CleanBench Laboratory Tables
CleanBench™ is the next generation of our industry standard 63 series lab tables.
TMC's vibration isolation lab tables lead the industry in performance and are ideal for a wide variety of applications including AFM, Confocal Microscopy, IVF, Patch-Clamping, Interferometry, and Metrology. CleanBench incorporates TMC's unique Gimbal Piston Vibration Isolators and a tabletop with enhanced performance and features.
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The CleanBench Advantage
Unique new table-top design (patent pending) combines the best features of TMC's CleanTop steel honeycomb tops with our ultra-stiff, damped, layered platform design.
Greater stability, especially for small size tables. The low profile, high density tops lower the overall floating center-of-mass ensuring inherently stability, even for relatively top-heavy payloads.
Guided thread lead-ins to align screws with tapped holes. The "bevel" shape eases engagement of the first thread.
Ergonomics optimized for the seated user by minimizing the thickness of the table-top. Other designs either offer 100 mm, 4 in. thick tops which awkwardly separate knees and elbows or sacrifice essential mass by offering a 50 mm, 2 in. thick honeycomb top which does not have adequate massfor effective vibration isolation, especially for smaller table sizes. -
Gimbal Piston Vibration Isolators
All CleanBench tables incorporate TMC’s Gimbal Piston Air Isolators as a standard feature. The Gimbal Piston has consistently shown to out-perform other air isolators in side-by-side testing. It offers outstanding low frequency vibration isolation in all axes and maintains its performance specifications even when subjected to extremely low input levels of excitation. Proprietary damping techniques allow the Gimbal Piston to stabilize relatively top-heavy payloads and quickly dissipate disturbances of the isolated table top.
Benefits
- Vertical and horizontal vibration isolation starting at 2 Hz
- Reduces vibration by more than 95% at 10Hz
- Virtually free of friction, avoiding rolling friction to static friction transitions
- Accommodates horizontal displacement by acting as a gimbal
The Gimbal Piston® Air Isolator provides outstanding isolation in all directions for even the lowest input levels. It is lightly damped and highly responsive to typical, low-amplitude ambient floor vibrations, yet achieves very high damping for gross transient disturbances, such as sudden load changes or bumping the top plate. The result is that Gimbal Piston Isolators provide superior isolation yet will virtually eliminate any gross disturbance within a few seconds. It can also stabilize isolated systems with relatively high centers of gravity without compromising isolation.
Low-Amplitude Input Response
The greatest challenge in designing an effective isolator is to maintain good performance at the low vibration amplitude inputs typical of ambient building floor vibration. Isolator specifications are often based on measurements done with the isolator placed on a “shaker table” with very high amplitude input levels. Such testing, with input amplitudes on the order of millimeters, yields unrealistic performance expectations and is misleading as results will not reflect the actual performance in use.
The Gimbal Piston Isolator design is unique in its ability to maintain its stated resonant frequency and high level of attenuation in even the most quiet, real, floor environments. The performance is linear to such low amplitudes because the design is virtually free of friction and therefore able to avoid rolling friction to static friction transitions.
Every other system that we have tested at levels typical for floor vibration exhibits either a higher resonant frequency than claimed or a substantial increase in transmission through the isolator mount.
We stress the importance of performance specifications at low levels because we have repeatedly observed, in our own testing and in many as-used installations, that better performance is much easier to achieve at greater amplitudes and higher frequencies.
Horizontal vs. Vertical Inputs
Our innovative Isolator allows a thin-wall, rolling diaphragm seal to accommodate horizontal displacement by acting as a gimbal. Instead of using a cable-type pendulum suspension, the Gimbal Piston Isolator carries the load on a separate top plate that has a rigid rod extending down into a well in the main piston. The bottom of the rod has a ball-end that bears on a hard, flat seat. The result is an inherently flexible coupling which allows horizontal flexure in the isolator as the ball simply rocks (without sliding or rolling) very slightly on the seat. The approach works extremely well, even with sub-microinch levels of input displacement, because the static friction is virtually the same as the rolling friction. Horizontal motion is simply converted to the usual vertical diaphragm flexure but out of phase: one side of the piston up, the other down, in a gimbal-like motion.
