Compare Model Drawings, CAD & Specs Availability Price
PG-12-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 12 x 24 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$1,246
4 Weeks
 PG-12-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 12 x 24 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
4 Weeks
 $1,246
PG-12-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 12 x 24 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$1,674
4 Weeks
 PG-12-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 12 x 24 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
4 Weeks
 $1,674
PG-13-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 12 x 36 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$1,421
5 Weeks
 PG-13-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 12 x 36 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $1,421
PG-13-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 12 x 36 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$1,897
5 Weeks
 PG-13-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 12 x 36 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $1,897
PG-14-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 12 x 48 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$1,598
5 Weeks
 PG-14-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 12 x 48 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $1,598
PG-14-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 12 x 48 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$2,067
5 Weeks
 PG-14-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 12 x 48 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $2,067
PG-22-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 24 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$1,612
4 Weeks
 PG-22-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 24 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
4 Weeks
 $1,612
PG-22-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 24 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$2,109
4 Weeks
 PG-22-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 24 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
4 Weeks
 $2,109
PG-23-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 36 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$1,924
4 Weeks
 PG-23-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 36 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
4 Weeks
 $1,924
PG-23-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 36 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$2,495
4 Weeks
 PG-23-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 36 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
4 Weeks
 $2,495
PG-24-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 48 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$2,275
5 Weeks
 PG-24-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 48 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $2,275
PG-24-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 48 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$2,884
5 Weeks
 PG-24-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 48 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $2,884
PG-25-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 60 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$2,617
4 Weeks
 PG-25-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 60 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
4 Weeks
 $2,617
PG-25-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 60 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$3,257
5 Weeks
 PG-25-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 60 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $3,257
PG-26-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 72 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$3,024
5 Weeks
 PG-26-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 72 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $3,024
PG-26-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 72 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$3,455
5 Weeks
 PG-26-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 24 x 72 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $3,455
PG-30x30-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 30 x 30 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$2,056
5 Weeks
 PG-30x30-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 30 x 30 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $2,056
PG-30x30-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 30 x 30 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$2,329
5 Weeks
 PG-30x30-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 30 x 30 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $2,329
PG-30x36-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 30 x 36 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$2,265
5 Weeks
 PG-30x36-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 30 x 36 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $2,265
PG-30x36-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 30 x 36 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$2,504
4 Weeks
 PG-30x36-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 30 x 36 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
4 Weeks
 $2,504
PG-30x48-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 30 x 48 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$2,749
4 Weeks
 PG-30x48-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 30 x 48 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
4 Weeks
 $2,749
PG-30x48-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 30 x 48 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$3,162
4 Weeks
 PG-30x48-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 30 x 48 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
4 Weeks
 $3,162
PG-33-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 36 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$2,450
4 Weeks
 PG-33-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 36 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
4 Weeks
 $2,450
PG-33-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 36 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$3,073
5 Weeks
 PG-33-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 36 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $3,073
PG-34-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 48 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$2,925
4 Weeks
 PG-34-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 48 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
4 Weeks
 $2,925
PG-34-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 48 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$3,665
5 Weeks
 PG-34-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 48 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $3,665
PG-35-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 60 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$3,478
4 Weeks
 PG-35-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 60 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
4 Weeks
 $3,478
PG-35-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 60 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$4,222
4 Weeks
 PG-35-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 60 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
4 Weeks
 $4,222
PG-36-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 72 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$3,953
5 Weeks
 PG-36-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 72 in., 2.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $3,953
PG-36-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 72 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
$4,816
5 Weeks
 PG-36-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 36 x 72 in., 4.3 in. Thick, 1/4-20
5 Weeks
 $4,816
M-PG-12-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 300 x 600 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
$1,246
5 Weeks
 M-PG-12-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 300 x 600 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $1,246
M-PG-12-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 300 x 600 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
$1,674
5 Weeks
 M-PG-12-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 300 x 600 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $1,674
M-PG-13-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 300 x 900 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
$1,421
5 Weeks
 M-PG-13-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 300 x 900 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $1,421
M-PG-13-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 300 x 900 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
$1,897
5 Weeks
 M-PG-13-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 300 x 900 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $1,897
M-PG-14-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 300 x 1200 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
$1,598
5 Weeks
 M-PG-14-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 300 x 1200 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $1,598
M-PG-14-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 300 x 1200 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
$2,067
5 Weeks
 M-PG-14-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 300 x 1200 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $2,067
M-PG-22-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 600 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
$1,612
5 Weeks
 M-PG-22-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 600 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $1,612
M-PG-22-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 600 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
$2,109
4 Weeks
 M-PG-22-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 600 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
4 Weeks
 $2,109
M-PG-23-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 900 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
$1,924
3 Weeks
 M-PG-23-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 900 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
3 Weeks
 $1,924
M-PG-23-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 900 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
$2,495
5 Weeks
 M-PG-23-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 900 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $2,495
M-PG-24-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 1200 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
$2,275
5 Weeks
 M-PG-24-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 1200 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $2,275
M-PG-24-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 1200 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
$2,884
5 Weeks
 M-PG-24-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 1200 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $2,884
M-PG-25-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 1500 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
$2,617
5 Weeks
 M-PG-25-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 1500 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $2,617
M-PG-25-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 1500 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
$3,257
5 Weeks
 M-PG-25-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 1500 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $3,257
M-PG-26-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 1800 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
$3,024
5 Weeks
 M-PG-26-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 1800 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $3,024
M-PG-26-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 1800 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
$3,455
5 Weeks
 M-PG-26-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 600 x 1800 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $3,455
M-PG-30x30-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 750 x 750 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
$2,056
5 Weeks
 M-PG-30x30-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 750 x 750 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $2,056
M-PG-30x30-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 750 x 750 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
$2,329
5 Weeks
 M-PG-30x30-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 750 x 750 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $2,329
M-PG-30x36-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 750 x 900 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
$2,265
5 Weeks
 M-PG-30x36-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 750 x 900 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $2,265
M-PG-30x36-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 750 x 900 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
$2,504
5 Weeks
 M-PG-30x36-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 750 x 900 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $2,504
M-PG-30x48-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 750 x 1200 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
$2,749
5 Weeks
 M-PG-30x48-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 750 x 1200 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $2,749
M-PG-30x48-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 750 x 1200 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
$3,162
5 Weeks
 M-PG-30x48-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 750 x 1200 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $3,162
M-PG-33-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 900 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
$2,450
5 Weeks
 M-PG-33-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 900 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $2,450
M-PG-33-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 900 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
$3,073
5 Weeks
 M-PG-33-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 900 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $3,073
M-PG-34-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 1200 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
$2,925
5 Weeks
 M-PG-34-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 1200 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $2,925
M-PG-34-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 1200 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
$3,665
5 Weeks
 M-PG-34-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 1200 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $3,665
M-PG-35-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 1500 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
$3,478
5 Weeks
 M-PG-35-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 1500 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $3,478
M-PG-35-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 1500 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
$4,222
5 Weeks
 M-PG-35-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 1500 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $4,222
M-PG-36-2
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 1800 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
$3,953
5 Weeks
 M-PG-36-2 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 1800 mm, 59 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $3,953
M-PG-36-4
Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 1800 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
$4,816
5 Weeks
 M-PG-36-4 Optical Breadboard, Modal Damped, 900 x 1800 mm, 110 mm Thick, M6
5 Weeks
 $4,816

