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The LINOS 

Optical 

Tables 

Optical Tables

The LINOS Optical Tables 

There's an old German saying: "Tranquility is 

the source of strength" is strength in stillness." 

This expression aptly sums up the benefits 

of TMC vibration-isolating tables, 

which the company began developing 40 

years ago. Today, TMC is one of the worldwide 

technology and market leaders in this 

area. LINOS has been handling the exclusive 

distribution of TMC products in Germany 

and Austria since 1989. 

The TMC product line ranges from simple 

Breadboards to workstations to complex 

coupled table systems, and even includes 

cleanroom and anti-magnetic versions. 

Let us find the optimum solution for your 

requirements! LINOS supplies not only highquality 

products but also a complete range 

of services, from measurement of vibration 

to delivering and installing entire systems. 

Our quality criteria: 

• Continuous structure of the 

steel Table Tops 

• Patented CleanTop TM II technique 

• Rugged, patented, high-precision 

Gimbal Piston TM vibration-isolation 

system 

• Unique, active vibration-cancellation 

system: STACIS®2100 

• Best performance available on the 

market 

• Ultra-light design with Breadboards 

in the 75 Series 

! 

Special features: 

Custom designs are part of the 

standard repertoire at LINOS and 

TMC. We routinely handle e.g. 

other sizes and materials, special 

bore holes, and cutouts in the 

plates. Please contact us with your 

requirements! 

Ideal areas of application: 

Scientific research, Metrology, Microscopy, 

Light microscopy, Scanning, 

Semiconductor industry 

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Optical Tables 


Technical Information on Optical Tables _______ 

Introduction 272 

Breadboards and Optical Table Tops 274 

Selection Criteria 277 

Best Reasons for Choosing a TMC / 

LINOS Product 278 

Breadboards ________________________________ 

75 Series CleanTop II Lightweight Breadboards 280 

77 Series CleanTop II Breadboards 281 

78 Series CleanTop II Breadboards 282 

Breadboard Leveler 283 

Table Tops __________________________________ 

CleanTop II Optical Tops, 784 Series, 

Maximum Damping 284 


Standard Damping 286 


Nominal Damping 288 


Standard Damping 290 


Nominal Damping 291 

ClassOne CleanTop II Optical Tops, 

794 Series,Maximum Damping 292 

ClassOne CleanTop II Optical Tops, 

793 Series, StandardDamping 294 

Non-Magnetic CleanTop II Optical Tops, 

714 Series,Maximum Damping 296 

Accessories Optical Tables ___________________ 

Table-Top Enclosures 298 

Lasershelf 299 

Support Systems ____________________________ 


4-Post Systems with Tiebars 305 

6-Post System with Tiebars 308 

Free-Standing Individual Posts 310 

Accessories Support Systems _________________ 

Casters 312 

Air Compressor 312 

S-Series Vibration Isolators 313 

Mounting Plate for S-Isolators 314 

Installation Kit with S-Isolator 314 

Manual Air Pump 315 

Active Vibration Cancellation System _________ 

STACIS® 2100 316 

Hybrid Piezoelectric/Air Active Vibration 

Cancellation System 318 

Active Piezoelectric Cancellation Floor 

Platform for Scanning Electron Microscopes 319 

Laboratory Tables (Workstations) _____________ 


Laboratory Tables, Design Features 320 

Laboratory Tables, Table Tops 321 

High-Performance Lab Tables 63-500 Series 323 

ClassOne Laboratory Tables, 63-600 Series 327 

Accessories Laboratory Tables ________________ 

Articulated Arm Rests 329 

Retractable Transport Casters 329 

Faraday Cages and Accessories 330 

BenchTop Faraday Cage 331 

Air Compressor 331 

TableTop Platforms __________________________ 

Vibration-Isolated Equipment Platform, 

66 Series 332 

Custom Support Systems ____________________ 

Custom Configurations 333 

Platforms Equipped with High-Performance 

Vibration-Isolation Systems 334 

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Microbench Nanobench Tube System C Positioners Rail Systems Mounts and Posts Mirror Mounts 

Optical Tables, Introduction 

Demands on the precision and resolutions 

of metrologi cal equipment and 

techniques have become more stringent 

in pace with technological advances. 

Metrological set ups and systems have 

thus become more sensitive to external 

influences, such as temperature variations 

and vibrations. 

Thermal effects may usually be minimized 

by thermo stat ting, use of 

temperature-compensated hardware and 

supporting structures, shortening the 

duration of mea sure ment, and other 

relatively straightforward means. Special 

equipment is available for minimizing 

effects due to vibrations, but the full 

benefits provided by such equipment will 

be obtained only if all of the following 

requirements are met: 

•• 

All components of metrological setups or 

systems must be sufficiently rigidly aligned 

with respect to one another. This 

requirement may be met by mounting all 

such components on a single, extremely 

stiff, base. Optical Table Tops are used for 

this purpose.• 

•• 

The entire complex, consisting of the experimental 

setup itself plus its supporting 

base, must be mounted on vibrationisolators. 

Special supports equipped with 

various types of vibration-isolation systems 

are used for this purpose. 

Compliance (mm/N) 

Frequency (Hz) 

Optical Table Tops 

Optical Table Tops must be designed to 

provide high structural stiffness if 

relative motions of components mounted 

on them due to external vibrations are to 

be minimized. In addition, any vibrations 

reaching Table Tops, in spite of the 

vibration-isolation systems incorpo rated 

into their supports, must be rapidly 

damped out; i.e., Optical Table Tops must 

have highly effective internal damping 

mechanisms. 

Optical Table Tops may thus be classified 

in terms of their structural rigidities and 

their internal damping cha rac teristics. 

Their structural rigidities should be 

assessed in terms of both their static 

stiffness and their dynamic rigidities, i.e., 

their resistance to deformations due to 

dynamic applied loads. 

•• 

Their static stiffnesses are equivalent to 

their Young‘s moduli, and are thus the 

ratio of their bending deflec•tions to the 

magnitudes of the temporally constant 

(static), concentrated, applied loads 

causing these deflections.• 

•• 

Their dynamic rigidities, on the other 

hand, express their Young‘s moduli as 

functions of the frequencies of temporally 

varying, i.e., dynamic, applied loads, such 

as vibrations, inducing bending deflections 

of their structures.• 

The frequency responses of Table Tops 

may be graphi cally represented in the 

form of so-called „compliance“ curves, 

defined as the reciprocals of their 

dynamic rigi di ties, versus the frequencies 

of periodically varying applied loads, 

covering the full ranges of frequencies 

likely to be of interest. 

An analysis of the compliance curves of 

Optical Table Tops indicates that they 

may be roughly regarded as ideal rigid 

bodies up to frequencies of about 80 Hz. 

At higher frequencies, however, Optical 

Table Tops exhibit resonances, evident by 

occurrence of peaks in their compliance 

curves. Compliance curves are a useful 

aid in assessing the dynamic rigidities of 

Optical Table Tops at various excitation 

frequencies. They may also be used to 

compare the frequency responses of 

unloaded Table Tops of equal weight and 

equal dimensions. 

Since the amplitudes of vibrational 

resonances of rec tang ular Table Tops are 

greatest at their corners, corner-compliance 

curves, or plots of their compliances 

at their corners versus the frequencies of 

dynamic applied loads, represent 

quantitative indicators of table-top 

per formance. The widths of resonance 

peaks occurring in their corner-compliance 

curves are indicative of the 

effec tiveness of their internal damping 

mechanisms. 

In concluding our brief discussion of 

these topics, we should emphasize that 

the factors mentioned above refer to the 

performance of unloaded Table Tops, i.e., 

to Table Tops with no components 

mounted on them. These factors alone 

are thus inadequate to fully describe 

their performance under conditions of 

actual use. Since the static loads, and 

probably the dynamic loads as well, 

exerted on Optical Table Tops by 

experimen tal setups will vary from case 

to case, purely qualitative design factors, 

particularly specifications relating to 

their honeycomb core mass density, 

should also be taken into account in 

selecting Optical Table Tops. The 

material(s) used in fabricating their 

honeycomb cores, core thickness, plus 

specifications relating to their top and 

bottom plates and their sidewalls, 

constitute further major selection 

criteria. Any design features or mechanisms 

that have been incorporated in order 

to improve their internal damping 

characteristics should also be taken into 

account. 

Details of the special design features of 

LINOS Photonics Optical Table Tops are 

covered in the subsection entitled 

„Design Features“. 

Compliance curve for a typical Optical Table Top 



Vibration-Isolation Systems 

The choice of supports and vibrationisolation 

systems will have a significant 

affect on the performance of Optical 

Table systems. 

The purpose of vibration-isolation 

systems is isolating, to the maximum 

extent feasible, Table Tops from vibrations 

emanating from, or transmitted by, 

the floors or other surfaces on which 

their supports stand. The fre quen cies of 

these vibrations usually range from 

about 2 Hz up to 50 Hz, depending upon 

the characteristics and location of the 

floors, or other supporting surfaces, 

involved, as well as upon ambient 

conditions. 

Practice indicates that spring-mass 

mechanisms are the best choices for such 

Transmissibility 

applications, but they must be tuned 

such that their natural resonant frequencies 

fall well below the frequencies of 

lowest-order building resonances if they 

are to provide high degrees of vibrational 

isolation. 

The vibrational-transfer characteristics, 

or transmissi bili ties, of undamped 

spring-mass mechanisms are roughly as 

indicated in the graphs shown below, 

where ω 0 

is their natural resonant 

frequency. 

In addition to providing isolation from 

building vibra tions, vibration-isolation 

systems should strongly isolate experimental 

setups from incidental vibrations 

due to, e.g., persons walking about, etc., 

and should strongly dampen these 


occurences; i.e., they should rapidly 

damp vibrations at all frequencies likely 

to be encoun tered in actual use. This 

may be implemented by incor porating 

various types of damping mechanisms, 

such as eddy-current damping or 

frictional/viscous damping using solid, 

liquid, or gaseous materials into 

vibration-isolation systems. Damping 

reduces the amplitudes of their natural 

resonance peaks, but the forces exerted 

on them by damping mechanisms 

increases their transmissibilities at high 

frequencies, as can be seen from the 

graph shown below. 

Thus, designing vibration-isolation 

systems entails arri ving at a compromise 

that will provide the lowest resonant 

frequencies achievable, combined with 

the low est resonance peaks consistent 

with strong damping of vibrations over 

the entire range of frequencies likely to 

be encountered in actual use. 

Specially designed vibration-isolation 

systems are essential if all of these 

requirements are to be met. 

Normalized frequency (ω/ω 0 ) 

Normalized frequency (ω/ω 0 ) 

Frequency response of an undamped (ζ = 0) spring-mass 

mechanism. 

Frequency responses of spring-mass mechanisms having 

various damping factors. 



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Breadboards and Optical Table Tops 

All LINOS Optical Table Tops are of 

unique design. Our consistent use of all 

theoretical principles resulting in 

superior stiffness and optimized internal 

damping has led to their being ranked 

among the best Optical Table Tops 

commercially available. Major features 

include: 

•• 

Small cell, steel-honeycomb cores 

•• 

Steel top/bottom plates and sidewalls 

•• 

Threaded holes tapped directly into their 

top plates 

•• 

Patented „CleanTop II“ sealing of all 

tapped holes 

•• 

Hybrid, integral, damping mechanisms 

•• 

High-strength, non-aging, epoxied joints 

•• 

Broad range of standard models• 

• 

Design Features 

All of our Optical Tables are laminated 

structures con sisting of steel top and 

bottom plates bonded under high 

pressure, by two lapped granite plates, 

to steel-honey comb cores using a special 

epoxy resin. Their sidewalls are fabricated 

from steel plates, and seam-welded 

to other structural elements to form rigid 

structural units. All Table Tops are 

equipped with specially tuned, inter nally 

mounted, damping mechanisms, such as 

damping mats laminated onto the inner 

surfaces of their sidewalls and damping 

masses installed at strategically chosen 

internal points. Their broadband 

characteristics make them equally 

effective at all frequencies. 

Our „Clean-Top®“ option seals the 

bottoms of tapped holes in Table Tops 

with special tubular caps that prevent 

liquids that might attack bonding 

adhesives from entering the interiors of 

Table Tops. 

Steel-honeycomb Cores 

Our steel-honeycomb cores are fabricated 

from 0.25 mm gauge corrosion-resistant 

coated sheet steel. The small 

diameters of the tubular caps used on 

Table Tops equipped with our Clean-Top 

option have allowed us to reduce 

honeycomb-cell cross-sectional area to 3 

cm 2 . The resulting high cell density yields 

extremely stiff table-top structures. This 

high cell density also provides large 

contact areas for bonding top and 

bottom plates to honeycomb cores, 

making Table Tops even stiffer. Our 

honeycomb cores incorporate even 

smaller cell cross-sections at strategic 

points, which increases their ave rage mass 

density to 0.27 g/cm 3 . This type of 

honey comb -core design has a shear 

modulus of 1.9 x 10 9 N/m 2 . 

Top Plates 

Top plates are fabricated from coldrolled 

ferromagnetic stainless steel, and 

directly bonded to honeycomb cores by a 

bonding process that leaves them 

Q-enabled 

Special orders are standard for LINOS! 

Steel-honeycomb core 

unstressed. Top plates are available in 

thicknesses of 3 mm or 5 mm, and are 

flat to within ±0.13 mm over the entire 

surface. The upper surfaces are ground 

to reduce disturbing reflections. 

Bottom Plates 

Bottom plates are bonded to honeycomb 

cores using the same process used for 

bonding top plates, and are also left 

unstressed. Bottom plates are fabricated 

from cold-rolled steel and coated with 

black epoxy paint. The unique, direct 

core-to-top bonding improves the 

thermal conductivity of the core to the 

outside environment, reducing the 

„thermal relaxation time“ for the top. 

Bot tom plates have the same thickness as 

top plates. 

Special sizes, materials, bore hole patterns and cutouts available on 

request. 

An Optical Table of our Research and Development (R & D) 78 Series equipped with an optional Laser shelf. 



Sidewalls 

Sidewalls are fabricated from 1.9 mm 

gauge cold-rolled steel in order to 

provide even greater stiffness, even 

better structural integrities, and the 

structural uniformity needed to preclude 

thermal distortions, even under large 

temperature excursions. Sidewalls are 

seam-wel ded along all edges, and have 

damping mats applied to their inner 

surfaces. Their outer surfaces are coated 

with fiber-reinforced, grained, vinyl. 

Stainless-steel guards protect all corners. 

The plastic coatings on their outer 

surfaces make sidewalls highly resistant 

to dampness and moisture. Sidewall 

plates may be drilled and tapped for 

attaching various types of hardware. 

CleanTop II Equipment 

The new CleanTop II Optical Top 

equipment is the best method to protect 

the honeycomb core from outer flowing 

in, e.g. agressive fluids. Its design 

involved capa ci tance discharge welding a 

25 mm long stainless steel or plated steel 

cup under each drilled hole prior to 

thread tapping. Cups are epoxy-bonded 

and made from nylon-6, and stainless 

steel (optional). CleanTop II cups are 

small and cylindrical, this allows a high 

core density and therefore assures 

highest stability of the honeycomb core. 

Chemical resistance of nylon 6 and 

stainless steel: 

Nylon 6 Stainless 

Steel 

Aromatic solvents excellent excellent 

Aliphatic solvents excellent excellent 

Hydrocarbons excellent excellent 

Gasoline and oils excellent excellent 

Refrigerants excellent excellent 

Chlorinated solvents fair excellent 

Weak acids good excellent 

Strong acids attacked excellent 

Weak alcalines excellent excellent 

Strong alcalines good excellent 

Oxidizing agents attacked excellent 

Tapped-hole Grids 

All threads are cut into through-holes 

in Table Top plates using high-precision 

taps. These accurately cut, smooth ly 

finished, threads provide the easy, 

manual, insertion of threaded fasteners 

needed for rapid assembly of Optical 

experiments. Unlike threaded inserts 

or bush ings, tapped holes withstand 

both tensile and compres sive loads. The 

heavy-gauge, high-strength, stock we 

use for our Table Top plates will support 

even heavy objects without buckling. 

All tapped holes have cham fered rims in 

order to preclude personal injuries. 

Nylon 6 CleanTop II 

All Table Tops are available with tapped 

holes spaced on 25 mm centers. 

A closer look 

All protective caps on the 

CleanTop®II are made of chemically 

resistant Nylon 6 or, optionally, 

stainless steel. 


Clean-TopII 


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Strong Internal Damping 

Table tops exhibit strong internal 

damping that both minimizes their 

response to external shocks and vibrations 

and dissipates the energies of any 

activated vibrational modes of their top 

plates. The internal dam-ping characteristics 

of Table Tops are particularly critical 

in cases where they are supported on 

vibration-isolation systems. 

Many manufacturers use viscoelastic 

adhesives to attach top and bottom 

plates to honeycomb cores, a practice 

that substantially reduces the stiffnesses 

of final Table Top structures. All epoxy 

resins used by TMC are hard-setting and 

supplemented by dam ping masses. This 

approach eliminates both aging effect 

and outgassing. The damping characteristics 

of our Table Tops are individually 

tuned to their structural resonan ces. 

TMC‘s firm adherence to these design 

prin ci ples in manufacturing its Optical 

Table Tops results in superior-quality 

Table Tops exhibiting stiffness that has 

yet to be equalled. Their low compliances, 

the recipro cals of their dynamic 

rigidities, are readily evident from their 

corner-compliance curves. 

TMC offers three levels of damping: 

Maximum damping: 

For holography, interferometry, spectroskopy, 

also recommended in particularly 

noisy vibration and for puldes lasers. 

Dry Damping 

The damping of the Optical Table Tops is 

based on a system of broadband dry 

damping, which damps all existing 

resonances. Dry damping is preferable to 

oil-based dampers. Oil‘s characteristics 

can change over time and hidden oil 

reservoirs are always in danger of being 

pierced by an end-user customizing his 

system. 

An Optical Top‘s resonant frequency will 

vary based on load, distribution of load, 

temperature, and even the presence of 

the dampers themselves. Therefore, in 

practice, it is difficult to tune the 

dampers to the top‘s resonance. The 

broadband damping technique is 

therefore the most effective way to 

damp an Optical Top. 

Standard damping: 

For less sensitive applications. This 

broadband damping level provides a top 

with performance characteristics that 

exceed the majority of other manufacturers‘ 

highest performance levels. 

Nominal damping: 

For general lab work when the main 

consideration is a rigid, flat mounting 

surface. 

Frequency (Hz) Frequency (Hz) Frequency (Hz) 

We present below the corner-compliance curves for the three damping levels. In this example a table with the dimensions 1200x2400x300 mm is used. To convert from in/lb 

to mm/N multiply by a factor of 5.7. Example: 10 -6 in/lb x 5.7 = 5.7 x 10 -6 mm/N. 



Selection Criteria 

This section provides a number of 

guidelines intended to aid you in 

selecting the Optical Table Top best 

suited to your particular applications. 

Since the sizes of Table Tops will usually 

be dictated by the experiments planned, 

we will restrict discussion to their 

thickness and the thick ness of their top 

plates. Table Top length/thickness ratios 

of roughly 10:1 are normally regarded as 

ideal choices, since they yield rigidities 

adequate for typical experimental setups. 

In specific cases involving ultrasensitive 

experimental setups, such as those used 

in interfero metry or holography, this 

ratio should be reduced to as little as 7:1, 

and Table Top thickness should be at 

least 200 mm. 

Table Top plate thickness should also be 

chosen to suit the types of experiments 

planned. 

Table Tops of both series have grids of 

our patented Clean-Top sealed tapped 

holes, and may be equipped with our 

Laserport option, a section of 47.6 mm 

i.d. steel tubing inserted into a throughhole 

cut into their struc tures, interconnecting 

their top and bottom plates. This 

is normally centered on the longitudinal 

axis, 150 mm distant from the shorter 

edge. Used in combination with our 

Lasershelf option, Laserport allows 

space-saving mounting of laser sources 

beneath Table Tops (see section Accessories 

Optical Tables for further information 

on our Lasershelf option). 

