Products Home / Optomechanical Components / Optical Cage Systems / 60 mm Cage Components / Mounting Adapters for Motorized TranslationMounting Adapters for Motorized Translation
- Compatible with 60 mm Cage System
- Mounts Our MTS25 and MTS50 Translation Stages
- Available in Two Sizes
MTS25CSA
Adapter Plate for 25 mm MTS25-Z8 (MTS25/M-Z8) Translation Stage
MTS50CSA
Adapter Plate for 50 mm MTS50-Z8 (MTS50/M-Z8) Translation Stage
Application Idea
A MTS25-Z8 Translation Stage is fastened to a MTS25CSA Adapter which is in turn mounted on the cage rods of a 60 mm cage system.
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MTS25-Z8 Attached to an MTS25CSA Adapter Plate Mounted in a 60 mm Cage SystemFeatures
- Mount a Motorized Translation Stage in a 60 mm Cage System
- Available in Two Sizes
- MTS25CSA Adapter Plate: For Our 25 mm MTS25-Z8 (MTS25/M-Z8) Motorized Translation Stages
- MTS50CSA Adapter Plate: For Our 50 mm MTS50-Z8 (MTS50/M-Z8) Motorized Translation Stages
- Installation Does Not Require Cage System to be Disassembled
These Adapter Plates enable the mounting of our MTS25-Z8 and MTS50-Z8 Motorized Translation Stages into our 60 mm cage system, allowing up to 25 mm and 50 mm of translation respectively.
Usage Tips
As a first step, the motorized translation stage can be fastened onto its appropriate adapter plate using the four provided 4-40 and M3 cap screws. This assembly can then be placed and secured on the cage rods of a 60 mm Cage System (see Cage Overview tab for more details). The image to the right shows this entire setup: a 60 mm cage system with the adapter plate and translation stage unit mounted on it.
Cage System Overview
The Cage Assembly System provides a convenient way to construct large optomechanical systems with an established line of precision-machined building blocks designed for high flexibility and accurate alignment.
16 mm, 30 mm, and 60 mm Cage System Standards
Thorlabs offers three standards defined by the center-to-center spacing of the cage assembly rods (see image below). The 16 mm cage, 30 mm cage, and 60 mm cage standards are designed to accommodate Ø1/2", Ø1", and Ø2" optics, respectively. Specialized cage plates that allow smaller optics to be directly inserted into our larger cage systems are also available.
Standard Threads
The flexibility of our Cage Assembly System stems from well-defined mounting and thread standards designed to directly interface with a wide range of specialized products. The three most prevalent thread standards are our SM05 Series (0.535"-40 thread), SM1 Series (1.035"-40 thread), and SM2 Series (2.035"-40 thread), all of which were defined to house the industry's most common optic sizes. Essential building blocks, such as our popular lens tubes, directly interface to these standards.
An example of the standard cage plate measurements determining cage system compatibility.
| Standard Cage System Measurements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cage System | 16 mm | 30 mm | 60 mm |
| Thread Series | SM05 | SM1 | SM2 |
| Rod to Rod Spacing | 16 mm (0.63") | 30 mm (1.18") | 60 mm (2.36") |
| Total Length | 25 mm (0.98") | 41 mm (1.60") | 71.1 mm (2.80") |
| Cage Components | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cage Rods | 16 mm | These rods are used to connect cage plates, optic mounts, and other components in the cage system. The SR Series Cage Rods are compatible with our 16 mm cage systems, while the 30 mm and 60 mm cage systems use ER Series Cage Rods. |
| 30 mm | ||
| 60 mm | ||
| Cage Plates | 16 mm | These serve as the basic building blocks for a cage system. They may have SM-threaded central bores, smooth bores sized for industry standard optics or to accommodate the outer profile of our SM Series Lens Tubes, or specialized bores for other components such as our FiberPorts. |
| 30 mm | ||
| 60 mm | ||
| Optic Mounts | 16 mm | Thorlabs offers fixed, kinematic, rotation, and translation mounts specifically designed for our Cage Systems. |
| 30 mm | ||
| 60 mm | ||
| Cage Cubes | 16 mm | These cubes are useful for housing larger optical components, such as prisms or mirrors, or optics that need to sit at an angle to the beam path, such as beamsplitters. Our cage cubes are available empty or with pre-mounted optics. |
| 30 mm | ||
| 60 mm | ||
| Replacement Setscrews | Replacement setscrews are offered for our 16 mm (SS4B013, SS4B025, and SS4B038) and 30 mm (SS4MS5 and SS4MS4) cage systems products. | |
| Post and Breadboard Mounts and Adapters | Mounting options for cage systems can be found on our Cage System Construction pages. Cage Systems can be mounted either parallel or perpendicular to the table surface. | |
| Size Adapters | Cage System Size Adapters can be used to integrate components from different cage system and threading standards. | |
| Specialized Components | Thorlabs also produces specialized cage components, such as Filter Wheels, a HeNe Laser Mount, and a FiberPort Cage Plate Adapter, allowing a wide range of our products to be integrated into cage-mounted optical systems. Explore our Cage Systems Visual Navigation Guide to see the full range of Thorlabs' cage components. | |
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60 mm Cage Adapters for Motorized Translation