ZONDA | Best-In-Class Positioning Hexapod

Best-in-Class: High Accuracy & Heavy Payload Hexapod

The ZONDA positioning hexapod is a high-performance 6DOF system designed for applications requiring exceptional precision, stability, and accuracy while handling heavy loads and large travels. Capable of positioning payloads up to 400 kg with a remarkable resolution of 0.1 µm, the ZONDA hexapod offers extensive travel ranges: 400 mm in XY, 300 mm in Z, and 40° in rotations Rx, Ry, and Rz.

The ZONDA hexapod boasts unmatched accuracy and thermal stability, integrating Invar components with a very low Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE). This, combined with linear absolute encoders standard in the actuators and specially designed rigid joints, ensures superior performance even in challenging environments.

Versatile in its application, the ZONDA hexapod can operate in any orientation—vertical, horizontal, or upside down. Additionally, it can be customized for high vacuum (10^-6 mbar) or cleanroom compatibility, making it suitable for a wide range of precision applications.

Experience the unparalleled performance of the best-in-class ZONDA hexapod for your high-precision positioning needs.

A high performance control center

Controlling a parallel kinematics mechanism like a positioning hexapod requires fast and numerous calculations to transform position instructions into motor current set points while ensuring secure motions.

To meet these demands, all Symetrie positioning hexapods come with a high-performance control rack. This control rack handles the complex computations needed for real-time processing and accurate movement.

Users can interact with the system through the intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI), which makes setting commands and monitoring status easy. Alternatively, users can use an Application Programming Interface (API) to integrate the control rack directly with their custom software environments.

A complete and flexible solution

All Symetrie hexapod racks are made with:

■ a powerful multi-axis Delta Tau industrial controller
■ drivers sized to meet the needs of each application
■ input-output modules allowing various interactions with the hexapod environment.

Symetrie’s controller solutions are robust and flexible. They can be adapted to different types of motors (DC, brushless, stepper) coupled to various encoder technologies (absolute, incremental, linear, rotary).

The controllers are compatible with the hand-held control unit in option.

Choosing the right hexapod for you

Symetrie offers a free software, HexaSym, that simplifies the selection process for you by allowing you to check the possible travels and load capacities of each positioning hexapod in their range. With HexaSym, you can test a variety of possible configurations for your specific application, including “worst scenarios.”

Click HERE to download HexaSym

Want to learn more about hexapods ? Visit our application page HERE. 

ZONDA APPLICATIONS

• • Optics
  • Research & Engineering
  • Space
  • Synchrotron

Intuitive Hexapod Control with SYM_Positioning

Thanks to an ergonomic Human Machine Interface (HMI), SYM_Positioning hexapod positioning and control software provides simple commands accessible from the home screen, allowing for easy operation of your best-in-class hexapod. The software also enables the generation of complex movement sequences using specific files. Additionally, the center of rotation can be easily adjusted within the software, offering flexibility for various applications.

SYM_Positioning allows:

■ Safe movement control
■ Position display in real time
■ Generate position sequences
■ The configuration of the center of rotation
■ Configure repositories (coordinate systems)
■ Configuration of limits (position, speed …)
■ API (Application Programming Interface)
■ To be interfaced in C, LabVIEW, EPICS, SPEC, TANGO, Python, Matlab …

Customization

Symétrie has the knowledge and expertise in software development, which means they can tailor software to your specific needs.

Hexasym Simulator

How to choose your hexapod?

Thanks to Symetrie’s free simulation software, you can easily check the possible travels and load capacities of each of their hexapods. HexaSym allows you to select the best solution for your application and test a variety of possible configurations.

Testing several parameters

With the HexaSym simulator, you can test cumulative travel ranges on several axes at the same time, including the “worst cases” of your applications. You can also change the center of rotation, define different reference frames, vary the orientation of the hexapod (vertical, horizontal, other) and the payload.
It includes a 3D visualization feature that lets you see how the hexapod moves according to commanded positions, along with sliders for immediate movement control

And for specific hexapods

You can also use HexaSym for specific hexapods, for which Symetrie will provide you with a configuration file compatible with the simulator.

Click here for more information and download the software