Due to their rugged construction, our 

Optical Table Tops are likely to remain in 

service for many years. Long-range 

planning and potential future applications 

should be taken into account in the 

selection process. This will ensure that 

the rigid Table Top for tackling future 

tasks will already be on hand. 

Laserport 

. 

Laserport: Hole pattern and dimensions 



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Best Reasons for Choosing a TMC / LINOS Product 

LINOS and TMC are your ideal partners 

for vibration isolation solutions. For over 

30 years, TMC has specialized in providing 

precision working surfaces and 

vibration isolation systems for precision 

measurement laboratories and industry. 

Quality Feature 1 

The sidewalls in all Table Tops and 

Breadboards from LINOS and TMC 

are made of 2 mm thick, damped, 

cold-rolled steel profile. The inexpensive 

sidewalls made of chipboard 

in a competitor product 

can absorb moisture, which 

causes the material to swell. Furthermore, 

they do not ensure unimpeded 

heat transfer. 

TMC 


Competitive construction 

To provide optimal performance, both 

precision “tops” and their supporting 

isolators must be designed to address the 

central issue: control of environmental 

noise. 


Table Tops in CleanTop®II design feature top and bottom plates bonded 

directly to the steel honeycomb core. When a plastic insert is used 

to seal the tapped holes, the insert and its additional adhesive joints 

weaken the overall structure considerably. Furthermore the plastic layer, 

like the wood sidewalls, obstructs the transfer of heat through the 

plate. If one side is heated, massive warping can result (bimetal effect). 

The patented CleanTop®II design with its slender, cylindrical protective 

caps enables a more closely-meshed honeycomb core structure than a 

conical cap form permits. The honeycomb cells average approximately 

3 cm 2 , making them 50 % smaller than those in the competitor product. 

This ensures higher rigidity and heavier dead weight. 

TMC 

Please find enclosed our arguments for 

choosing the optimum solution for your 

vibration isolation task. 



The honeycomb core is bonded 

to the top and bottom plates 

with epoxy resin and the Table 

Top is pressed between two highprecision, 

lapped granite slabs 

until the adhesive has set. 

The CleanTop®II design also guarantees a maximum thread engagement 

depth of 25 mm. Even a slight misalignment of the plastic insert 

reduces the thread engagement depth significantly, and in extreme 

cases can damage the sidewall. 

TMC 


This procedure precludes the 

need for post-processing steps 

such as polishing, and guarantees 

an unparalleled planarity of 

better than ± 0.13 over the entire 

table surface. The competition 

cannot guarantee this planarity 

over a surface greater than 

600 mm 2 . 





Each individual thread is cut with 

a precision tool and has a clean 

bevel (countersink). Unbeveled 

threads present a higher risk of 

injury and can cause unevenness. 

The corners of LINOS and TMC 

Breadboards and Table Tops have 

a radius of 25 mm. This helps to 

prevent painful impacts and injuries. 

TMC countersunk holes 

(above) versus non-countersunk 

holes in 

competitive design (below) 


The resonance frequency of a Table Top is dependent on 

load, distribution of load, temperature and position of the 

dampers. With so many influencing factors, it is difficult to 

determine the exact frequency of the resonance location. 

That is why LINOS and TMC rely on broadband dry damping, 

to dampen even the higher-frequency resonances that can 

cause torsional vibration and other unwanted effects. Narrow-band 

tuned dampers cannot deliver this level of performance 

. 

Corner comliance curve of an 

Optical Table Top 

Oscillation modes of 

a rectangular top plate 



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A closer look 

75 Series CleanTop II Lightweight Breadboards 

Minimizing the weight of Optical Tables 

is becoming more of a consideration for 

many applications. The development of 

new manufacturing techniques has 

resulted in a new, ultralight design. In 

comparison with the Series 78Breadboards, 

the Series 75 Breadboardsare 

approxi mately 50 % lighter. 

Selection guide 

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• Suffix 02 

• Suffix 12 

Thickness 2 inch / 47 mm 

• Core: Steel honeycomb, closed cell, 

0.2mm thick foil 

• Core shear modulus: 19,300 kg/cm² 

• Core cell size: < 3 cm² 

• Core density: 230 kg/m³ 

• Flatness: ± 0.13 mm 

• Top skin: 430 Series ferromagnetic 

stainless steel, 2 mm thick 

• Bottom skin: 400 Series ferromagnetic 


• Sidewalls: High-pressure laminate 

• Tapped holes: M6, backed by 

CleanTop II nylon cups, 3 threads 

for Breadboards with 1/4-20 holes on 1 in. centers 

for Breadboards with M6 holes on 25 mm centers 

Dimensions (inch) Weight (lbs) Dimensions (mm) Weight (kg) Part No 

19 x 23 31.0 450 x 600 14.0 G43 7510 3xx 

19 x 47 62.0 450 x 1200 28.0 G43 7510 4xx 

23 x 23 37.0 600 x 600 17.0 G43 7511 3xx 

23 x 35 56.0 600 x 900 25.0 G43 7511 5xx 

23 x 47 74.0 600 x 1200 34.0 G43 7511 9xx 

35 x 47 111.0 900 x 1200 50.0 G43 7513 5xx 

Universally applicable wherever restricting weight is important; for 

example, in mobile use (e.g., in cars or airplanes) or for placement on 

vibration-isolated Optical Tables. 

• Ultra-light design – less than 44 kg/m 2 

• Steel honeycomb core 

• Top and bottom plates made of stainless steel 

• Countersunk tapped bores with 3 thread turns 

• Each tapped bore sealed in the CleanTop®II design 

• Economically priced 

• Short delivery times: approximately 3 weeks 

• Special sizes possible: lengths up to 1200 mm and widths up to 900 mm 



77 Series CleanTop II Breadboards 

77 Series Breadboards differs from the 

78Series only in skin thickness. The 3 mm 

skin offering provides a rela tive ly high 

level of rigidity with a significant cost 

reduc tion. 

These Breadboards are recommended 

when lighter weight construction is 

necessary or cost is critical. They are 

available in both 50 and 100mm 

thickness. 









• Sidewalls: Damped, formed steel 

channel, vinyl covered 

• Tapped holes: M6, backed by 25 mm 

long CleanTop II nylon cups 



• 00 for Breadboards withoutholes 

• 01 for Breadboards with 1/4-20holes on 1 in. centers and laser port 

• 02 for Breadboards with 1/4-20holes on 1 in. centers 

• 11 for Breadboards with M6holes on 25 mm centers and laser port 

• 12 for Breadboards with M6holes on 25 mm centers 



Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimensions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

12 x 12 15 300 x 300 7 G43 7710 5xx 

12 x 24 29 300 x 600 13 G43 7710 7xx 

12 x 36 44 300 x 900 19 G43 7710 8xx 

12 x 48 58 300 x 1200 26 G43 7710 9xx 

12 x 72 87 300 x 1800 38 G43 7711 0xx 

20 x 30 60 500 x 750 27 G43 7711 1xx 

20 x 40 80 500 x 1000 35 G43 7711 2xx 

24 x 24 58 600 x 600 26 G43 7711 3xx 

24 x 36 87 600 x 900 38 G43 7711 5xx 

24 x 48 116 600 x 1200 51 G43 7711 9xx 

24 x 60 144 600 x 1500 63 G43 7712 1xx 

24 x 72 173 600 x 1800 76 G43 7712 3xx 

24 x 96 231 600 x 2400 101 G43 7712 4xx 

30 x 30 90 750 x 750 40 G43 7712 5xx 

30 x 36 108 750 x 900 48 G43 7712 7xx 

30 x 40 120 750 x 1000 53 G43 7712 9xx 

30 x 48 144 750 x 1200 63 G43 7713 1xx 

30 x 60 180 750 x 1500 79 G43 7713 2xx 

30 x 72 216 750 x 1800 95 G43 7719 1xx 

30 x 96 288 750 x 2400 126 G43 7719 2xx 

36 x 36 130 900 x 900 57 G43 7713 3xx 

36 x 48 173 900 x 1200 76 G43 7713 5xx 

36 x 60 216 900 x 1500 95 G43 7713 6xx 

36 x 72 260 900 x 1800 114 G43 7713 9xx 

36 x 96 346 900 x 2400 152 G43 7714 0xx 

40 x 40 160 1000 x 1000 70 G43 7714 1xx 

40 x 60 240 1000 x 1500 105 G43 7714 3xx 

40 x 80 320 1000 x 2000 140 G43 7714 4xx 

48 x 48 231 1200 x 1200 101 G43 7714 7xx 

48 x 60 288 1200 x 1500 126 G43 7714 9xx 

48 x 72 346 1200 x 1800 152 G43 7715 1xx 

48 x 96 461 1200 x 2400 202 G43 7715 5xx 

Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimensions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

12 x 12 22 300 x 300 10 G43 7720 5xx 

12 x 24 44 300 x 600 20 G43 7720 7xx 

12 x 36 65 300 x 900 30 G43 7720 8xx 

12 x 48 87 300 x 1200 40 G43 7720 9xx 

12 x 72 130 300 x 1800 60 G43 7721 0xx 

20 x 30 90 500 x 750 42 G43 7721 1xx 

20 x 40 120 500 x 1000 55 G43 7721 2xx 

24 x 24 87 600 x 600 40 G43 7721 3xx 

24 x 36 130 600 x 900 60 G43 7721 5xx 

24 x 48 173 600 x 1200 80 G43 7721 9xx 

24 x 60 216 600 x 1500 99 G43 7722 1xx 

24 x 72 260 600 x 1800 119 G43 7722 3xx 

24 x 96 346 600 x 2400 159 G43 7722 4xx 

30 x 30 135 750 x 750 62 G43 7722 5xx 

30 x 36 162 750 x 900 75 G43 7722 7xx 

30 x 40 180 750 x 1000 83 G43 7722 9xx 

30 x 48 216 750 x 1200 99 G43 7723 1xx 

30 x 60 270 750 x 1500 124 G43 7723 2xx 

30 x 72 324 750 x 1800 149 G43 7729 1xx 

30 x 96 432 750 x 2400 198 G43 7729 2xx 

36 x 36 195 900 x 900 90 G43 7723 3xx 

36 x 48 260 900 x 1200 119 G43 7723 5xx 

36 x 60 324 900 x 1500 149 G43 7723 6xx 

36 x 72 389 900 x 1800 179 G43 7723 9xx 

36 x 96 519 900 x 2400 238 G43 7724 0xx 

40 x 40 240 1000 x 1000 110 G43 7724 1xx 

40 x 60 360 1000 x 1500 165 G43 7724 3xx 

40 x 80 480 1000 x 2000 220 G43 7724 4xx 

48 x 48 346 1200 x 1200 159 G43 7724 7xx 

48 x 60 432 1200 x 1500 198 G43 7724 9xx 

48 x 72 519 1200 x 1800 238 G43 7725 1xx 

48 x 96 692 1200 x 2400 317 G43 7725 5xx 



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Q-Enabled 

All-around service, from vibration 

measurement and system optimizing 

to transport, setup and installation. 

On request, LINOS can arrange for 

delivery to the place of use, as 

well as installing the system and 

putting it into operation. We 

work with an established, European-wide 

shipping and logistics 

company that specializes in the 

transport of sensitive laboratory 

equipment. Setup and installation 

are carried out by one of our product 

specialists. 

78 Series CleanTop II Breadboards 

78 Series Breadboards provide the 

ultimate in rigidity and damping for 

smaller tops. Available in both 50 and 

100 mm thickness, these tops include the 

same patented CleanTop II spill-proof 

hole technology and small cell, highdensity 

steel honeycomb core as our 

largest tops. 

These tops can be readily designed to 

meet custom requirements including 

custom mounting hole patterns, special 

shapes and custom materials. 78 Series 

Breadboards are recommendedfor 

virtually all demanding Breadboard 

applications. 











• Tapped holes: M6, backed by 

CleanTop II nylon cups, 3 threads 





• 00 for Breadboards withoutholes 

• 01 for Breadboards with 1/4-20holes on 1 in. centers and laser port 

• 02 for Breadboards with 1/4-20holes on 1 in. centers 

• 11 for Breadboards with M6holes on 25 mm centers and laser port 

• 12 for Breadboards with M6holes on 25 mm centers 



Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimensions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimensions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

12 x 12 20 300 x 300 9 G43 7810 5xx 

12 x 24 39 300 x 600 18 G43 7810 7xx 

12 x 36 59 300 x 900 27 G43 7810 8xx 

12 x 48 78 300 x 1200 36 G43 7810 9xx 

12 x 72 117 300 x 1800 54 G43 7811 0xx 

20 x 30 81 500 x 750 38 G43 7811 1xx 


24 x 24 78 600 x 600 36 G43 7811 3xx 

24 x 36 117 600 x 900 54 G43 7811 5xx 

24 x 48 156 600 x 1200 72 G43 7811 9xx 

24 x 60 195 600 x 1500 90 G43 7812 1xx 

24 x 72 234 600 x 1800 108 G43 7812 3xx 

24 x 96 312 600 x 2400 144 G43 7812 4xx 

30 x 30 122 750 x 750 57 G43 7812 5xx 

30 x 36 146 750 x 900 68 G43 7812 7xx 

30 x 40 162 750 x 1000 75 G43 7812 9xx 

30 x 48 195 750 x 1200 90 G43 7813 1xx 

30 x 60 243 750 x 1500 113 G43 7813 2xx 

30 x 72 292 750 x 1800 135 G43 7819 1xx 

30 x 96 389 750 x 2400 180 G43 7819 2xx 

36 x 36 175 900 x 900 81 G43 7813 3xx 


36 x 60 292 900 x 1500 135 G43 7813 6xx 

36 x 72 350 900 x 1800 162 G43 7813 9xx 

36 x 96 467 900 x 2400 216 G43 7814 0xx 

40 x 40 216 1000 x 1000 100 G43 7814 1xx 

40 x 60 324 1000 x 1500 150 G43 7814 3xx 

40 x 80 432 1000 x 2000 200 G43 7814 4xx 

48 x 48 312 1200 x 1200 144 G43 7814 7xx 

48 x 60 389 1200 x 1500 180 G43 7814 9xx 

48 x 72 467 1200 x 1800 216 G43 7815 1xx 

48 x 96 623 1200 x 2400 288 G43 7815 5xx 

12 x 12 29 300 x 300 13 G43 7820 5xx 

12 x 24 57 300 x 600 26 G43 7820 7xx 

12 x 36 85 300 x 900 38 G43 7820 8xx 

12 x 48 113 300 x 1200 51 G43 7820 9xx 

12 x 72 169 300 x 1800 76 G43 7821 0xx 

20 x 30 117 500 x 750 53 G43 7821 1xx 

20 x 40 156 500 x 1000 70 G43 7821 2xx 

24 x 24 113 600 x 600 51 G43 7821 3xx 

24 x 36 169 600 x 900 76 G43 7821 5xx 

24 x 48 225 600 x 1200 101 G43 7821 9xx 

24 x 60 281 600 x 1500 126 G43 7822 1xx 

24 x 72 337 600 x 1800 152 G43 7822 3xx 

24 x 96 450 600 x 2400 202 G43 7822 4xx 

30 x 30 176 750 x 750 79 G43 7822 5xx 

30 x 36 211 750 x 900 95 G43 7822 7xx 

30 x 40 234 750 x 1000 105 G43 7822 9xx 

30 x 48 281 750 x 1200 126 G43 7823 1xx 

30 x 60 351 750 x 1500 158 G43 7823 2xx 

30 x 72 422 750 x 1800 189 G43 7829 1xx 

30 x 96 562 750 x 2400 252 G43 7829 2xx 

36 x 36 253 900 x 900 114 G43 7823 3xx 

36 x 48 337 900 x 1200 152 G43 7823 5xx 

36 x 60 422 900 x 1500 189 G43 7823 6xx 

36 x 72 506 900 x 1800 227 G43 7823 9xx 

36 x 96 674 900 x 2400 303 G43 7824 0xx 

40 x 40 312 1000 x 1000 140 G43 7824 1xx 

40 x 60 468 1000 x 1500 210 G43 7824 3xx 

40 x 80 624 1000 x 2000 280 G43 7824 4xx 

48 x 48 450 1200 x 1200 202 G43 7824 7xx 

48 x 60 562 1200 x 1500 252 G43 7824 9xx 

48 x 72 674 1200 x 1800 303 G43 7825 1xx 

48 x 96 899 1200 x 2400 404 G43 7825 5xx 

Breadboard Leveler 


As an option on Breadboards of the 77 

and 78 Series with 50 mm thickness 

LINOS provides a Breadboard Leveler. 

The leveler consists of a threaded sleeve 

bonded into the top, a bushing leveler, 

and a locknut. An M6 or 1/4 - 20 bolt 

may then be used to fasten theBreadboard 

to another top. The leveler is 

adjusted and locked with a simple Allen 

wrench. 

To order the Breadboard Leveler attach 

the required number of levelers to the 

Part No. of the Breadboard. 

Example: 4 levelers are needed together 

with Breadboard Part No. G43 7811 912, 

the new Part No. is G43 78119 124. 


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Support system not included 

Support systems start on page 305. 

Q-enabled 

CleanTop II Optical Tops, 784 Series, Maximum Damping 

We offer the Optical Tops, 784 Series 

witha 5 mm thick top skin out of 

stainlesssteel. They have M6 threads in a 

25 mmhole pattern with patented 

CleanTop IIindividual nylon cups under 

each tappedhole. Since no penetra tion 

of the core ispossible when dangerous 

chemicals areused on the top's surface, 

health hazardswill not occur by 

chemicals reaching thecore unnoticed. 

The Table Tops are available in a full 

range of sizes and have the maximum 

dry damping level. CleanTop II exceedsall 

current industry standards forstructural 

stiffness and damping. TheTable Tops 

784 Series are recommendedfor 

measurement applications inindustry, 

research and developement.They should 

be used in interferometricaland 

holographical experiments where 

resolutions below 1 micrometer are 

necessary. 

Customized Optical Tables are our daily business. Do not hesitate to 

contact us for your customized enquiry. 

• Core: Steel honeycomb, closed-cell, 

0.25 mm thick foil 

• Core shear: modulus 19,300 kg/cm 2 

• Core: cell size < 3 cm 2 

• Core: density 230 kg/m 3 








Corner-Compliance-Curve by Maximum Damping 

Level. Top sizes 1,200 x 2,400 x 300 mm. 





