Got the shakes? Our vibration isolation systems should calm things down.
Vibration noise is a nuisance for many precision applications in science and industry. Passing road, rail or air traffic, building resonances, co-workers, air conditioning, lifts and other machinery and equipment all pose a threat to your sensitive instruments. This could be a high-powered microscope, a delicate micromachining system, a life science experiment, or a laser-based optical set-up.
Elliot Scientific offers a choice of both passive and active vibration isolation systems from leading manufacturers for your application. Whether you require a simple benchtop platform, an optical table, workstation, or custom system, we can help.
We also supply Hi-Fi audiophiles with affordable antivibration solutions for decoupling high-end turntables so as to get the most from their vinyl.
Click here for active systems from Accurion
Click here for passive systems from Kinetic Systems Inc.
Or, for advice on the which is the best solution for your application’s problem, please contact us.
July 2018 Newsletter Out Now
The Elliot Scientific July newsletter is now available. In this issue we congratulate Kinetic Systems for their 50 years of designing and manufacturing vibration isolation systems, get a new angle on Siskiyou Corporation’s range of tilt platforms, and look at NoIR’s trendy yet practical laser safety eyewear. Plus robust polarizers from CODIXX and more…
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Kinetic Systems celebrates 50 years in the vibration control business
Back in 1968 a new company was incorporated in Boston…
For fifty years the company has been at the forefront of vibration isolation and control, developing many state-of-the-art technologies used in vibration isolation, damping, and structural design thanks to continuous research into the effects of vibration on equipment and structures.
Kinetic Systems is a trusted name in academic, industrial, and government research facilities worldwide. The company offers the best in advanced vibration isolation and optical tables for metrology, interferometry, laser research, semiconductor manufacturing, and virtually any other application where external vibrations can adversely affect the operation of precision equipment.
If you have a vibration isolation problem then please contact us for further information.
Halcyonics range of active vibration isolation systems by Accurion now available through Elliot Scientific
For over 20 years the Halcyonics brand name has been associated with market-leading Active Vibration Isolation solutions.
Designed and manufactured by Accurion, the company’s portfolio of platforms, workstations and modular support units can be found in labs throughout Europe and beyond. Now, Elliot Scientific brings this popular anti-vibration product range to the fore in the UK and Ireland.
Applications that can benefit from a Halcyonics system include: scanning probe microscopy, inverted optical microscopy, confocal microscopy, profilometry, nanoindentation, patch-clamp setups, laser experiments, ultra-precise weighing, micromanipulation such as IVF, Hi-Fi turntables and many more.
Accurion offer Benchtop, Workstation, and Heavy-duty Halcyonics systems to provide active electronic vibration isolation for sensitive equipment. This can range from a small instrument to a large apparatus that might weigh hundreds of kilos.
For more information and a video demo visit our Accurion pages, or contact us.
August 2017 Newsletter Out Now
The Elliot Scientific August newsletter is now available. In this issue we cover a new high incident power handling NIR PLUTO SLM panel from HOLOEYE and new Probe Station option kits from Lake Shore Cryotronics, reveal additional plug-in modules for EXFO’s latest LTB-8 fibre network test instrument and have a quick look at Kinetic Systems‘ anti-vibration equipment, plus QuAMP, Photonics Ireland, and more…
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August 2015 Newsletter Out Now
The Elliot Scientific August newsletter is now available. In this issue we explore Pluto – HOLOEYE‘s Spatial Light Modulator range, love the 508 tpi baby screw adjusters by Kozak, look to the future with Mad City Labs’ RM21 microscope platform, shoulder the load with Kinetic Systems’ optical tables, plus the International Year of Light and more…
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New Opto-Mechanics Catalogue for 2013
A new Elliot Scientific Opto-Mechanics Catalogue has been released for 2013. With more than 450 pages, the comprehensive 14Mb PDF is downloadable from links on the Elliot Scientific website or can be read online at Issuu. The catalogue includes details and drawings of all our Mounts, Flexures, Stages, and Slides, plus information on accessories, hardware for optical tables, custom designs and specialist systems.
Also released are four updated ‘mini-catalogues’ extracted from the main publication that detail the XYZ Flexure Stages, Miniature Positioners, Fibre Launch Systems and Lab Essentials ranges. These can also be downloaded from their relevant pages by clicking on the links above, or from various pages dotted around our website or read online at Issuu along with our other publications.
And if you missed any of our e-newsletters last year, we have compiled them into a handy annual (with built-in web links) that you can also download or read online at Issuu.
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Honeywell Sperian Laser Barrier System for Optical Tables is first of its kind
The new Laser-Gard Barrier System, from Honeywell Sperian, is the first of its kind in the industry. The flexible, modular design offers a unique and customisable way to securely enclose a laser set-up on an optical table.
