What is an XY table?
XY tables are mechanical or electromechanical devices which are widely used in CNC machining, milling, tooling, robotics, and various other industries. These are basically range increasing devices which increase the outreach of the machines mounted on top of them. They are also known as XY linear stages, XY adjustment tables, and XY cross-slide worktables. The word linear signifies the fact that they provide linear motion in two axes in the horizontal plane. The word cross slide refers to the fact that the two linear sliding motions provided by the XY tables are perpendicular to each other. XY tables can be…