• 00 for Optical Tops withoutholes 

• 01 for Optical Tops with 1/4-20holes on 1 in. centers and laser port 

• 02 for Optical Tops with 1/4-20holes on 1 in. centers 

• 11 for Optical Tops with M6holes on 25 mm centers and laser port 

• 12 for Optical Tops with M6holes on 25 mm centers 

Thickness 8 in. / 200 mm 


Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

30 x 60 405 750 x 1500 180 G43 7844 32xx 

30 x 72 486 750 x 1800 216 G43 7844 91xx 

30 x 96 648 750 x 2400 288 G43 7844 92xx 

30 x 120 810 750 x 3000 360 G43 7844 93xx 

36 x 60 486 900 x 1500 216 G43 7844 36xx 

36 x 72 584 900 x 1800 260 G43 7844 39xx 

36 x 96 778 900 x 2400 346 G43 7844 40xx 

36 x 120 972 900 x 3000 432 G43 7844 94xx 

40 x 60 540 1000 x 1500 240 G43 7844 43xx 

40 x 80 720 1000 x 2000 320 G43 7844 44xx 

40 x 120 1080 1000 x 3000 480 G43 7844 45xx 

48 x 48 519 1200 x 1200 231 G43 7844 47xx 

48 x 60 648 1200 x 1500 288 G43 7844 49xx 

48 x 72 778 1200 x 1800 346 G43 7844 51xx 

48 x 96 1037 1200 x 2400 461 G43 7844 55xx 

48 x 120 1296 1200 x 3000 576 G43 7844 59xx 

48 x 144 1556 1200 x 3600 692 G43 7844 63xx 

48 x 168 1815 1200 x 4200 807 G43 7844 65xx 

48 x 192 2074 1200 x 4800 922 G43 7844 67xx 

59 x 60 797 1500 x 1500 360 G43 7844 70xx 

59 x 72 956 1500 x 1800 432 G43 7844 71xx 

59 x 80 1062 1500 x 2000 480 G43 7844 72xx 

59 x 96 1275 1500 x 2400 576 G43 7844 73xx 

59 x 120 1593 1500 x 3000 720 G43 7844 75xx 

59 x 144 1912 1500 x 3600 864 G43 7844 76xx 


59 x 192 2549 1500 x 4800 1152 G43 7844 78xx 

30 x 60 477 750 x 1500 214 G43 7846 32xx 

30 x 72 573 750 x 1800 257 G43 7846 91xx 

30 x 96 764 750 x 2400 342 G43 7846 92xx 

30 x 120 954 750 x 3000 428 G43 7846 93xx 

36 x 60 573 900 x 1500 257 G43 7846 36xx 


36 x 96 916 900 x 2400 411 G43 7846 40xx 

36 x 120 1145 900 x 3000 513 G43 7846 94xx 

40 x 60 636 1000 x 1500 285 G43 7846 43xx 

40 x 80 848 1000 x 2000 380 G43 7846 44xx 

40 x 120 1272 1000 x 3000 570 G43 7846 45xx 

48 x 48 611 1200 x 1200 274 G43 7846 47xx 

48 x 60 764 1200 x 1500 342 G43 7846 49xx 

48 x 72 916 1200 x 1800 411 G43 7846 51xx 

48 x 96 1222 1200 x 2400 548 G43 7846 55xx 

48 x 120 1527 1200 x 3000 684 G43 7846 59xx 

48 x 144 1832 1200 x 3600 821 G43 7846 63xx 

48 x 168 2137 1200 x 4200 958 G43 7846 65xx 

48 x 192 2443 1200 x 4800 1095 G43 7846 67xx 

59 x 60 939 1500 x 1500 428 G43 7846 70xx 

59 x 72 1126 1500 x 1800 513 G43 7846 71xx 

59 x 80 1251 1500 x 2000 570 G43 7846 72xx 

59 x 96 1501 1500 x 2400 684 G43 7846 73xx 

59 x 120 1877 1500 x 3000 855 G43 7846 75xx 

59 x 144 2252 1500 x 3600 1026 G43 7846 76xx 

59 x 168 2627 1500 x 4200 1197 G43 7846 77xx 

59 x 192 3002 1500 x 4800 1368 G43 7846 78xx 



Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

36 x 96 1452 900 x 2400 648 G43 7847 40xx 

36 x 120 1815 900 x 3000 810 G43 7847 94xx 

40 x 80 1344 1000 x 2000 600 G43 7847 44xx 

40 x 120 2016 1000 x 3000 900 G43 7847 45xx 

48 x 72 1452 1200 x 1800 648 G43 7847 51xx 

48 x 96 1936 1200 x 2400 864 G43 7847 55xx 

48 x 120 2420 1200 x 3000 1080 G43 7847 59xx 

48 x 144 2904 1200 x 3600 1296 G43 7847 63xx 

48 x 168 3387 1200 x 4200 1512 G43 7847 65xx 

48 x 192 3871 1200 x 4800 1728 G43 7847 67xx 

59 x 60 1487 1500 x 1500 675 G43 7847 70xx 

59 x 72 1785 1500 x 1800 810 G43 7847 71xx 

59 x 80 1983 1500 x 2000 900 G43 7847 72xx 


59 x 120 2974 1500 x 3000 1350 G43 7847 75xx 

59 x 144 3569 1500 x 3600 1620 G43 7847 76xx 

59 x 168 4164 1500 x 4200 1890 G43 7847 77xx 

59 x 192 4758 1500 x 4800 2160 G43 7847 78xx 

Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

36 x 96 1642 900 x 2400 713 G43 7848 40xx 

36 x 120 2052 900 x 3000 891 G43 7848 94xx 

40 x 80 1520 1000 x 2000 660 G43 7848 44xx 

40 x 120 2280 1000 x 3000 990 G43 7848 45xx 

48 x 72 1642 1200 x 1800 713 G43 7848 51xx 

48 x 96 2189 1200 x 2400 951 G43 7848 55xx 

48 x 120 2736 1200 x 3000 1188 G43 7848 59xx 

48 x 144 3284 1200 x 3600 1426 G43 7848 63xx 

48 x 168 3831 1200 x 4200 1664 G43 7848 65xx 

48 x 192 4378 1200 x 4800 1901 G43 7848 67xx 

59 x 60 1682 1500 x 1500 743 G43 7848 70xx 

59 x 72 2018 1500 x 1800 891 G43 7848 71xx 

59 x 80 2242 1500 x 2000 990 G43 7848 72xx 

59 x 96 2691 1500 x 2400 1188 G43 7848 73xx 

59 x 120 3363 1500 x 3000 1485 G43 7848 75xx 

59 x 144 4036 1500 x 3600 1782 G43 7848 76xx 

59 x 168 4709 1500 x 4200 2079 G43 7848 77xx 

59 x 192 5381 1500 x 4800 2376 G43 7848 78xx 



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High Quality 

CleanTop II Optical Tops, 783 Series, Standard Damping 












range of sizes and have the standard dry 

damping level. CleanTop II exceeds all 

current industry standards for structural 

stiffness and damping. The Table Tops 

783 Series are an economical alternative 

for less sensitive applications. 

The patented CleanTop®II design with its slender, cylindrical protective 

caps enables a more closely-meshed honeycomb core structure than a 

conical cap form permits. The honeycomb cells average approximately 

3 cm 2 , making them 50 % smaller than those in the competitor product. 

This ensures higher rigidity and heavier dead weight. 

TMC 




• Core shear modulus: 19,300 kg/cm 2 

• Core cell size: < 3 cm 2 

• Core density: 230 kg/m 3 








Corner-Compliance-Curve by Standard Damping 













Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weig 

ht(kg) 

Part No 

30 x 60 405 750 x 1500 180 G43 7834 32xx 

30 x 72 486 750 x 1800 216 G43 7834 91xx 

30 x 96 648 750 x 2400 288 G43 7834 92xx 

30 x 120 810 750 x 3000 360 G43 7834 93xx 

36 x 60 486 900 x 1500 216 G43 7834 36xx 

36 x 72 584 900 x 1800 260 G43 7834 39xx 

36 x 96 778 900 x 2400 346 G43 7834 40xx 

36 x 120 972 900 x 3000 432 G43 7834 94xx 

40 x 60 540 1000 x 1500 240 G43 7834 43xx 

40 x 80 720 1000 x 2000 320 G43 7834 44xx 


48 x 48 519 1200 x 1200 231 G43 7834 47xx 

48 x 60 648 1200 x 1500 288 G43 7834 49xx 

48 x 72 778 1200 x 1800 346 G43 7834 51xx 

48 x 96 1037 1200 x 2400 461 G43 7834 55xx 

48 x 120 1296 1200 x 3000 576 G43 7834 59xx 

48 x 144 1556 1200 x 3600 692 G43 7834 63xx 

48 x 168 1815 1200 x 4200 807 G43 7834 65xx 

48 x 192 2074 1200 x 4800 922 G43 7834 67xx 

59 x 60 797 1500 x 1500 360 G43 7834 70xx 

59 x 72 956 1500 x 1800 432 G43 7834 71xx 

59 x 80 1062 1500 x 2000 480 G43 7834 72xx 

59 x 96 1275 1500 x 2400 576 G43 7834 73xx 

59 x 120 1593 1500 x 3000 720 G43 7834 75xx 

59 x 144 1912 1500 x 3600 864 G43 7834 76xx 


59 x 192 2549 1500 x 4800 1152 G43 7834 78xx 

30 x 60 477 750 x 1500 214 G43 7836 32xx 

30 x 72 573 750 x 1800 257 G43 7836 91xx 

30 x 96 764 750 x 2400 342 G43 7836 92xx 

30 x 120 954 750 x 3000 428 G43 7836 93xx 

36 x 60 573 900 x 1500 257 G43 7836 36xx 


36 x 96 916 900 x 2400 411 G43 7836 40xx 

36 x 120 1145 900 x 3000 513 G43 7836 94xx 

40 x 60 636 1000 x 1500 285 G43 7836 43xx 

40 x 80 848 1000 x 2000 380 G43 7836 44xx 

40 x 120 1272 1000 x 3000 570 G43 7836 45xx 

48 x 48 611 1200 x 1200 274 G43 7836 47xx 

48 x 60 764 1200 x 1500 342 G43 7836 49xx 

48 x 72 916 1200 x 1800 411 G43 7836 51xx 

48 x 96 1222 1200 x 2400 548 G43 7836 55xx 

48 x 120 1527 1200 x 3000 684 G43 7836 59xx 

48 x 144 1832 1200 x 3600 821 G43 7836 63xx 

48 x 168 2137 1200 x 4200 958 G43 7836 65xx 

48 x 192 2443 1200 x 4800 1095 G43 7836 67xx 

59 x 60 939 1500 x 1500 428 G43 7836 70xx 

59 x 72 1126 1500 x 1800 513 G43 7836 71xx 

59 x 80 1251 1500 x 2000 570 G43 7836 72xx 

59 x 96 1501 1500 x 2400 684 G43 7836 73xx 

59 x 120 1877 1500 x 3000 855 G43 7836 75xx 

59 x 144 2252 1500 x 3600 1026 G43 7836 76xx 

59 x 168 2627 1500 x 4200 1197 G43 7836 77xx 

59 x 192 3002 1500 x 4800 1368 G43 7836 78xx 



Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

36 x 96 1452 900 x 2400 648 G43 7837 40xx 

36 x 120 1815 900 x 3000 810 G43 7837 94xx 

40 x 80 1344 1000 x 2000 600 G43 7837 44xx 

40 x 120 2016 1000 x 3000 900 G43 7837 45xx 

48 x 72 1452 1200 x 1800 648 G43 7837 51xx 

48 x 96 1936 1200 x 2400 864 G43 7837 55xx 


48 x 144 2904 1200 x 3600 1296 G43 7837 63xx 

48 x 168 3387 1200 x 4200 1512 G43 7837 65xx 

48 x 192 3871 1200 x 4800 1728 G43 7837 67xx 

59 x 60 1487 1500 x 1500 675 G43 7837 70xx 

59 x 72 1785 1500 x 1800 810 G43 7837 71xx 

59 x 80 1983 1500 x 2000 900 G43 7837 72xx 


59 x 120 2974 1500 x 3000 1350 G43 7837 75xx 

59 x 144 3569 1500 x 3600 1620 G43 7837 76xx 

59 x 168 4164 1500 x 4200 1890 G43 7837 77xx 

59 x 192 4758 1500 x 4800 2160 G43 7837 78xx 

Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

36 x 96 1642 900 x 2400 713 G43 7838 40xx 

36 x 120 2052 900 x 3000 891 G43 7838 94xx 

40 x 80 1520 1000 x 2000 660 G43 7838 44xx 

40 x 120 2280 1000 x 3000 990 G43 7838 45xx 

48 x 72 1642 1200 x 1800 713 G43 7838 51xx 

48 x 96 2189 1200 x 2400 951 G43 7838 55xx 

48 x 120 2736 1200 x 3000 1188 G43 7838 59xx 

48 x 144 3284 1200 x 3600 1426 G43 7838 63xx 

48 x 168 3831 1200 x 4200 1664 G43 7838 65xx 

48 x 192 4378 1200 x 4800 1901 G43 7838 67xx 

59 x 60 1682 1500 x 1500 743 G43 7838 70xx 

59 x 72 2018 1500 x 1800 891 G43 7838 71xx 

59 x 80 2242 1500 x 2000 990 G43 7838 72xx 

59 x 96 2691 1500 x 2400 1188 G43 7838 73xx 

59 x 120 3363 1500 x 3000 1485 G43 7838 75xx 

59 x 144 4036 1500 x 3600 1782 G43 7838 76xx 

59 x 168 4709 1500 x 4200 2079 G43 7838 77xx 

59 x 192 5381 1500 x 4800 2376 G43 7838 78xx 



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CleanTop II Optical Tops, 781 Series, Nominal Damping 












range of sizes and have the nominal dry 

damping level, which is appro priate for 

general lab work when the mainconsidera 

tion is a rigid, flat mountingsurface. 



• Core shear modulus: 19,300 kg/cm 2 

• Core cell size: < 3 cm 2 

• Core density 230 kg/m 3 








Corner-Compliance-Curve by Nominal Damping 


High Quality 

The corners of LINOS and TMC 

Breadboards and Table Tops have 

a radius of 25 mm. This helps to 

prevent painful impacts and injuries. 












Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

30 x 60 405 750 x 1500 180 G43 7814 32xx 

30 x 72 486 750 x 1800 216 G43 7814 91xx 

30 x 96 648 750 x 2400 288 G43 7814 92xx 

30 x 120 810 750 x 3000 360 G43 7814 93xx 

36 x 60 486 900 x 1500 216 G43 7814 36xx 

36 x 72 584 900 x 1800 260 G43 7814 39xx 

36 x 96 778 900 x 2400 346 G43 7814 40xx 

36 x 120 972 900 x 3000 432 G43 7814 94xx 

40 x 60 540 1000 x 1500 240 G43 7814 43xx 

40 x 80 720 1000 x 2000 320 G43 7814 44xx 


48 x 48 519 1200 x 1200 231 G43 7814 47xx 

48 x 60 648 1200 x 1500 288 G43 7814 49xx 

48 x 72 778 1200 x 1800 346 G43 7814 51xx 

48 x 96 1037 1200 x 2400 461 G43 7814 55xx 

48 x 120 1296 1200 x 3000 576 G43 7814 59xx 

48 x 144 1556 1200 x 3600 692 G43 7814 63xx 

48 x 168 1815 1200 x 4200 807 G43 7814 65xx 

48 x 192 2074 1200 x 4800 922 G43 7814 67xx 

59 x 60 797 1500 x 1500 360 G43 7814 70xx 

59 x 72 956 1500 x 1800 432 G43 7814 71xx 

59 x 80 1062 1500 x 2000 480 G43 7814 72xx 

59 x 96 1275 1500 x 2400 576 G43 7814 73xx 

59 x 120 1593 1500 x 3000 720 G43 7814 75xx 

59 x 144 1912 1500 x 3600 864 G43 7814 76xx 


59 x 192 2549 1500 x 4800 1152 G43 7814 78xx 

30 x 60 477 750 x 1500 214 G43 7816 32xx 

30 x 72 573 750 x 1800 257 G43 7816 91xx 

30 x 96 764 750 x 2400 342 G43 7816 92xx 

30 x 120 954 750 x 3000 428 G43 7816 93xx 

36 x 60 573 900 x 1500 257 G43 7816 36xx 


36 x 96 916 900 x 2400 411 G43 7816 40xx 

36 x 120 1145 900 x 3000 513 G43 7816 94xx 

40 x 60 636 1000 x 1500 285 G43 7816 43xx 

40 x 80 848 1000 x 2000 380 G43 7816 44xx 

40 x 120 1272 1000 x 3000 570 G43 7816 45xx 

48 x 48 611 1200 x 1200 274 G43 7816 47xx 

48 x 60 764 1200 x 1500 342 G43 7816 49xx 

48 x 72 916 1200 x 1800 411 G43 7816 51xx 

48 x 96 1222 1200 x 2400 548 G43 7816 55xx 

48 x 120 1527 1200 x 3000 684 G43 7816 59xx 

48 x 144 1832 1200 x 3600 821 G43 7816 63xx 

48 x 168 2137 1200 x 4200 958 G43 7816 65xx 

48 x 192 2443 1200 x 4800 1095 G43 7816 67xx 

59 x 60 939 1500 x 1500 428 G43 7816 70xx 

59 x 72 1126 1500 x 1800 513 G43 7816 71xx 

59 x 80 1251 1500 x 2000 570 G43 7816 72xx 

59 x 96 1501 1500 x 2400 684 G43 7816 73xx 

59 x 120 1877 1500 x 3000 855 G43 7816 75xx 

59 x 144 2252 1500 x 3600 1026 G43 7816 76xx 

59 x 168 2627 1500 x 4200 1197 G43 7816 77xx 

59 x 192 3002 1500 x 4800 1368 G43 7816 78xx 

Thickness 450 mm 


Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

36 x 96 1452 900 x 2400 648 G43 7817 40xx 

36 x 120 1815 900 x 3000 810 G43 7817 94xx 

40 x 80 1344 1000 x 2000 600 G43 7817 44xx 

40 x 120 2016 1000 x 3000 900 G43 7817 45xx 

48 x 72 1452 1200 x 1800 648 G43 7817 51xx 

48 x 96 1936 1200 x 2400 864 G43 7817 55xx 


48 x 144 2904 1200 x 3600 1296 G43 7817 63xx 

48 x 168 3387 1200 x 4200 1512 G43 7817 65xx 

48 x 192 3871 1200 x 4800 1728 G43 7817 67xx 

59 x 60 1487 1500 x 1500 675 G43 7817 70xx 

59 x 72 1785 1500 x 1800 810 G43 7817 71xx 

59 x 80 1983 1500 x 2000 900 G43 7817 72xx 


59 x 120 2974 1500 x 3000 1350 G43 7817 75xx 

59 x 144 3569 1500 x 3600 1620 G43 7817 76xx 

59 x 168 4164 1500 x 4200 1890 G43 7817 77xx 

59 x 192 4758 1500 x 4800 2160 G43 7817 78xx 

36 x 96 1642 900 x 2400 713 G43 7818 40xx 

36 x 120 2052 900 x 3000 891 G43 7818 94xx 

40 x 80 1520 1000 x 2000 660 G43 7818 44xx 

40 x 120 2280 1000 x 3000 990 G43 7818 45xx 

48 x 72 1642 1200 x 1800 713 G43 7818 51xx 

48 x 96 2189 1200 x 2400 951 G43 7818 55xx 

48 x 120 2736 1200 x 3000 1188 G43 7818 59xx 

48 x 144 3284 1200 x 3600 1426 G43 7818 63xx 

48 x 168 3831 1200 x 4200 1664 G43 7818 65xx 

48 x 192 4378 1200 x 4800 1901 G43 7818 67xx 

59 x 60 1682 1500 x 1500 743 G43 7818 70xx 

59 x 72 2018 1500 x 1800 891 G43 7818 71xx 

59 x 80 2242 1500 x 2000 990 G43 7818 72xx 

59 x 96 2691 1500 x 2400 1188 G43 7818 73xx 

59 x 120 3363 1500 x 3000 1485 G43 7818 75xx 

59 x 144 4036 1500 x 3600 1782 G43 7818 76xx 

59 x 168 4709 1500 x 4200 2079 G43 7818 77xx 

59 x 192 5381 1500 x 4800 2376 G43 7818 78xx 



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(mm) 

CleanTop II Optical Tops, 773 Series, Standard Damping 

As an economical alternative to our 

industry standard 780 Series, we offer 

our 773 Series with a 3 mm top and 

bottomskins. 

The reduced skin thickness degrades the 

overall structural rigidity. The Table Tops 

are available in a full range of sizes and 

have the standard dry damping level. 

The 773 Series is the ideal configuration 

for less demanding applications for 

which low cost is the primaryconsideration. 






Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 


Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 















Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

30 x 60 342 750 x 1500 147 G43 7734 32xx 

30 x 72 411 750 x 1800 176 G43 7734 91xx 

30 x 96 548 750 x 2400 234 G43 7734 92xx 

30 x 120 684 750 x 3000 293 G43 7734 93xx 

36 x 60 411 900 x 1500 176 G43 7734 36xx 

36 x 72 493 900 x 1800 211 G43 7734 39xx 

36 x 96 657 900 x 2400 281 G43 7734 40xx 

36 x 120 821 900 x 3000 351 G43 7734 94xx 

40 x 60 456 1000 x 1500 195 G43 7734 43xx 


40 x 120 912 1000 x 3000 390 G43 7734 45xx 

48 x 48 438 1200 x 1200 188 G43 7734 47xx 

48 x 60 548 1200 x 1500 234 G43 7734 49xx 

48 x 72 657 1200 x 1800 281 G43 7734 51xx 

48 x 96 876 1200 x 2400 375 G43 7734 55xx 

48 x 120 1095 1200 x 3000 468 G43 7734 59xx 

30 x 60 414 750 x 1500 180 G43 7736 32xx 

30 x 72 497 750 x 1800 216 G43 7736 91xx 

30 x 96 663 750 x 2400 288 G43 7736 92xx 

30 x 120 828 750 x 3000 360 G43 7736 93xx 

36 x 60 497 900 x 1500 216 G43 7736 36xx 

36 x 72 597 900 x 1800 260 G43 7736 39xx 

36 x 96 795 900 x 2400 346 G43 7736 40xx 

36 x 120 994 900 x 3000 432 G43 7736 94xx 

40 x 60 552 1000 x 1500 240 G43 7736 43xx 

40 x 80 736 1000 x 2000 320 G43 7736 44xx 

40 x 120 1104 1000 x 3000 480 G43 7736 45xx 

48 x 48 530 1200 x 1200 231 G43 7736 47xx 

48 x 60 663 1200 x 1500 288 G43 7736 49xx 

48 x 72 795 1200 x 1800 346 G43 7736 51xx 

48 x 96 1060 1200 x 2400 461 G43 7736 55xx 

48 x 120 1325 1200 x 3000 576 G43 7736 59xx 



CleanTop II Optical Tops, 771 Series, Nominal Damping 


As an economical alternative to our 

industry standard 780 Series, we offer 

our 771 Series with a 3 mm top and 

bottomskins. 

The reduced skin thickness degrades the 

overall structural rigidity. The Table Tops 

are available in a full range of sizes and 

have the nominal dry damping level. The 

771 Series is the ideal configuration for 

less demanding applications for which 

low cost is the primary consideration. 















Corner-Compliance-Curve by Nominal Damping 










Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

30 x 60 342 750 x 1500 147 G43 7714 32xx 

30 x 72 411 750 x 1800 176 G43 7714 91xx 

30 x 96 548 750 x 2400 234 G43 7714 92xx 

30 x 120 684 750 x 3000 293 G43 7714 93xx 

36 x 60 411 900 x 1500 176 G43 7714 36xx 

36 x 72 493 900 x 1800 211 G43 7714 39xx 

36 x 96 657 900 x 2400 281 G43 7714 40xx 

36 x 120 821 900 x 3000 351 G43 7714 94xx 

40 x 60 456 1000 x 1500 195 G43 7714 43xx 


40 x 120 912 1000 x 3000 390 G43 7714 45xx 

48 x 48 438 1200 x 1200 188 G43 7714 47xx 

48 x 60 548 1200 x 1500 234 G43 7714 49xx 

48 x 72 657 1200 x 1800 281 G43 7714 51xx 

48 x 96 876 1200 x 2400 375 G43 7714 55xx 

48 x 120 1095 1200 x 3000 468 G43 7714 59xx 

Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

30 x 60 414 750 x 1500 180 G43 7716 32xx 

30 x 72 497 750 x 1800 216 G43 7716 91xx 

30 x 96 663 750 x 2400 288 G43 7716 92xx 

30 x 120 828 750 x 3000 360 G43 7716 93xx 

36 x 60 497 900 x 1500 216 G43 7716 36xx 

36 x 72 597 900 x 1800 260 G43 7716 39xx 

36 x 96 795 900 x 2400 346 G43 7716 40xx 

36 x 120 994 900 x 3000 432 G43 7716 94xx 

40 x 60 552 1000 x 1500 240 G43 7716 43xx 

40 x 80 736 1000 x 2000 320 G43 7716 44xx 

40 x 120 1104 1000 x 3000 480 G43 7716 45xx 

48 x 48 530 1200 x 1200 231 G43 7716 47xx 

48 x 60 663 1200 x 1500 288 G43 7716 49xx 

48 x 72 795 1200 x 1800 346 G43 7716 51xx 

48 x 96 1060 1200 x 2400 461 G43 7716 55xx 

48 x 120 1325 1200 x 3000 576 G43 7716 59xx 



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ClassOne CleanTop II Optical Tops, 794 Series,Maximum 

Damping 

The ClassOne CleanTop Optical Top 

design is an extension of the original 

CleanTop, adapted for clean room 

applications. Stainless steel CleanTop II 

cups maximize cleanliness as well as 

standup to the most corrosive spills. 

The Table Tops are available with a 5 mm 

thick top skin and have the maximum dry 

damping level. They exceed all current 

industry cleanliness standards. Stainless 

steel sidewalls, stainless steel underside, 

wipe-down with lint-free cloth, and 

cleanroom packagingcontribute to 

qualify the top as Class 100cleanroom 

compatible. 

Recommended for all cleanroom 

applications and when extremely 

corrosive liquids may be spilledrepeatedly 

on the surface. 









• Sidewalls: Stainless steel with damped 

interior surface 
















Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

30 x 60 405 750 x 1500 180 G43 7944 32xx 

30 x 72 486 750 x 1800 216 G43 7944 91xx 

30 x 96 648 750 x 2400 288 G43 7944 92xx 

30 x 120 810 750 x 3000 360 G43 7944 93xx 

36 x 60 486 900 x 1500 216 G43 7944 36xx 

36 x 72 584 900 x 1800 260 G43 7944 39xx 

36 x 96 778 900 x 2400 346 G43 7944 40xx 

36 x 120 972 900 x 3000 432 G43 7944 94xx 

40 x 60 540 1000 x 1500 240 G43 7944 43xx 

40 x 80 720 1000 x 2000 320 G43 7944 44xx 


48 x 48 519 1200 x 1200 231 G43 7944 47xx 

48 x 60 648 1200 x 1500 288 G43 7944 49xx 

48 x 72 778 1200 x 1800 346 G43 7944 51xx 

48 x 96 1037 1200 x 2400 461 G43 7944 55xx 

48 x 120 1296 1200 x 3000 576 G43 7944 59xx 

48 x 144 1556 1200 x 3600 692 G43 7944 63xx 

48 x 168 1815 1200 x 4200 807 G43 7944 65xx 

48 x 192 2074 1200 x 4800 922 G43 7944 67xx 

59 x 60 797 1500 x 1500 360 G43 7944 70xx 

59 x 72 956 1500 x 1800 432 G43 7944 71xx 

59 x 80 1062 1500 x 2000 480 G43 7944 72xx 

59 x 96 1275 1500 x 2400 576 G43 7944 73xx 

59 x 120 1593 1500 x 3000 720 G43 7944 75xx 

59 x 144 1912 1500 x 3600 864 G43 7944 76xx 


59 x 192 2549 1500 x 4800 1152 G43 7944 78xx 

30 x 60 477 750 x 1500 214 G43 7946 32xx 

30 x 72 573 750 x 1800 257 G43 7946 91xx 

30 x 96 764 750 x 2400 342 G43 7946 92xx 

30 x 120 954 750 x 3000 428 G43 7946 93xx 

36 x 60 573 900 x 1500 257 G43 7946 36xx 


36 x 96 916 900 x 2400 411 G43 7946 40xx 

36 x 120 1145 900 x 3000 513 G43 7946 94xx 

40 x 60 636 1000 x 1500 285 G43 7946 43xx 

40 x 80 848 1000 x 2000 380 G43 7946 44xx 

40 x 120 1272 1000 x 3000 570 G43 7946 45xx 

48 x 48 611 1200 x 1200 274 G43 7946 47xx 

48 x 60 764 1200 x 1500 342 G43 7946 49xx 

48 x 72 916 1200 x 1800 411 G43 7946 51xx 

48 x 96 1222 1200 x 2400 548 G43 7946 55xx 

48 x 120 1527 1200 x 3000 684 G43 7946 59xx 

48 x 144 1832 1200 x 3600 821 G43 7946 63xx 

48 x 168 2137 1200 x 4200 958 G43 7946 65xx 

48 x 192 2443 1200 x 4800 1095 G43 7946 67xx 

59 x 60 939 1500 x 1500 428 G43 7946 70xx 

59 x 72 1126 1500 x 1800 513 G43 7946 71xx 

59 x 80 1251 1500 x 2000 570 G43 7946 72xx 

59 x 96 1501 1500 x 2400 684 G43 7946 73xx 

59 x 120 1877 1500 x 3000 855 G43 7946 75xx 

59 x 144 2252 1500 x 3600 1026 G43 7946 76xx 

59 x 168 2627 1500 x 4200 1197 G43 7946 77xx 

59 x 192 3002 1500 x 4800 1368 G43 7946 78xx 



Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

36 x 96 1452 900 x 2400 648 G43 7947 40xx 

36 x 120 1815 900 x 3000 810 G43 7947 94xx 

40 x 80 1344 1000 x 2000 600 G43 7947 44xx 

40 x 120 2016 1000 x 3000 900 G43 7947 45xx 

48 x 72 1452 1200 x 1800 648 G43 7947 51xx 

48 x 96 1936 1200 x 2400 864 G43 7947 55xx 


48 x 144 2904 1200 x 3600 1296 G43 7947 63xx 

48 x 168 3387 1200 x 4200 1512 G43 7947 65xx 

48 x 192 3871 1200 x 4800 1728 G43 7947 67xx 

59 x 60 1487 1500 x 1500 675 G43 7947 70xx 

59 x 72 1785 1500 x 1800 810 G43 7947 71xx 

59 x 80 1983 1500 x 2000 900 G43 7947 72xx 


59 x 120 2974 1500 x 3000 1350 G43 7947 75xx 

59 x 144 3569 1500 x 3600 1620 G43 7947 76xx 

59 x 168 4164 1500 x 4200 1890 G43 7947 77xx 

59 x 192 4758 1500 x 4800 2160 G43 7947 78xx 

36 x 96 1642 900 x 2400 713 G43 7948 40xx 

36 x 120 2052 900 x 3000 891 G43 7948 94xx 

40 x 80 1520 1000 x 2000 660 G43 7948 44xx 

40 x 120 2280 1000 x 3000 990 G43 7948 45xx 

48 x 72 1642 1200 x 1800 713 G43 7948 51xx 

48 x 96 2189 1200 x 2400 951 G43 7948 55xx 

48 x 120 2736 1200 x 3000 1188 G43 7948 59xx 

48 x 144 3284 1200 x 3600 1426 G43 7948 63xx 

48 x 168 3831 1200 x 4200 1664 G43 7948 65xx 

48 x 192 4378 1200 x 4800 1901 G43 7948 67xx 

59 x 60 1682 1500 x 1500 743 G43 7948 70xx 

59 x 72 2018 1500 x 1800 891 G43 7948 71xx 

59 x 80 2242 1500 x 2000 990 G43 7948 72xx 

59 x 96 2691 1500 x 2400 1188 G43 7948 73xx 

59 x 120 3363 1500 x 3000 1485 G43 7948 75xx 

59 x 144 4036 1500 x 3600 1782 G43 7948 76xx 

59 x 168 4709 1500 x 4200 2079 G43 7948 77xx 

59 x 192 5381 1500 x 4800 2376 G43 7948 78xx 



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ClassOne CleanTop II Optical Tops, 793 Series, Standard 

Damping 

The ClassOne CleanTop Optical Top 

design is an extension of the original 

CleanTop, adapted for clean room 

applications. Stainless steel CleanTop II 

cups maximize cleanliness as well as 

standup to the most corrosive spills. 

The Table Tops are available with a 5 mm 

thick top skin and have the standard dry 

damping level. They exceed all current 

industry cleanliness standards. Stainless 

steel sidewalls, stainless steel underside, 

wipe-down with lint-free cloth, and 

cleanroom packaging contribute to 

qualify the top as Class 100 cleanroom 

compatible. 

Recommended for all cleanroom 

applications and when extremely 

corrosive liquids may be spilledrepeatedly 

on the surface. 









• Sidewalls: Stainless steel damped 

interior surface 





Q-Enabled 

Service: Measuring Vibration 

Determining the optimum vibration 

isolation system by evaluating 

the amplitudes of vibration and 

natural harmonics in a building is 

extremely complex. Now, LINOS 

offers measurement of vibration 

as a customer service. 











Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

30 x 60 405 750 x 1500 180 G43 7934 32xx 

30 x 72 486 750 x 1800 216 G43 7934 91xx 

30 x 96 648 750 x 2400 288 G43 7934 92xx 

30 x 120 810 750 x 3000 360 G43 7934 93xx 

36 x 60 486 900 x 1500 216 G43 7934 96xx 

36 x 72 584 900 x 1800 260 G43 7934 39xx 

36 x 96 778 900 x 2400 346 G43 7934 40xx 

36 x 120 972 900 x 3000 432 G43 7934 94xx 

40 x 60 540 1000 x 1500 240 G43 7934 43xx 

40 x 80 720 1000 x 2000 320 G43 7934 44xx 


48 x 48 519 1200 x 1200 231 G43 7934 47xx 

48 x 60 648 1200 x 1500 288 G43 7934 49xx 

48 x 72 778 1200 x 1800 346 G43 7934 51xx 

48 x 96 1037 1200 x 2400 461 G43 7934 55xx 

48 x 120 1296 1200 x 3000 576 G43 7934 59xx 

48 x 144 1556 1200 x 3600 692 G43 7934 63xx 

48 x 168 1815 1200 x 4200 807 G43 7934 65xx 

48 x 192 2074 1200 x 4800 922 G43 7934 67xx 

59 x 60 797 1500 x 1500 360 G43 7934 70xx 

59 x 72 956 1500 x 1800 432 G43 7934 71xx 

59 x 80 1062 1500 x 2000 480 G43 7934 72xx 

59 x 96 1275 1500 x 2400 576 G43 7934 73xx 

59 x 120 1593 1500 x 3000 720 G43 7934 75xx 

59 x 144 1912 1500 x 3600 864 G43 7934 76xx 


59 x 192 2549 1500 x 4800 1152 G43 7934 78xx 


Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

30 x 60 477 750 x 1500 214 G43 7936 32xx 

30 x 72 573 750 x 1800 257 G43 7936 91xx 

30 x 96 764 750 x 2400 342 G43 7936 92xx 

30 x 120 954 750 x 3000 428 G43 7936 93xx 

36 x 60 573 900 x 1500 257 G43 7936 36xx 


36 x 96 916 900 x 2400 411 G43 7936 40xx 

36 x 120 1145 900 x 3000 513 G43 7936 94xx 

40 x 60 636 1000 x 1500 285 G43 7936 43xx 

40 x 80 848 1000 x 2000 380 G43 7936 44xx 

40 x 120 1272 1000 x 3000 570 G43 7936 45xx 

48 x 48 611 1200 x 1200 274 G43 7936 47xx 

48 x 60 764 1200 x 1500 342 G43 7936 49xx 

48 x 72 916 1200 x 1800 411 G43 7936 51xx 

48 x 96 1222 1200 x 2400 548 G43 7936 55xx 

48 x 120 1527 1200 x 3000 684 G43 7936 59xx 

48 x 144 1832 1200 x 3600 821 G43 7936 63xx 

48 x 168 2137 1200 x 4200 958 G43 7936 65xx 

48 x 192 2443 1200 x 4800 1095 G43 7936 67xx 

59 x 60 939 1500 x 1500 428 G43 7936 70xx 

59 x 72 1126 1500 x 1800 513 G43 7936 71xx 

59 x 80 1251 1500 x 2000 570 G43 7936 72xx 

59 x 96 1501 1500 x 2400 684 G43 7936 73xx 

59 x 120 1877 1500 x 3000 855 G43 7936 75xx 

59 x 144 2252 1500 x 3600 1026 G43 7936 76xx 

59 x 168 2627 1500 x 4200 1197 G43 7936 77xx 

59 x 192 3002 1500 x 4800 1368 G43 7936 78xx 



Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

36 x 96 1452 900 x 2400 648 G43 7937 40xx 

36 x 120 1815 900 x 3000 810 G43 7937 94xx 

40 x 80 1344 1000 x 2000 600 G43 7937 44xx 

40 x 120 2016 1000 x 3000 900 G43 7937 45xx 

48 x 72 1452 1200 x 1800 648 G43 7937 51xx 

48 x 96 1936 1200 x 2400 864 G43 7937 55xx 


48 x 144 2904 1200 x 3600 1296 G43 7937 63xx 

48 x 168 3387 1200 x 4200 1512 G43 7937 65xx 

48 x 192 3871 1200 x 4800 1728 G43 7937 67xx 

59 x 60 1487 1500 x 1500 675 G43 7937 70xx 

59 x 72 1785 1500 x 1800 810 G43 7937 71xx 

59 x 80 1983 1500 x 2000 900 G43 7937 72xx 


59 x 120 2974 1500 x 3000 1350 G43 7937 75xx 

59 x 144 3569 1500 x 3600 1620 G43 7937 76xx 

59 x 168 4164 1500 x 4200 1890 G43 7937 77xx 

59 x 192 4758 1500 x 4800 2160 G43 7937 78xx 

36 x 96 1642 900 x 2400 713 G43 7938 40xx 

36 x 120 2052 900 x 3000 891 G43 7938 94xx 

40 x 80 1520 1000 x 2000 660 G43 7938 44xx 

40 x 120 2280 1000 x 3000 990 G43 7938 45xx 

48 x 72 1642 1200 x 1800 713 G43 7938 51xx 

48 x 96 2189 1200 x 2400 951 G43 7938 55xx 

48 x 120 2736 1200 x 3000 1188 G43 7938 59xx 

48 x 144 3284 1200 x 3600 1426 G43 7938 63xx 

48 x 168 3831 1200 x 4200 1664 G43 7938 65xx 

48 x 192 4378 1200 x 4800 1901 G43 7938 67xx 

59 x 60 1682 1500 x 1500 743 G43 7938 70xx 

59 x 72 2018 1500 x 1800 891 G43 7938 71xx 

59 x 80 2242 1500 x 2000 990 G43 7938 72xx 

59 x 96 2691 1500 x 2400 1188 G43 7938 73xx 

59 x 120 3363 1500 x 3000 1485 G43 7938 75xx 

59 x 144 4036 1500 x 3600 1782 G43 7938 76xx 

59 x 168 4709 1500 x 4200 2079 G43 7938 77xx 

59 x 192 5381 1500 x 4800 2376 G43 7938 78xx 



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Non-Magnetic CleanTop II Optical Tops, 714 Series, 

Maximum Damping 

CleanTop II Optical Table is nowavailable 

in a ”non-magnetic”construction. They 

offer the sameequipment as the 784 

Series and have themaximum dry 

damping level. 

Though no alloy of stainless steel can be 

said to be 100 % non-magnetic, the 

lower carbon content of the 300 Series 

alloys offer a dramatic reduction in 

ferromagnetic properties. Aluminum 

tops are not recommended due to their 

poor structural properties. 

The non-magnetic Table Tops are 

recommended for all applications 

requiring the support of a high-strength 

magnet or the maintenance of a 

homogenous magnetic field. 

