Prior Scientific is a world leader in the development and manufacture of precision components and imaging systems under its own brand and for many original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Queensgate, a brand of Prior, manufacture high-speed, high-precision piezo stages and capacitive sensors with low picometer resolutions for the most demanding nanopositioning applications. They specialize in customized solutions often requiring high performance, load tolerance and speed.
Queensgate products are used extensively in photonics applications:
Point-ahead systems in laser communications
Testing hard disk drive heads
Controlling lithography platforms
Fiber alignment for photonics packaging research and development
Prior manufacture in the UK and USA with operations in Germany, China and Japan.