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Limitations of Other Types of Isolators
Thick- Wall Rubber Diaphragms. Most commercial isolators employ an inexpensive, thick-walled rubber diaphragm in the piston to achieve vertical isolation. Because of the relative inflexibility of these elements, low amplitude vibration isolation performance is compromised. Though such a system feels “soft” to gross hand pressure, typical low-level floor vibration causes the rubber to act more like a rigid coupling than a flexible isolator.
Sealed Pneumatic Isolators (Passive). Sealed air isolators do not automatically adjust to load changes. The primary limitation of such systems is that they must be made too stiff to be effective isolators. For example, a passive isolator with a true 1.5 Hz resonant frequency would drift several inches vertically in response to small changes in load, temperature, or pressure and require constant manual adjustment. Thus, no practical sealed isolators are designed with such low resonant frequencies.
Bearing Slip Plates. In theory, bearing slip plates should allow horizontal isolation by their decoupling effect. In practice, for such a design to work at low amplitudes, it would require precision ground, hardened bearings with impossibly small tolerances. The commercially available versions cannot overcome the static frictional forces at low amplitudes to get the bearings rolling at all. In addition, all such systems are difficult to align initially and easily drift out of calibration.
Homemade Assemblies. Homemade isolation systems - often a steel or granite slab placed on rubber pads, tennis balls, or air bladders - will work only if the disturbing vibrations are high frequency and minimal isolation is required. While all isolators use the principle of placing a mass on a damped spring, their performance is differentiated primarily by spring stiffness: the stiffer the spring, the higher the resonant frequency. Thus, homemade solutions are limited by their high resonant frequency.
A Gimbal Piston™ Isolator with a 1.5 Hz vertical resonant frequency begins to isolate at 2 Hz and can reduce vibration by over 95% at 10 Hz. A tennis ball under a steel plate with a 7 Hz resonant frequency begins to isolate above 10 Hz and reduces vibrations by 90% at 30 Hz. But most building floors exhibit their highest vibrational displacements between 5 and 30 Hz, so that a tennis ball or rubber pad actually makes the problem worse by amplifying ambient frequencies between 5 and 10 Hz.
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Features
Greater stability, especially for small size tables. The low profile, high density tops lower the overall floating center-of-mass ensuring inherently stability, even for relatively top-heavy payloads.
Ergonomics optimized for the seated user by minimizing the thickness of the table-top. Other designs either offer 4" (100 mm) thick tops which awkwardly separate knees and elbows orsacrifice essential mass by offering a 2" (50mm) thick honeycomb top which does not have adequate mass for effective vibration isolation, especially for smaller table sizes.
Our Gimbal Piston™ Isolator has been proven by independent tests to consistently outperform the competition. It achieves both horizontal and vertical isolation down to very low input levels.
Thin-Wall Rolling Diaphragms — An integral part of the Gimbal Piston, the thin-wall, dacron-reinforced, rolling diaphragm air seals are only 0.020 in. (0.5 mm) thick and extremely flexible. They do not stiffen the spring as thicker rubber diaphragms do.
Aluminum Height Control Valves — All systems are equipped with rugged aluminum height control valves. Virtually unbreakable, they are finger adjustable with no need for tools. The standard model maintains height to ± 0.050 in. (± 1 mm); the precision model, to ± 0.005 in. (± 0.1 mm).
Internal Piston Travel Restraint — Unique in the industry, TMC provides husky, tamper-proof, built-in piston travel restraints. The restraints are completely independent of the table valves and have been ram-tested at forces above those produced by the pistons operating at full pressure. They cannot be decoupled accidentally and do not interfere with setting up and using the table, but simply protect against overtravel without the use of external bars that create hazardous pinch points. Heavy loads, including the top plate, can be safely removed from a table in full operation.
Rugged Built-in Leveling Feet — Table legs include built-in fine-thread 3 in. (75 mm) diameter screw jack levelers with 1/2 in. (13 mm) travel, provision for external adjustment, and a handy adjustment wrench. The base is a solid, slightly domed shape to assure solid, wobble-free contact with sloping or irregular floors.