• Core: 304 alloy stainless steelhoneycomb, 

closed-cell, 0.25 mm thickfoil 





• Top skin: 304 alloy stainless steel, 

4.2mm thick 


















Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

30 x 60 405 750 x 1500 180 G43 7144 32xx 

30 x 72 486 750 x 1800 216 G43 7144 91xx 

30 x 96 648 750 x 2400 288 G43 7144 92xx 

30 x 120 810 750 x 3000 360 G43 7144 93xx 

36 x 60 486 900 x 1500 216 G43 7144 36xx 

36 x 72 584 900 x 1800 260 G43 7144 39xx 

36 x 96 778 900 x 2400 346 G43 7144 40xx 

36 x 120 972 900 x 3000 432 G43 7144 94xx 

40 x 60 540 1000 x 1500 240 G43 7144 43xx 

40 x 80 720 1000 x 2000 320 G43 7144 44xx 


48 x 48 519 1200 x 1200 231 G43 7144 47xx 

48 x 60 648 1200 x 1500 288 G43 7144 49xx 

48 x 72 778 1200 x 1800 346 G43 7144 51xx 

48 x 96 1037 1200 x 2400 461 G43 7144 55xx 

48 x 120 1296 1200 x 3000 576 G43 7144 59xx 

48 x 144 1556 1200 x 3600 692 G43 7144 63xx 

48 x 168 1815 1200 x 4200 807 G43 7144 65xx 

48 x 192 2074 1200 x 4800 922 G43 7144 67xx 

59 x 60 797 1500 x 1500 360 G43 7144 70xx 

59 x 72 956 1500 x 1800 432 G43 7144 71xx 

59 x 80 1062 1500 x 2000 480 G43 7144 72xx 

59 x 96 1275 1500 x 2400 576 G43 7144 73xx 

59 x 120 1593 1500 x 3000 720 G43 7144 75xx 

59 x 144 1912 1500 x 3600 864 G43 7144 76xx 


59 x 192 2549 1500 x 4800 1152 G43 7144 78xx 

30 x 60 477 750 x 1500 214 G43 7146 32xx 

30 x 72 573 750 x 1800 257 G43 7146 91xx 

30 x 96 764 750 x 2400 342 G43 7146 92xx 

30 x 120 954 750 x 3000 428 G43 7146 93xx 

36 x 60 573 900 x 1500 257 G43 7146 36xx 


36 x 96 916 900 x 2400 411 G43 7146 40xx 

36 x 120 1145 900 x 3000 513 G43 7146 94xx 

40 x 60 636 1000 x 1500 285 G43 7146 43xx 

40 x 80 848 1000 x 2000 380 G43 7146 44xx 

40 x 120 1272 1000 x 3000 570 G43 7146 45xx 

48 x 48 611 1200 x 1200 274 G43 7146 47xx 

48 x 60 764 1200 x 1500 342 G43 7146 49xx 

48 x 72 916 1200 x 1800 411 G43 7146 51xx 

48 x 96 1222 1200 x 2400 548 G43 7146 55xx 

48 x 120 1527 1200 x 3000 684 G43 7146 59xx 

48 x 144 1832 1200 x 3600 821 G43 7146 63xx 

48 x 168 2137 1200 x 4200 958 G43 7146 65xx 

48 x 192 2443 1200 x 4800 1095 G43 7146 67xx 

59 x 60 939 1500 x 1500 428 G43 7146 70xx 

59 x 72 1126 1500 x 1800 513 G43 7146 71xx 

59 x 80 1251 1500 x 2000 570 G43 7146 72xx 

59 x 96 1501 1500 x 2400 684 G43 7146 73xx 

59 x 120 1877 1500 x 3000 855 G43 7146 75xx 

59 x 144 2252 1500 x 3600 1026 G43 7146 76xx 

59 x 168 2627 1500 x 4200 1197 G43 7146 77xx 

59 x 192 3002 1500 x 4800 1368 G43 7146 78xx 



Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

36 x 96 1452 900 x 2400 648 G43 7147 40xx 

36 x 120 1815 900 x 3000 810 G43 7147 94xx 

40 x 80 1344 1000 x 2000 600 G43 7147 44xx 

40 x 120 2016 1000 x 3000 900 G43 7147 45xx 

48 x 72 1452 1200 x 1800 648 G43 7147 51xx 

48 x 96 1936 1200 x 2400 864 G43 7147 55xx 


48 x 144 2904 1200 x 3600 1296 G43 7147 63xx 

48 x 168 3387 1200 x 4200 1512 G43 7147 65xx 

48 x 192 3871 1200 x 4800 1728 G43 7147 67xx 

59 x 60 1487 1500 x 1500 675 G43 7147 70xx 

59 x 72 1785 1500 x 1800 810 G43 7147 71xx 

59 x 80 1983 1500 x 2000 900 G43 7147 72xx 


59 x 120 2974 1500 x 3000 1350 G43 7147 75xx 

59 x 144 3569 1500 x 3600 1620 G43 7147 76xx 

59 x 168 4164 1500 x 4200 1890 G43 7147 77xx 

59 x 192 4758 1500 x 4800 2160 G43 7147 78xx 

Dimensions 

(inch) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Dimen sions 

(mm) 

Weig 

ht(kg) 

Part No 

36 x 96 1642 900 x 2400 713 G43 7148 40xx 

36 x 120 2052 900 x 3000 891 G43 7148 94xx 

40 x 80 1520 1000 x 2000 660 G43 7148 44xx 

40 x 120 2280 1000 x 3000 990 G43 7148 45xx 

48 x 72 1642 1200 x 1800 713 G43 7148 51xx 

48 x 96 2189 1200 x 2400 951 G43 7148 55xx 

48 x 120 2736 1200 x 3000 1188 G43 7148 59xx 

48 x 144 3284 1200 x 3600 1426 G43 7148 63xx 

48 x 168 3831 1200 x 4200 1664 G43 7148 65xx 

48 x 192 4378 1200 x 4800 1901 G43 7148 67xx 

59 x 60 1682 1500 x 1500 743 G43 7148 70xx 

59 x 72 2018 1500 x 1800 891 G43 7148 71xx 

59 x 80 2242 1500 x 2000 990 G43 7148 72xx 

59 x 96 2691 1500 x 2400 1188 G43 7148 73xx 

59 x 120 3363 1500 x 3000 1485 G43 7148 75xx 

59 x 144 4036 1500 x 3600 1782 G43 7148 76xx 

59 x 168 4709 1500 x 4200 2079 G43 7148 77xx 

59 x 192 5381 1500 x 4800 2376 G43 7148 78xx 



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Table-Top Enclosures 

Enclosures protect equipment assembled 

on Optical Tables from externalinfluences, 

such as airborn dust, andisolate 

experimental setups from aircurrent and 

acoustic disturbancestransmitted by 

ambient air. 

The enclosure mounts directly on the 

Table Top. The side panels are a clear 

arcrylic sheet construction and mount in 

sliding tracks for ready access to 

experimental setups. 

• Caution! The enclosures are not 

designed to protect eyes from laser 

hazards. 



• Suffix 01 

• Suffix 02 

Table-Top Encolures 

for inch version 

for metric version 

• ”Smoked” panels are available as a 

special option in place of the clear 

panels. In addition, an air blower/filter 

is available, mounted to a side panel 

for additional dust protection. This is 

not recommended for vibration 

isolation systems. 

Optical Top Size (inch) Optical Top Size (mm) Part No 

48 x 72 1200 x 1800 G43 8122 1xx 

48 x 96 1200 x 2400 G43 8122 2xx 

48 x 120 1200 x 3000 G43 8122 3xx 

48 x 144 1200 x 3600 G43 8122 4xx 

60 x 72 1500 x 1800 G43 8122 5xx 

60 x 96 1500 x 2400 G43 8122 6xx 

60 x 120 1500 x 3000 G43 8122 7xx 

60 x 144 1500 x 3600 G43 8122 8xx 



Lasershelf 

The Lasershelf is an optional Breadboard 

mounting underneath Optical Table Tops 

of sizes 900 mm x 1500 mm and greater 

that allows space-saving installation of 

lasers or other equipment beneath 

Optical Table Tops, and mechanically 

decouples these from surfacessupporting 

Optical Tables. 

Table Top supports must be at least 

460mm high. The Lasershelf is available 

in twosizes, 600 mm x 1200 mm, or 

600 mm x1800 mm, and is supplied 

complete withmounting hardware. 



• Suffix 01 

• Suffix 02 

for shelf-inch version 

for shelf-metric version 

Lasershelf 

Item Title Dimensions W x L (inch) Dimensions W x L (mm) Part No 

Lasershelf 24 x 48 600 x 1200 G43 8117 2xx 

Lasershelf 24 x 72 600 x 1800 G43 8117 3xx 

Q-enabled 

Laserports are available in otherdiameters and with other placements; 

custom versions of Lasershelves areavailable on special order. 



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Support Systems, Introduction 

Providing both vertical and horizontal 

vibrational isolation 

The performance of Optical Tables is 

determined by the performance 

characteristics of both their top structures 

and their supports, where the 

degree of vibrational isolation and the 

damping actions provided by the latter 

are the major determining factors. High 

degrees of vibrational isolation hinder 

transmission of building vibrations 

through table supports to their top 

structures. Strong damping actions 

rapidly damp out vibrations of Table Top 

structures. Truly effective vibration-isolation 

systems must provide both high 

degrees of vibrational isolation and 

strong damping actions in both vertical 

and horizontal planes. 

Isolating Optical Table Tops from floor 

vibrations is a complex problem, since 

the directions and amplitudes of floor 

vibrations vary with location throughout 

buil-dings. On lower floors, they will be 

predominantly in the vertical plane. On 

upper floors, the amplitudes of floor 

vibrations in the horizontal plane 

become progres sively worse from floor 

to floor. 

One figure of merit used in assessing the 

effectiveness of damping mechanisms is 

their resonant frequency. „Stiffer“ 

damping mechanisms have higher 

resonant fre quencies. Damping mechanisms 

damp vibrations star ting at a 

frequency 1.4 times their resonant 

frequency. 

LINOS Photonics and TMC have taken 

this into account in desig ning its Optical 

Table support systems, and can thus offer 

its customers the following unique 

combination of benefits: 

Design Features 

Table supporting structures consist of a 

number of posts, either free-standing or 

interconnected by tie-bars, and with or 

without vibration-isolation mechanisms 

incorporated in their columnar sections. 

The types of vibration-isolation systems 

required to afford Table Tops adequate 

vibrational isolation will depend upon 

the experiments planned and ambient 

conditions at intended installation sites. 

Four different types of support systems 

are available 

•• 

Without isolation system (rigid 

levelling stand) 

•• 

Passive isolators S 

•• 

Semi-active Gimbal Piston isolation 

system 

In addition to their outstanding performance, 

TMC‘s support systems provide 

users the further benefit of modularity. 

Any of our vibration-isolation systems 

may be readily replaced by, or converted 

into, any of the others whenever 

required by, e.g., more stringent 

demands on the accuracies of experimental 

results. Options, such as casters, may 

be field-retrofitted whenever needed. 

High Quality 

Selection 

The information needed for selecting 

suitable supporting structures are their 

load-bearing capacity and the desired 

working-surface height. The load 

capacity is the addition of the weight of 

the table and the maximum total weight 

to be carried by the Table Top multiplied 

with savety factor 2. Select the post size 

that provides the working height you 

need, taking into account the table 

thickness (has to be substracted). 

Ergonomic convention would dictate 

910 mm from floor to Table Top surface. 

Rigid Stands 

Rigid stands provide no vibrational 

isolation. Table tops rest on supports 

whose heights may be adjusted over a 

75 mm range, extending from 25 mm 

below their nominal heights, to 50 mm 

above their nominal heights. 

Rigid stands will be adequate for 

supporting relatively simple experimental 

setups that are insensitive to vibrations. 

Rigid stands are the preferred 

choice for our thinner (50 mm or 100 mm 

top thickness) Series 77 Optical Tables. 

The special modular design of LINOS and TMC support systems offers 

the following advantages: 

• Modular construction 

• Choice of several damping factors 

• Field retrofittability 

• Optional struts or footplates 

• Excellent vibrational isolation in both vertical and horizontal planes 

• Available with/without casters 

• Choice of several load-bearing capacities 

• Choice of working heights 

• Custom and OEM support systems 

Retrofits and upgrades can be carried out quickly and easily, because 

the standard support systems come equipped with all required bore 

holes and threads. 



S-Series Passive Vibration Isolators 

S-Series vibration isolators are air spring 

units having resonant frequencies 

ranging from 3 Hz to 5 Hz, varying with 

supported loads. 

Isolation Resonance 


Pressure (bar) 

S 50 S 150 

S 300 

Load (kg) 


Typical S-Series isolator frequency response 

S-Series vibration isolators operating pressures and 

resonant frequencies 

Leveling range: max. ± 6 mm 

Vibration range: max. ±15 mm 

Operating pressure: S 50 and S 150 

max. 5x10 5 Pa 

S 300 max. 6x10 5 Pa 

The pressure chambers of our S-Series 

vibration-isola tors are fabricated from an 

elastomer material reinforced with steel 

rings. Their well-balanced behavi ours in 

both vertical and hori zontal planes allow 

suppor ted loads to simply sink down 

onto their elastomer pressure cham bers 

without damaging them in the event of 

overloading or pressure loss. 

The graph above presents a typical 

frequency response curve for an S-Series 

vibration isolator. This exhibits a 

pronounced resonance peak, reaching a 

normalized response of 8 at 3 Hz. It 

should be noted that since their natural 

resonant frequencies are load-dependent, 

the curve shown above will not be 

entirely accurate in all cases. However, it 

can be stated that these units exhibit 

excellent vibration-isolation and 

damping characteristics at frequencies 

exceeding 5 Hz for loads falling within 

their specified load ranges. 

These types of vibration isolators are 

recommended for supporting less 

vibration-sensitive experimental setups 

under moderately favorable ambient 

conditions, such as those typically 

encountered in ground floor laboratories 

in buildings housing no vibrating 

machinery. 

Their use should be primarily restricted 

to supporting experimental setups whose 

total weights will remain roughly 

constant, so that their compressed 

heights will not require frequent 

readjustment. They are typically used to 

support medium-sized Series 77 Optical 

Table Tops having a thickness of roughly 

100 mm to 200 mm. 

S-Series vibration isolators are available 

in three models covering three overlapping 

load ranges. Dimensional data on 

all three appears on section Accessories. 

Model 

Load range 

(kg) 

Weight 

(kg) 

S 50 12 to 50 0.55 

S 150 35 to 150 0.6 

S 300 70 to 300 1.5 


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Vibration Isolation System 

Gimbal Piston TM 

Depending on the location and surrounding 

environ•ment of a room in which a work 

area is situated, vertical and horizontal 

floor vibration may occur. This vibration is 

between 2 and 50 Hz and has amplitudes 

in the micrometer range. Typical sources of 

this interference are vibrations in buildings 

and randomly occurring interference, such 

as impact sound waves caused by people 

walking down a corridor and traffic noise. 

This vibration negatively affects work 

conditions and results to a considerable 

degree. To prevent most of this vibration 

from being transferred to a work surface, 

a vibration isolation system must be used. 

The Gimbal Piston vibration isolation system 

ensures reliable protection against vertical 

and horizontal floor vibration, even in highly 

sensitive applications. 

A criterion for assessing the quality of a 

damping system is its resonant frequency. 

This frequency depends on the load of a 

system and on the amplitude of the vibration 

or oscillation causing resonance. Vibration 

is only ab•sorbed at frequencies that are 1.4 

times higher than the resonant frequency. As 

a result, the resonant frequency must be kept 

as low as possible. 

This is exactly where the patented Gimbal 

Piston system stands out from other vibration 

isolation systems. The Gimbal Piston features 

extremely low resonant frequency even in the 

critical range of very low amplitudes. 

At excitation amplitudes of 0.1 mm, the 

resonant fre•quen•cy is 1.5 Hz in the vertical 

and 1.7 Hz in the horizontal direction. For 

amplitudes of 1 mm, this frequency is 1.0 Hz 

in the vertical and 1.2 Hz in the horizontal 

direction. At an excitation frequency of 

just 5 Hz, the Gimbal Piston’s isolation 

efficiency is 95% in the vertical and 80% in 

the horizontal direction. An integrated level 

controller ensures automatic return to the 

original position as the load applied to a work 

surface changes. This repositioning accuracy 

is ±1 mm and can be increased to ±0.1 mm 

by using precision valves. 

Amplitude (nm) 

200 

20 

2 

0.2 

isolator 

floor 

0.02 

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 

Isolator 

floor 

Gimbal Piston TM vibration isolation 


High Quality 

The patented Gimbal Pistonvibration 

isolating system is distinguished 

from competitive models 

by the excellent damping properties 

it exhibits even in the range of 

very small amplitudes. 


theoretical curve, 

no damping action 

theoretical curve for a 

damping coefficient of 0.2 

Gimbal Piston TM Isolator 


Attenuation Amplification 

Typical transmissibility curve of a Gimbal Piston TM 

Isolator 

The Gimbal Piston isolation system works 

using air only. Since it does not require any 

hydraulic damping or absorption media, 

it is ideal for use in clean rooms, ensuring 

maintenance-free operation with consistent 

technical specifications over many years. 



Vibrational isolation is provided by a 

gimbal-piston assem bly, free to move in 

an upper air chamber, or com pres sion 

chamber, sealed by a 0.5 mm thick, 

Dacron -reinforced, bellows that excludes 

ambient air. A suppor ting rod welded 

onto the underside of the unit‘s moun ting 

plate is bolted to the piston‘s flexible 

base plate. The compression chamber is 

pneumatically inter connected to a second 

chamber, a so-called „damping“ chamber, 

via a calibrated orifice. When these units 

are used, Table Tops are supported on air 

cushions consti tu ting extrem ely „weak“ 

springs of a spring-mass system. 

These types of table systems have 

extremely low reso nant frequencies, due 

to the low restoring forces of their 

supports and the high weights of their 

tops. The bellows used for sealing add no 

stiffness to support units, since they are 

rather thin, and thus highly flexible. 

Horizontal displacements of Table Tops 

are transmitted via supporting rods, 

producing lateral motions of flexible 

piston baseplates. This causes pistons to 

execute vertical tilting motions about 

points lying roughly in the planes of their 

sealing bellows. The lengths of pistons 

and supporting rods have been chosen to 

optimize the resonant frequencies of 

these motions. Horizontal dis place ments 

of Table Tops thus also cause air to flow 

back and forth between compression and 

damping chambers, thereby damping any 

lateral motions of Table Tops. 

The lowest resonant frequencies achievable 

with these vibration isolators range 

from 1.5 Hz to 1.7 Hz in both vertical and 

horizontal planes, and vary with the loads 

supported. The following graphs present 

typical vibra tion -transmission and 

transmissibility curves for our Gimbal 

Piston vibration-isolators. 

Gimbal Piston systems effectively damp 

vibrational motions in both vertical and 

horizontal planes over the entire critical 

range, which extends from 2 Hz to 50 Hz. 

This superior performance makes these 

systems suitable for supporting experimental 

setups, such as those used in 

interferometry and holography, that are 

highly sensitive to vibrations. 

The excellent vibrational isolation they 

provide in both vertical and horizontal 

planes isolate experimental setups even 

from the large-amplitude floor vibrations 

typcially encountered on the upper floors 

of tall buil dings. They should thus be used 

in all applications ad versely affected by 

floor vibrations and/or subject to critical 

constraints on their ambient acoustic 

environ ments. 

If a Table Top supported on these units is 

vertically displaced, the resulting motions 

of their pistons will alter the volumes of 

their compression chambers, thereby 

altering chamber pressures. This is what 

provides the desired cushioning effect. 

Since air may enter or exit compression 

chambers through calibrated orifices in 

the walls separating them from damping 

chambers, air will flow back and forth 

through these orifices as com pres sion 

chamber volumes vary, damping the 

motions of the mounting plates on which 

the Table Top rests. 


200 

20 

Floor 

2 

0.2 

Vibration Isolator 

0.02 

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 


Vertical vibration isolation 


200 

20 

2 

0.2 

Vibration 

Isolator 

Floor 

0.02 

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 


Horizontal vibration isolation 

High Quality 

Mounting plate 

Bellows 

Compression chamber 

Support rod 

Piston 

Stiffener plate 

Stop 

Flexible base plate 

Calibration orifice 

Damping chamber 

With high-precision valves, the resetting 

accuracy can be increased 

to ±0.1 mm. The quick response of 

the valves prevents build-up in 

structures with a center of gravity 

far above the work surface. 


Cutaway view of a Gimbal Piston TM vibration 

isolation unit 


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Q-Enabled 

Series 794 and 793 Table Tops, as well as support systems made of electropolished 

stainless steel, are available for use in cleanrooms (Class 

1000). The outlets of the level adjustment valve are fitted with hose connectors, 

so the compressed air emitted can be conducted out of the 

cleanroom through a hose. 

