These 6x6 Vacuum Cube Stage Plates allow dynamic fine location adjustment of your test piece within an evacuated Vacuum Cube. These plates permit 0.50” (13mm) of X and Y axis to travel over hardened steel linear bearings for precision motion and long life. The stage plate itself is spring tensioned in both axes, eliminating backlash when reversing travel direction. High quality Mitutoyo micrometer heads will move your target horizontally 0.025” for each complete revolution of the head, with repeatable positioning of 0.0001”, through high performance viton shaft seals. The heads are also compatible with high precision motor actuators if needed (please call for more information). On the vacuum side, the plate and moving blocks are machined from 6061-T6 aluminum with vented Stainless Steel 304 or 316 fasteners, eliminating virtual leaks. Air-side metal surfaces are powder coated blue. Although the self-tensioning system allows this plate to be mounted in any orientation, the optimum loading direction is with the mic supporting the load due to gravity. The load limit when mounted flat is 4lbs, and 2lbs when mounted vertically.
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The Ideal Vacuum CubeTM is a unique, modular, light weight, chamber system, capable of high vacuum to 1 x 10-7 Torr. The Cube system is conceived to enable creativity and design flexibility in vacuum chamber system construction and limited only by your imagination.
The core of an Ideal Vacuum Cube modular chamber system is the Cube frame, machined from a single block of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy and reinforced with stainless steel threaded inserts. Many basic frame configurations are available and multiple Cubes can be joined together to create a virtually unlimited variety of long or odd-shaped chamber shapes. The Cube’s light weight aluminum construction makes it easy to transport around the lab or mounted to an optical table.
Cube plates are mounted with screws to each side of the Cube frame and sealed using our patented Taper-SealTM design, which provides protection of vacuum sealing surfaces and O-rings from damage or contamination.
An extensive number of interchangeable Cube plates are available and one or more plates can be swapped easily when chamber reconfiguration is needed. Plates are available with single and multiple port KF, CF, and ISO flanged plates for connections and feedthroughs, viewing windows and doors, and a variety of specialty plates for thermal and optical experiments. Most plates are machined from 6061-T6 aluminum (unless otherwise indicated) and include an optical breadboard with 1/4-20 mounting threads spaced on a 1” x 1” standard grid on the plate’s vacuum side for fastening hardware and test objects. Plates may also have mounting threads on the exterior side for mounting accessories. Plates are typically machined from aluminum and receive a blue powder-coated outside finish which makes them both attractive and durable.
The modular nature of the Ideal Vacuum Cube allows the designer to configure a chamber to their unique requirements and reconfigure it at any time – all without the cost, weight, time, and limitations of an application-specific welded chamber.
Ideal Spectroscopy offers 3D CAD models in Solidworks (SLDPRT), STP, & STEP formats. For those without CAD software a free trial 3D model viewer with measurement capabilities can be
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