Product Comparison

The following sections compare the main features of our product groups.

Linear Actuators with Built-in Controllers

Micro Linear Actuators with Built-in Controllers

T-NA Series
Linear Actuator, Linear Actuators, T-NA08A25, T-NA08A50, T-NA08B25, T-NA08B50

  • 25 and 50 mm travel
  • Up to 8 mm/s speed and up to 50 N thrust
  • Our most compact, precise and robust actuator
  • Built-in controller; daisy chains with other T-series products

Miniature Linear Actuators with Built-in Controllers

T-LA Series
Linear Actuator, Linear Actuators, T-LA13A, T-LA13-S, T-LA28A, T-LA28A-S, T-LA60A, and T-LA60A-S

  • 13, 28 and 60 mm travel
  • Up to 4 mm/s speed and up to 15 N thrust
  • Built-in controller; daisy chains with other T-series products
  • Designed to replace standard micrometer heads on manual translation stages.

Linear Actuators requiring External Controllers

Electric Linear Actuators

NA Series
Electric Linear Actuator, Electric Linear Actuators, Motorized Actuator, NA08A30, NA08B30, NA11B16, NA11B30, NA11B60, NA14B30

Motorized Linear Slides and Linear Stages with Built-in Controllers

Miniature Motorized Linear Stages with Built-in Controllers

T-LSM Series
Linear Stages, Linear Stage, Motorized Linear Stage, Motorized Stages, T-LSR, T_LS, XY Systems

  • 25, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mm travel
  • 10 kg load capacity
  • Up to 29 mm/s speed and up to 55 N thrust
  • Our most compact motorized stage
  • Built-in controller; daisy chains with other T-series products

Motorized Linear Slides with Built-in Controllers

T-LSR Series
Linear Slides, Linear Slide, Motorized Linear Slide, Motorized Slides, T-LSR

  • 75, 150, 300 and 450 mm travel
  • 20 kg load capacity
  • Up to 80 mm/s speed and up to 100 N thrust
  • Built-in controller; daisy chains with other T-series products

Motorized Linear Stages with Built-in Controllers

T-LST Series
Linear Stages, Linear Stage, Motorized Linear Stage, Motorized Stages, T-LST

  • 254, 500, 750, 1000 and 1500 mm travel
  • 100 kg load capacity
  • Up to 420 mm/s and up to 560 N thrust
  • Built-in controller; daisy chains with other T-series products

High Load, Motorized Linear Stages with Dust Covers

A-LST-C Series
Linear Stages, Linear Stage, Motorized Linear Stage, Motorized Stages, T-LST

  • 254, 500, 750, 1000 and 1500 mm travel
  • 100 kg load capacity
  • Up to 420 mm/s and up to 560 N thrust
  • Built-in controller; daisy chains with other A-series and T-series products
  • Includes stainless steel dust cover

Motorized Linear Stages with Built-in Controllers

T-LS Series
Linear Stage, Motorized Linear Stage, Linear Stages, T-LS13-I, T-LS13-M, T-LS28-I, T-LS28-M

  • 13 and 28 mm travel
  • 10 kg load capacity
  • Up to 4 mm/s speed and up to 15 N thrust
  • Built-in controller; daisy chains with other T-series products

Motorized Dovetail Slides with Built-in Controllers

T-LLS Series
Dovetail Slides, Motorized Linear Slides, Linear Slides, T-LLS105, T-LLS105-S, T-LLS260, T-LLS260-S

  • 105 mm and 260 mm travel
  • 1.4 kg load capacity
  • Up to 6 mm/s speed and up to 14 N thrust
  • Built-in controller (except LLS915); daisy chains with other T-series products

Motorized Linear Stages with Built-in Controllers

T-LSQ Series
Linear Stages, Linear Stage, Motorized Linear Stage, Motorized Stages, T-LSQ

  • 75, 150, 300, 450 and 600 mm travel
  • 20 kg load capacity
  • Up to 550 mm/s speed and up to 100 N thrust
  • Built-in controller; daisy chains with other T-series products

Closed-Loop, Belt-Driven Linear Stages with Built-in Stepper Motors, Encoders, and Controllers

A-BLQ-E Series
Closed Loop Linear Stages, Belt-Driven, Motorized, Encoder Feedback, Linear Stages, Linear Stage, Motorized Linear Stage, Motorized Stages, A-LSQ-E

