

Miniax
The Miniax XYZ manipulator offers a source of simple, low cost, manually driven manipulation. The single bellows construction makes it easy to use in any orientation. Despite the simple construction of the manipulator, the Miniax has good precision and is fully UHV compatible.
Categories: Manipulators, Motion & Manipulation
- Description
- Product Details
Description
- Single edge – welded bellows for X, Y and Z movements
- Cross roller bearings for XY movements with plain bushings guiding the Z slide.
- Single bellows manipulator for mounting in any orientation
- Bakeable to 180ºC including micrometers
- Compatible with VACGEN sample handling and accessories, rotary drives and sample services
- Z travel options of 50 mm or 100 mm
- XY travel of ±12.5 mm
- Standard base flange is 152 mm OD with double bolt hole clearance holes for mounting the translator.
- Four mini ports, tapped M4, are provided for service feedthroughs
- An optional 70 mm OD base flange is available. Note that this has no service ports. The flange has clearance holes straddled about the Y axis
- The travelling flange is 70 mm OD with M6 tapped holes, a straddled.









