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Mad City Labs, Inc.

Company Description
Mad City Labs, Inc. designs and manufactures high precision, piezo based nanopositioning systems for research and industry. Our nanopositioning systems are suitable for inspection, metrology, microscopy, imaging and beam steering applications.
Our products offer innovative flexure guided stage designs, proprietary low drift PicoQ® sensor technology and closed loop control. Our low noise Nano-Drive® controllers are LabView compatible and include our Nano-Route®3D motion control software. Compatible with a range of image and automation software platforms including C++, Metamorph etc.
System attributes include picometer precision, high speeds, real time position sensing.
Mad City Labs reputation for providing innovative solutions and outstanding technical support is unparalleled in the industry. We provide a line of standard products as well as custom and OEM design and manufacturing.
Products include Nano-MTA Series for high stability beam steering, Nano-View® series for automated motion control for microscopy, Nano-3D200 low cost 3D alignment, piezo driven focussing elements, low profile nanopositioning systems for optical trapping applications.
Contact Information


2524 Todd Drive
Madison,WI
United States
Press Releases
02 August 2010
Nano-F25HS: High speed lens nanopositioning
The new high speed Nano-F25HS piezo nanopositioner adds to our existing line of high performance, sub-nanometer precision lens positioners. The Nano-F25HS offers superior performance via outstanding design and the integration of our low noise PicoQ® sensors.
The Nano-F25HS has extremely low off-axis motion, 1.2kHz resonant frequency, nanometer repeatability and a travel range of 25 microns. The Nano-F25HS is compatible with all microscopes and ideal for high speed applications, such as imaging, focus correction and inspection.
All Mad City Labs’ nanopositioning systems are compatible with a variety of software platforms including LabView™, C++, MatLab, and Metamorph. In addition, Mad City Labs’ Nano-Route®3D software is provided for fast and easy motion control.
For more information visit www.madcitylabs.com.

About Mad City Labs, Inc.
Mad City Labs, Inc. is based in Madison Wisconsin and is the leading US manufacturer of precision piezo based nanopositioning stages. Our proprietary PicoQ® sensor technology yields picometer precision under closed loop control with exceptional stability. Our products are implemented in electron and optical microscopy, metrology, photonics and imaging applications worldwide. More information about our products can be viewed at www.madcitylabs.com.
31 July 2009
Nano-LPQ: High Speed Nanopositioner for 3D particle tracking
The new Nano-LPQ piezo nanopositioners adds to our innovative line of low profile systems designed specifically for microscopy users. The Nano-LPQ is the lowest profile high speed XYZ nanopositioner available and offers 75 x 75 x 50μm travel with picometer position noise under closed loop control. The Nano-LPQ features equal millisecond response times in XYZ, an integrated sample holder, analog and digital control with added scan synchronization features, and compatibility with major image and automation software. The Nano-LPQ is LabView™ and C++ compatible and is supplied with Mad City Labs’ Nano-Route3D software, for ease of use.
With its outstanding features and performance, the Nano-LPQ is the ideal choice for 3D particle tracking and super resolution microscopy applications.
Visit www.madcitylabs.com or contact your local Mad City Labs representative.