Xeryon's Crossfixx™ ultrasonic piezo motor uses vibration to move a ceramic tip in an elliptical pattern at a very high frequency, between 80 kHz and 180 kHz. The tip is spring-loaded against a ceramic strip inside the stage, generating very small but rapid movements. This results in high-speed motion, silent operation, and long lifetime.

This gives the XLS the best of both worlds: lifetime and speed comparable to a direct-drive electromagnetic motor, combined with the precision and compactness of a piezo stage.

Xeryon's ultrasonic piezo stages offer the precision and size of traditional piezo stages, without their typical drawbacks. Compared with stick-slip or inertia piezo stages, Xeryon's stages are much faster, have a much larger stroke, a much longer lifetime, operate noiselessly, consume less power, and operate at a much lower voltage at the piezo element.

This allows for both coarse and fine positioning with one stage, instead of requiring two separate stages. Traditional stick-slip piezo stages operate at much lower frequencies, typically within the frequency range of small mechanical components, which can cause unwanted system vibrations. Xeryon's ultrasonic piezo stages operate at much higher frequencies, 80–180 kHz, ensuring silent operation and no unwanted vibrations.

Xeryon’s piezo linear stages offer a unique combination of high speed, precision, long stroke, and durability in an ultra-compact design, overcoming the limitations of traditional linear stages where trade-offs have to be made (e.g. stroke length, size factor or speed). Xeryon’s stages are gearless, self-locking, energy-efficient and operate at low voltages. They don’t produce a magnetic field, are back-drivable, and free from drift or play.

Yes. The XLS uses a self-locking piezo motor that mechanically holds the stage's position when it is not powered — the lock comes from the motor's drive mechanism, not from gravity or an electromagnetic brake, so it works in horizontal and vertical mounting orientations alike. As a result, heat dissipation is considerably reduced versus motors that need continuous current to hold a load.

Rated holding force ranges from 1 N (XLS-1) to 3 N (XLS-3) and 5 N (XLS-5), depending on the series you choose.

Note: for heavy vertical payloads that approach the stage's rated holding force, ask us about mass-compensated vertical variants for extra margin.

Example applications include semiconductor manufacturing and testing, photonics such as laser technology and fiber optics, microscopy such as fluorescence microscopes, metrology such as optical and laser metrology, medical devices such as surgical instruments and imaging devices, and experimental physics such as beamlines, spectroscopy, and quantum applications.

 XLS stages are maintenance-free, direct-drive, and low power consumption, with no loss of accuracy over time. Rated lifetime is up to 1000 km of travel or typically 20 million cycles.

The stages are also manually overridable without affecting lifetime.

Yes. All Xeryon stages can easily be combined into a multi-axis setup. XLS stages are modular, allowing for easy multi-axis configurations, and can be paired with other linear or rotary stages — often without needing extra mounting brackets.

Check out the stages' combination guide here.

The default cable length is 1.5 meters any length from 25cm to 300 cm is available on request.

Yes. Every Xeryon controller ships with a power adapter, USB cable, and a USB stick with the setup software, so a stage is plug-and-play straight out of the box — connect the stage, plug in the controller, and you're moving within minutes.

After purchase, Xeryon's engineering team is available for technical support by ticket, email, or a direct video call with an engineer, backed by a full library of manuals, tuning guides, and support videos in the online Help Center.