See Us At:
SPIE Photonics West 2012,
Booth #627
San Francisco, CA
January 24-26, 2012
We will be attending the SPIE Photonics West show in San Francisco, California at The Moscone Center Center, booth#627, January 24-26, 2012.
At this conference , we will be showcasing our sub-miniature flag shutter alternative products, the UNIBLITZ® N-CAS® TS Series. The TS Series is the latest technology available from UNIBLITZ. The TS2S shutter is a patent pending device and like the DSS series,which has eliminated the external protruding actuator and contains no other interfering components. We will also be featuring our newest addition to the NS series, the NS65B.
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NEW UNIBLITZ® II N-CAS® DSS SERIES CONCEPT DESCRIPTION
Download Preliminary DSS Specifications Data Sheet
Since the recent introduction of the UNIBLITZ® II N-CAS® NS Series, customers have been requesting a device that can be easily scaled for their particular application and contain no protruding actuator or other interfering components.
We have acted in response to these requests and have created our newest patent pending device, the DSS shutter series. The DSS (Design Scalable Shutter) shutter device will further expand our capabilities to respond and meet the needs of our customers' ever growing applications. For higher resolution drawings please click on the Related Link to the right, or click here to download a PDF file of the data sheet. Line drawings are available by clicking on either DSS10 or DSS20.
The new UNIBLITZ® II N-CAS® DSS series is a new concept in shutter design that can be scaled for a specific user application and contains no protruding actuator or other interfering components.This makes it simple to install into even the most complex user applications!With only two unique moving parts (the drive ring and the blades) the device allows for high reliability and is simpler by comparison to the recently released NS series. As with the NS series, the DSS series contains no solenoids, no linkages, and no external damping system.

The DSS series device is scheduled to be initially introduced in two aperture sizes, 10mm and 20mm. As customer applications require, additional aperture sizes between 10mm, 20mm and larger may become available. Each device has a flat surface on each side for simple mounting capability into a user's specific application. If the available aperture sizes are not workable with your system, you can specify the aperture required. We will then scale the device to the aperture and overall size you require at a significant cost savings over conventional design scenarios!
Another application for the new DSS device is a potential replacement for flag type shutter devices which are difficult to design on center and require additional offset space in the camera for their actuator. DSS devices can be centered on aperture and hence the overall space required for a given aperture is substantially less. Cost is also a factor; the DSS will be substantially less expensive and compete more directly within these applications.
The DSS device's blades can be supplied for use in Infrared Systems (where high reliability - millions of operations, a wide temperature range and highly emissive blade coatings are required). Other applications include flag shutter replacement, shuttering coherent and non-coherent light sources, industrial and biomedical microscopy, vision systems (CCD and video systems), low level laser switching, and many other applications where reliability, wide temperature range, ease of application design implementation, etc are required for the most exacting customer specifications.
Drive circuit requirements and complexity for the DSS series have been greatly simplified and can be designed to take advantage of your particular system. Whether your application is battery powered or takes power from line voltage.
The DSS will be available for sale by the beginning of the third quarter 2009. Evaluation kits and beta units will be available soon. Please contact Dave Viglione at dviglione@uniblitz.com or Stephen Pasquarella at spasq@uniblitz.com for further information and to determine availability.
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