The 714 Series antimagnetic Table Tops are also available with support 

systems made of 100% antimagnetic steel. For applications with extremely 

strong magnetic fields, antimagnetic regulator valves are also available. 



4-Post Systems with Tiebars 

The preferred choice for supporting most 

Optical Tops is the 4-post system with 

safety tiebars. Choose from Gimbal 

Piston system, passive isolators, S Series 

or rigid support. Retractable casters are 

availabe optional. Choose from a range 

of heights and capacities. 

Please look on page 312 regarding Casters. 

Please fill in code number H for the desired 

post height: 

Post height 

(mm) 

Post height 

(inch) 

300 11.81 2 

400 15.75 3 

450 17.72 4 

550 21.65 5 

600 23.62 6 

700 27.56 7 

800 31.50 8 

Code 

number H 

Semi-Active Gimbal Piston Isolator 

Table 

top 

size 

(inch) 

Table 

top size 

(mm) 

Max. 

Capacity 

(lbs) 

Min. 

Capacity 

(lbs) 

Max. 

Capacity 

(kg) 

Min. 

Capacity 

(kg) 

W 1) 

(inch) 

W 1) 

(mm) 

L 2) 

(inch) 

L 2) 

(mm) 

Cross- 

Section 

A 

(inch) 

Cross- 

Section 

A 

(mm) 

Part No 

30 x 36 750 x 900 1400 200 600 100 20 500 26 650 4 100 G43 1241 H28 

30 x 48 750 x 1200 1400 200 600 100 20 500 35 875 4 100 G43 1241 H29 

30 x 60 750 x 1500 1400 200 600 100 20 500 40 1000 4 100 G43 1241 H24 

30 x 72 750 x 1800 4000 600 2000 300 15 375 40 1000 6 150 G43 1441 H14 

30 x 96 750 x 2400 4000 600 2000 300 15 375 50 1250 6 150 G43 1441 H15 

30 x 120 750 x 3000 4000 600 2000 300 15 375 60 1500 6 150 G43 1441 H16 

36 x 48 900 x 1200 1400 200 600 100 26 650 35 875 4 100 G43 1241 H89 

36 x 60 900 x 1500 1400 200 600 100 26 650 40 1000 4 100 G43 1241 H84 

36 x 72 900 x 1800 4000 600 2000 300 20 500 40 1000 6 150 G43 1441 H24 

36 x 96 900 x 2400 4000 600 2000 300 20 500 50 1250 6 150 G43 1441 H25 

36 x 120 900 x 3000 4000 600 2000 300 20 500 60 1500 6 150 G43 1441 H26 

40 x 60 1000 x1500 4000 600 2000 300 26 650 35 875 6 150 G43 1441 H89 

40 x 80 1000 x2000 4000 600 2000 300 26 650 40 1000 6 150 G43 1441 H84 

40 x 120 1000 x3000 4000 600 2000 300 26 650 60 1500 6 150 G43 1441 H86 

48 x 60 1200 x1500 4000 600 2000 300 30 750 35 875 6 150 G43 1441 H39 

48 x 72 1200 x1800 4000 600 2000 300 30 750 40 1000 6 150 G43 1441 H34 

48 x 96 1200 x2400 4000 600 2000 300 30 750 50 1250 6 150 G43 1441 H35 

48 x 120 1200 x3000 4000 600 2000 300 30 750 60 1500 6 150 G43 1441 H36 

48 x 144 1200 x3600 4000 600 2000 300 30 750 70 1750 6 150 G43 1441 H37 

59 x 60 1500 x1500 4000 600 2000 300 40 1000 35 875 6 150 G43 1441 H49 

59 x 72 1500 x1800 4000 600 2000 300 40 1000 40 1000 6 150 G43 1441 H44 

59 x 80 1500 x2000 4000 600 2000 300 40 1000 40 1000 6 150 G43 1441 H44 

59 x 96 1500 x2400 4000 600 2000 300 40 1000 50 1250 6 150 G43 1441 H45 

59 x 120 1500 x3000 4000 600 2000 300 40 1000 60 1500 6 150 G43 1441 H46 

59 x 144 1500 x3600 4000 600 2000 300 40 1000 70 1750 6 150 G43 1441 H47 


1) W = Width 

2) L = Length 


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Table 

top 

size 

(inch) 

Table 

top size 

(mm) 

Isolator type, 

Load range 

(lbs) 


Load range 

(kg) 

Width 

W 

(inch) 

Width 

W 

(mm) 

Length 

L 

(inch) 

Length 

L 

(mm) 

Cross- 

Section 

A 

(inch) 

Cross- 

Section 

A 

(mm) 

Part No 

30 x 36 750 x 900 S 50 (110 - 440) S 50 (50-200) 20 500 26 650 4 100 G43 3141 H28 

30 x 48 750 x 1200 S 50 (110 - 440) S 50 (50-200) 20 500 35 875 4 100 G43 3141 H29 

30 x 60 750 x 1500 S 50 (110 - 440) S 50 (50-200) 20 500 40 1000 4 100 G43 3141 H24 

36 x 48 900 x 1200 S 50 (110 - 440) S 50 (50-200) 26 650 35 875 4 100 G43 3141 H89 

36 x 60 900 x 1500 S 50 (110 - 440) S 50 (50-200) 26 650 40 1000 4 100 G43 3141 H84 

30 x 36 750 x 900 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 20 500 26 650 4 100 G43 3241 H28 

30 x 48 750 x 1200 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 20 500 35 875 4 100 G43 3241 H29 

30 x 60 750 x 1500 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 20 500 40 1000 4 100 G43 3241 H24 

30 x 72 750 x 1800 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 15 375 40 1000 6 150 G43 3341 H14 

30 x 96 750 x 2400 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 15 375 50 1250 6 150 G43 3341 H15 

30 x 120 750 x 3000 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 15 375 50 1500 6 150 G43 3341 H16 

36 x 48 900 x 1200 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 26 650 35 875 4 100 G43 3241 H89 

36 x 60 900 x 1500 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 26 650 40 1000 4 100 G43 3241 H84 

36 x 72 900 x 1800 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 20 500 40 1000 6 150 G43 3341 H24 

36 x 96 900 x 2400 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 20 500 50 1250 6 150 G43 3341 H25 

36 x 120 900 x 3000 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 20 500 60 1500 6 150 G43 3341 H26 

40 x 60 1000 x1500 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 26 650 35 875 6 150 G43 3341 H89 

40 x 80 1000 x2000 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 26 650 40 1000 6 150 G43 3341 H84 

40 x 120 1000 x3000 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 26 650 60 1500 6 150 G43 3341 H86 

48 x 60 1200 x1500 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 30 750 35 875 6 150 G43 3341 H39 

48 x 72 1200 x1800 S 150 (300 - 1300) S 150 (140-600) 30 750 40 1000 6 150 G43 3341 H34 

30 x 72 750 x 1800 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 15 375 40 1000 6 150 G43 3441 H14 

30 x 96 750 x 2400 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 15 375 50 1250 6 150 G43 3441 H15 

30 x 120 750 x 3000 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 15 375 60 1500 6 150 G43 3441 H16 

36 x 72 900 x 1800 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 20 500 40 1000 6 150 G43 3441 H24 

36 x 96 900 x 2400 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 20 500 50 1250 6 150 G43 3441 H25 

36 x 120 900 x 3000 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 20 500 60 1500 6 150 G43 3441 H26 

40 x 60 1000 x1500 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 26 650 35 875 6 150 G43 3441 H89 

40 x 80 1000 x2000 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 26 650 40 1000 6 150 G43 3441 H84 

40 x 120 1000 x3000 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 26 650 60 1500 6 150 G43 3441 H86 

48 x 60 1200 x1500 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 30 750 35 875 6 150 G43 3441 H39 

48 x 72 1200 x1800 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 30 750 40 1000 6 150 G43 3441 H34 

48 x 96 1200 x2400 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 30 750 50 1250 6 150 G43 3441 H35 

48 x 120 1200 x3000 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 30 750 60 1500 6 150 G43 3441 H36 

48 x 144 1200 x3600 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 40 1000 35 875 6 150 G43 3441 H37 

59 x 60 1500 x1500 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 40 1000 35 875 6 150 G43 3441 H49 

59 x 72 1500 x1800 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 40 1000 40 1000 6 150 G43 3441 H44 

59 x 80 1500 x2000 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 40 1000 40 1000 6 150 G43 3441 H44 

59 x 96 1500 x2400 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 40 1000 50 1250 6 150 G43 3441 H45 

59 x 120 1500 x3000 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 40 1000 60 1500 6 150 G43 3441 H46 

59 x 144 1500 x3600 S 300 (620 - 2650) S 300 (280-1200) 40 1000 70 1750 6 150 G43 3441 H47 



Without Isolation System (rigid leveling stand) 

Table top 

size (inch) 

Table top 

size (mm) 

Capacity 

(lbs) 

Capacity 

(kg) 

Width 

W 

(inch) 

Width 

W 

(mm) 

Length 

L 

(inch) 

Length 

L 

(mm) 

Cross- 

Section 

A (inch) 

Cross- 

Section 

A(mm) 

Part No 

30 x 36 750 x 900 1400 600 20 500 26 650 4 100 G43 1141 H28 

30 x 48 750 x 1200 1400 600 20 500 35 875 4 100 G43 1141 H29 

30 x 60 750 x 1500 1400 600 20 500 40 1000 4 100 G43 1141 H24 

30 x 72 750 x 1800 4000 2000 15 375 40 1000 6 150 G43 1341 H14 

30 x 96 750 x 2400 4000 2000 15 375 50 1250 6 150 G43 1341 H15 

30 x 120 750 x 3000 4000 2000 15 375 60 1500 6 150 G43 1341 H16 

36 x 48 900 x 1200 1400 600 26 650 35 875 4 100 G43 1141 H89 

36 x 60 900 x 1500 1400 600 26 650 40 1000 4 100 G43 1141 H84 

36 x 72 900 x 1800 4000 2000 20 500 40 1000 6 150 G43 1341 H24 

36 x 96 900 x 2400 4000 2000 20 500 50 1250 6 150 G43 1341 H25 

36 x 120 900 x 3000 4000 2000 20 500 60 1500 6 150 G43 1341 H26 

40 x 60 1000 x 1500 4000 2000 26 650 35 875 6 150 G43 1341 H89 

40 x 80 1000 x 2000 4000 2000 26 650 40 1000 6 150 G43 1341 H84 

40 x 120 1000 x 3000 4000 2000 26 650 60 1500 6 150 G43 1341 H86 

48 x 60 1200 x 1500 4000 2000 30 750 35 875 6 150 G43 1341 H39 

48 x 72 1200 x 1800 4000 2000 30 750 40 1000 6 150 G43 1341 H34 

48 x 96 1200 x 2400 4000 2000 30 750 50 1250 6 150 G43 1341 H35 

48 x 120 1200 x 3000 4000 2000 30 750 60 1500 6 150 G43 1341 H36 

48 x 144 1200 x 3600 4000 2000 30 750 70 1750 6 150 G43 1341 H37 

59 x 60 1500 x 1500 4000 2000 40 1000 35 875 6 150 G43 1341 H49 

59 x 72 1500 x 1800 4000 2000 40 1000 40 1000 6 150 G43 1341 H44 

59 x 80 1500 x 2000 4000 2000 40 1000 40 1000 6 150 G43 1341 H44 

59 x 96 1500 x 2400 4000 2000 40 1000 50 1250 6 150 G43 1341 H45 

59 x 120 1500 x 3000 4000 2000 40 1000 60 1500 6 150 G43 1341 H46 

59 x 144 1500 x 3600 4000 2000 40 1000 70 1750 6 150 G43 1341 H47 



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Table 

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size 

(inch) 

Tabletop 

size(mm) 

Max. 

Capacity 

(lbs) 

Min. 

Capacity 

(lbs) 

6-Post System with Tiebars 

Tops more than 3 m long are best 

supported by the 6-post system with 

tiebars. In addition to the higher weight 

capacity, the structural characteristics of 

the top are enhanced by the additional 

support points. 

Max. 

Capacity 

(kg) 

Min. 

Capacity 

(kg) 

W 1) 

(inch) 

W 1) 

(mm) 

L 2) 

(inch) 

Please fill in code number H for the desired 

post height: 

Post height 

(mm) 

L 2) 

(mm) 

Cross- 

Section 

A 

(inch) 

Post height 

(inch) 

300 11.81 2 

400 15.75 3 

450 17.72 4 

550 21.65 5 

600 23.62 6 

700 27.56 7 

800 31.50 8 

Cross- 

Section 

A 

(mm) 

Code 

number H 

Part No 

48 x 120 1200 x3000 6000 900 3000 450 30 750 30 750 6 150 G43 1461 H33 

48 x 144 1200 x3600 6000 900 3000 450 30 750 40 1000 6 150 G43 1461 H34 

48 x 168 1200 x4200 6000 900 3000 450 30 750 50 1250 6 150 G43 1461 H35 

48 x 192 1200 x4800 6000 900 3000 450 30 750 60 1500 6 150 G43 1461 H36 

59 x 120 1500 x3000 6000 900 3000 450 40 1000 30 750 6 150 G43 1461 H43 

59 x 144 1500 x3600 6000 900 3000 450 40 1000 40 1000 6 150 G43 1461 H44 

59 x 168 1500 x4200 6000 900 3000 450 40 1000 50 1250 6 150 G43 1461 H45 

59 x 192 1500 x4800 6000 900 3000 450 40 1000 60 1500 6 150 G43 1461 H46 

1) W = Width 

2) L = Length 

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Passive Isolators, S Series (Manual air pump included) 

Table 

top size 

(inch) 

Table 

top size 

(mm) 


Load range 

(lbs) 


Load range 

(kg) 

Width 

W 

(inch) 

Width 

W 

(mm) 

Length 

L(inch) 

Length 

L(mm) 

Cross- 

Section 

A(inch) 

Cross- 

Section 

A(mm) 

Part No 

48 x 120 1200 x3000 S 150 (460 - 1980) S 150 (210-900) 30 750 30 750 6 150 G43 3361 H33 

48 x 144 1200 x3600 S 150 (460 - 1980) S 150 (210-900) 30 750 40 1000 6 150 G43 3361 H34 

48 x 168 1200 x4200 S 150 (460 - 1980) S 150 (210-900) 30 750 50 1250 6 150 G43 3361 H35 

48 x 192 1200 x4800 S 150 (460 - 1980) S 150 (210-900) 30 750 60 1500 6 150 G43 3361 H36 

59 x 120 1500 x3000 S 150 (460 - 1980) S 150 (210-900) 40 1000 30 750 6 150 G43 3361 H43 

48 x 120 1200 x3000 S 300 (925 - 3950) S 300 (420-1800) 30 750 30 750 6 150 G43 3461 H33 

48 x 144 1200 x3600 S 300 (925 - 3950) S 300 (420-1800) 30 750 40 1000 6 150 G43 3461 H34 

48 x 168 1200 x4200 S 300 (925 - 3950) S 300 (420-1800) 30 750 50 1250 6 150 G43 3461 H35 

48 x 192 1200 x4800 S 300 (925 - 3950) S 300 (420-1800) 30 750 60 1500 6 150 G43 3461 H36 

59 x 120 1500 x3000 S 300 (925 - 3950) S 300 (420-1800) 40 1000 30 750 6 150 G43 3461 H43 

59 x 144 1500 x3600 S 300 (925 - 3950) S 300 (420-1800) 40 1000 40 1000 6 150 G43 3461 H44 

59 x 168 1500 x4200 S 300 (925 - 3950) S 300 (420-1800) 40 1000 50 1250 6 150 G43 3461 H45 

59 x 192 1500 x4800 S 300 (925 - 3950) S 300 (420-1800) 40 1000 60 1500 6 150 G43 3461 H46 

Without Isolation System (rigid leveling stand) 

Table top 

size (inch) 

Table top 

size (mm) 

Capacity 

(lbs) 

Capacity 

(kg) 

Width 

W 

(inch) 

Width 

W 

(mm) 

Length 

L 

(inch) 

Length 

L 

(mm) 

Cross- 

SectionA 

(inch) 

Cross- 

Section A 

(mm) 

Part No 

48 x 120 1200 x 3000 6000 3000 30 750 30 750 6 150 G43 1361 H33 

48 x 144 1200 x 3600 6000 3000 30 750 40 1000 6 150 G43 1361 H34 

48 x 168 1200 x 4200 6000 3000 30 750 50 1250 6 150 G43 1361 H35 

48 x 192 1200 x 4800 6000 3000 30 750 60 1500 6 150 G43 1361 H36 

59 x 120 1500 x 3000 6000 3000 40 1000 30 750 6 150 G43 1361 H43 

59 x 144 1500 x 3600 6000 3000 40 1000 40 1000 6 150 G43 1361 H44 

59 x 168 1500 x 4200 6000 3000 40 1000 50 1250 6 150 G43 1361 H45 

59 x 192 1500 x 4800 6000 3000 40 1000 60 1500 6 150 G43 1361 H46 



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Height 

H 

(inch) 

Height 

H 

(mm) 

Max. 

Capa city 

(lbs) 

Min. 

Capa city 

(lbs) 

Free-Standing Individual Posts 

Free-standing posts are a convenient 

alternative to posts with tiebars when 

open access between the posts is 

necessary. Though generally configured 

in sets of 4 and 6 legs, otherconfigurations 

include 3 and 5 legs. 

The independent posts offer the 

maximum flexibility in post positioning 

with respect to the Optical Top. 

Free-standing posts are especially 

convenient for supporting large coupled 

table systems. All free-standing posts 

have an oversized 350 x 350 mm steel 

base-plate for maximum stability. 

Max. 

Capa city 

(kg) 

Min. 

