PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P.
Auburn, MA 01501
Miniature Linear Stage on Mars Rover Helps Provide Precision Focus Control for SuperCam
The tiny PI micropositioning stage on the Perseverance rover plays an important role in NASA’s mission to detect traces of former life on the RED planet. June 2021, Auburn, MA – Precision motion control and nano-positioning industry leader, PI, plays a key role in distance targeting of geological samples for testing by the Mars rover, Perseverance. Exacting control of the optical focus is...
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New XY/XYZ Gantry Stage with Ironless 3-Phase Linear Motors
Features direct-oridrive gantry covers overhead motion ranges up to 2x1 meters. Offers standard XY travel ranges from 750x750mm to 1000x2000mm. Available with high velocity up to 2 meters/second on the cross axis.
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New A-142 Nanopositioning Stage with Voice Coil Motor and Air Bearing Slide
Delivers 10mm of hysteresis-free linear travel of 75x80 mm moving platform supporting 3kg loads. High motion performance with voice-coil motor achieves maximum 450 mm/s velocity and 20m/sec2 acceleration. Applications include wafer inspection, scanning, fiber alignment, laser micromachining and marking.
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New L-812 Linear Modules With Travel Range from 102 to 610mm
Offers low friction, high-load capacity design with recirculating ball bearing rails. Easy external relubrication for low-friction ball screw drive mechanism to provides extended service life. Used where high tracking performance is critical, and motion errors and settling times need to be kept to a minimum.
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New V-855 and V-857 Linear Modules Available with Top Speeds of 5m/sec
Designed for high-load and high duty cycle industrial precision motion applications. Provides high load capacity to 220 lbs and large travel ranges up to 47”. Available with high performance industrial EtherCAT-based motion controllers.
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New Nanopositioning Slide with Built-in User-adjustable Counterbalance
V-308 is designed for vertical applications providing 7 mm of Z-travel and 10 nm incremental motion. Combines long travel with unmatched dynamics and precision with 8 m/s2 acceleration and 25 nm bidirectional repeatability. Ideal for OEM and research applications in the life science, semiconductor and material science fields.
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New Two-axis Fast Steering Mirror Based on Precision Flexure Guiding Mechanism
V-931 produces a beam deflection angle to 8° in theta-X and theta-Y. Angular resolution of the standard model is 1 µrad. Keep laser beams stabilized and pointed in the right direction.
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New X-417 Multi-axis Motion Sub-system for Precision Automation and Laser Processing
XY base system is made of two 3-phase motor powered V-417 linear stages with travel ranges from 204 to 407 mm. Granite base plate is available for stability and can hold the G-901 EtherCat-based controller with ACS driver module. XYZ system includes an L-412 high-load linear stage mounted vertically, providing 102 mm travel range.
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Robot Operating System Drivers Enhance PI Hexapod Functionality
The open source set of tools, software libraries, and rules aid in the development and control of 6-axis hexapod robot operations, newly available. December 2020, Auburn, MA – The Robot Operating System (ROS) by ROS.org is a flexible framework for robotics software development. PI’s release of ROS drivers is the company’s latest addition to its H-811 high performance hexapod 6-axis...
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PI's P-611 Piezo Nanopositioning Stage for Photonics Alignment and Beam Pen Lithography
Mechanism is actuated by multilayer piezo stacks whose ceramic encapsulation provides protection against humidity and moisture. Closed-loop stage delivers 120µm travel range in 3 degrees of freedom. Driven by ceramic-encapsulated preloaded and flexure motion-amplified PICMA® piezo actuators.
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Miniature Linear Stage on Mars Rover Helps Provide Precision Focus Control for SuperCam
The tiny PI micropositioning stage on the Perseverance rover plays an important role in NASA’s mission to detect traces of former life on the RED planet. June 2021, Auburn, MA – Precision motion control and nano-positioning industry leader, PI, plays a key role in distance targeting of geological samples for testing by the Mars rover, Perseverance. Exacting control of the optical focus is...
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New XY/XYZ Gantry Stage with Ironless 3-Phase Linear Motors
Features direct-oridrive gantry covers overhead motion ranges up to 2x1 meters. Offers standard XY travel ranges from 750x750mm to 1000x2000mm. Available with high velocity up to 2 meters/second on the cross axis.
Read More »
New A-142 Nanopositioning Stage with Voice Coil Motor and Air Bearing Slide
Delivers 10mm of hysteresis-free linear travel of 75x80 mm moving platform supporting 3kg loads. High motion performance with voice-coil motor achieves maximum 450 mm/s velocity and 20m/sec2 acceleration. Applications include wafer inspection, scanning, fiber alignment, laser micromachining and marking.
Read More »
New L-812 Linear Modules With Travel Range from 102 to 610mm
Offers low friction, high-load capacity design with recirculating ball bearing rails. Easy external relubrication for low-friction ball screw drive mechanism to provides extended service life. Used where high tracking performance is critical, and motion errors and settling times need to be kept to a minimum.
Read More »PI (Physik Instrumente) Continues Expansion in Asia-pacific Region
To satisfy the growing need for PI’s high precision and high performance motion control solutions in Asia, PI invests in a new R&D and Manufacturing center in Changzhou, to specifically focus on the local demands in the APAC region. The new factory offers solutions for high performance automation applications, ranging from standard single-axis linear modules to scalable multi-axis systems....
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New V-855 and V-857 Linear Modules Available with Top Speeds of 5m/sec
Designed for high-load and high duty cycle industrial precision motion applications. Provides high load capacity to 220 lbs and large travel ranges up to 47”. Available with high performance industrial EtherCAT-based motion controllers.
Read More »
New Nanopositioning Slide with Built-in User-adjustable Counterbalance
V-308 is designed for vertical applications providing 7 mm of Z-travel and 10 nm incremental motion. Combines long travel with unmatched dynamics and precision with 8 m/s2 acceleration and 25 nm bidirectional repeatability. Ideal for OEM and research applications in the life science, semiconductor and material science fields.
Read More »Z-Tip-Tilt Nanopositioning Stage for Precision Alignment is Ultra-low Profile, Fast, Precise, and Maintenance-free with Air Bearings
Cleanroom-compatible, this high performance noncontact positioner is well-suited for wafer inspection, fiber positioning, optics positioning, flat screen inspection, maskless lithography, and µ-LED manufacturing. April 2021, Auburn, MA – PI’s air bearing motion product line is expanding. The new A-523 Z-Tip-Tilt low profile nano-positioning and alignment stage is based on a frictionless...
Read More »Physik Instrumente (PI) Acquires P·G·W, Japanese Granite Base Machining Company
The new acquisition will provide granite plates with high flatness and system integration capabilities for PI’s nanopositioning solutions used by leaders in the semiconductor, life sciences, photonics, and industrial automation markets. March 2021, Karlsruhe, Germany – Physik Instrumente’s 100% acquisition of P·G·W Precision Granite W Co. Ltd was completed on February 25, 2021 and is a...
Read More »Precision Motion and Automation Sub-Systems Virtual Demos for Photonics West 2021
PI is now showcasing its new innovative product solutions for photonics alignment, 3D printing, laser processing, industrial automation, in vitro diagnostics, and more for technology leaders and researchers across many industries. March 2021, Auburn, MA – With the escalator still and the exhibit hall at the world’s largest multidisciplinary photonics event empty this year, PI is displaying...
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