CleanBench with Rigid Non-Isolating Legs
CleanBench is offered in an economical leveling mount option with rugged, adjustable jack screws that provide +2 1/2 and -0 in. (+62 and -0 mm) of travel. Later, you can upgrade the system to full vibration isolation performance, with a total cost only slightly more than if you had opted for this feature originally.
Guided thread lead-ins to align screws with tapped holes. The "bevel" shape eases engagement of the first thread.
Ergonomics optimized for the seated user by minimizing the thickness of the table-top. Other designs either offer 4" (100 mm) thick tops which awkwardly separate knees and elbows or sacrifice essential mass by offering a 2" (50mm) thick honeycomb top.
Tiebar Gussets — Exclusive TMC tiebar gussets increase table frame rigidity. They compensate for the elimination of the front tiebar in order to provide kneewell space. Rugged Built-in Leveling Feet Table legs include built-in fine-thread 3 in. (75 mm) diameter screw jack levelers with 1/2 in. (13 mm) travel, provision for external adjustment, and a handy adjustment wrench. The base is a solid, slightly domed shape to assure solid, wobble-free contact with sloping or irregular floors.
Superior Table Tops — Our standard laminated tops provide an attractive stainless steel ferromagnetic working surface with highly damped, high stiffness construction at low cost. For applications requiring the ultimate stiffness and damping or mounting holes, specify our patented CleanTop® II honeycomb top.
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Specifications
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Performance
Table Top
Isolator Performance
Structural Damping determines how quickly an excited resonance in a table top decays. The simplest way to measure damping is to hit the table top with a hammer and measure the decay with an accelerometer and oscilloscope or spectrum analyzer. The height of a resonance peak in the "compliance curve" also measures damping.
Compliance is a reciprocal measurement of the dynamic stiffness of a table top. The data are obtained by inputting a measured force to the table top with a calibrated hammer and measuring the resultant acceleration (or displacement) with an accelerometer. Compliance is the ratio of displacement to force expressed as a function of frequency.
All CleanBench tables incorporate TMC's Gimbal Piston Air Isolators as a standard feature. The Gimbal Piston has consistently shown to out-perform other air isolators in side-by-side testing. It offers outstanding low frequency vibration isolation in all axes and maintains its performance specifications even when subjected to extremely low input levels of excitation. Proprietary damping techniques allow the Gimbal Piston to stabilize relatively top-heavy payloads and quickly dissipate disturbances of the isolated table top.
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Videos (Demo and Setup)
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CleanBench™ overview and features.
Setting up a CleanBench™ lab table.
Instructions on how to install various CleanBench™ accessories
Using the OnTrack™ accessory to easily unpack and setup a CleanBench™ lab table
Ordering Charts
CleanBench Lab Tables with Gimbal Piston Vibration Isolation
Table Size (DxL) Smooth Top Tapped Holes
1/4-20 on 1 in. SpacingTapped Holes
M6 on 25 mm Spacing600 x 900 mm
