Products at a Glance
Optical Tables, Optical Tops, Breadboards & Supports
Blending Precision Floor Vibration Control with A Commitment to Manufacturing
March 11, 2010
 Home
TMC's New LaserTable-Base
STACIS® iX
LaserTable-Base™
Hybrid Piezoelectric/Air Active
Vibration Cancellation System
How to Select an Optical Top, Optical Table
20 Reasons for choosing TMC Optical Top, Optical Tables
CleanTop® II Optical Tops & Optical Tables
System 1 Vibration Isolation Performance
Dry Damping
Options & Accessories
See Also: Optical Tables, Optical Breadboards & Supports
   710 Series Optical Top,  Optical Table
   730 Series Optical Top,  Optical Table
   770 Series Optical Top,  Optical Table
   780 Series Optical Top,  Optical Table
   790 Series Optical Top,  Optical Table
  See Also: Supports
   4 Post System
   6 Post System
   Free Standing Posts
   Modular Posts
  See Also: Optical   Breadboards
   78 Series Optical  Breadboard
   77 Series Optical  Breadboard
   75 Series Optical  Breadboard
 Contact an Application  Engineer spacer
Optics
TMC Technical Manufacturing Corporation
TMC’s innovative research and development guarantee the highest
level of vibration control with its optical tops, optical tables, optical
breadboards
and supports. Several damping, skin thicknesses and
material choices ensure that the most appropriate product can be
custom designed for your application.

780 Series Optical Top 770 Series Optical Top 790 Series Optical Top 710 Series Optical Top 730 Series Vacuum Compatible Optica Top
 780 SERIES
CleanTop® II
Optical Tops,
Optical Tables
 770 SERIES
CleanTop® II
Optical Tops,
Optical Tables
 790 SERIES
ClassOne™
Cleantop® II
Optical Tops,
Optical Tables
 710 Series
Non-Magnetic
CleanTop® II
Optical Tops,
Optical Tables

730 SERIES
Vacuum Compatible
CleanTop® II 
Optical Tops,
Optical Tables
 
78 Series Cleantop Breadboard 77 Series CleanTop Breadboard 75 Series CleanTop Breadboard
System 1 Modular Post Mount Systemnm
System 1 4-Post
System 1 Free Standing Individual Posts
Overhead Shelf Joined Tables
 78 SERIES
CleanTop® II
Breadboards
2 & 4 in. Thick
(50mm, 100mm)
 77 SERIES
CleanTop® II
Breadboards
2 & 4 in. Thick
(50mm, 100mm)
 75 SERIES
Lightweight
Breadboards
2 in. Thick
(47mm)
  SYSTEM 1   Modular Post    Mount System  SYSTEM 1
4 and 6 Post Systems
with Tiebars
 SYSTEM 1 Free Standing
Individual Posts
 Overhead
Shelf
 Joined Tables

Optical Products Options and Accessories

CleanTop® II for Optical Tops, Optical Tables
System 1 Vibration Isolation Performance
DoubleDensity™ for Optical Tops, Optical Tables
Rounded Corners for Optical Tops, Optical Tables
Alpha-Numeric Grid for Optical Tops, Optical Tables
Overhead Shelf for Optical Tops, Optical Tables
Laser Shelves for Optical Tops, Optical Tables
Laser Ports for Optical Tops, Optical Tables
Enclosures for Optical Tops, Optical Tables
     Free-Standing Enclosure
     Table-Top Enclosure
  Earthquake restraint System for Optical Tops, Optical Tables
      Top Restraint Brackets
      Floor Restraint Brackets
      Upper and Lower Tiebars
Breadboard Leveler
Special Materials for Optical Tops, Optical Tables
Special Through-Holes & Ports for Optical Tops, Optical Tables
Joined Optical Tops, Optical Tables
Custom Configurations for Optical Tops, Optical Tables

CleanTop® II Optical Tops

CleanTop® II Optical Top IllustrationTMC’s CleanTop® II Steel Honeycomb Optical Top is the industry standard. It provides the highest core-density and smallest honeycomb cell area in an all-steel construction with the first, and still best, spill-proof hole design.

CleanTop® II improves upon the first spill-proof optical top design, patented by TMC in the 1980s. The new process yields a cleaner, more precise, and more corrosion-resistant set of tapped holes.
Perhaps no single characteristic of an optical top is as crucial as its structural damping. TMC’s R&D Department is constantly evaluating techniques and materials to maximize structural damping performance. We are now able to offer new, improved levels of performance and added flexibility in specifying a TMC top.


See more about TMC's CleanTop® II Optical Tops.

Back to options and accessories

System 1 Vibration Isolation Performance (actual measured data)

System Chart

Back to the Top

DoubleDensity™ Optical Tops   
DoubleDensity Top               Standard Top
 CleanTop® II DoubleDensity
construction (288 holes per ft2)
 
Standard CleanTop® II
construction (144 holes per ft 2)

Double the number of tapped holes for Optical Tops, Optical Tables

TMC introduces the latest in our long history of innovations to the Optical Table Industry. By combining our existing uniquely small honeycomb cell size (0.50 inch2) with our patented CleanTop® II individual sealed hole technology, we are now able to offer twice the number of tapped holes. Because we use our existing honeycomb core design, which is twice the cell density as our nearest competitor, there are absolutely no changes to any performance specifications. No alterations to the core design were necessary to accommodate the additional CleanTop® II cups. TMC now offers the highest honeycomb core-density and smallest cell area in the industry with our unique, double-density tapped hole array.

