Precision Motion Systems for Manufacturing Automation

Every extra millimeter, gram, and integration hour shows up somewhere on your project — in the footprint, the budget, or the schedule.

Xeryon's compact, direct-drive piezo motion for manufacturing automation is engineered to take those variables off the table. Here's how.

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SEE THE NUMBERS

Why Compact, Cost-Efficient Motion Wins in Manufacturing Automation

The numbers, not just the specs.

Smaller Footprint, Fewer Components

5.9 g start weight · 100+ mm of travel in one stage.

No Compromise on Precision

Sub-micron resolution at speeds up to 1000 mm/s

Lower Total Cost of Ownership

0 W holding power · no brush wear, no maintenance downtime

Full Flexibility

Multi-axis setups offering you 6 degrees of flexibility

Ready for Industrial Automation

EtherCAT · CANopen · Native TwinCAT support for Beckhoff PLCs

Higher Payload Capacity

Lifting-platform stages up to 1.5 kg payload — robust capacity for precision fixtures, optics, and tooling.

Also worth knowing: Cleanroom & vacuum-compatible (HV/UHV) variants for semiconductor lines are available.

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"At first, I found it hard to believe this level of performance could come from such a compact package. Xeryon's technology was the only solution that made it possible to downsize our design and build the machine our company had envisioned, enabling the next generation of automated test equipment. Their team was also incredibly helpful in answering all of our integration question."

— Principal Mechanical Engineer, Leading semiconductor test equipment manufacturer

Manufacturing Automation Use Cases & Applications We Enable

Micro Pick & Place

Sensor Positioning

Robotic EOAT

Automated Optical Inspection (AOI)

Dispensing & Laser Tooling

High-Speed SMT Assembly

Micro Pick an dplace application with Xeryon Actuator

01 / Micro Pick & Place

The Challenge:
Handling miniature components requires ultra-fast positioning. Using miniature stepper setups in micro pick and place automation can result in position overshoot and long settling times before the mechanism can safely release the component.

Xeryon Solution:
Mini/Micro Linear Actuators, Piezo Linear Stages & Micro Rotation Stages — direct-drive piezo motion provides fast and precise straight-line movement, fine positioning, and angular alignment in micro pick and place systems. They can support tasks such as moving a pick head or component along a linear axis, adjusting position before release, or rotating miniature parts for precise orientation, while reducing backlash, overshoot, and settling time.

Benefit:
Achieves exceptionally fast settling times, down to 20 ms, directly increasing cycles per minute (CPM) in high-speed micro pick and place systems.

02 / Sensor Positioning

The Challenge:
Dynamic positioning of sensors and vision equipment requires smooth, micrometer-level corrections. Standard motors introduce cogging torque and vibrations that disrupt the accurate readings of laser and optical instruments.

Xeryon Solution:
Mini/Micro Linear Actuators, Micro Linear Stages & Piezo Rotation Stages — smooth, precise linear movement and angular adjustment are essential for sensor and vision equipment positioning. Our piezo products support tasks such as moving sensors or optical components along a linear axis, fine-tuning their distance or focus position, and rotating them for precise angular alignment, all without introducing jerking or parasitic vibrations.

Benefit:
Fast and stable adjustments, ideal for automated optical inspection (AOI), profilometers, and vision equipment positioning, ensuring scanning reliability at high speeds.

Sensor Positioning Application with Xeryon Stages

02 / Sensor Positioning

The Challenge:
Dynamic positioning of sensors and vision equipment requires smooth, micrometer-level corrections. Standard motors introduce cogging torque and vibrations that disrupt the accurate readings of laser and optical instruments.

Xeryon Solution:
Mini/Micro Linear Actuators, Micro Linear Stages & Micro Rotation Stages — smooth, precise linear movement and angular adjustment are essential for sensor and vision equipment positioning. Our piezo products support tasks such as moving sensors or optical components along a linear axis, fine-tuning their distance or focus position, and rotating them for precise angular alignment, all without introducing jerking or parasitic vibrations.

Benefit:
Fast and stable adjustments, ideal for automated optical inspection (AOI), profilometers, and vision equipment positioning, ensuring scanning reliability at high speeds.

03 / Lightweight End-of-Arm Tooling (EOAT)

The Challenge:
Adding heavy components to the end of a robotic arm degrades acceleration, increases settling times, and reduces Tool Center Point (TCP) tracking precision. Traditional electromagnetic or pneumatic actuators require bulky housings and manifolds.