For precision grade optical breadboards with microlocks, click here

Specifications

  • Type
    Modal Damped Honeycomb Optical Breadboard
  • Modal Damping
    Patented modal dampers in all four side panels
  • Broadband Damping
    Constrained layer core, damped working surface, and composite edge finish
  • Working Surface
    3/16 in. (4.8 mm) thick 430 ferromagnetic stainless steel
  • Surface Flatness
    ±0.004 in. (0.1 mm) over any 2 ft. (600 mm) square
  • Bottom Skin Material
    3.4 mm thick carbon steel
  • Microlocks
    No
  • Mounting Holes
    1/4-20
    M6 (M- Versions)
  • Mounting Hole Type
    Cut (not rolled) threads with countersink
  • Mounting Hole Pattern
    1.0 in. grid
    25 mm grid (M- Versions)
  • Mounting Hole Borders
    0.5 in.
    12.5 mm (M- Versions)
  • Hole Sealing Type
    Easy clean conical cup, 0.75 in. (19 mm) deep, non-corrosive high impact polymer material
  • Core Design
    Trussed hexagonal honeycomb, vertically bonded closed cell construction, 0.010 in. (0.25 mm) steel sheet materials, 0.030 in. (0.76 mm) triple core interface

Features

Modal Damping Technology

What makes PG series breadboard the top performance in the industry is an advanced technology called modal damping. This patented technology (US 6,598,545) utilizes two pieces of uniquely designed dampers combined using specially chosen elastomers, to dissipate the vibrations evenly, quickly and effectively. The modal dampers are installed as the side panels along the four sides of the optical breadboard, ensuring the superior damping performance.

