3SAE’s PentaPod® is a groundbreaking Kinematic Multi-Axis Positioning Stage. This innovative stage seamlessly merges the…
The 3SAE OctaPod™ is a task-oriented microrobot engineered to eliminate the alignment bottleneck in high-volume Silicon Photonics (SiPh) manufacturing.
Multi-Axis Automation Platform
3SAE offers an expanded family of solutions for demanding photonic process automation applications.
The foundation is 3SAE’sPentaPod®, a groundbreaking patented Parallel-Kinematic Multi-Axis Micro Positioning Stage that seamlessly merges the benefits of both a Parallel Kinematic stage (Hexapod) and a Serial stage providing impressive travels plus 6 Degrees of Freedom (DOF). PentaPod® offers extremely high X and Z positional stiffness with minimal crosstalk in all axes. The heart of the world’s premier fusion splicers since 2019, PentaPod® has amassed an enviable record for robustness and reliability in 24/7 utilization, with 20,000 hour MTBF, a MTTR of 20 minutes, and motion technology that never needs tuning.
The PentaPod® is a Singularity free design. This means there are no unachievable positions within the entire available stroke, and the stage cannot be bound due to kinematic constraints.
All of the control electronics are embedded into the stage platform. This eliminates all the usual long, expensive cables and large controller box that would have to be routed and mounted somewhere. There are also no moving/sweeping motion cables to add cost, subtract reliability and scrub particles into the work platform. For both PentaPod® and OctaPod, the result is a compact footprint, easy integration, lower cost of ownership and faster time-to-market. Fanless design means no vibration and no particles blown around your cleanroom, key to these units’ ISO 5 suitability.
For additional technical detail on how PentaPod fits into 3SAE’s broader precision motion ecosystem, see theMicropositioning page.