Capa city 

(kg) 

Cross- 

Section 

A 

(inch) 

Cross- 

Section 

A 

(mm) 

Baseplate, 

edge 

length 

(inch) 

Baseplate, 

edge 

length 

(mm) 

Part No 

28 700 350 50 150 25 4 100 14 350 G43 1213 700 

32 800 350 50 150 25 4 100 14 350 G43 1213 800 

12 300 1000 150 500 75 6 150 14 350 G43 1413 200 

16 400 1000 150 500 75 6 150 14 350 G43 1413 300 

18 450 1000 150 500 75 6 150 14 350 G43 1413 400 

22 550 1000 150 500 75 6 150 14 350 G43 1413 500 

24 600 1000 150 500 75 6 150 14 350 G43 1413 600 

28 700 1000 150 500 75 6 150 14 350 G43 1413 700 

32 800 1000 150 500 75 6 150 14 350 G43 1413 800 

16 400 2500 300 1000 150 8 200 14 350 G43 1613 300 

22 550 2500 300 1000 150 8 200 14 350 G43 1613 500 

28 700 2500 300 1000 150 8 200 14 350 G43 1613 700 



Pasive Isolators, S Series (Manual air pump included) 

Isolator 

type 

Loadrange 

(lbs) 

Loadrange 

(kg) 

Height 

H 

(inch) 

Height 

H 

(mm) 

Cross- 

Section 

A(inch) 

Cross- 

Section 

A(mm) 

Baseplate, 

edgelength 

(inch) 

Baseplate, 

edgelength 

(mm) 

Part No 

S50 26.0 -110.0 12.0 -50.0 28 700 4 100 14 350 G43 3113 700 

S50 26.0 -110.0 12.0 -50.0 32 800 4 100 14 350 G43 3113 800 

S150 77.0 -330.0 35.0 -150.0 28 700 4 100 14 350 G43 3213 700 

S150 77.0 -330.0 35.0 -150.0 32 800 4 100 14 350 G43 3213 800 

S150 77.0 -330.0 35.0 -150.0 12 300 6 150 14 350 G43 3313 200 

S150 77.0 -330.0 35.0 -150.0 16 400 6 150 14 350 G43 3313 300 

S150 77.0 -330.0 35.0 -150.0 18 450 6 150 14 350 G43 3313 400 

S150 77.0 -330.0 35.0 -150.0 22 550 6 150 14 350 G43 3313 500 

S150 77.0 -330.0 35.0 -150.0 24 600 6 150 14 350 G43 3313 600 

S150 77.0 -330.0 35.0 -150.0 28 700 6 150 14 350 G43 3313 700 

S150 77.0 -330.0 35.0 -150.0 32 800 6 150 14 350 G43 3313 800 

S300 154.0 -660.0 70.0 -300.0 12 300 6 150 14 350 G43 3413 200 

S300 154.0 -660.0 70.0 -300.0 16 400 6 150 14 350 G43 3413 300 

S300 154.0 -660.0 70.0 -300.0 18 450 6 150 14 350 G43 3413 400 

S300 154.0 -660.0 70.0 -300.0 22 550 6 150 14 350 G43 3413 500 

S300 154.0 -660.0 70.0 -300.0 24 600 6 150 14 350 G43 3413 600 

S300 154.0 -660.0 70.0 -300.0 28 700 6 150 14 350 G43 3413 700 

S300 154.0 -660.0 70.0 -300.0 32 800 6 150 14 350 G43 3413 800 

Without Isolation System (Rigid Leveling Stand) 

Height 

H 

(inch) 

Height 

H 

(mm) 

Capacity 

(lbs) 

Capacity 

(kg) 

Cross-Section 

(inch) 

Cross-Section 

(mm) 

Baseplate, 

edgelength 

(inch) 

Baseplate, 

edgelength 

(mm) 

Part No 

28 700 350 150 4 100 14 350 G43 1113 700 

32 800 350 150 4 100 14 350 G43 1113 800 

12 300 1000 500 6 150 14 350 G43 1313 200 

16 400 1000 500 6 150 14 350 G43 1313 300 

18 450 1000 500 6 150 14 350 G43 1313 400 

22 550 1000 500 6 150 14 350 G43 1313 500 

24 600 1000 500 6 150 14 350 G43 1313 600 

28 700 1000 500 6 150 14 350 G43 1313 700 

32 800 1000 500 6 150 14 350 G43 1313 800 



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Casters 

6” x 6” System casters are of a rugged, 

heavy-duty design making an installed 

table easily moveable when they are 

engaged. Once the table is positioned, 

the casters retract to establish solid floor 

contact during equipment operation. 

They can be integrated at the outset or 

purchased later if you choose to 

upgrade. 

Casters 

Item title Max. Load (lbs) Max. Load (kg) Part No 

Casters (Set of 4) 4000 1800 G43 8301 301 

Air Compressor 

This quiet-running, yet powerful, air 

com pressor provides a constant supplyof 

compressed air to Gimbal Piston 

vibration-isolation systems. 

It comes equipped with a pressure 

regulator, pressure gauges, and a 

condensate trap, ready for use withthese 

systems. A single air compressorwill be 

adequate for supplying severaltables if 

their total supported load issufficiently 

low and their load changessufficiently 

infrequently. 


• Please note: Minimum height of the 

post is 450 mm (18“). 

Technical data 

• Pumping rate: 17 l / min 

• Maximum pressure: 8 x 10 5 Pa (8 bar / 

116 psi) 

• Tank volume: 1.5 l 

• Supply voltage: 230 V 

• Power consumption: 140 W / 0.9 A 

• Noise level: 35 dB(A) at 1 m distance 

• Weight: 13.4 kg 

• Dimensions (hxwxl): 300x305x330mm 

Item Title Weight (kg) Dimensions (hxwxl) mm Part No 

Air Compressor 13.4 300x305x330 G43 8302 000 



S-Series Vibration Isolators 

These may be ordered separately for, 

e.g., retrofitting existing tables/support 

systems. 

S-Series vibration isolators are available 

in three models covering three load 

ranges. 

Technical Data: 

• Leveling range: max. ±6 mm 

• Flexure range: max. ±15 mm 

• Operating pressure S 50 / S 150: 

max. 5x10 5 Pa (5 bar) 

• Operating pressure S 300: 

max. 6x10 5 Pa (6 bar) 

S-Series Vibration Isolators 

Item 

Title 

Load range 

(kg) 

A 

(mm) 

B 

(mm) 

Thread 

D/E 

F 

(mm) 

G 

(mm) 

H 

(mm) 

I 

(mm) 

T 

(mm) 

X 

(mm) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Part No 

S 50 12 to 50 75 60 M10 7.0 73 65 28 3 12 0.40 G02 6269 000 

S 150 35 to 150 105 90 M12 7.0 105 65 52 3 12 0.60 G02 6274 000 

S 300 70 to 300 130 108 M12 7.0 127 90 60 3 15 1.50 G02 6273 000 



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Mounting Plate for S-Isolators 

Adapter plate for mounting the S-Series 

passive vibration oscillators on TMC post 

systems. 


Mounting Plate for S-Isolators 

Item Title Suitable for Isolator type Part No 

Mounting Plate TMC 11 / S-Isolator S50 / S150 G02 6283 000 

Mounting Plate TMC 13 / S-Isolator S150 / S300 G02 6284 000 

Installation Kit with S-Isolator 

Due to today's increasingly stringent 

demands on the accuracy of measured 

results, existing support systems often 

require retroactive installation of 

vibration isolating systems. The modular 

structure of the TMC support systems 

makes retrofitting easy. 


Retrofitting to the Gimbal Pistonsemiactive 

vibration isolating system is just as 

easy. For more information, please 

contact our technical sales support team. 

Simply remove the two Allen screws to 

remove the end plate with its adjustable 

support disk. 

The installation kit comes with all 

required parts, including mounting plate, 

isolator and screws. After the isolator has 

been affixed to the mounting plate, the 

unit can be inserted directly into the 

support system and fastened using the 

Allen screws. 

• Three different load ranges 

• Easy to assemble 

Equipment supplied: 

• S-Series vibration isolator 

• Mounting plate 

• M6x10 Allen screws 

• 6.4 washers 

• SW 5 pin wrench 

• 3/16” Allen screwdriver 



A closer look 

To accommodate increasing demands on vibration isolation, the modular design of the support systems permit 

fast and easy retrofitting. In this example, a rigid stand is adapted for the passive isolator in the S Series. 

Installation Kit with S-Isolator 

Item Title Cross-Section A (mm) Part No 

Installation Kit S 50 für TMC 11 100 G02 6305 000 



Installation Kit S 300 für TMC 13 150 G02 6308 000 

Manual Air Pump 

This manual air pump is ideal for 

pumping S-Series vibration isolators up 

totheir optimal operating pres sures. It 

comes equipped with a pressure gauge 

provi ding accurate readings of isolator 

pressures. 

Manual air pump 

Item Title 

Part No 

Manual air pump G02 6272 000 

Its 1.25 m long pressure hose is equipped 

with a lock fit ting to the valveson our 

S-Series vibration iso lators. 

The manual air pump is included when 

ordering a sup port- system of ourS-Series 

vibration isolators. 



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STACIS® 2100 

Active Piezoelectric Vibration 

Cancellation System 

More and more that is equipment 

sensitive to vibration, such as scanning 

electron microscopes, requires high vibration 

isolation, particularly when it comes 

to low-frequency interference below 

2 Hz. For this equipment, pneumatic 

isolators are inadequate. As a result, 

LINOS and TMC offer the STACIS®2100 

active vibration cancellation system to 

meet the requirements of this equipment. 

Typical applications include the following: 

•• 

Coordinate measuring machines 

•• 

Holography 

•• 

Interferometry 

•• 

Scanning electron microscopy 

•• 

Scanning probe microscopy 

•• 

Wafer Stepper 

Featuring active isolation ranging from 

0.6 to 250 Hz, STACIS® 2100 provides the 

widest band of vibration isolation 

available on the market. Thanks to its 

compact design, it can be used anywhere 

sensitive machines or equipment 

assemblies have to be isolated from 

building vibration or the impact sound of 

people walking by. Within an industrial 

manufacturing site, this equipment can 

be, for example, wafer steppers or wafer 

inspection systems, and in the research 

field, interferometers or complete 

Optical Table systems. 

The STACIS®2100 system is a combination 

of active and passive vibration 

isolators. In the lower frequency range of 

0.6 to 250 Hz, five piezoelectric actuators 

per isolator provide for vibration 

isolation in all six degrees of freedom. 

Disturbances in the upper frequency 

range above 250 Hz are dampened by a 

passive elastomer isolator. At the core of 

the system is a controller that processes 

the interference signals detected by the 

absolute velocity sensors integrated into 

the isolator housings. The controller 

sends control signals to the piezoelectric 

actuators independently from one 

another, causing them to expand or 

contract as needed so that they move 

out of the way of vibration, thus 

diminishing its impact. 

STACIS®2100 below the final chamber of the 

prototype of the LIGO interferometer at the 

California Institute of Technology, the most precise 

measuring instrument ever built. Its resolution is 

better than 10 -18 m. 

STACIS®2100 is ideal for use in tough 

environments, such as in clean rooms or 

near strong magnetic fields. In addition, 

this system is simple to install and easy to 

use. 

The STACIS®2100 vibration cancellation 

system is available on request. We will be 

happy to give you a quote for a customized 

system that meets your individual 

requirements. Just contact us! 

STACIS®2100 with platform 

STACIS®2100 Isolator 



10 

10 

0 

0 

Transmissibility (dB) 

-10 

-20 

-30 

-40 

Transmissibility (dB) 

-10 

-20 

-30 

-40 

-50 

-0.1 1 10 100 1000 

Vertical transmission curve 


-50 

-0.1 1 10 100 1000 


Horizontal transmission curve 

DC-2000 

Digital Controller 

Analog inputs/outputs 

Digital inputs/outputs 16 

Sampling rate 

Front panel 

Power 

16 channels (16/14 bit) 

6.5 kHz nominal 

Two-line LCD with soft menue keys BNC input and output for signal monitoring 

Two RS-232 communication ports (second port on rear) Tri-color system status lamp 

90-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, max. 600 W 

Performance Specifications 

Active degrees of freedom 6 

Active bandwidth 

0.6 to 250 Hz 

Resonant frequency (passive) 

18 Hz 

Resonant frequency (active) 

0.5 Hz 

Transmissibility at resonance < 1.1 

Isolation above 2 Hz > 90 % 

Setting time after a 4.5 kg step input 

0.3 s 

Internal noise 

< 0.1 nm RMS 

Operating load range per isolator 

200 – 2000 kg 

Isolator overload safety factor > 2:1 

Number of isolators 3 or 4 

Max. displacement 15 µm 

Stiffness of the actuators 

73 x 105 N/m 

Magnetic field emitted 

< 2 x 10-12 Tesla broadband rms 

Dimensions, Environmental 

and Utility Requirements 


Isolator dimensions (wxlxh) 

300 x 320 x 275 mm 

Isolator weight 

34 kg 

Controller dimensions (wxlxh) 

330 x 431 x 44 mm 

Operating temperature 10 to +32 °C 

Storage temperature - 40 to +125 °C 

Humidity 100% to 20 °C 

Power requirements 

100, 120, 230 or 240 Volt, 50/60 Hz 

Floor displacement 

< 500 µ in. (13 µm) below 15 Hz 


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Hybrid Piezoelectric/Air Active Vibration 

Cancellation System 

STACIS®iX is a new active vibration isolation 

system specially developed by TMC 

for Optical Tables. The system features 

excellent vibration isolation properties 

both in the low-frequency range, below 

10 Hz, and in the high-frequency range, 

above 10 Hz. 

Optical tables are typically equipped 

with low-frequency, pneumatic isolation 

systems that have a resonance frequency 

range around 1.5 Hz. These systems 

suppress higher frequencies quite 

effectively. In the crucial frequency range 

of building vibrations, however, from 

1 Hz to 3 Hz, vibrations that come up 

through the floor are enhanced. In other 

words, in this frequency range the typical 

system is actually worse than having a 

support system with no vibration 

isolation. 

For cases such as these, the STACIS®iX 

from TMC is the ideal solution. This 

patented system comprises a serial 

connection of a passive air-isolated 

system from the MaxDampAir®series 

with an active piezoelectric-electrical 

isolation system based on the time-tested 

STACIS®technology. The STACIS®system 

is equipped with special vibration sensors 

that detect low-frequency vibra tion and 

neutralize it using piezoelectric 

actuators. In addition, the STACIS®iX 

system extends the stroke of the piezo 

actuator from 15 μm to 60 μm. This 

ensures that even large-amplitude vibrations, 

as occur particularly in tall buildings, 

can effectively be eliminated. The 

transfer function of the overall system is 

equal to the sum of transfer functions of 

the two individual systems. 

LaserTable Base 

Item Title 


Part No. 

on request 


The series of vibration isolation systems 

for optical benches has now been 

expanded by the addition of the Laser 

Table Baseseries, designed on the 

technological basis of the STACIS®iX 

technology. 

Low-frequency vibrations, beginning 

below the 1 Hz level, are damped directly 

on the floor by the active piezo electric 

isolation system. The passive air-isolated 

vibration isolation system from the 

MaxDampAir® series is positioned at the 

upper end of the support system. The 

support system itself is the standard TMC 

system with tiebars. Thanks to its 

modular design, the overall setup can 

easily be modified to suit individual 

application requirements. Moreover, 

existing passive systems can be retrofitted 

with the STACIS®system without 

having to remove the optical and mechanical 

systems already mounted on the 

tabletop. Figure 2 shows the horizontal 

and vertical transfer functions of the 

individual systems, as well as the total 

transfer function of the LaserTable 

Basesystem. 

• Incorporates patented STACIS® 

tech nology 

• Active inertial vibration cancellation 

system 

• Vibration cancellation starts 

below 1 Hz 

• Extended stroke piezoelectric 

actu ators, up to 60 microns 

• 6 active degrees-of-freedom 

• Consists of two isolation systems in 

series for maximum vibration 

cancella tion 

• Incorporates patented MaxDamp® 

Air Isolators 

• Installs easily, minimal tuning required 

• Optional shelves for mounting 

equip ment under the table 

• Includes TMC’s DC-2000 Digital 

Controller 



Active Piezoelectric Cancellation Floor Platform 

for Scanning Electron Microscopes 

STACIS iX SEM-Base 

Active Piezoelectric Vibration Cancellation 

Floor Platform for Scanning Electron 

Microscopes 

STACIS®iX SEM-Baseactive vibration 

cancellation floor platform system is 

designed for use with scanning electron 

microscopes (SEMs). SEMs are among the 

most vibration sensitive tools made and 

these precision instruments typically 

incorporate an internal vibration isolation 

system. SEM-Base is compatible with 

all internal SEM vibration isolation 

systems. 

SEM-Base is a compact, cost-effective 

alternative to our 65 Series STACIS®2100 

Floor Platform. It incorporates STACIS 

technology but has a much smaller footprint 

and installs easily with minimal 

tuning. Simply put the SEM on the 

plat form, power up, and you are done. 

• Incorporates patented STACIS® 

tech nology 

• Active inertial vibration cancellation 

system 

• 902 x 1130 x 165 mm (35.5 x 44.5 

x 6.5 inches), fits most commercial 

SEMs 

• Load capacity: 400 to 1100 kg 

(900 - 2,500 lb) 

• Vibration cancellation starts 

below 1 Hz 

• Extended stroke piezoelectric 

actu ators, up to 60 microns 

• 6 active degrees-of-freedom 

• Installs easily, minimal tuning required 

• Compatible with all internal tool 

vibration isolation systems 

• No soft air suspension 

Simple, robust, and cost-effective 

• Optional casters allow easy portability, 

no lifting required 

• Ask about our SEM-LiftSystem for 

installation 

With vibration cancellation starting 

below 1 Hz, SEM-Base features extended 

stroke piezoelectric actuators and 

damped, powder-coated steel plates that 

sand wich four isolators and TMC’s DC 

2000 digital controller. The system is only 

165 mm (6.5") tall, measures 902 mm x 

1130 mm (35.5" x 44.5"), weighs less 

than 180 kg (400 lb), and can support 

400 to 1100 kg (900 to 2,500 lb) with no 

soft air suspen sion. 

SEM-Base 

Item Title 

Part No. 

SEM-Base G25 3739 401 



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Laboratory Tables (Workstations), Introduction 

A steadily growing number of workplaces 

in science and industry are faced 

with increasing demands for effective 

vibration isolation. Advances into 

microcosmic realms, with the concomitant 

high resolutions demanded of 

today's technical equipment, call for 

rigorous isolation of the equipment from 

any vibration that may occur at the 

workplace. There are three primary 

sources of the disturbances that hinder 

vibration-sensitive work 

Ground or floor vibration, caused by 

vibrations in the building, nearby 

machinery, or street traffic 

Acoustic vibration, caused by speech, air 

conditioning units, equipment cooling 

fans, etc., which activates the natural 

vibration of the work surface. 

Equipment vibration, caused by lasers, 

power supplies, etc., that rest on the 

same work surface. 

Laboratory Tables, Design Features 

Bearing Frame 

The bearing frame of the support system 

exhibits especially high rigidity thanks to 

its dual tie-bar construction and 

additional corner connections. The 

unwanted effects of resonance are thus 

prevented. The working height is 785 or 

835 mm, depending on the Table Top 

thickness, for comfortable use in a seated 

position even over long periods of time. 

An integrated height adjustment 

mechanism compensates for any slant or 

irregularity, for example on tiled floors, 

to ensure a level, stationary work 

surface. The support system can be 

equipped with retractable transport 

casters on request (see page 329). 

These extreme demands on vibration 

isolation equipment led to the development 

of our Series 63 Laboratory Tables. 

Series 63 Tables are designed specifically 

for sedentary work and have a comprehensive 

range of accessories for adaptation 

to any task. Especially in the fields of 

biology (e.g., electrophysiology, ultramicrotomy 

and photomicroscopy) and 

electronics (e.g., semiconductor wafer 

inspection), these vibration-isolated work 

surfaces are indispensable. 

•• 

Special designs, including models for 

heavy loads, can be provided on 

request. 

The support system of the Laboratory 

Tables is equipped with the Gimbal 

Piston vibration isolation system The 

patented design of the Gimbal Piston 

isolator provides for effective horizontal 

and vertical vibration isolation. 

Support system bearing frame with integrated 

height adjustment mechanism and rollers 



Laboratory Tables, Table Tops 

The efficacy of a Table Top is determined 

by three primary factors: mass, rigidity 

and damping. The mass and rigidity, in 

turn, define the frequency range for 

optimum working conditions. 

With low-frequency vibration, a large 

mass causes slight accelerations of the 

Table Top. 

High rigidity causes high resonance 

frequency. Thus even when subjected to 

high-frequency vibration, the natural 

vibration of the Table Top is not easily 

activated. 

Thanks to strong damping, the natural 

vibration of the Table Top incited by 

acoustic disturbances or equipment 

vibrations (e.g. lasers) subsides rapidly. 

With three types of Table Top available 

in a variety of sizes, you are sure to find 

the right Table Top for any application: 

The standard Table Top for almost all 

areas of use is the stainless steel Table 

Top. This Table Top is suitable for 

applications in which no bore holes are 

required for fastening instruments. 

Magnetic feet can be mounted on the 

Table Top. 

Stainless steel Table Tops with plastic 

coatings are ideal for experiments that 

require an electrically isolated surface, or 

in which aggressive liquids play a role. 

For applications with extremely stringent 

requirements on damping and rigidity, 

the CleanTop IITable Top is the best 

choice. In addition to the option of using 

magnetic feet, M6 tapped bores are also 

provided for mounting instruments. 

Stainless-steel Table Tops 

Two steel plates, which give the Table 

Top its high stiffness and weight, are 

laminated onto a core of dam ping 

material using epoxy resin. This laminate 

structure is inserted into a seamless 

drawn, stainless-steel, shell with rounded 

edges and corners, and the entire 

assem b ly is bonded together with epoxy 

resin to form a unit. The shell is then 

sealed by a steel plate backed with a 

special damping material in order that 

the finished Table Top will retain its 

original high performance, even after 

many years of use. 

