COUPLING NYQUIST AND NANOMOTION INCREASES MOTION CONTROL PERFORMANCE ENORMOUSLY
28 February 2002 - Nyquist Industrial Control

The Israeli company Nanomotion and Nyquist Industrial Control (The Netherlands) have extended their co-operation. Nanomotion develops very specific algorithms to control their ultrasonic piezomotors. Nyquist develops open, PC based Motion Control. The integration of the Nanomotion algorithms with the Nyquist Motion Control technology will increase the performance of the combined solution dramatically.

Nyquist and Nanomotion have been working together for a number of years on an informal basis. To formalise the new co-operation, Ze'ev Ganor, Executive Vice President Business Development and owner of Nanomotion, and Eric Hezemans, CEO of Nyquist Industrial Control, recently signed a contract.

In order to control the ultra-precision ceramic piezomotors of Nanomotion and to enjoy a superior dynamic performance, its unique principles need to be taken into account. 'Dominant features are incredible dynamic performance in long strokes as well as in very short steps and a very high resolution actuation, combined with high level of friction and the non-linear behaviour which require very intelligent Motion Controller Loop functionality', says Ze'ev Ganor. 'Nyquist implemented special functions in its firmware to reach the optimal behaviour'.

The performance offered by the combination of Nyquist's Motion Controller and Nanomotion's piezomotor is what OEM customers call impressive. Eric Hezemans: 'We reach large distance point-to-point moves at 100 mm/sec, but also very small moves, such as 1 or 2 encoder counts, with a landing accuracy of 1 encoder count. Typically these are encoder counts less than 50nm. We achieve low-speed jogging at velocities in the range of nanometers a second. All this in combination with the easy-to-use and easy-to-learn NYCe3000 Software Development Kit.'

Nyquist and Nanomotion met each other working on applications for mutual customers. These customers indicated to both companies that there is a much larger market demand for nano applications. Nanomotion's focus on motor technology fits very well with Nyquist Industrial Control's focus on high-end, state-of-the-art PC-based Motion Control. Both Nyquist Industrial Control and Nanomotion have high expectations of their system in the high-end market, especially in the semiconductor 300mm and Microsystems Technology market.

Using breakthrough technology, Nanomotion develops and manufactures unique electronic motors that provide superior motion solutions in the nanometer area, aimed at the level of performance required in today's electronics and semiconductor markets. Based on the principles of piezoelectricity, these motors, are compact and very small in size, offer extremely accurate and precise motion, unlimited travel, high resolution and low settling time, along with remarkable velocity range and force for standard, High Vacuum, Ultra High Vacuum and Non Magnetic environments.

Nanomotion was founded in 1992 after a two-year incubation period at Technion, Israel's foremost institute of science. 'Stemming from our scientific roots our Research and Development department comprises multiple disciplines in order to consistently produce new and innovative products', says Ze'ev Ganor. 'Together with the Research and Development department of Nyquist the challenge of creating breakthrough positioning systems is getting within reach.'

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