13 Manual Stage Manufacturers in 2024
This section provides an overview for manual stages as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 13 manual stage manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked manual stage companies as of November, 2024: 1.Märzhäuser Wetzlar GmbH & Co. KG, 2.MPositioning Co., Limited, 3.SIGMAKOKI CO.,LTD..
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What Is a Manual Stage?
A manual stage is a stage that can be moved manually in any direction and positioned with a clamp.
Depending on the product, manual stages are adjustable in multiple directions, such as horizontally, vertically, and diagonally.
When considering the use of manual stages, it is necessary to consider the direction of movement, the adjustment range, and whether the adjustment with an automatic stage is required.
List of 13 Manual Stage Manufacturers
*Including some distributors, etc.
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NBK America LLC
Stages
Manufacturer Overview
NBK America LLC, founded in 2015 and based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, is an American manufacturer and a subsidiary of Japan's Nabeya Bi-tech Kaisha, specializing in mechanical components. Their product range includes couplings, like miniature shaft couplings for precision machine tools and semiconductor manufacturing equipment, special screws, such as vacuum application screws and other machine components. NBK offers finite automaton (FA) solutions, including wireless positioning units for production lines and setup operations. NBK provides machine component servicing, such as vibration resistance treatment and laser engraving. Services for couplings and special screws include coupling stainless steel screw alteration and screw length adjustment.
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Huntington Vacuum Products
Manual Tilt Stage
Manufacturer Overview
Huntington Vacuum Products, established in 1969, is an OEM manufacturer of metal components primarily used in high and ultra-high vacuum apparatus for the research and development disciplines. The company is based in California, USA, but initially located in Silicon Valley, Huntington Mechanical Labs. Their products include flanges, fittings, adapters, manipulators, and multi-axis. Their products are used in semiconductors, aerospace, and practical applications. Huntington is also a contract manufacturer of thermal products, vacuum pumps, and accessories. They have partnered with Pfeiffer Vacuum to offer vacuum pumping stations, BriskHeat to supply thermal products, and DIGIVAC to supply digital vacuum controllers.
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Thorlabs, Inc
Manual Stages
Manufacturer Overview
Thorlabs, Inc, established in Newton, NJ in 1989, is a manufacturer of photonics equipment for research, manufacturing, and biomedical applications. Their product portfolio includes optical components, for use in imaging, sensing, and spectroscopy applications, spectrometers and analyzers used for research and industrial applications, fiber optic components and photomultiplier tubes, and imaging devices that capture and measure light signals for diverse applications in scientific research. The company has sales offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, China, and Brazil.
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Newport Corporation
Manual Linear Stages
Company Overview
Newport is a division of MKS Instruments, Inc. that was incorporated in 1961 and headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts. The company is a manufacturing company that serves the specialty industrial, advanced electronics, and semiconductor industries. The company markets its products through Spectra-Physics, MKS Instruments, Richardson Grating, and other brands. Their product categories include motion, optomechanics, optics, and vacuum instruments. Product categories include lasers, MKS vacuum & gas solutions, laser diode controls, and tables & isolation systems.
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CHUO PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO.,LTD.
Manual Stages
Manufacturer Overview
CHUO PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. (Chuo Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha), founded in 1955, is a Japanese manufacturer and supplier headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, specializing in precise positioning units as well as optical machines and equipment. The company’s portfolio includes automatic and motorized stages and actuators, manual mechanical stages, stage accessories, and controllers. Automatic stage applications include sample table of laser repair and mapping systems, whereas manual stage applications encompass camera position adjustment for glass substrate and/or film inspection systems and prober position adjustment. Further offerings include microscopes and tool scopes, automation products for microscopes, as well as optical accessories, components, and instruments.
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Optics Focus
Manual Positioning Stages
Manufacturer Overview
Optics Focus, founded in Beijing, China, is manufacturer of optic mechanics, Photoelectric Instruments and Motorized Positioning Stages. The company’s product portfolio includes laser optics such as laser diode modules, laser beam expanders, and laser mirrors, optoelectronic devices, Optical Filters, and Prisms and Mirrors. Their products are used for laser cutting, medical devices, and research applications. They serve markets such as Telecommunications and Networking, Medical and Healthcare, Industrial Automation, Consumer Electronics and Environmental Monitoring. The company also offers customer services that include technical support, training and customized services.
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MPositioning Co., Limited
Manual Positioning Stages
Company Overview
MPositioning Co., Limited, based out of in Guangzhou, China, is a manufacturer and supplier of micro positioning devices and accessories. The company's main products are its range of micro positioning stages, such as manually positioned, motorized, and multi-axis positioning models. It also offers heavy duty manual lab jacks, precision linear stages, and adaption components that offer digital positioning readouts. These products are used in laboratory and clean environments for staging devices and instruments for a wide range of applications, including precision measurement, photonics, and lasers, as well as used in industrial automation applications.