Xeryon Solution:
Mini/Micro Linear Actuators, Piezo Linear Stages & Micro Rotation Stages — starting at just 5.9 grams, ultra-low-mass piezo motion enables lightweight EOAT actuation and precise micro-positioning at the end of a robotic arm. The compact, direct-drive design helps reduce end-of-arm mass, while the self-locking mechanism holds position without continuous power, minimizing heat generation during static holding. Compared with traditional pneumatic solutions, which often require complex linkages to transfer motion or clamping force to the action point, Xeryon's compact linear and rotary solutions can be installed closer to where the motion is needed. In feedback-enabled configurations, the controller can monitor position and key operating parameters in real time, helping users optimize engagement cycles and reduce cycle time.

Benefit:
By radically downsizing the EOAT mass, the robot arm gains higher acceleration and improved stop-and-go agility, eliminating unnecessary "dead weight" for micro-positioning tasks.

04 / Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) Positioning

The Challenge:
For a high-speed camera to capture a clean, high-resolution image, the inspection platform requires smooth, stable motion and controlled stops to avoid image blur at high magnification.

Xeryon Solution:
Piezo Linear Stages — fast, smooth, and stable positioning is achieved through zero-backlash piezo linear stages designed for automated optical inspection systems. Their controlled stop-and-start motion makes them suitable for AOI platforms that require sharp image capture at high magnification.

Benefit:
Reliable, fast, and vibration-isolated adjustments that enable sharp image capture for AOI without the need for additional software image compensation.

Automated Optical Inspection AOI Positioning Application with Xeryon Stages

04 / Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) Positioning

The Challenge:
For a high-speed camera to capture a clean, high-resolution image, the inspection platform requires smooth, stable motion and controlled stops to avoid image blur at high magnification.

Xeryon Solution:
Micro Linear Stages — fast, smooth, and stable positioning is achieved through zero-backlash piezo linear stages designed for automated optical inspection systems. Their controlled stop-and-start motion makes them suitable for AOI platforms that require sharp image capture at high magnification.

Benefit:
Reliable, fast, and vibration-isolated adjustments that enable sharp image capture for AOI without the need for additional software image compensation.

Dispensing and Laser Tooling application with xeryon stages

05 / Dispensing & Laser Tooling

The Challenge:
Applying adhesives, solder paste, or focusing a laser beam requires strictly fluid motion. Any mechanical play during directional reversal can lead to uneven dispensing or path tracking errors.

Xeryon Solution:
Mini/Micro Linear Actuators, Piezo Linear Stages & Piezo Rotation Stages — backlash-free linear and rotary positioning ensures strict fluid motion for dispensing and laser tooling systems. Our direct-drive modules support tasks such as adjusting the position of a dispensing nozzle, moving laser focusing optics along a precise linear axis, or rotating a tool or optical element for accurate alignment, while maintaining stable motion during abrupt direction changes.

Benefit:
Uncompromising micro-positioning for laser focusing optics and dispensing nozzles, ensuring consistent material or energy distribution across the entire tool path.

05 / Dispensing & Laser Tooling

The Challenge:
Applying adhesives, solder paste, or focusing a laser beam requires strictly fluid motion. Any mechanical play during directional reversal can lead to uneven dispensing or path tracking errors.

Xeryon Solution:
Mini/Micro Linear Actuators, Micro Linear Stages & Micro Rotation Stages — backlash-free linear and rotary positioning ensures strict fluid motion for dispensing and laser tooling systems. Our direct-drive modules support tasks such as adjusting the position of a dispensing nozzle, moving laser focusing optics along a precise linear axis, or rotating a tool or optical element for accurate alignment, while maintaining stable motion during abrupt direction changes.

Benefit:
Uncompromising micro-positioning for laser focusing optics and dispensing nozzles, ensuring consistent material or energy distribution across the entire tool path.

06 / High-Speed SMT Assembly (Chip Shooters)

The Challenge:
High-throughput placement of microscopic electronic components requires rapid Z-axis vertical strokes. Traditional geared motors add excessive moving mass to the main gantry, severely bottlenecking units-per-hour (UPH).

