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The Leader in PrecisionMotion Solutions

Technology is leveling the competitive landscape. B usiness survival is a b out time to market and scala b ility, while consistently out - smarting and out - performing the competition. This is especially true for high - tech equipment manufacturers, who rely onstrategic partners to help them gain the competitive edge – partners that can design, develop, and deliver solutions to veryspecific requirements. A norad is just that glo b al partner… with the rich heritage to prove it.Technical leadership is the commitment to introduce new technologies. A norad was the first company to market linear servomotors, the first to offer su b- micron accuracy air b earing platforms, and the first to b uild positioning systems incorporatingengineered composite and ceramic materials. These pioneering advances esta b lished A norad as the world ’ s leader in precisionmotion – and our ongoing leadership in precision system engineering continues to this date.Today, A norad is the precision motion division of Rockwell A utomation – an over $4 b illion glo b al leader in industrial automation – and stands ready to meet the challenges of the world ’ s leading companies. A norad ’ s expanding glo b al capa b ilities includemanufacturing facilities in the US, Israel and the N etherlands. Our success is evidenced b y the world ’ s largest installed b ase ofprecision motion systems – well in excess of 100,000 linear motor axes – and supported b y over 40 motion - related patents,making A norad the world ’ s most valued supplier of precision motion solutions. A norad ’ s primary mission is delivering cost - effective direct - drive solutions “on time, on spec, and on b udget”. With three decades ofprecision motion manufacturing expertise, we b uild products ranging from single - axis linear motors and positioning stages, to precisionXY gantries and air b earing platforms, to fully integrated, multi - axis, turnkey custom systems. Over the years, market demands have led us to produce positioning systems with ever - higher precision over increased travels – toprocess materials ranging from read / write heads, to 300mm wafers to flat panel displays. Tomorrow ’ s processes will aggressivelychallenge today ’ s motion systems. Exotic machines that operate in high vacuum or ultra - clean environments with nanometer - levelsta b ility are quickly b ecoming the norm. A s markets dictate, A norad will continue to produce innovative products that provide cost - effective, timely solutions to real - world challenges.While A norad ’ s mission has not changed, its capa b ilities have. In 2002, A norad relocated toa state - of - the - art manufacturing facility in the B rookhaven Technology C enter in Shirley, N Y.The 130,000 square - foot facility serves as A norad ’ s glo b al headquarters and R & D center.The b rand new custom b uilt facility has many features that make it uniquely qualified toproduce world - class motion systems. These include over 20,000 square feet of ISO C lass 7cleanroom manufacturing space, several 6 - foot ( 2 meter ) thick reinforced and dampedvi b ration isolation pads independent of the b uilding ’ s skeletal structure, and sophisticatedenvironmental controls that permit measurements in the nanometer realm. A ll of thesecapa b ilities are necessary to ensure world - class precision in motion system fa b rication,performance and verification.The A norad Precision Motion Solutions catalog is intended to b e a b road -b rush introduction to the very precise world of A noradmotion control. It details our current products and capa b ilities while illustrating our rich history of innovative firsts. The reader isencouraged to use it as a launching point to interact with the world - class sales, engineering, and service personnel that make A norad the world ’ s leader in precision motion solutions.
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