Optical shutters
Xeryon manufactures miniature piezo-based linear optical shutters for use in harsh conditions.
Powered by our patented ultrasonic motors, our shutters offer everything you would want from one:
✓ Speed
✓ Miniature size
✓ Durability
✓ Efficiency
Both standard and custom shutter designs are available.
Our technology also allows these compact linear shutters to be used as filter changers. Rotary shutters are also possible. Contact us for more details.
Optical beam shutters
Speed:
> 250 mm/s
Stroke: 13 mm (standard)
Temp. range: -40°C to +70 °C
Supply voltage: 12 - 48 VDC
Life time: > 10.000.000 cycles
Vibration proof: Yes (10g)
Shock proof: Yes (100g)
Switching time: < 100 ms
Consumption: < 1W
Thermal versatility:
Operating temperatures between -40°C and +70°C
Extreme reliability:
Vibration proof up to 10g and shock proof up to 100g
High-speed:
Shutter speeds over 250 mm/s
Ultra durable:
Lifetime > 10.000.000 cycles
Interested in our miniature shutters?
Please contact us to discuss your shutter or filter changer needs.
Technical details
Piezo-based shutters
Xeryon has a history of developing custom piezo shutters for industrial camera systems and optronic modules. We kept our universal linear shutter in our standard product offering, but many customisation options are possible. Typical applications include laser beam shutters, industrial cameras and more.
The known advantages of Xeryon piezo systems bring huge value to our shutter technology. The piezo motor is extremely lightweight and small, significantly reducing the weight of your final product. And don’t worry about moving components failing on you. In our shutters, there are only two moving parts: the vibrating piezo motor (ultrasonic >120kHz) and the shutter itself. No gears, no wheels, no reduction components that are susceptible to wear and degradation. Our systems can withstand shocks up to 10g, making them able to handle even rocket engine vibrations during satellite launches.
Full control is what you get, even from a million miles away. Xeryon motion systems allow software tuning of the motor from a distance, giving you the ultimate flexibility to respond to changing conditions or adapted needs. Almost all factory parameters influencing the moving behaviour – voltages, frequencies and precision movement specs – can be changed at any moment. Ask our engineering team for more information on the distance control of Xeryon piezo shutter solutions.
The ultrasonic vibration spectrum minimises the sound or vibration influences which are often experienced in electromagnetic drive systems. And once the shutter has opened or closed, the system is self-locking without any power consumption: mechanical tension keeps the shutter in place, eliminating the vibrations suffered by other motion systems, but also eliminating any mechanical systems.
The Xeryon patented Crossfixx™ technology makes our shutters very fast, with speeds over 100mm/s, reaching full exposure in the blink of an eye. Take a look at the videos on this page to see the impressive opening and closing speeds of the Xeryon standard shutter.
The Xeryon piezo motor can be integrated in your own designed shutter systems. Contact us to hear about
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