These types of Table Tops are highly 

suitable for suppor ting experimental 

setups and equipment that need not be 

bolted down. Their rounded edges and 

corners make cleaning a snap. These 

Table Tops are 50 mm thick, provi ding a 

working surface height of 785 mm. 

Their damping characteristics and compliance 

curves are presented next page. 

Plastic-coated stainless-steel Table Tops 

This type of Table Top has the same 

laminated-shell structure as our stainlesssteel 

Table Tops, and has identical 

compliance curves and damping 

characteris tics. Some applications require 

electrically insulating suppor ting 

surfaces, and these Table Tops have been 

specifically designed for them. 

Their better corrosion re sis tance allows 

their use in applications involving highly 

aggressive liquids. 

High quality 

Sandwich construction with damping core 

Ferromagnetic stainless-steel shell (1.9 mm thick) 

with rounded edges and corners 

Steel plates adding stiffness and weight 

Lightway core for greater damping 


Epoxy resin 

Steel plate 

Viscoelastic backing providing 

additional damping 


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CleanTop IIwith honeycomb core 

CleanTop II Table Tops 

This type of Table Top is of the same 

universally recog nized design as our 

Optical Table Tops, i.e., a close-celled steel 

honeycomb core sandwiched between 

heavy-gauge steel plates, all laminated 

together to form a rigid unit using 

on-aging epoxy resin. These have 5 mm 

gauge, magnetic stainless-steel top plates 

with total planity better than ±0.13 mm. 

These Table Tops are provided with a grid 

of M6 threaded holes on 25 mm centers, 

allowing mounting of equipment and 

rapid assembly of experimental setups. 

Damping characteristics and compliance curves: 

Stainless steel (left hand) versus CleanTop II (right hand). Compliance as reciprocal of stiffness. 

6 x 10 10 -3 -3 

0 0,5 1,0 

Time (s) 

6 x 10 -3 

All threaded holes are sealed using our 

patented Clean-Top process, which 

individually seals holes with caps that 

preclude liquids entering their cores and 

attacking epoxy bonding. 

Their sidewalls are also fabricated from 

steel plates, and have damping materials 

applied to their inner surfaces. This results 

in highly uniform structural units that 

expand /contract uniformly in response 

to, e.g., ambient temperature drifts or 

localized heating, and virtually precludes 

bending. These Table Tops are 100 mm 

thick, providing a working surface height 

of 835 mm. 

0 0,5 1,0 

Time (s) 


6 x 10 10 -4 -4 

6 x 10 10 -5 -5 

6 x 10 10 -6 -6 


6 x 10 -4 

6 x 10 -5 

6 x 10 -6 

6 x 10 10 -7 -7 10 100 1000 


6 x 10 -7 

10 100 1000 


Stainless steel Table Tops: Damping curve (above) and compliance curve 

CleanTop IITable Tops: Damping curve (above) and compliance curve 



High-Performance Lab Tables 63-500 Series 


Standard laboratory benches are 

available with the following Table 

Top sizes ( D x L): 

• 25 in. x 36 in. (625 mm x 900 mm) 

• 30 in. x 30 in. (750 mm x 750 mm) 

• 30 in. x 36 in. (750 mm x 900 mm) 

• 30 in. x 48 in. (750 mm x 1200 mm) 

• 30 in. x 60 in. (750 mm x 1500 mm) 

• 36 in. x 48 in. (900 mm x 1200 mm) 

• 36 in. x 60 in. (900 mm x 1500 mm) 

Top size 25 in. x 36 in. (625 mm x 900 mm) and Accessories 

Item title Height H (inch) Height H (mm) Part No 

Isolator frame only (no top) 29 735 G43 6351 000 

Isolator frame with 2 in. (50 mm) stainless-steel laminate top (25 in. x 36 in.) 31 785 G43 6351 101 

Isolator frame with 2 in. (50 mm) stainless-steel and plastic laminate top (25 in. x 36 in.) 31 785 G43 6351 201 

Full perimeter enclosure, 2in. (50 mm) tops G43 8132 101 

Front support bar G43 8130 101 

Rear support bar G43 8130 201 

Sliding shelf, 6 in. (150 mm) wide G43 8131 101 




Sliding shelf for perimeter enclosure G43 8132 703 

Subshelf G43 8132 501 

Armrest pads (front support bar) G43 8130 301 

Armrest pads (perimeter enclosure and Faraday Cage) G43 8130 302 

Articulated armrest G43 8130 401 

Articulated armrest adapter, front bar G43 8130 501 

Articulated armrest adapter, perimeter enclosure G43 8130 601 

Retractable casters (set of 4) G43 8301 401 



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Full perimeter enclosure, 2 in. (50 mm) tops G43 8132 102 




















Isolator frame with 4 in. (100 mm) Clean-Top II, 1/4-20 on 1 in. spacing (30 in. x 36 in.) 33 835 G43 6353 301 

Isolator frame with 4 in. (100 mm) Clean-Top II, M6 on 25 mm (30 in. x 36 in.) 33 835 G43 6353 401 

















































Front support barFront support bar G43 8130 103 













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Front support barFront support bar G43 8130 103 













ClassOne Laboratory Tables, 63-600 Series 

The all-stainless steel ClassOneWorkstation 

is a high-performance,pneumatic 

vibration isolation tabledesigned from 

the floor up for maximumcleanroom 

compatibility. Isolation isprovided by the 

same Gimbal Pistionelement that 

provides unsurpassedperformance in 

isolating Optical Tables,electron 

microscopes, precision balancesand 

scanning-tunneling microscopes. The 

ClassOne Workstation is alcohol-wiped 

with a lint-free cloth and is double-wrapped 

in plastic at the factory prior to 

shipping. 

• Isolator natural frequency 

• At high input level, vertical: 1.0 Hz; 

horizontal: 1.2 Hz 

• At low input level, vertical: 1.5 - 1.9 Hz; 

horizontal: 1.7 - 2.2 Hz 

• Isolation efficiency at 5 Hz vertical: 

60 -95 %; horizontal: 30 - 80 % 

• Isolation efficiency at 10 Hz vertical: 

80- 97 %; horizontal: 60 - 94 % 

• Surface: electro polished stainless steel 

frame 

• Required supply for Gimbal Piston: 

80 psicompressed-air 

ClassOne Laboratory Tables with Stainless Steel Top 

Item Title 

Top Size 

(in. x in.) 

Top Size 

(mm x mm) 

Height 

H (inch) 

Height 

H (mm) 

Overhang 

C (inch) 

Overhang 

C (mm) 

Part No 

Table, complete with stainless steel Table Top 

and Armrest 


and Armrest 


and Armrest 


and Armrest 

30 x 35 750 x 875 30 750 0.5 13 G43 6363 101 

30 x 47 750 x 1175 30 750 6.5 163 G43 6364 101 

36 x 47 900 x 1175 30 750 2.0 50 G43 6366 101 

36 x 60 900 x 1500 30 750 8.5 213 G43 6367 101 



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ClassOne Laboratory Tables with Electropolished Stainless Steel Top 

Item Title 

Table, complete with electropolished 

stainless steel Table Topand Armrest 







Top Size 

(in. xin.) 

Accessories ClassOne Laboratory Tables 

Top Size 

(mm xmm) 

Height H 

(inch) 

Height H 

(mm) 

Over hang 

C(inch) 

Over hang 

C(mm) 

Part No 

30 x 35 750 x 875 30 750 0.5 13 G43 6363 501 

30 x 47 750 x 1175 30 750 6.5 163 G43 6364 501 

36 x 47 900 x 1175 30 750 2.0 50 G43 6366 501 

36 x 60 900 x 1500 30 750 8.5 213 G43 6367 501 

Item Title Top Size (in. x in.) Top Size (mm x mm) Part No 

Rear support bar with mounting set 30 x 35 750 x 875 G43 8130 205 

Rear support bar with mounting set 30 x 47, 36 x 47 750 x 1175, 900 x 1175 G43 8130 206 

Rear support bar with mounting set 36 x 60 900 x 1500 G43 8130 207 

Sliding shelf 10 in. (25 mm) wide 30 x 35, 30 x 47 750 x 875, 750 x 1175 G43 8131 206 

Sliding shelf 10 in. (25 mm) wide 36 x 47, 36 x 60 900 x 1175, 900 x 1500 G43 8131 207 

Casters, set of 4 for all tables for all tables G43 8301 501 



Articulated Arm Rests 

Articulated arm rests are a great 

convenience in work requiring operating 

equipment and/or instrumentation 

without disturbing table vibration 

isolators. Articulated arm rests serve the 

same purpose as the much simpler 

padded arm rests listed on the preceding 

page, but are equipped with adjustments 

allowing them to be positioned to suit 

requirements of the work being 

performed and/or individual preferences. 

A further benefit is that they may be 

used with mounting frames or Faraday 

cages. 

560 

300 

180 

100 

Articulated Armrests 

Item title 

Part No 

Articulated arm rests (all tops) G43 8130 401 

Articulated armrest adapter, front bar 

Item title 

Part No 

Articulated armrestadapter, front bar (all tops) G43 8130 501 

Articulated armrest adapter, perimeter enclosure 

Item title 

Part No 

Articulated armrest adapter, perimeter enclosure (all tops) G43 8130 601 

Retractable Transport Casters 

These retractable transport casters may 

be unscrewed, lifting tables off the floor 

whenever they must be moved. 


• Set of 4 casters for Series 63 tables 

Retractable transport casters 

Item title 

Part No 

Retractable transport casters, 4 ea. G43 8301 401 


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Faraday cage with hanging shelf and padded 

armrests 

Faraday Cages and Accessories 

The Type II Faraday Cage offers improved 

access and simplified assembly. The 

”window-shade” type retracting front 

panel is easier to operate than hinged 

doors and causes less disturbance when 

adjusted. This front panel may be 

positioned anywhere between fully 

opened and closed and stays in position 

without a fastener. The front door is 

shipped assembled and the entire unit 

may be assembled in a few minutes with 

a screwdriver (provided). 

This cage incorporates the same stainless 

steel frame and copper-mesh material as 

previous versions. It mounts to (and 

requires) the full-perimeter enclosures 

and mounts to our 63-500 Series tables. 

Faraday Cages Type II 

Top Size (inch) Top Size (mm) Height (inch) Height (mm) Part No 

30 x 36 750 x 900 40 1000 G43 8133 303 

30 x 48 750 x 1200 40 1000 G43 8133 304 

36 x 48 900 x 1200 40 1000 G43 8133 306 

Accessories 

Item Title 

Top size 

(inch) 

Our 40 in. (1000 mm) tall Type II Faraday 

Cages now include a convenient 2 in. 

diameter hole in the base of the side and 

rear panels. This feature eases cable 

interface to the interior of the cage. The 

hole is sleeved with a rounded rubber 

liner to shield sharp edges and assure 

long life. In addition, we now offer a 

new version of our armrest pads that is 

compatible with our cages. Thesearmrest 

pads are virtually identical to our 

non-Faraday Cage pads but adhere with 

Velcro straps rather than clips or 

magnets. 

Top size 

(mm) 

Part No 

Full perimeter enclosure, 2 in. (50 mm) tops 30 x 36 750 x 900 G43 8132 103 



Full perimeter enclosure, 2 in. (100 mm)tops 30 x 36 750 x 900 G43 8132 203 



Hanging shelf, "U"-shaped 30 x 36 750 x 900 G43 8133 503 

Hanging shelf, "U"-shaped 30 x 48, 30 x 48 750 x 1200/900 x1200 G43 8133 504 

Sliding side shelf, 8 in. wide 30 x 36, 30 x 48 750 X 900/750 x 1200 G43 8133 204 

Sliding side shelf, 8 in. wide 36 x 48 900 x 1200 G43 8133 206 

Armrest pads (F.Cage) all tables all tables G43 8130 302 



BenchTop Faraday Cage 

Until recently, our Faraday Cages have 

only been available as part of a complete 

LINOS vibration isolation table system. 

The cages required our Perimeter 

Enclosure option and could not be 

assembled without a LINOS 63-500 Series 

Vibration Isolation Table as its base. 

We now offer the same line of 40 in. 

(1000 mm) tall cages with a baseplate 

which allows the cage to be used on a 

bench-top without a corresponding 

LINOS table. The base of the cage is a 

reinforced stainless steel plate which can 

support a compact vibration isolation 

system, microscope, or other instrument. 

BenchTop Faraday Cages 

Dimensions W x L 

(inch) 

Dimensions W x L 

(mm) 

Height H 

(inch) 

Height H 

(mm) 

Part No 

30 x 36 750 x 900 40 1000 G43 8133 403 

30 x 48 750 x 1200 40 1000 G43 8133 404 

36 x 48 900 x 1200 40 1000 G43 8133 406 


This quiet-running, yet powerful, air 

compressor provides a constant supply of 

compressed air to Micro-g vibrationisolation 

systems. 

It comes equipped with a pressure 

regulator, pressure gauges, and a 

condensate trap, ready for use withthese 

systems. A single air compressorwill be 

adequate for supplying severaltables if 

their total supported load is sufficiently 

lowand their load changes infrequent. 

Technical data 

• Pumping rate: 17 l / min 

• Maximum pressure: 8 x 10 5 Pa (8 bar / 

116 psi) 

• Tank volume: 1.5 l 

• Supply voltage: 230 V 

• Power consumption: 140 W / 0.9 A 

• Noise level: 35 dB(A) at 1 m distance 

• Weight: 13.4 kg 

• Dimensions (hxwxl): 300x305x330mm 


Item title Weight (kg) Dimensions (hxwxl) mm Part No 

Air Compressor 13.4 300 x 305 x 330 G43 8302 000 



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Microscope on TableTop 

Vibration-Isolated Equipment Platform, 66 Series 

For vibration isolation of smallequipment, 

such as microscopes andanalytical 

balances, TMC and LINOS havedeveloped 

the 66 Series compactequipment 

platform as an alternative tothe full-size 

63 Series Laboratory Tables.This platform 

features an exceptionallylow profile and 

outstanding vibrationisolation characteristics. 

Its lightweightand compact 

design makes it easy totransport and 

flexible for use in a varietyof applications. 

Any stable table issuitable for 

setting up the platform.Typical applications 

include thefollowing: 

•• 

Microscopy 

•• 

Cell injection 

•• 

Electrophysiology 

•• 

Measurement and test technology 

•• 

Metrology 

Low-profile enclosure 

The enclosure base and sides are made of 

electropolished stainless steel. The 

vibration-isolated working platform 

consists of a 6.5-mm thick, powder-coat 

painted steel plate. Because the platform 

is only 76 mm high, it enables the user to 

work in a relaxed position even over 

relatively long periods, provided it is set 

up on a table with a standard height. 

CPSvibration isolators 

The patented CPSvibration isolation 

system integrated into the housing 

features low natural frequency with both 

vertical and horizontal vibration 

isolation. As a result, the system excels at 

damping low-frequency disturbances 

caused by vibration in buildings and 

randomly occurring vibration, such as 

traffic noise and footfall soundgenerated 

by people walking by. 

The isolation system uses only air to 

operate, with the required operating 

pressure being approx. 5.5 bar (about 

80psi). A self-leveling air spring isolator 

ensures that the plate returns to its 

original position when different 

equipment weights are loaded. It is easy 

to connect the system to an available 

compressed air source or a compressor, 

without requiring any tools, as a 

self-sealing tube attachment is utilized 

forconnection. 

• Vertical Isolator natural frequency 

2.9 Hz 

• Horizontal Isolator natural frequency 

2.5 Hz 

• Vertical Isolation efficiency at 5 Hz 

70 - 90 % 

• Horizontal Isolation efficiency at 5 Hz 

60 - 90 % 

• Vertical Isolation efficiency at 10 Hz 

80 - 99 % 

• Horizontal Isolation efficiency at 10 Hz 

80 - 99 % 

Vibration-Isolated Equipment Platform, 66 Series 

Dimensions 

(WxLxH) inch 

Dimensions 

(WxLxH) mm 

Net load 

capacity (lbs) 

Net load 

capacity (kg) 

Weight 

(lbs) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Facilities required 1) 

(bar) 

Part No 

18 x 20 x 3 460x510x76 150 67 50 22 5.5 G43 6650 100 

1 ) compressed air or nitrogen 



Custom Configurations 

In addition to custom built Optical Table 

Tops, LINOS also supplies support systems 

and vibration-isolation systems modified 

or built to client specifica tions. Here are 

a few examples of what we are able to 

supply: 

Height adjustments 

Support systems may be optionally 

equipped with height adjustments that 

will allow leveling Table Tops supported 

on highly uneven floors. 

Non-standard materials 

Support systems fabricated from 

client-specified mate rials, e.g., fabricated 

entirely from non-magnetic mate-rial, are 

available on special order. 

Non-standard finishes, such as paintwork 

meeting ultra- stringent cleanroom-compatibility 

requirements, are also available. 

Non-standard support-system heights 

If none of the broad range of standard 

heights proves suitable, LINOS Photonics 

will supply any type of support system in 

client-specified heights. 


systems with greater load-bearing 

capacities 


systems may be supplied in greater 

load-bearing capacities if applications 

should require 

All of our Optical Table Tops are 

manufactured entirely in one plant. This 

greatly simplifies our supplying modified 

standard tables or custom table designs. 

Illustrated below are several examples of 

Optical Tables and coup led assemblies 

built to customer specifications. 

Joined tables 

Optical Table Tops are available in 

modular versions that may be joined 

together. 

These have one or more of their 

sidewalls replaced by precision coupling 

mechanisms welded onto their structures. 

All tables equipped with coupling 

mechanisms are assembled and tested as 

units in the plant prior to disassembly for 

shipment. Optical tables equipped with 

coupling mechanisms may be joined in 

order to provide very large table surfaces 

and/or L-, T-, or X-shaped assemblies. 

Once assembled, joints created by joining 

tables are sealed using the metal strips 

provided. 

All tables with thicknesses of 200 mm or 

more may be coupled together to form 

arbitrary configurations. 

Coupling mechanisms must be welded 

onto table struc-tures during manufacture. 

They cannot be retro fit ted. 

Custom ports and cut-outs 

In addition to our standard Laserport, we 

also supply modified tables having larger 

diameter ports, rectan gular ports, and/or 

cut-outs. 

We can also equip modified tables with 

studs and/or adapter plates for use in 

coupling them to other tables, or mating 

them to existing facilities or equipment. 

Special materials 

Optical Tables may be fabricated from 

alternative struc tural materials, if 

required by specialized applications. The 

special structural materials typically used 

are non- magnetic stainless steels, 

aluminum alloys, and super invar, any of 

which may also be used in fabricating 

Clean-Top sealing caps, honeycomb cores, 

sidewalls, and/or bottom plates. 

Coupled Optical Tables, one with custom ports 

Custom-shaped Optical Table fabricated from 

super invar 



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Platforms Equipped with High-Performance Vibration- 

Isolation Systems 

TMC has developed special platforms 

equipped with Gimbal Piston TM vibration 

isolators for vibrationally isolating large, 

heavy, vibration-sensitive, equipment. 

These de couple equip ment from typical 

floor-transmitted vibrations. We have 

already designed, built, tested, and 

installed platforms tailored to suit 

numerous equipment supplied by various 

manufacturers. 

Send us a drawing of the platform you 

require, and we will respond with a 

solution to your particular vibrationisolation 

problem. 

Application areas include vibrationally 

isolating: 

•• 

Scanning electron microscopes, 

•• 

Mask-inspection and manufacturing 

equipment used in the 

semiconductor/microelectronics 

industries, 

•• 

Mass spectrometers 

•• 

Dimensional profilers 

•• 

NMR-spectrometers 

Further information on platforms 

equipped with various types of vibrationisolation 

systems is available from our 

sales department. 

Underfloor platform designed for use under 

ultra-strin gent cleanroom conditions in the 

semiconductor-device manu facturing industry 

Typical installation of an electron microscope on a 

plaform equipped with Gimbal Piston TM 

vibration-isolators 

Platform for a large dimensional profiler 





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