Newport Introduces AJS-254 Series of High Precision Adjustment Screws

Irvine, CA, December 20, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in laser and photonic solutions that Make, Manage, and Measure Light®, introduces the next level of affordable high-precision adjustment with the AJS series 254-TPI (threads-per-inch) adjustment screw. Providing a 60% improvement in sensitivity over standard 100-TPI adjustment screws, the 254-TPI design provides benefits of faster alignment and improved stability for Newport ULTIMA® and SUPREMA™ optical mirror mounts and ULTRAlign® precision positioning stages. The 254-TPI High-Precision Adjustment Screws allow a full 0.5 in. (12.7 mm) of travel, are non-locking, and are available with a knob or with a 5/64-in (2-mm) hex key.

For more information about Newport’s innovative high-precision adjustment screws, please visit: www.newport.com/254-TPI.

About Newport Corporation

Newport Corporation is a leading global supplier of advanced-technology products and systems to customers in the scientific research, microelectronics manufacturing, aerospace and defense/security, life and health sciences and precision industrial manufacturing markets. Newport’s innovative solutions leverage its expertise in high-power semiconductor, solid-state and ultrafast lasers, photonics instrumentation, sub-micron positioning systems, vibration isolation, optical subsystems and precision automation to enhance the capabilities and productivity of its customers’ manufacturing, engineering and research applications. Newport is part of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index.