions-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Full-Size-Logo-New-2021-2-5-in.jpg\" alt=\"motion control - miniature components\" width=\"180\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\">The LFA-1205 is well suited for optical focusing and other micropositioning applications such as scanning interferometry, surface structure analysis, disk drive testing, autofocus systems, confocal microscopy, bio-technology, semiconductor test equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0 Note that this motor is normally configured with an analog position feedback sensor and can be optionally equipped with a digital quadrature feedback element.\u00a0 \u00a0 The key to this motion control product&#8217;s immense success is its novel tubular architecture.\u00a0 This arrangement provides a means to send the optical path directly through the middle of the motor.\u00a0 The moving optic attached to the motors &#8216;C-mount&#8217; is not cantilevered and so has no torques.\u00a0 The LFA-1205 Linear Focus Actuator is directly compatible with the SCA814 Servo Controlled Amplifier.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\">12 Millimeter clear aperture<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\">5 millimeters of linear motion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\">&lt;50 nanometer positioning repeatability<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\">Small Step Response of &lt;1 millisecond<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\">Threaded lens mount 70 x 70 x 50 millimeters, 600 grams<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/motioncontrolbuyersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Equipment-Solutions-LFA-1205-02-WP-2020.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1388 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/motioncontrolbuyersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Equipment-Solutions-LFA-1205-02-WP-2020.jpg\" alt=\"motion control - miniature focus actuator\" width=\"396\" height=\"313\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\">By design, the LFA-1205 Linear Focus Actuator rotates approximately 0.1 degrees or 1.7 milliradians for every 1 millimeter of translation.\u00a0 Through manufacturing tolerances only there can be a small amount of pitch and roll motion that is induced during the intended translation.\u00a0 These small but real error sources are routinely characterized during the manufacturing process\u00a0\u00a0using our\u00a0AC400 Digital Autocollimator\u00a0to control product uniformity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/motioncontrolbuyersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Equipment-Solutions-LFA-1205-Mechanical-Interface-Drawing.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1389 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/motioncontrolbuyersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Equipment-Solutions-LFA-1205-Mechanical-Interface-Drawing.jpg\" alt=\"motion control - interface drawing\" width=\"603\" height=\"603\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\"><b>Click on Links below for:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/equipsolutions.com\/products\/linear-stages\/lfa-1205-linear-focus-actuator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Motor Force Constant<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/equipsolutions.com\/products\/linear-stages\/lfa-1205-linear-focus-actuator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Position Nonlinearity<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/equipsolutions.com\/products\/linear-stages\/lfa-1205-linear-focus-actuator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flexure Spring-Rate<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\">Equipment Solutions, Inc. (ESI) is a provider of engineering and manufacturing services. ESI specializes in the design and production of automation and instrumentation products including motion control components and sub systems. ESI\u2019s products range from galvanometer amplifiers with an integrated arbitrary waveform generator, to high-resolution displacement sensors, voice coil and stepper motor stages, amplifiers and controllers.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\">For additional information contact Jeff Knirck at Equipment Solutions,Inc. Mailing Address &#8211; PO Box 159, Forestville, CA 95436; Shipping Address 6490 Front Street, Forestville, CA 95436; Tel: 408-245-7162, Fax: 408-245-7160, E-Mail:<a href=\"mailto:info@equipsolutions.com\">\u00a0info@equipsolutions.com\u00a0<\/a>or visit the Website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.equipsolutions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.equipsolutions.com<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\">See this and other Motion Control Components from Equipment Solutions featured on:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/MotionShop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/MotionShop.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/MotionControl-XYZ-Theta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/MotionControl-XYZ-Theta.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helvetica,arial; 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