23.6 x 35.4 in.63-6090S 63-6090E 63-6090M 750 x 750 mm
29.5 x 29.5 in.63-7575S 63-7575E 63-7575M 750 x 900 mm
29.5 x 35.4 in.63-7590S 63-7590E 63-7590M 900 x 900 mm
35.4 x 35.4 in.63-9090S 63-9090E 63-9090M 750x1200 mm
29.5 x 47.2 in.63-7512S 63-7512E 63-7512M 750x1500 mm
29.5 x 59.0 in.63-7515S 63-7515E 63-7515M 900 x 1200 mm
35.4 x 47.2 in.63-9012S 63-9012E 63-9012M 900 x 1500 mm
35.4 x 59.0 in.63-9015S 63-9015E 63-9015M
CleanBench Lab Tables with Rigid Non-Isolating Legs
Table Size (DxL) Smooth Top Tapped Holes
1/4-20 on 1 in. SpacingTapped Holes
M6 on 25 mm Spacing600 x 900 mm
23.6 x 35.4 in.1163-6090S 1163-6090E 1163-6090M 750 x 750 mm
29.5 x 29.5 in.1163-7575S 1163-7575E 1163-7575M 750 x 900 mm
29.5 x 35.4 in.1163-7590S 1163-7590E 1163-7590M 900 x 900 mm
35.4 x 35.4 in.1163-9090S 1163-9090E 1163-9090M 750x1200 mm
29.5 x 47.2 in.1163-7512S 1163-7512E 1163-7512M 750x1500 mm
29.5 x 59.0 in.1163-7515S 1163-7515E 1163-7515M 900 x 1200 mm
35.4 x 47.2 in.1163-9012S 1163-9012E 1163-9012M 900 x 1500 mm
35.4 x 59.0 in.1163-9015S 1163-9015E 1163-9015M
Accessories - All Table Sizes
Retractable Casters (set of four) 83-014-01 Regular Armrest Pad (two recommended)1 81-303-01 Armrest Pad for Perimeter Enclosure or Faraday Cage (two recommended) 81-303-02 Precision Height Control Valves Add "P" after table prefix 1 Not compatible with Perimeter Enclosure or Faraday Cage
Accessories - Size Dependent
Table Size (DxL) Front Support Bar2 Rear Support Bar2 OnTrak3 Full Perimeter Enclosure 600 x 900 mm
23.6 x 35.4 in.81-301-90 81-302-90 90-6090 81-6090 750 x 750 mm
29.5 x 29.5 in.81-301-75 81-302-75 90-7590 81-7575 750 x 900 mm
29.5 x 35.4 in.81-301-90 81-302-90 90-7590 81-7590 900 x 900 mm
35.4 x 35.4 in.81-301-90 81-302-90 90-9090 81-9090 750x1200 mm
29.5 x 47.2 in.81-301-12 81-302-12 90-7512 81-7512 750x1500 mm
29.5 x 59.0 in.81-301-15 81-302-15 90-7515 unavailable 900 x 1200 mm
35.4 x 47.2 in.81-301-12 81-302-12 90-9012 81-9012 900 x 1500 mm
35.4 x 59.0 in.81-301-15 81-302-15 90-9015 unavailable 2 Required when specifying Regular Shelves
3 Requires Casters
Accessories - Shelves
Table Size (DxL)WRegular White Sliding Shelf4 Black
SubshelfFull Perimeter
Enclosure Shelf150 mm
6 in.250 mm
10 in.350 mm
14 in.500 mm
20 in.600 x 900 mm
23.6 x 35.4 in.81-311-01 81-312-01 81-313-01 81-314-01 81-325-01 81-327-03 750 x 750 mm
29.5 x 29.5 in.81-311-02 81-312-02 81-313-02 81-314-02 81-325-02 81-327-04 750 x 900 mm
29.5 x 35.4 in.81-311-02 81-312-02 81-313-02 81-314-02 81-325-03 81-327-04 900 x 900 mm
35.4 x 35.4 in.81-311-03 81-312-03 81-313-03 81-314-03 81-325-03 81-327-06 750x1200 mm
29.5 x 47.2 in.81-311-02 81-312-02 81-313-02 81-314-02 81-325-04 81-327-04 750x1500 mm
29.5 x 59.0 in.81-311-02 81-312-02 81-313-02 81-314-02 81-325-04 unavailable 900 x 1200 mm
35.4 x 47.2 in.81-311-03 81-312-03 81-313-03 81-314-03 81-325-04 81-327-06 900 x 1500 mm
35.4 x 59.0 in.81-311-03 81-312-03 81-313-03 81-314-03 81-325-04 unavailable 4 Requires Front and Rear Support Bars. Not compatible with Perimeter Enclosure or Faraday Cage.
Accessories - Faraday Cage
Table Size (DxL)Faraday Cage
1016 mm
40 in.Hanging Shelf
U-ShapedSliding Side Shelf
203 mm
8 in.750 x 900 mm
29.5 x 35.4 in.81-333-03 81-335-03 81-332-04 900 x 900 mm
35.4 x 35.4 in.81-333-90 81-335-03 81-332-06 750 x 1200 mm
29.5 x 47.2 in.81-333-04 81-335-04 81-332-04 900 x 1200 mm
35.4 x 47.2 in.81-333-06 81-335-04 81-332-06
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