Technology
Galvanometers, scan heads, servo amplifiers, scan control hardware and software, designed and manufactured by Nutfield Technology since 1997.
Galvanometer Technology
Galvanometer Scanners
Select from a full range of fast & accurate galvanometers.
Optical Position Detector Galvos
- Exclusive Ceramic Rotor Technology only from Nutfield
- Mirror aperture ranges from 3mm to 45mm
- Ceramic bearing or flexure-based galvos for high-duty cycles and long life
Flexure-Based Galvos
- Select from two high performance flexure galvos
- Lower cross axis wobble
- High signal-to-noise position detection
- Fast step response compared to other flexure galvos
Precision Positioning
Position detection
Our groundbreaking optical position detector design enables an unsurpassed combination of high linearity and low drift required for high precision applications.
Nutfield Technology’s HarmonicScan-15 (HS-15) flexure-based, moving-magnet galvanometers with capacitive position sensing offer exceptionally smooth scanning and long service life for the most challenging galvanometer applications such as small scan angle, high-duty cycle raster imaging and printing.
HS-15 Flexure
Cross Flexure Pivot replaces ball bearings
Ideal for raster applications
Figures as published on the individual product pages.
Optical Scanning
2-axis and 3-axis scan heads
Open Frame 2-Axis Scan Heads
- Providing XY deflection capability for all lasers
- Fast and accurate open frame heads from 7mm to 45mm
- Exclusive ceramic rotor technology only from Nutfield
- Optically aligned and electronically match tuned
- Cost-engineered to provide maximum OEM value
2-Axis Packaged Scan Heads
- Featuring the XLR8 and Xtreme Series
- Packaged scan heads from 7mm to 20mm
- Robust, sealed, plug-and-play installation
- XY2-100 digital or analog interfaces available
- Windows-based software support
3-Axis Scan Heads
- Produces smaller spots, larger fields and retains much of the speed of the 2-axis heads
- 10mm, 15mm, 20mm, 30mm and 45mm apertures for 355nm, 532nm, 1064nm, and 10.6µm wavelengths
- Processes a 3D work surface
- High bandwidth Z-axis mechanism for marking on highly contoured surfaces
2-Axis vs 3-Axis Scan Heads
Selecting an appropriate beam positioning and scanning mechanism is an important consideration in any laser-based system.
Motion Control
Servo amplifiers
QD-2000 Servo Amplifier
Nutfield Technology’s QuantumDrive-2000 Servo Amplifier is a compact, powerful galvanometer amplifier, giving greater performance at the most cost effective price. The QD-2000 leverages lower component count, higher signal-to-noise for high accuracy positioning and good temperature stability.
QD-4000 Servo Amplifier
Nutfield Technology’s QuantumDrive-4000 Servo Amplifier is a small, powerful galvanometer power supply, giving greater performance at the most cost effective price. Low noise components maximize signal-to-noise ratio for better accuracy. Low drift components reduce the effects of temperature variation.
Software Control
WaveRunner, SurfBoard and Pipeline
WaveRunner Pro is an advanced, fully featured laser scanning software package for creating and editing job files. Easily build jobs for marking, micromachining, and laser processing.
- WaveRunner is a fully featured, easy-to-use Advanced Marker Software package
- SurfBoard USB Scan Control Hardware controls a 2-axis or 3-axis galvo-based scan head system
- SurfBoard-2 scan control hardware includes SurfBoard-1 capabilities and adds Ethernet, more I/O, and onboard hardware
- Pipeline-1 includes WaveRunner Software, SurfBoard Scan Control Hardware, and other components in a 19-inch 1U rack mount enclosure
Laser Integration
Fiber Laser Scan Kit
When integrated with certain fiber lasers, our Fiber Laser Scan Kit streamlines the integration process, and provides support and service benefits of a single point of contact for the scanning subassembly.
- Includes WaveRunner Software
- Mix-and-match scan heads, lenses, and other components
- Includes Pipeline-1, a 19-inch 1U rack mount enclosure
- Connector ports simplify cabling – laser-to-controller and scan head-to-controller cables included
Further reading
Technical notes and tutorials
Need help choosing the right scanning solution?
Contact Nutfield Technology for assistance with identifying a solution for your scanning application.