Laser-Gard significantly reduces direct and indirect laser hazard exposure while allowing cable access around the entire perimeter of the optical table.
A perimeter attachment system and a unique adjustable panel provides a good fit for variety of table sizes and configurations. Easy to install, remove and transport using basic tools, Laser-Gard saves time and effort if you need to adjust the experiment, and saves space by eliminating the need to use table holes.
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Vibration Isolation System Utilises ‘Negative-Stiffness’ Technology
Anti-vibration leaders Kinetic Systems of Boston offer versatile, ultra-low-natural-frequency optical table isolation support systems to researchers in the UK and Ireland. Available only through Elliot Scientific, the MK52 optical table isolation support system achieves low net vertical natural frequency without limiting its ability to support static loads due to its unique Minus K® negative-stiffness technology.
Horizontal isolation is provided by beam columns connected in series with the vertical-motion isolator. When adjusted to a ½ Hz natural frequency, the MK52 achieves 93% isolation efficiency at 2 Hz, 99% at 5 Hz, and 99.7% at 10 Hz.
The MK52 support system can be configured for a wide variety of locations and applications – wherever external vibrations can adversely affect the operation of sensitive equipment. Ultra-low natural frequencies, high internal structural frequencies, and excellent vertical and horizontal isolation efficiencies make the system well-suited to applications such as analytical balances, cell injection, confocal microscopes, patch clamping, optical microscopes, wafer probing, sensor calibration, and laser applications in fields such as semiconductor processing, telecommunications, aerospace engineering and medical research.
The MK52 is also ideal for applications requiring high resolution, such as Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), AFM-Raman integration and micro-hardness testing.
For more information on this and other vibration isolation tables and breadboards from Kinetic Systems, please contact us.
March 2012 Newsletter Now Online
The Elliot Scientific March newsletter is now available as a PDF. In this issue we highlight the new Lake Shore Cryogenic Probe Stations, MEMS Optical Switches released for the EXFO IQS-600, the new laser illumination engine and microscope table from Mad City Labs, a DVI splitter from HOLOEYE, plus the SU2P and Photonex London events, and more…
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Expanded Catalogues Released for 2012
The Elliot Scientific Opto-Mechanics Catalogue has been revised and expanded for 2012. Over 450 pages now make up the comprehensive 15Mb PDF that’s downloadable using the link above, from links on the Elliot Scientific website or can be read online at Issuu. The catalogue includes details and drawings of all our Flexures, Stages and Slides, plus information on accessories, hardware for optical tables, custom designs and specialist systems.
Also released are three ‘mini-catalogues’ extracted from the main publication that detail the XYZ Flexure Stage, Miniature Positioner and Lab Essentials ranges. These can also be downloaded from their relevant pages by clicking on the links above, or from various pages dotted around our website or read online at Issuu along with our other publications.
Alternatively, contact us and we can email you the catalogue of choice.
June 2011 Newsletter Now Online
The Elliot Scientific June newsletter is now available as a PDF. In this issue, FEMTOLASERS launch the EUROPA MHz OPA, Kinetic Systems cut vibration with the new MK52 optical table; Sperian add to their stylish laser eyewear range with the Rio frame, and KLASTECH announce more next-gen blue lasers, plus Photonics Ireland and SASQC11, the International Year of Chemistry and more…
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Negative-Stiffness Optical Table Isolation System
Elliot Scientific is introducing a new, versatile, ultra-low-natural-frequency optical table isolation support system to researchers in the UK and Ireland. The MK52 optical table isolation support system, from anti-vibration leaders Kinetic Systems of Boston, achieves low net vertical natural frequency without limiting its ability to support static loads due to its unique Minus K® negative-stiffness technology.
Horizontal isolation is provided by beam columns connected in series with the vertical-motion isolator. When adjusted to a ½ Hz natural frequency, the MK52 achieves 93% isolation efficiency at 2 Hz, 99% at 5 Hz, and 99.7% at 10 Hz.
The MK52 support system can be configured for a wide variety of locations and applications – wherever external vibrations can adversely affect the operation of sensitive equipment. Ultra-low natural frequencies, high internal structural frequencies, and excellent vertical and horizontal isolation efficiencies make the system well-suited to applications such as analytical balances, cell injection, confocal microscopes, patch clamping, optical microscopes, wafer probing, sensor calibration, and laser applications in fields such as semiconductor processing, telecommunications, aerospace engineering and medical research.
The MK52 is also ideal for applications requiring high resolution, such as Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), AFM-Raman integration and micro-hardness testing.
For more information on this and other vibration isolation tables and breadboards from Kinetic Systems, please contact us.
