Development of a custom high precision motion system to manipulate a 7 ton press

In this paper ADC will discuss the design and test results for a custom high precision motion system to manipulate a 7 ton press (fabricated by Rockland Research Corporation). The system was installed at Beamline X17B2 NSLS for High Pressure Mineral Physics research. The beamline contains 0.391 mm of graphite filters, .500 mm silicon filter, and 2.0 mm of beryllium windows. The experimental apparatus consists of a large volume (∼1 cu mm) multi-anvil press in either cubic or octahedral mode, providing pressures up to 29 GPa and temperatures up to 2000 K.