Xeryon Solution:
Mini/Micro Linear Actuators & Micro Rotation Stages — fast vertical positioning and precise angular alignment are delivered through ultra-lightweight, direct-drive piezo motion. These products support tasks such as rapid Z-axis placement strokes, fine component positioning before release, or rotating miniature electronic components for accurate orientation. The self-locking friction mechanism helps freeze position instantly and reduce ringing, inertia effects, and settling-time delays.

Benefit:
Reduces gantry payload and executes faster, vibration-free placement cycles with sub-micron accuracy, directly optimizing throughput for high-speed chip shooter systems.

High Speed SMT Assembly Application with Xeryon Actuators and stages

06 / High-Speed SMT Assembly (Chip Shooters)

The Challenge:
High-throughput placement of microscopic electronic components requires rapid Z-axis vertical strokes. Traditional geared motors add excessive moving mass to the main gantry, severely bottlenecking units-per-hour (UPH).

Xeryon Solution:
Mini/Micro Linear Actuators & Micro Rotation Stages — fast vertical positioning and precise angular alignment are delivered through ultra-lightweight, direct-drive piezo motion. These products support tasks such as rapid Z-axis placement strokes, fine component positioning before release, or rotating miniature electronic components for accurate orientation. The self-locking friction mechanism helps freeze position instantly and reduce ringing, inertia effects, and settling-time delays.

Benefit:
Reduces gantry payload and executes faster, vibration-free placement cycles with sub-micron accuracy, directly optimizing throughput for high-speed chip shooter systems.

Illustrative applications: Xeryon products are not manufacturing devices themselves; the integrator is responsible for the compliance, safety mechanisms, and certification of the end product.

Manufacturing Automation Motion Requirements

High-performance manufacturing automation relies on mastering four key motion fundamentals:

Settling Time & Cycle Speed

Steppers and geared mechanisms lose cycle time to mechanical ringing. Xeryon's actuators and stages stop instantly on static friction — no ringing, settling times down to 20 ms.

Thermal Stability & Precision

Thermal expansion is a leading cause of dimensional error in precision machining. Xeryon's actuators and stages generate zero heat while stationary — no thermal drift over long duty cycles.

Zero-Power Holding

No brake, no clutch, no standby current — Xeryon's actuators and stages lock mechanically in place the instant power is removed, holding position at 0W.

Control & Communication Compatibility

Physical fit is only half the job. Every axis speaks standard EtherCAT, CANopen, RS-485, or USB. Crucially for factory floors, we offer native integration for Beckhoff PLCs via TwinCAT, alongside standard C++/Python libraries — so your controls team configures it like any other drive on the line.

"Extremely user friendly experience. Minutes from grabbing the parcel to unpack to running the stage."

— Head of Mechanical Engineering, A Laser Technologies Company.

Why Automation Design Engineers Choose Our Positioning Systems

One team supports you from your first technical question through the operational go-live — the same engineers, the same architecture, start to finish.

01

Explore & Consult

A technical call with an integration engineer — motion profile, payload, speed, accuracy, environment, timeline. If it is not a fit, we say so early.

02

Define

A refined quote, defined scope, volume estimates, and a clear timeline before you commit to anything.

03

Validate

Evaluation units, live demos, expedited delivery, and startup pricing to de-risk the decision before full commitment.

04

Design & Prototype

Hands-on support while you design and integrate — application guidance, fast engineering answers, proactive follow-up through prototype validation..

05

Launch & Partner

On-time delivery at volume and continued engineering input as your design evolves, long after the first order ships.

"Our laser systems use a large number of motorized optics. After experiencing quality and delivery issues with our main supplier, we decided to give Xeryon a try. They have proven to be a reliable supplier, and we found their piezo actuators to be much more durable than the ones we used before."

— Senior Optomechanical Designer, Ultrafast laser source manufacturer

Explore Our Motion Products

Mini linear actuators

Mini linear stages

Mini rotation stages

Multi-axis setups

Frequently Asked Questions

Our actuators start at 5.9 grams and combine coarse and fine positioning in a single stage — eliminating the second actuator, gearbox, or lead screw a traditional axis would need to cover the same range. That usually means a smaller footprint and significantly less mass on your machine or robotic arm.

Still have questions specific to your application? That's exactly what our engineers are here for - schedule time with one below.

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Share your payload, travel range, speed profile, cycle-time targets, and available installation space. Our integration engineers will review your motion requirements and help identify the right precision stage, linear actuator, or motion module for your automation system.

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