PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P.
Auburn, MA 01501
PI Offers New Electro-Ceramics Product to Help with COVID-19 Testing
Piezo ceramics are designed to have low power consumption and high durability. The product has applications for battery operated point-of-care operations and automation devices.
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New A-688 Motorized Rotary Stages are Suitable for Optical Alignment, Metrology, Inspection, Calibration, and Scanning
Feature low-cogging frameless slotless torque motors and optical encoders. Offer ⌀260mm clear aperture and 77kg load capacity. Provide 0.0015µrad max. resolution and has 500 RPM.
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New XY Positioning Stages with Diameters from 50 mm to 300 mm
A-311 air bearing planar series provide motion properties with eccentricity down to 75 nm and wobble down to 1 µrad. Combined with air bearing rotary stages for 3-axis, XY-Theta-Z motion applications. Ideal for semiconductor inspection, laser marking, optical metrology and other precision motion uses.
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New A-351 Gantry Motion System from PI Offers up to 2 m/s Velocity
Provides overhead motion for industrial automation applications in assembly, pick-and-place, alignment, inspection, and custom 3D printer design. Available with ACS motion controllers / drives that offer superior servo performance, advanced control algorithms to improve dynamic performance and error compensation. Features XY travel ranges from 300x300 to 500x1000 mm. and has water cooling option...
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New XY Single Module Precision Linear Stage Comes with 2-Axis Precision Motion
Feature integrated XY stages that is engineered for higher loads and are available with 3-phase linear direct-drive motors and ball screws. Available with nanometer resolution linear encoders and are ideal for biotechnology, industrial automation, laser processing and flat panel display testing applications . Ball-screw variants can be powered by stepper motors and servo motors whereas...
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New V-610 Direct Drive Rotary Stage Provides Peak Torque of 1.2Nm
Equipped with a high-force 3-phase torque motor and a direct incremental encoder for position feedback and closed-loop operation. Features low profile of only 28mm (1.1 inch) allowing integration into tight spaces. Provide smooth running with good velocity control due to the lack of cogging effects caused by permanent magnets.
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New V-610 Rotary Positioner is Used for Fast and Precise Rotation of Samples and Optics
Applications include medical, metrology, precision microassembly, bio-research, optical inspection, and semiconductor test and manufacture. Clear aperture of 25mm (1”) for transmissive-light applications. Can combine with PI’s H-811 hexapod 6DOF parallel positioner and add unlimited rotation to compact 6-axis alignment system.
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New U-723 XY Stage Provides High Speed Motion up to 200 mm/sec
Provides 0.8” travel per axis with a footprint of 42x42mm (1.6x1.6”). Allows for integration into tight spaces. Offers fast step/settle performance.
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New E-727 Digital Piezo Controller Offers Sampling Frequency of 100kHz
Features two notch filters that helps in suppressing mechanical resonances in high-speed operation. Embedded with software such as LabVIEW drivers and dynamic libraries for Windows and Linux. Offered with interfaces such as SPI master, 4 digital I/O and 4 optional high resolution analog I/O.
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PI Introduces P-616 Nanocube Nanopositioner Based on a Parallel-kinematic Design
Small and light-weight system with capacitive feedback delivering 100 µm travel range in 3 degrees of freedom. Operated with PI’s E-727 digital servo piezo controller which offers the advantage of high linearity, fast settling and scanning speed. Supported functions include wave generator, data recorder, auto zero and trigger I/O.
Read More »PI Offers New Electro-Ceramics Product to Help with COVID-19 Testing
Piezo ceramics are designed to have low power consumption and high durability. The product has applications for battery operated point-of-care operations and automation devices.
Read More »New System Configurator for Inverted Microscopes & XY Motorized Stages, What to Use When
Learn how to combine the best micrometer or nanometer class motorized stages, piezo stages, and sample holders while achieving requirements of high velocity and long term stability. April 2020, Auburn, MA – To answer the demand for an integrated inverted microscope positioning system that must match perfectly, PI (Physik Instrumente), a leader in precision motion control and nanopositioning...
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New A-688 Motorized Rotary Stages are Suitable for Optical Alignment, Metrology, Inspection, Calibration, and Scanning
Feature low-cogging frameless slotless torque motors and optical encoders. Offer ⌀260mm clear aperture and 77kg load capacity. Provide 0.0015µrad max. resolution and has 500 RPM.
Read More »
New XY Positioning Stages with Diameters from 50 mm to 300 mm
A-311 air bearing planar series provide motion properties with eccentricity down to 75 nm and wobble down to 1 µrad. Combined with air bearing rotary stages for 3-axis, XY-Theta-Z motion applications. Ideal for semiconductor inspection, laser marking, optical metrology and other precision motion uses.
Read More »See Live Demos of PI's Photonics / Fiber Alignment Technology at OFC in San Diego
New exhibits showcase the key to parallelism and high productivity for industry, such as device packaging and testing, in the PI booth, starting March 10, 2020. March 2020, San Diego, CA – Key industry players in optical networking will be at gathering in San Diego to share their research, new ideas, and experience the best their field has to offer. PI engineers are on-hand to answer questions...
Read More »Markus Spanner Named New CEO of Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG
After 42 years as managing director, Dr. Karl Spanner has handed over the management of the company to his son, Markus Spanner. February 2020, Karlsruhe, Germany – At Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. worldwide headquarters in Karlsruhe, Germany, a long-planned generational change has been implemented in its management. "Our technologies have enormous potential to make our customers'...
Read More »PI Appoints Dave Rego its New President of North American Operations
Rego’s solid understanding of and relationship with US-based design and manufacturing teams complements his 19 years of growth and leadership in PI’s sales operations. Auburn, MA – PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a worldwide leader and solution provider in motion control and precision automation systems, announces Dave Rego as the new President of PI’s North American Operations. Rego has...
Read More »Precision Motion and Automation Sub-System Solutions to Showcase at SPIE Photonics West 2020
PI will highlight new gantries, air bearings, and precision motion control sub-systems for laser material processing, high resolution metrology/microscopy, and silicon photonics (SiP) alignment engines alongside novel piezoceramic drive solutions at Photonics West in San Francisco, starting February 4, 2020. San Francisco, CA – A few steps past the foot of the escalator into the exhibit hall...
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New A-351 Gantry Motion System from PI Offers up to 2 m/s Velocity
Provides overhead motion for industrial automation applications in assembly, pick-and-place, alignment, inspection, and custom 3D printer design. Available with ACS motion controllers / drives that offer superior servo performance, advanced control algorithms to improve dynamic performance and error compensation. Features XY travel ranges from 300x300 to 500x1000 mm. and has water cooling option...
Read More »
New XY Single Module Precision Linear Stage Comes with 2-Axis Precision Motion
Feature integrated XY stages that is engineered for higher loads and are available with 3-phase linear direct-drive motors and ball screws. Available with nanometer resolution linear encoders and are ideal for biotechnology, industrial automation, laser processing and flat panel display testing applications . Ball-screw variants can be powered by stepper motors and servo motors whereas...
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