Newport’s IMS-V linear stages offer long travel vertical motion of heavy loads up to 400 N. Using the same industry-proofed technology as the IMS, the IMS-V stages provide very high performance in a cost-effective design, making them ideal solutions for precision industrial and laboratory applications.
All IMS-V series stages are machined from aluminum and optimized for maximum stability and performance with the use of FEM analysis, resulting in a light yet stiff and stable stage that minimizes the bending effect caused by different thermal expansion coefficients of the body and steel rails. Four-way equal load rating ball bearings provide superior support for high cantilevered loads, and the caged recirculating ball technology ensures maintenance-free operation without cage migration.
The drive system utilizes a 16 mm diameter lead screw with a proprietary wear resistant polyethylene terephthalate nut optimized for bearing high loads. The drive nut closely assimilates static and dynamic friction, minimizing the slip-stick effect found in classical lead screw systems. When used with our XPS motion controller, this guarantees better than 300 nm motion sensitivity, even at full load, for the life of the stage. The lead screw self locks to ensure superior in-position stability with no change of position at removal ...

Newport’s IMS-V linear stages offer long travel vertical motion of heavy loads up to 400 N. Using the same industry-proofed technology as the IMS, the IMS-V stages provide very high performance in a cost-effective design, making them ideal solutions for precision industrial and laboratory applications.
All IMS-V series stages are machined from aluminum and optimized for maximum stability and performance with the use of FEM analysis, resulting in a light yet stiff and stable stage that minimizes the bending effect caused by different thermal expansion coefficients of the body and steel rails. Four-way equal load rating ball bearings provide superior support for high cantilevered loads, and the caged recirculating ball technology ensures maintenance-free operation without cage migration.
The drive system utilizes a 16 mm diameter lead screw with a proprietary wear resistant polyethylene terephthalate nut optimized for bearing high loads. The drive nut closely assimilates static and dynamic friction, minimizing the slip-stick effect found in classical lead screw systems. When used with our XPS motion controller, this guarantees better than 300 nm motion sensitivity, even at full load, for the life of the stage. The lead screw self locks to ensure superior in-position stability with no change of position at removal of power – something typically experienced with braked ball screw drives.
Precision position feedback is supplied by a linear scale with 0.1 mm resolution. This direct optical reading system provides superior accuracy and minimum hysteresis when compared to indirect feedback systems. The system also automatically compensates for position drift caused by motion-induced heating of the lead screw for improved accuracy and repeatability.