Physik Instrumente (PI) is a leading manufacturer of precision positioning and motion control equipment, piezo motors, air bearing stages and hexapod parallel-kinematics for applications in semiconductor equipment, photonics, bio-nano-technology and medical engineering. PI has been developing and manufacturing standard & custom precision products with piezoceramic and electromagnetic drives for four decades. The company has been ISO 9001 certified since 1994 and provides innovative, high-quality solutions for OEM and research. PI is present worldwide with twelve subsidiaries, R&D and engineering on 3 continents and total staff of 850.
Company contact information: Ask-an-Engineer@pi-usa.us
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Piezo motor for nano-metrology applications with nanometer precision
July 29, 2021 9:13amPI’s line of lens positioners, designed to scan and position objectives with sub-nanometer resolution at high bandwidth, is expanding with a new generation of piezo Z-focus stages – the P-725 PIFOC piezo flexure stage product family. Available in 3 travel ranges of 100, 400, and 800µm, high performance fast focusing with nanometer precision is achieved […]
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New direct-drive linear modules from PI
April 27, 2021 1:25pmPI’s two new series of direct-drive linear modules are geared for machine builders and system integrators. The V-855 and V-857 product families were designed for high-load and high duty cycle industrial precision motion applications where traditional actuators or linear slides with lead-screw or timing-belt drives are not precise, robust or reliable enough. The maintenance-free and […]
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Linear slide with maintenance-free voice coil motor features nanometer precision
April 15, 2021 9:48amPI extends its large offering of nanometer precise, fast focusing stages with the addition of its new V-308 nanopositioning slide for vertical applications providing 7 mm of Z-travel and 10 nm incremental motion, making it suitable for OEM and research applications in the life science, semiconductor, and material science fields. The novel design combines long […]
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