Automated digital microscopes are designed to include stages that can move a sample or objective in x, y, or z motion. ALIO has created a unique microscope stage architecture, with a total focus on optimized motion and best-in-class imaging quality.

The stage architectures allow the combination of a Z-axis focusing stage with a monolithic XY stage with or without an open center as preferred to optimize the movement of samples or slides under the objective.

Most microscopy applications require image capture at a high rate of speed with an absolute focus on precision, which requires a motion control solution that combines smoothness (meaning highest possible image resolution), flatness (controlling the z-axis meaning maintenance of focus), and straightness (reducing overlap between scanning “passes” and increasing throughput).