  • 70, 145, 295, 445, 595, 1045, 1495, 2095 mm travel
  • Up to 2 m/s speed, 18 N thrust, and 20 kg load capacity
  • Encoder position feedback with slip/stall detection and automatic recovery
  • Built-in controller daisy chains with other A and T-series products

Closed-Loop Stages with Built-in Stepper Motors, Encoders, and Controllers

A-LSQ-E Series
Closed Loop Linear Stages, Motorized, Encoder Feedback, Linear Stages, Linear Stage, Motorized Linear Stage, Motorized Stages, A-LSQ-E

  • 75, 150, 300, 450 and 600 mm travel
  • 20 kg load capacity
  • Up to 1 m/s speed and up to 100 N thrust
  • Encoder position feedback with slip/stall detection and automatic recovery
  • Built-in controller; daisy chains with other A-series and T-series products

Linear Slides and Linear Stages requiring External Controllers

Miniature Motorized Linear Stages

LSM Series
Linear Stages, Linear Stage, Motorized Linear Stage, Motorized Stages, T-LSR, T-LS, XY Systems

  • 25, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mm travel
  • 10 kg load capacity and up to 58 mm/s speed
  • Very low profile: 21 mm stage height
  • Designed for Zaber's T-MCA series stepper motor controller or can be used with any 2-phase stepper motor controller

Motorized Linear Stages

LML Series
Motorized Linear Stage, Labmotion Motorized Linear Stages, LML15, LML25, LML50

Translation Stages

TSB Series
Translation Stage, Translation Stages, TSB28-I, TSB28-M, TSB60-I, TSB60-M

  • 25, 28, 50 and 60 mm travel
  • 10 kg load capacity
  • Stages without a manual micrometer require a T-NA08 , T-LA , or an NA11

Motorized Dovetail Slides

LLS Series
Dovetail Slides, Motorized Linear Slides, Linear Slides, LLS915

  • 915 mm travel
  • 100 N load capacity
  • Up to 15 mm/s speed and up to 300 N thrust
  • Can be controlled with Zaber's T-MCA series stepper motor controller or can be used with any 2-phase stepper motor controller

Multi-Axis Systems

Two-Axis Stages with Built-in Controllers

XY Series
XY Stages, XY Slides, Motorized

  • 13 mm up to 1500 mm travel per axis
  • Built-in controllers
  • Several units daisy-chain to a single serial port
  • Available in various speed / resolution options

Three-Axis Stages with Built-in Controllers

XYZ Series
XYZ Stages, XYZ Slides, Motorized

  • 13 mm up to 450 mm travel per axis
  • Built-in controllers
  • Several units daisy-chain to a single serial port
  • Available in various speed / resolution options

Gantry Systems with Built-in Controllers

T-G-LSM Series
XY gantry system

  • 100 or 200 mm travel per axis (custom lengths available)
  • Low profile – 70 mm overall height
  • Customizable – add another Zaber stage for a Z-axis

Gantry System

G-LSQ Series
XY gantry system

  • 150, 300 or 450 mm travel per axis
  • Versatile - up to 330 mm/s speed or 100 N thrust depending on leadscrew choice
  • Customizable – add another Zaber stage for a Z-axis

Vacuum Compatible Devices

High Vacuum Micro Linear Actuators with Built-in Controllers

T-NA-SV2 Series
High Vacuum Linear Actuator, High Vacuum Linear Actuators, T-NA08A25-SV2, T-NA08A50-SV2, T-NA08B25-SV2, T-NA08B50-SV2

  • High vacuum compatible to 10^-6 torr
  • Built-in controller; daisy chains with other T-series products in the vacuum chamber
  • 25 and 50 mm travel
  • Up to 8 mm/s speed and up to 46 N thrust

High Vacuum Miniature Linear Stages with Built-in Controllers

T-LSM-SV2 Series
High Vacuum Linear Stages, High Vacuum Linear Stage, High Vacuum Motorized Linear Stage, High Vacuum Motorized Stages, T-LSM-SV2

  • High vacuum compatible to 10^-6 torr
  • Built-in controller; daisy chains with other T-series devices inside vacuum chamber
  • 25, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mm travel
  • 10 kg load capacity
  • Up to 16 mm/s speed and up to 16 N thrust

Low Vacuum Micro Linear Actuators with Built-in Controllers

T-NA-SV1 Series
Low Vacuum Linear Actuator, Low Vacuum Linear Actuators, T-NA08A25-SV1, T-NA08A50-SV1, T-NA08B25-SV1, T-NA08B50-SV1

