Active system is able to further reduce vibrations on top of a good foundation created by precision tuned dampers, delivering optical tables and systems with the minimum resonance peaks.IQ Active damping plus precision tuned damping, top performance tableOptical table system with IQ Active damping plus precision tuned damping, top performance table systemThe short answer is, yes it does matter. The SmartTable OTS is the only optical table system that is field upgradable with three levels of table damping performance and two levels of isolation performance, which could satisfy current requirements but also allow the flexibility needed for future performance improvement.Integrity VCS was designed specifically to support basic optical research and development applications, at universities, corporate labs and manufacturing floors. Field upgradable to SmartTable active damping using IQ upgrade kits.Optical table system with frame - Meets competitor’s top performance models, featuring 2 precision tuned dampers.Optical table system with frame - featuring 1 precision tuned damper.Different from broadband or tuned mass damping which are passive damping methods, Newport’s SmartTable line of products feature active damping with patented IQ technology (US patent 7320455, 8196891, 8807515, 9086112, 8276873, 8231098, 8651447 and 8857585). When the table is a rigid body there is no dynamic deflection and the beam alignment on top of the table would not be disturbed. We specialize in industrial, laboratory’s, electrical equipment, but we get it all. Our inventory changes daily, as we are always sourcing new equipment through all our vendors. Newport offers a broad range of broadband, tune damped and actively damped optical tables and support systems to fit any performance, budget and delivery need. The Integrity VCS delivers comparable damping and isolation performance to other optical platforms at a more affordable price – while also offering accessories to improve platform requirements.Other tests such as non-contact laser scanning vibrometry (LSV) is also sometimes performed. This is because the table is designed to be as stiff as possible and acts as a rigid body when its resonances are not excited. Dynamic deflection would also be reduced, as thicker optical tables require taller honeycomb structures inside without increasing the overall mass significantly. We also offer flexible accessories for completing your optical table system. Broadband damping does not target any specific table resonance or any specific set of frequencies; instead it absorbs and dissipates vibration energies uniformly across the frequency range. Our tie-bar systems work with optical table supports with the tie-bar flange option. Because those dampers could be tuned to very low frequencies, doubler tables that have low resonance frequencies are damped – in which scenario broadband damping couldn't achieve good result.Highest level of tuned damping with 6 precision tuned dampers.Meets competitor’s top performance models, featuring 2 precision tuned dampers.Optical table system with frame - Meets competitor’s top performance models, featuring 2 precision tuned dampers.

It is widely used in various industries for its efficiency and effectiveness of damping, such as the famous Grand Canyon Skywalk, Taipei 101 Building, and NASA's Ares I rocket. Thicker optical table provides better stiffness and smaller static deflection under the load. Damping is needed for optical tables to reduce the resonance amplitudes and minimized the system deflection when the resonances are excited by ambient vibrations.Broadband damping means absorbing and dissipating vibration energies across a broad range of frequencies. Qty: Typically the broadband damping involves energy absorption materials such as foam, rubber or elastomers.