Heavy loads must often be moved at power plants of all types. Air bearing-based vehicles can make the process safer, faster, and cheaper. Cask relocation at a nuclear waste facility offers one ...

The accuracy of motion systems used in precision automation applications is significantly dependent on top-tier positioning stages and motion controllers. When designing a next-generation machine or ...

Norwalk, Conn. — Airpot Corp.'s Airpel Division has introduced the Airpel-AB air bearing actuator that combines air cylinder like linear actuation with zero-friction air bearing technology. The air ...

Seeing a heavy load slide around on nearly frictionless air bearings is pretty cool; it’s a little like how the puck levitates on an air hockey table. Commercial air bearings are available, of course, ...

Pressurized air applied to the air bearing’s cylinder creates a stiff cushion of air to support the piston. The airflow effect prevents the piston from contacting the cylinder wall, resulting in ...

This video shows the principle and advantages of air bearing stages. Air bearing stages replace mechanical contact by a thin air film, avoiding wear, friction, vibration, and hysteresis effects. PI's ...

This video shows the principle and advantages of air bearing stages. Air bearing stages replace mechanical contact by a thin air film, avoiding wear, friction, vibration, and hysteresis effects. PI's ...

Rotary Air Bearings provide High Precision Motion with Minimal Eccentricity and Wobble. The rotary air bearing on the left is non motorized – its low friction is apparent from the long time it keeps ...

Superior positioning and geometric performance, absolute high-resolution encoders, and a large, 260mm clear aperture makes this air bearing stage a precision instrument for optical alignment, ...

(Nanowerk News) Worldwide nanopositioning solutions leader PI adds to its compact A-311 line of low-profile planar XY air bearing stages. PI’s US-based air bearing R&D and manufacturing teams have ...

We’ve got to admit that watching [Ben Krasnow]’s new video on air bearings is tough. We found our eyes constantly checking the spherical air bearing in the foreground, which for the first eight ...

Lower pitch/yaw angular errors and the near-perfect straightness and flatness performance of air bearings deliver precise measured results, surpassing mechanical linear stages. Auburn, MA – PI, the ...