  • Vacuum compatible to 10^-3 torr
  • Built-in controller; daisy chains with other T-series products in the vacuum chamber
  • 25 and 50 mm travel
  • Up to 8 mm/s speed and up to 46 N thrust

Low Vacuum Miniature Linear Stages with Built-in Controllers

T-LSM-SV1 Series
Low Vacuum Linear Stages, Low Vacuum Linear Stage, Low Vacuum Motorized Linear Stage, Low Vacuum Motorized Stages, T-LSM-SV1

  • Vacuum compatible to 10^-3 torr
  • Built-in controller; daisy chains with other T-series devices inside vacuum chamber
  • 25, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mm travel
  • 10 kg load capacity
  • Up to 16 mm/s speed and up to 16 N thrust

Low Vacuum Motorized Mirror Mounts with Built-in Controllers

T-MM-V Series
Low Vacuum Motorized Mirror Mounts, Tilt Stages, T-MM2-V,

  • Low vacuum compatible to 10^-3 torr
  • Built-in controller; daisy chains with other T-series products inside the vacuum chamber
  • Two-axis kinematic mount with +/-5 deg range
  • Holds 2" (50 mm) optics; various lens adaptors available

Low Vacuum Translation Stages

TSB-V Series
Translation Stage, Translation Stages, TSB28-I, TSB28-M, TSB60-I, TSB60-M

Rotary Motion with Built-in Controllers

Stepper Motors with Built-in Controllers

T-NM Series
Stepper Motors, Stepper Motor Controllers, T-NM17A200, T-NM17A200-S, T-NM17C200, T-NM17C200-S

  • Size 17 stepper motor with built-in controller
  • Up to 25600 microsteps per revolution.
  • Up to 180 rpm speed and up to 31 N-cm torque

Motorized Rotary Stages with Built-in Controllers

T-RS Series
Motorized Rotary Stages, Motorized Rotary Stage, 360 degree rotation, T-RS60.

  • Worm gear driven for continuous rotation
  • Two lens holders allow for use as a polarizer mount
  • 20 kg load capacity
  • Speed up to 8 rpm
  • Torque up to 80 N-cm

Rotary Motion requiring External Controllers

Stepper Motors

NM Series
Stepper Motor, Stepper Motors, Stepper Motor Controllers, T-MCA

Motorized Rotation Stages

RS Series
Motorized Rotation Stages, Motorized Rotation Stage, 360 degree rotation, RS60.

  • Continuous 360° rotation stage
  • Handles heavy loads with a compact footprint
  • Speed up to 46.7 rpm
  • Torque up to 80 N-cm
  • Two lens mounts allow stage to be used as a motorized polarizer holder

Tilt with Built-in Controllers

Motorized Mirror Mounts with Built-in Controllers

T-MM Series
Motorized Mirror Mounts, Tilt Stages, T-MM2-I, T-MM2-M

  • Two-axis kinematic mount with +/-5 deg range
  • Repeatability down to 0.0005 deg
  • Holds 2" (50 mm) optics; adaptors available for C-Mount, 1" (25 mm), and 1/2" (12.5 mm) optics
  • Built-in controller; daisy chains with other T-series products

Goniometers requiring external controller

Motorized Goniometers

LMG Series
Goniometer Stages, Positioning Goniometers Linear, LMG60

What is a goniometer? A goniometer stage (sometimes called a goniometer table) is a tilting stage that rotates about a virtual axis fixed in space above the stage surface. Zaber's LMG Series motorized goniometers are stepper motor driven positioning goniometers designed to interface with our T-MCA series


Controllers

Stepper Motor Controllers

T-MCA Series
Stepper Motor Controller, 48V Stepper Controller, Microstepping Controller, T-MCA

Zaber's T-MCA stepper motor controller is a microstep driver offering microstepping down to 128 microsteps per step. With a typical stepper motor having 200 steps per revolution, the T-MCA stepper motor controller allows microstepping down to to 25600 microsteps per revolution.

Programmable Joysticks

T-JOY Series
Joystick Controller, Programmable Joystick for Motion Control, T-JOY, T-JOY3

The T-JOY3 is an easy-to-use, yet programmable joystick that can be used stand-alone to control up to three axis of Zaber's A-Series and T-Series actuators. It may also be used in conjunction with a computer for additional power and flexibility. All 5 buttons of the joystick are


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