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Zonda

HIGH ACCURACY AND HEAVY PAYLOAD

ZONDA hexapod is a new high-performance 6DOF system meeting applications requiring both high precision, stability, accuracy, heavy load and large travels.

Designed to position up to 400 kg payload with a resolution of 0.1 µm only, ZONDA hexapod offers great travel with 400 mm in XY, 300 mm in Z, and 40 ° in the three rotations Rx, Ry and Rz.

ZONDA hexapod has unmatched accuracy and thermal stability characteristics thanks to the integrating Invar components with a very low CTE (Coefficient of Thermal Expansion), linear absolute encoders integrated as a standard in the actuators and the design of particularly rigid joints.

ZONDA hexapod can be used in any orientation: vertical, horizontal, upside down…

Travel range

± 200 mm

RESOLUTION

< 0.1 µm

Repeatability

± 0.25 µm / ± 1 µrad

PAYLOAD

400 kg

Motion and positioning

	ZONDA S	ZONDA
	for small travel range	for large travel range
Travel range Tx, Ty (mm)	± 50	± 200
Travel range Tz (mm)	± 25	± 150
Travel range Rx, Ry (deg)	± 10	± 20
Travel range Rz (deg)	± 20	± 20
Resolution Tx, Ty, Tz (µm)	0.1	0.1
Resolution Rx, Ry, Rz (µrad)	1.5	0.5
Repeatability Tx, Ty, Tz (µm)	± 0.25	± 0.25
Repeatability Rx, Ry, Rz (µrad)	± 2.5	± 1
Speed Tx, Ty (mm/s)	0.55	0.8
Speed Tz (mm/s)	0.4	0.4
Speed Rx, Ry (deg/s)	0.075	0.2
Speed Rz (mm/s; deg/s)	0.12	0.4

Mechanical properties

	ZONDA S	ZONDA
Stiffness X, Y (N/µm)	5	8.5
Stiffness Z (N/µm)	50	30
Payload capacity (kg) (vertical orientation / horizontal orientation)	400 / 140	400 / 140
Motor type	Stepper
Encoder type	Absolute linear encoder

Miscellaneous

	ZONDA S	ZONDA
Operating temperature range (°C)	0 to + 75	0 to + 75
Materials	Aluminum, stainless steel, Invar, Peek
Size mobile platform (mm)	Ø 320	Ø 720
Height in middle position (mm)	360	640
Mass (kg)	37	99
Cable length (m)	3