Queensgate instruments a brand of Prior Scientific

May 25th 2018

Queensgate Instruments has been acquired by Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd

Prior Scientific Instruments are global leaders in delivering high precision motorized stages, microscope automation products and specialty opto-mechanical automation systems. Queensgate Instruments designs and produces leading performance nano positioning and measurement […]

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Mar 14th 2017

Smaller Worlds – John Andrew Clarke of Queensgate Instruments looks at the shrinking world of nanopositioning

In most fields of engineering, working to micrometre accuracy is considered to be the standard, with typical high-quality bearings having tolerances within hundreds or even tens of microns. But pioneers […]

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Nov 14th 2016

The incredible world of nano positioning

Queensgate Instruments specialize in creating nano positioning and sensing solutions for high-technology industries, with variants suitable for precision measurement in UHV, radiation environments and cryogenic temperatures. Positioning control With data […]

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Nov 13th 2016

Meeting the demands of positioning and sensing in UVAC environments

UVAC versions of the Queensgate Series NanoSensors and our DPT-D and DPT-E ranges of Digital Piezo Actuators are widely used in Synchrotrons and Beamline applications. NX/NZ NanoSensors The NX/NZ non-contact […]

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Nov 10th 2016

Prior Scientific ‘One to Watch’

Based on a company’s growth in turnover, the list of 25 companies includes businesses across Cambridgeshire and features Prior Scientific as one experiencing impressive growth. More information about this story […]

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Subnanometre positioning in a vacuum - the NC Nanosensor capacitive sensor series

Oct 14th 2016

Subnanometre positioning in a vacuum – the NC Nanosensor capacitive sensor series

The NC NanosensorTM capacitive sensor series has been specially developed to meet the requirements of partial accelerators. The NCG-1-AL-UHV Capacitive Sensors are the longest range sensors in the Queensgate range. Designed for high […]

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Oct 13th 2016

Astronomy and space science nanopositioning solutions

Space challenges Over the decades, Queensgate Instruments has undertaken various one-off space-borne projects as subcontractor and in collaboration with companies working for NASA and ESA. These included precision capacitance micrometers […]

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The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) - Testing nanopositioning devices for Queensgate

Mar 13th 2016

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) – Testing nanopositioning devices for Queensgate

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has a long standing collaboration with Queensgate Instruments in the area of provision of metrology for nanopositioning. NPL and Queensgate recently completed an Innovate UK […]

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Jan 3rd 2014

New – Dual Sensor Technology from Queensgate

Queensgate Instruments new Dual Sensor Technology™ is a ground­breaking new objective scanning mechanism and analogue controller, offering faster, more accurate and more stable microscope objective focusing than ever before. Dual Sensor […]

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Dec 11th 2013

Queensgate introduces 3 exciting new products at Laser World of Photonics

Speed and precision without compromise – Nanopositioning from Queensgate Queensgate Instruments – introduced three exciting new nanopositioning products at Laser World of Photonics. Queensgate’s latest family of low voltage Digital […]

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