Patented Modal Dampers for Highest Damping Performance

Our precision grade modal damped optical breadboards combine patented modal damping technology and a unique integrated broadband damping design to deliver supreme performance and reliability for the most critical applications. Patented modal damping technology (US 6,598,545) utilizes two pieces of uniquely designed dampers combined using specially chosen elastomers, to dissipate the vibrations evenly, quickly and effectively. The modal dampers are installed as the side panels along all four sides of the breadboard, ensuring superior damping performance. The red curve in the compliance curve shows the superior performance provided by modal damping compared to our scientific grade optical breadboards without modal dampers (shown in light blue).

Trussed Honeycomb Core with Unmatched Stiffness

Our trussed honeycomb core design maximizes an optical breadboard's rigidity to weight ratio by using an additional steel member to bridge across the center of the honeycomb cells. This design enables a triple core interface at each hexagonal honeycomb cell that is vertically bonded along the height of the core. Most manufacturers use 0.010 in. thick steel sheet for a 0.02 in. core interface, while our trussed design provides a 0.03 in. thick triple core interface for a 50% increase in local rigidity. To manufacture a honeycomb core with these advanced features, each piece of corrugated honeycomb steel sheet is emerged in proprietary elastomeric vibration absorbing materials and bonded vertically throughout the height of the core. This labor intensive procedure allows our optical breadboards to offer the highest static and dynamic rigidity, while also increasing point load carrying ability.

Hexagonal Honeycomb Core Advantages

A typical optical breadboard features a sandwich structure consisting of two faceplates and a lightweight honeycomb core for a high stiffness-to-weight ratio. Most manufacturers use a traditional open cell construction that can't match the static rigidity of a Newport optical breadboard. Our honeycomb core design is different than our competitors. We use a high-performance trussed hexagonal shape honeycomb core which offers several advantages over ordinary small-cell round core designs. The hexagonal shape allows for a much greater surface area for bonding together adjacent cores vs. traditional designs that use corrugated wavy steel sheet with minimal contact between adjacent cores. The additional bonding area also improves the strength of our truss design that bisects each hexagonal core.

Grid of Individually Sealed Threaded Mounting Holes

All of our optical breadboards are designed with a grid individually sealed 1/4-20 or M6 threaded mounting holes. Those mounting holes feature 19 mm screw depth. In contrast to some of the other products in the market that has channel for a row of holes or just a polymeric film, our individually sealed holes are more reliable and easier to clean. This is because we believe in the integrity of the product - especially the core. When dust and liquids go into your optical breadboard and table, it may have a long term effect on the damping performance of the product and make the product degrade over time. A good quality breadboard and table lasts long time - tens of years and more. It's a good investment for a product with sealed mounting holes.

Custom Optical Breadboard Options

Newport has a dedicated custom design team for your custom needs. This team has been working with various types of materials, shapes, structures, hole patterns (and many more) for over 40 years, and has served customers across the world in research, aerospace, semiconductor and medical related fields. We are committed to providing an accurate and timely quoting response, professional communications of custom design review and changes, optimum turnaround time, and the highest quality end product. Contact Newport Sales for more information.

Microlocks Mounting Option

For secure attachment to optical tables, the PG Series breadboards with microlock tie-downs are also available as standard products PG -ML series. The microlock system is a unique innovation that provides versatile and positive mounting of honeycomb optical breadboards above an optical table or directly onto any vertical or horizontal structure. Microlocks are located in the center and corner of the breadboard and accept 1/4-20 (M6) cap screws for mounting.

Optical Breadboard Selection Guide

Optical breadboards are selected based on performance criteria like damping and stiffness based on the application. Once the type of breadboard required is determined you can choose the surface size that will support your application.

Precision Grade Scientific Grade Industrial Grade Manufacturing Grade Solid Aluminum
Applications Interferometry and critical high resolution experiments Electro-optical experiments & processes Industrial equipment platforms and less critical experiments Telecom device manufacturing requiring a low cost, high-quality mounting surface Classroom demonstrations and equipment setups
Damping Performance ★★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★ ★★ ★
Stiffness ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★ ★★ ★
Cost $$$$$ $$$$ $$$ $$ $
Working Surface 4.8 mm Thick 430 Stainless Steel 3.4 mm Thick 430 Stainless Steel Anodized Aluminum
Bottom Skin 3.4 mm thick Carbon Steel N/A
Core Design Vertically Bonded Trussed Honeycomb Formed Composite N/A
Side Panels Modal Dampers Highly Damped Composite Wood N/A
Ferromagnetism Magnetic Non-Magnetic
Mounting Holes Tapped and Individually Sealed Tapped Through
Mounting Threads 1/4-20 (M6) on 1 in. (25 mm) Grid
Standard Version PG SG IG TD SA2
Microlock Version PG-ML SG-ML IG-ML N/A N/A
Double Density Hole Version N/A SGD N/A N/A SA2-D
LaserClean Version N/A LC N/A N/A N/A

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