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High Quality Materials carefully chosen for each field of application The basis for outstanding positioner performance is the right choice of materials. attocube’s engineers put a lot of time in selecting and testing new materials and material combinations of highest quality for a steady improvement of all positioner stages. Premium Line Cutting edge research at cryogenic temperatures has been one of attocube’s key markets from the very beginning. Elaborate testing of all stages prior to shipment as well as the continuous development of new products for these environments is mandatory for a successful support of our customers offering them a chance to discover new experimental possibilities. Titanium becomes super- conducting at temperatures below 400 mK! As a standard, all Premium Line positioners are manufactured from non-magnetic materials such as highly pure titanium (grade 2) and ceramics. Some highly sophisticated measurement techniques require ultra low temperatures in the mK regime, where titanium becomes superconducting at temperatures below 400 mK. For such cases, attocube offers a dedicated upgrade option for all Premium Line positioners where the positioner body is manufactured from beryllium copper. In case other materials are required, please contact us for alternatives. Industrial Line For Industrial Line positioners, special emphasis was put on both life endurance and cost effective manufacturing. The robust drive mechanism integrated in the positioner main body made from either aluminium or stainless steel, enables a significant cost reduction compared to positioners of the Premium Line. Typical applications in ambient conditions are optics experiments: non-reflective positioners made from anodized aluminium are therefore the equipment of choice! For all vacuum applications, Industrial Line positioning stages are manufactured from stainless steel. In case other materials are required, please contact us for alternatives. attoMOTION Piezo-based Nano Drives attoMOTION PAGE 231