Bearing block and carriage aluminium alloy, anodised.
Guide columns stainless steel, ground.
Spindle stainless steel, rolled thread.
Guide bearing maintenance-free.

Radial play on guide < 0.02 mm.
No axial backlash.
Spindle self-locking, with additional lock.

The almost play-free guides and absolutely play-free spindle allow for adjustment without the need to loosen or clamp the spindle.
The scale graduation is in 5 or 10 increments; 1 increment corresponds to 0.1 mm of travel.
The cross stage can be easily combined with positioning stages, vertical stages and other accessories of respective size by the modular principle.