Aerotech

Motion control specialist for over 50 years

Motion control specialist for over 50 years

Celebrating over 50 years as a leader in motion control, well known for its hexapods, and most recently having introduced a delta robot system, Aerotech has grown from a three-man start-up to a high-tech company with over 500 employees. We speak to Aerotech CEO Mark Botos and president Bob Novotnak about the company’s development. Aerotech’s […]

By December 12, 2022 Read More →
Aerotech revolutionises motion control with Automation1

Aerotech revolutionises motion control with Automation1

Aerotech has updated its Automation1 control platform, which comes with several new features in the current release 2.2. Complex motion systems such as hexapods that move relatively freely in six degrees of freedom often require positioning accuracy in in the nanometre range, especially in microscopy, metrology or even in the electronics industry and medical technology. […]

By June 24, 2022 Read More →
Miniature hexapod with six degrees of freedom

Miniature hexapod with six degrees of freedom

Aerotech is bringing its new ‘small’ hexapod HEX150 to trade fair Control in Stuttgart from 3 to 6 May. The HEX150-140HL is a miniature hexapod positioning system with six degrees of freedom (DOF) that enables precise translation in the X, Y and Z directions as well as rotation around each of these axes. “The HEX150-140HL […]

By March 11, 2022 Read More →
Aerotech launches multi-axis robot controller

Aerotech launches multi-axis robot controller

Aerotech’s HEX RC is a 6-axis motion controller ideal for controlling robotic systems like hexapods. The HEX RC is 4U rack-mountable and compatible with the Automation 3200 (A3200) motion platform. A high-performance processor provides the intense computing power needed to run up to 32 axes, perform complex, synchronized motion trajectories, manipulate I/O, and collect data […]

By October 2, 2017 0 Comments Read More →
Aerotech targets hexapod at ultra-precision applications

Aerotech targets hexapod at ultra-precision applications

Aerotech says its HexGen hexapods represent a significant advance in six-degree-of-freedom positioning performance. The newest member of the HexGen family, the HEX300-230HL, is targeted at medium-load, ultra-precision applications ranging from sensor testing to synchrotron sample manipulation. Aerotech’s HexGen hexapods are the only hexapods on the market today that provide guaranteed positioning accuracy specifications below 5μm. […]

By February 24, 2017 0 Comments Read More →
Aerotech HEX500-350HL hexapod guarantees accuracy

Aerotech HEX500-350HL hexapod guarantees accuracy

Aerotech says its HexGen hexapods represent a significant advance in six-degree-of-freedom positioning performance. The HEX500-350HL high-load, precision hexapod is suited to applications in x-ray diffraction, sensor testing, and high-force device manipulation. With its high-load capacity, large travels, high speeds, and sub-micrometer precision, the HEX500-350HL means no compromising on application specifications. Aerotech claims the HEX500-350HL is […]

By April 4, 2016 0 Comments Read More →
Aerotech introduces RCP-DELTA robot and controller

Aerotech introduces RCP-DELTA robot and controller

Aerotech has combined a delta robot with a scalable, open-architecture controller based on its proven A3200 machine controller, to provide the RCP-DELTA. The RCP-DELTA is available in four models that support payloads up to 3 kg, with X/Y operating ranges of 500/800/1100/1300 mm, and an optional continuous rotation about the Z axis (yaw). Extensive use […]

By August 25, 2015 Read More →