ATS – Alignment Turning Station

High-precision centering, alignment and machining of mounted lenses and lens groups

During alignment turning, the mount edge and the flange surfaces of mounted spherical, aspherical and cylindrical lenses are machined so that the axis of symmetry of the mount coincides with the optical axis of the lens. The ATS alignment turning machine combines the proven OptiCentric® centration measurement system with an ultra-precise turning machine. This makes it possible to adjust and control all relevant parameters while processing the mount, such as diameter of the mount or the distance of the lens from the contact surfaces of the mount. The high-precision measurement of decentering and the extremely accurate processing of the mount prevent cumbersome, iterative adjustment steps in the overall optical system. The intuitive operation results in operator-independent results during measurement and processing.

Versatile

All ATS alignment turning stations are suitable for a variety of samples and applications. Setup and adjustment of a new sample is done in a short time.

High manufacturing accuracy

The production of high-performance optics is possible with an accuracy of < 1 µm for the centering error, < 1 µm for the flange distance, < 1 µm for the roundness and < 2 µm for the diameter of brass lens mounts.

High profitability

Streamlined processes, especially during subsequent lens assembly, increase production productivity.

Products

ATS 100 Alignment Turning Station

ATS 100

The compact alignment turning station

ATS 100 is optimized for the processing of lens systems with a diameter of up to 100 mm and a weight of up to 3 kg.

  • Automated alignment chuck
  • Reproducible manufacturing with a repeatability of better than 2.5 µm
  • Easy to clean via integrated chip extraction
  • Suitable for cycle time optimized processing of large batch sizes

ATS 200

The high-precision alignment turning station

ATS 200 is designed for processing small and medium-sized lenses in medium batch production.

  • Optional with hydrostatic spindle
  • Automated adjusting chuck
  • Great stiffness and thermal stability due to optimized granite base
  • Reproducible manufacturing with a repeat accuracy of better than 1.0 µm

For very high accuracy: ATS 200 UP

The ATS 200 UP is a variant of the ATS 200 with an identical basic structure. What sets it apart is the use of an extremely stable spindle with hydrostatic bearing supports. This increases its rigidity even more and offers excellent damping, ensuring that very high accuracy requirements of better than 0.5 microns can be achieved.
ATS 300 UP Alignment Turning Station

ATS 300 UP

Flexibility in the lens diameter

Mounted lenses up to a diameter of 300 mm are machined with high precision by the ATS 300 UP.

  • Hydrostatic spindle
  • Excellent damping ensuring very high accuracy requirements of up to 0.5 µm
  • Comprehensive accessories
CNC alignment turning for short cycle times

ATS-C

CNC alignment turning for short cycle times

Built in a horizontal setup, ATS-C offers full CNC capabilities that allow for a swift integration of the machine to existing production processes.

  • Optimized cycle times for small, mounted lenses
  • Processing of free-form cell designs
  • Intuitive machine operation enables quick and easy realization from design to workpiece

Videos

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High-Precision Centering, Alignment and Machining of Mounted Lenses and Lens Groups
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State-of-the-art production processes at Sill Optics using alignment turning
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CNC alignment turning for short cycle times

Software

ATS Control

One software for all measurement and production processes

The ATS Control combines operation of the machine functions with the routines for measurement of centering error and alignment. The user is guided step by step, both in setting up sample geometry and carrying out the processing procedure. The software continually monitors the results of the production process.

Upgrades

ATS 200 accessoires tactile sensor lathe centering mounted lens precise alignment turning station
  • Aerostatic spindle
  • Hydrostatic spindle
  • Tactile sensor
ATS Upgrade Sensor
  • Optical sensor
  • Temperature sensor
  • Workpiece temperature sensor
  • Sensor for aspheres
ATS 200 accessoires quadruple tool changer lathe centering mounted lens precise alignment turning station
  • Second autocollimator
  • Quadruple tool changer
ATS with robot
  • Head lens changer
ATS 100 industrial vacuum cleaning lathe centering mounted lens precise alignment turning station
  • Minimum lubrication
  • Chip extraction
  • 2D code reader
ATS 100 with robot lathe centering mounted lens precise alignment turning station
  • Increases in efficiency by adding a robot to the ATS for automatic loading and unloading.
ATS cutting of threads and grooves
  • Cutting of threads and grooves

Woman with lens

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