Benefits

  • Allows more precise location of positioning equipment
  • Translation stages require less travel
  • Compatible with existing  1/4-20 on 1 in. and M6 on 25mm patterns

Back to the options and accessories
Back to the Top


Features

  • Twice as many tapped holes as conventional one inch or 25 mm grids
  • 288 holes per ft 2, 3200 holes per m 2
  • Twice the number of honeycomb cells (0.50 inch 2) as our nearest competitor
  • Core density unchanged, the highest in the industry (13.3 pounds per ft 3)
  • Hole pattern is 1/4-20 on one inch staggered centers or M6 on 25 mm staggered centers
  • Available with any version of  TMC’s CleanTop® II at a nominal additional fee
  • No change to any performance specifications

    DoubleDensity Table

    DoubleDensity™ pattern available with all CleanTop® II Optical Tops, Optical Tables


Back to the options and accessories

Back to the Top

How to Order:

After choosing your optical top, simply specify the corresponding suffix from the chart below by adding the letter "D" to the suffix.

Optical Tops, Optical Tables Suffix Chart Hole Patterns / Laser Ports

Suffix Hole Pattern-Threads DoubleDensity™ Laser Port
00 R
No holes
no no
01 R
1" centers - 1/4-20
no yes
02 R
1" centers - 1/4-20
no no
11 R
25 mm centers - M6
no yes
12 R
25 mm centers - M6
no no
01DR
1" stagered centers - 1/4-20
yes yes
02DR
1" stagered centers - 1/4-20
yes no
11DR
25mm stagered centers - M6
yes yes
12DR
25mm stagered centers - M6
yes no

Back to the options and accessories
Back to the Top


CleanTop II

TMC offers a comprehensive line of options and accessories to help you obtain maximum utility from TMC optical tables, breadboards, and supports. We also provide unequaled expertise and fast turnaround in designing and building custom configurations to your specifications. Requirements for joined tables, tables made of special materials, and for custom through-hole patterns and ports are readily accommodated.  

The Options and Accessories page has complete Information.



Rounded Corners for Optical Tops, Optical Tables

CleanTop® II Tables now include user-friendly rounded corners as a standard feature. We laser-cut a generous, one-inch radius at each corner of the table. Conventional table construction produces a 90° bend which is subsequently “dulled” by grinding or filing. Though dull, this right angle often leads to painful hip bruises for those logging long hours in the lab. The rounded corner feature eliminates this inconvenience. If required, conventional square corners are available at no extra charge.

Back to the options and accessories

Back to the Top


Alpha-Numeric Grid for Optical Tops, Optical Tables

A handy option to ease replicating an optical setup is our Alpha-Numeric Grid pattern. By electro-chemically etching a coordinate pattern on the top surface, each tapped hole has an address. This is also helpful in documenting a setup for OEM applications.

How to Order: Alpha-Numeric Grid for Optical Tops, Optical Tables

To Specify the Alpha-Numeric Grid, add the suffix G to the TMC model number

                        (for instance, 78-455-02GR)


Back to the options and accessories

Back to the Top


OverHead Shelf Overhead Shelf for Optical Tops, Optical Tables

An ideal storage rack for equipment and instrumentation used in conjunction with an CleanTop® II Optical Table. Spanning the long axis of the table, the overhead shelf is adjustable in height and free standing, so vibration isolation will not be compromised. It includes a UL-approved electrical strip with two eight-grounded outlet strips in the 6-ft shelf and four eight-grounded outlets in the 8- and 10-ft shelves. (125 V, 60 Hz, 15 A). Optional accessories include a second tier shelf or a hanging monitor shelf. Each shelf includes two rows of holes on a 2 in. (50 mm) spacing to facilitate mounting of fixtures

Built to the same rugged standards you’ve come to expect from TMC, the structure is formed steel with a non-resonant design, black powder coat finish and leveling feet for uneven floors. Capacity is 500 lbs (225 kg).

For custom requirements such as non-U.S. format outlet strips, contact TMC

Shelf
Model

Description

L

in.

mm

81-231-01
Get Price

Complete shelf system

72.4

1840

81-232-01
Get Price

Complete shelf system

96.4

2450

81-233-01
Get Price

Complete shelf system

120.4

3060

81-236-01
Get Price

Second shelf tier

72.4

1840

81-237-01
Get Price

Second shelf tier

96.4

2450

81-238-01
Get Price

Second shelf tier

120.4

3060

81-239-01
Get Price

Hanging monitor shelf as shown below


Overhead Shelf Illustration

More Optical Accessories...
Back to the Top

 
ABOUT TMC  •   PRODUCTS  •   TECHNICAL BACKGROUND   •  SALES  •  LINKS  •  CONTACT US  •   HOME

Copyright® 2010Technical Manufacturing Corporation  All Rights Reserved   • Terms & Conditions