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SIGMAKOKI CO.,LTD.
MANUAL LINEAR TRANSLATION STAGES
Company Overview
SIGMAKOKI Co., Ltd. (SK) is a Japanese manufacturer and distributor of optical technology products founded in 1977. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company offers a wide range of optical equipment including optics and optical coatings, laser and optical application system components, objective lenses, and biomedical products such as core units for microscopy. It primarily serves research institutes, as well as clients in the aerospace, semiconductor, and medical device manufacturing sectors. SK products have various applications including in laser processing, R&D, spectroscopic measurement, and optical communication.
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PARKER HANNIFIN CORP
Manual Stages
Company Overview
Parker Hannifin Corporation was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Parker Hannifin is a manufacturer and distributor of motion and control technologies and systems for markets including mobile, industrial, and aerospace. Parker-Hannifin operates through two segments: diversified industrial and aerospace systems. Diversified industrial offers sealing, shielding, thermal products and systems, adhesives, diagnostics solutions, and hydraulic, pneumatic, and elctromechanical components and systems or industrial machinery and equipment. The aerospace segment offers control actuation systems and components, engine exhaust nozzles and assemblies, pilot controls, as well as others.
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Beijing PDV Instrument Co., Ltd
Manual Stage
Company Overview
Beijing PDV Instrument Co., Ltd, established in 2005, is a manufacturing enterprise specializing in optics, precision machinery, automatic control technology independent high-tech research and development, based in China. The company has been serving the scientific research institutes and universities, and have developed the hardware and software system (optical path construction, software development, mechanical circuit design, etc.) according to the needs of customers. It has processing equipment: 10 sets of CNC, 8 sets of lathe, and 11 sets of milling machines, with a group of experienced processing technicians.
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Holmarc Opto-Mechatronics Ltd.
Manual Stages
Company Overview
Holmarc Opto-Mechatronics Ltd., founded in 1993 and based in Kochi, India, is a company that specializes in the design and manufacture of scientific instruments and devices. The company’s product line includes many items such as optomechanics, rotation stages, optics, and imaging and measuring instruments. They serve a multiple range of sectors including research, food, agriculture, and education. Their products have applications in a wide array of scientific and engineering fields including space science, nuclear research, life science, biomedical engineering, and precision manufacturing.
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Manual Stage Manufacturer Ranking
*Including some distributors, etc.Ranking as of November 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
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| 1 | Märzhäuser Wetzlar GmbH & Co. KG |
25.0%
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| 2 | MPositioning Co., Limited |
25.0%
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| 3 | SIGMAKOKI CO.,LTD. |
25.0%
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| 4 | PARKER HANNIFIN CORP |
25.0%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the manual stage page as of November 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
- SIGMAKOKI CO.,LTD.: 360
- Holmarc Opto-Mechatronics Ltd.: 275
Newly Established Company
- NBK America LLC: 2015 (9 years ago)
- Beijing Winner Optical Instrument Co.: 2005 (19 years ago)
- Beijing PDV Instrument Co., Ltd: 2005 (19 years ago)
Company with a History
- Märzhäuser Wetzlar GmbH & Co. KG: 1946 (78 years ago)
- Newport Corporation: 1969 (55 years ago)
- Huntington Vacuum Products: 1969 (55 years ago)
Manual Stage Manufacturers in United States
*Including some distributors, etc.
Global Distribution of Manual Stage Manufacturers by Country
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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United States of America
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4 | 36.4% |
China
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4 | 36.4% |
Japan
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2 | 18.2% |
Germany
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1 | 9.1% |
List of Manual Stage Products
3 products are listed.
Star Micro Co., Ltd.
With a pleasure XY manual stage MXY-1 that allows you to see the amount of movement at a glance
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■ Overview MXY-1 is a simple XY manual stage. It is an XY stage where you can see the amount of movement at a glance because the flat stage has a s...
Star Micro Co., Ltd.
High-precision observation is possible manual stand MKS-25
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The MKS-25 is a high-precision sloping stand that allows the subject to be observed from various angles, 45 degrees right, 45 degrees right, right ...
Star Micro Co., Ltd.
With a glimpse of the moving volume at a glance XY manual stage MXY-10
20+ people viewing
■ Overview The MXY-10 is a simple XY manual stage. It is an XY stage where you can see the amount of movement at a glance because the flat stage ha...
