Product Customizations

Custom Gimbal with Through-Bore Slip Ring

The Challenge: A customer needed continuous two-axis rotation for a new instrument but also required clear, unobstructed access through the center to mount a stationary object. Standard rotary stages include an aperture, but running cables through a continuously rotating stage can cause cables to tangle. Zaber's standard gimbals include optional slip rings to provide unrestricted rotation with cables but this component occupies the rotary stage aperture. The Solution: Our Custom Engineering team designed a custom miniature gimbal that integrates a through-bore slip ring.

Nov. 24, 2025

Gimbal Stages | Rotary Stages | G-RST | RSB | RST

Custom Gimbal with Through-Bore Slip Ring

The Challenge: A customer needed continuous two-axis rotation for a new instrument but also required clear, unobstructed access through the center to mount a stationary object. Standard rotary stages include an aperture, but running cables through a continuously rotating stage can cause cables to tangle. Zaber's standard gimbals include optional slip rings to provide unrestricted rotation with cables but this component occupies the rotary stage aperture. The Solution: Our Custom Engineering team designed a custom miniature gimbal that integrates a through-bore slip ring.

Nov. 24, 2025

Modular System for Longer Travel

Need travel beyond 3.5 meters? We provide modular rail segments that join together for a longer range stage. The assembly process is straightforward, allowing a user to quickly construct it on-site and ensuring components can ship within a reasonable package size.

Aug. 15, 2025

Linear Stages | XY & XYZ Gantries | LC40

Custom Parallel Drive LSM

This parallel drive configuration of the LSM-E minimizes the total length of the stage with a side-mounted motor and shaft encoder. The compact form factor is ideal for space-constrained applications.

Jul. 30, 2025

Linear Stages | LSM

Dual-View Microscopy System

A microscope system to simultaneously image a sample from the top and bottom. Each objective has independent focus control and the upper and lower optical axes are precisely aligned to ensure concentricity.

Mar. 31, 2025

Automated Microscopes

OEM Microscope Stage

Need a custom OEM version? This custom ASR highlights some of our capabilities. Fine-pitch ball screws and high resolution encoders were integrated to provide even better small move performance for high throughput imaging tasks. Additionally, a custom base-plate was designed to mount directly to the customer’s optical system without additional adaptor plates. Product branding was also removed as per the customer’s request.

Sep. 18, 2024

Motorized Microscope Stages | ASR

Microscope Stage Camera Synchronization

Ultra high-speed imaging and TDI scanning requires tightly synchronized motion and camera triggering. This peripheral ADR microscope stage can be combined with Zaber’s X-MCC Controller optional encoder outputs to enable low latency camera synchronization.

Sep. 18, 2024

Motorized Microscope Stages | ADR

LRQ Dual Drive

This LRQ stage has two independently driven carriages. This type of stage is ideal for space constrained applications requiring separate control of multiple payloads along the same axis of travel. This stage can be configured to allow up to 250 mm of travel per side. For synchronized movements, we recommend configuring this stage as a peripheral and controlling it with an X-MCC2

Jul. 29, 2024

Linear Stages | LRQ

Custom 2 Axis System

This image shows a custom 2 axis system consisting of two 100 mm travel LRT-AEC linear stages and a RST240B-E Series rotary table for high load vertical and rotary positioning. The LRT stages use the lockstep synchronization feature of the X-MCC to move together for improved load capacity and stiffness. A custom base plate for the RST240 allows for flexible mounting and full access through the 101.6 mm aperture.

Oct. 27, 2023

Linear Stages | Rotary Stages | XY & XYZ Motorized Stages | LRT | RST

MVR for Imaging Droplet Microfluidics

Easily access droplet microfluidics. Zaber devices with integrated controllers and a common Zaber Motion Library API makes it easy to coordinate multiple Zaber stages with the MVR for synchronized flow, imaging, and illumination control.

Dec. 07, 2022

Automated Microscopes