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There's still time to visit the Prior Scientific team at Booth 1135 and learn more about solutions from Kinetic Systems, Inc. (A Division of Prior Scientific). Explore vibration isolation and laboratory workstation solutions designed to support high-performance microscopy and precision imaging applications, including: ✅ BenchMate™ Workstations ✅ Optical Tables ✅ Vibration Control Workstations Be sure to connect with Daniel Keller, East Coast Sales Engineer, who will be at the booth to discuss how Kinetic Systems solutions can help create stable environments for sensitive instrumentation and advanced imaging systems. Stop by today before the show wraps up! #MM2026 #MM2026MKE #PriorScientific #KineticSystems #Microscopy #VibrationIsolation #OpticalTables #BenchMate #ResearchTechnology #LifeSciences

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The Prior Scientific team will be at the Microscopy Society of America (Official) Conference, August 3-6, showcasing solutions from Kinetic Systems, Inc. (A Division of Prior Scientific). Stop by Booth 1135 to learn more about our vibration isolation and laboratory workstation solutions designed to support high-performance microscopy and precision imaging applications, including: 🔹 BenchMate™ Workstations  🔹 Optical Tables  🔹 Vibration Control Workstations Whether you're optimizing an existing lab or planning a new research space, our team can discuss how Kinetic Systems products help create the stable environments required for sensitive instrumentation and imaging systems. We look forward to connecting with researchers, engineers, and microscopy professionals throughout the show. #Microscopy #Microanalysis #MM2026MKE #MM2026 #PriorScientific #KineticSystems #BenchMate #OpticalTables #VibrationIsolation  

What makes a motorized microscope stage perform well in real-world imaging applications? 🔬 In a recent blog post, Prior Scientific Product Manager, Simon Bush, addresses some of the key considerations behind stage selection and performance, using the ProScan H100A compact motorized XY stage as an example. A few key takeaways: 🔹 Repeatability vs accuracy    Reliable repositioning helps ensure consistent imaging results and dependable system performance across repeated measurements and scans.   🔹 Speed is only part of the equation Throughput also depends on acceleration and settling time, not only top velocity. 🔹 Compact design has real system benefits    A smaller stage footprint not only saves space but can also simplify system integration and help lower overall system cost. 🔹 Encoded vs. non-encoded stages    The ProScan H100A incorporates Intelligent Scanning Technology (IST), enabling non-encoded stage performance that can approach encoded-stage behavior in many applications, while maintaining a simple and efficient system design. The Q&A uses the ProScan H100A as a real-world example, but the principles apply across microscopy, inspection, and OEM system design.    If you're evaluating motion control options for a microscopy or imaging system, this Q&A provides valuable insight into the design considerations behind the H100A. 👉 Dive into the full Q&A:    https://lnkd.in/d9vVffwa #Microscopy #MotionControl #LifeSciences #ImagingSystems #PriorScientific 

We recently sat down with our Product Manager, Simon Bush, to answer some of the most common questions engineers and microscopists ask about motorized stages. The Q&A offers practical, straightforward answers to questions such as: 🔬 What’s the difference between accuracy and repeatability, and which one really matters in imaging?  ⚙️ How stage speed, acceleration, and settling time impact throughput  📏 Why footprint and stage height can make or break system design  🔁 How to think about backlash, hysteresis, and motion control The discussion centers around the new ProScan H100A compact XY stage, but the insights apply much more broadly to anyone working in microscopy or precision motion. If you’re: ✅ Upgrading a microscope  ✅ Designing an OEM imaging system  ✅ Or just trying to better understand stage performance …it’s a useful deep dive into how these systems really work. 👉 Read the full Q&A with Simon: https://lnkd.in/d9vVffwa

We're delighted to be attending #CMM26 at University of Cambridge today as Simon Bush takes to the stage to discuss Prior Scientific's custom microscopes. #microscopy #PriorScientific #OEM

Stop replacing your microscope. Start evolving it. In today’s lab environment, technology moves fast, but budgets don’t.  That’s why more researchers are shifting away from costly full-system replacements and toward modular upgrades. With Prior’s OpenStand platform, you can build and continuously evolve a system tailored to your exact application:   🔬 Customize your setup for specific experiments  🔄 Adapt and upgrade as your research changes  ⚙️ Integrate new modalities without starting from scratch From rapid prototyping to advanced multi-camera systems, OpenStand gives you the flexibility to innovate without limits, or unnecessary cost. The image shows a customized platform developed for the Maguire Lab at Tufts University School of Medicine for widefield and confocal fluorescence imaging. The final system included three cameras to simultaneously observe multiple cell types across a wide field of view.  Learn how to customize your imaging systems with OpenStand. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e-7Ux3hP

Upgrading your lab equipment doesn’t need to come at an exponential cost. Maximize your microscopy budget with Prior Scientific. Instead of spending your budget on unnecessary, new equipment why not invest long-term by upgrading your existing imaging system?  Make the most of your systems modularity. Incorporating motorized components is one way to extend your lab’s lifespan without having to replace costly equipment in a short amount of time.  Look no further than our H100A compact motorized XY stage and our new HF108B 8-position filter wheel.  Key Features  H100A  ✅ Intelligent Scanning Technology™ for accuracy and linearity.  ✅ ProScan-level precision and accuracy at a lower price.  ✅ Compact size ideal for installation into OEM projects with limited space. HF108B  ✅ Fastest filter changer for 32 mm filters currently available for microscopy.  ✅ Lightweight design facilitates rapid filter changing.  ✅ Ultra-thin body minimizes impact on infinity space. Learn more about our Microscope Imaging Components https://lnkd.in/eqKGBAzk #Microscopy #PriorScientific #Queensgate #ScientificInstruments #LabAutomation

🚀 Building faster fluorescence imaging systems starts with the right fundamentals. High‑speed fluorescence imaging places unique demands on automated microscopy, from reducing channel switching delays to maintaining optical performance with large‑format cameras. In our latest blog post, we explore the key design considerations behind high‑speed fluorescence imaging and how components like the Prior HF108B high‑speed filter wheel support: ✅ Faster multi‑channel acquisition  ✅ Improved system stability at speed  ✅ Seamless integration into automated microscopy platforms Read the full blog to see how modern motion and optical switching enable scalable, high‑throughput imaging. 👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dt9sFAWv #FluorescenceImaging #AutomatedMicroscopy #MicroscopySystems #PriorScientific #HF108B

Now introducing, WP120B, a low-profile Z-axis, tip-and-tilt piezo stage designed specifically for 300 mm wafer inspection and metrology.  Developed in response to customer demand for improved roll and pitch performance, the WP120B delivers a significant leap in positioning accuracy which helps ensure consistent focus and reliable measurement results across large wafer surfaces. Key Features:  ✅ ~15× reduction in off-axis errors (from ~20 μrad to ~2 μrad)  ✅ Sub-nanometer-resolution capacitive sensing with direct platform measurement  ✅ High-stiffness parallel kinematics with flexure guidance  ✅ Fast step-settle time (as low as 14 ms for a 1 μm step under 8 kg load)  ✅ Full 120 μm Z travel with no loss in speed It can also be paired with Prior Scientific’s H112 stage for high-precision X-Y motion, enabling a complete XYZ solution for advanced semiconductor applications. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eMgZydr3 #Semiconductors #Nanopositioning #Innovation #PriorScientific #PrecisionEngineering