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    PI is a worldwide leading supplier of solutions in the fields of motion and positioning. PI does not only develop and produce a broad range of positioning stages and actuators for linear, rotary and vertical motion or combinations of different axes. PI also adapts those solutions to customer-specific applications or supplies finished subsystems for motion and positioning.
    • New Products
      New Products
      On this site you will find our current new products. If you want to find out more, just contact us: Our sales engineers will get back to you as quickly as possible.
    • Product Finder
      Product Finder
      Select the product type specified by the axes of motion required. Selection of more criteria expands or shortens the list of results. Select more than one filter at a time, for example, to find positioning stages designed for higher load capacity, too.
    • Customized Products
      Customized Products
      PI is fully at home where unconventional solutions are in demand. This is no longer limited to fields of research. Today, nanotechnology is also present in standardized industrial processes.
    • Nanopositioning Piezo Flexure Stages
      Nanopositioning Piezo Flexure Stages
      PI's piezo flexure stages combine sub-nanometer resolution and guiding precision with minimum crosstalk.
      • Multi-Axis Piezo Flexure Stages
        Multi-Axis Piezo Flexure Stages
        PI’s multi-axis piezo flexure stages allow positioning and scanning with sub-nanometer precision in up to 6 axis, including tip, tilt and yaw motion. Versions range from most compact cube design to large aperture and low profile.
      • PIFOC® Objective & PInano® Sample Scanners for Microscopy
        PIFOC® Objective & PInano® Sample Scanners for Microscopy
        Piezo flexure stages and objective scanners of the PIFOC® and PInano® series offer high dynamics in positioning and scanning tasks. Well adapted solutions for XY specimen positioning parallel and vertical to the optical axis and Z focusing of the objective are available as standard products.
      • Linear Piezo Flexure Stages
        Linear Piezo Flexure Stages
        PI’s nanopositioning stages and scanners combine nanometer-precision resolution and guiding precision with minimum crosstalk. This makes them particularly suitable for reference applications in metrology, for microscopic processes, for interferometry or in inspection systems for semiconductor chip production.
      • XY Piezo Flexure Stages
        XY Piezo Flexure Stages
        High-precision 2-axis nanopositioning systems integrate PICMA® piezo actuators for maximum reliability. Repeatable, drift-free positioning with optimal stability is possible by the use of high-quality nanometrology sensors.
      • XYZ Piezo Flexure Scanners
        XYZ Piezo Flexure Scanners
        3-Axis Nanopositioning Scanners of Maximum Precision
      • Piezo Flexure Tilting Mirrors
        Piezo Flexure Tilting Mirrors
        The high stiffness of piezo flexure mirror platforms allows for high dynamics and excellent position stability. The compact devices are frequently used for beam deflection in laser processing and laser steering. Their parallel-kinematic design creates identical performance in tip and tilt axis, with a common fixed pivot point and no change of polarization direction.
    • Miniature Stages
      Miniature Stages
      Miniaturized stages and manipulators are essential in mobile applications for measuring and medical devices, in industrial microassembly or use for research, e.g. in UHV and non-magnetic environments.
      • Miniature Linear Stages
        Miniature Linear Stages
        Miniature stages are essential in positioning tasks where available space is limited. Piezomotor solutions like Q-motion, PIline® and PiezoWalk® allow for the most compact stages due to their direct drive principle.
      • Miniature Rotation Stages
        Miniature Rotation Stages
        Rotation stages with piezomotor make for particularly compact sizes. These compact rotation stages can be used in optics applications, where they position, for example, filters reliably and with excellent repeatability. Rotation stages can be mounted on linear stages without adapter and allow for flexible combinations of multi-axis positioning systems.
      • Miniature Hexapods
        Miniature Hexapods
        The smallest devices for 6 degrees of freedom are built from Q-motion piezomotor stages, but also palm-size BLDC motor versions are available. Best overall homogeneity of performance is achieved with the classic hexapod design. Low-profile design is preferred when relatively large tilting angles are required.
    • Linear Stages
      Linear Stages
      PI offers a wide range of motorized linear stages to supply high-precision industrial markets like semiconductor and photonics, as well as high-end research. Vacuum versions are available for a large number of different models. Multi-axis compositions can be set up with adapter brackets or specialized vertical stages and compatible rotation stages.
      • Stages with Magnetic Direct-Drive Linear Motor
        Stages with Magnetic Direct-Drive Linear Motor
        Stages with Magnetic Direct-Drive Linear Motor. The friction-free magnetic direct drive principle allows for most dynamic stages. Compared with motor-spindle-based stages, they use fewer mechanical components which results in less friction and backlash and thus more precision.
      • Stages with Stepper, DC & Brushless DC (BLDC) Motors
        Stages with Stepper, DC & Brushless DC (BLDC) Motors
        Industrial applications in the production process such as laser processing benefit from the precise positioning accuracy of motorized positioning stages. Their low profile makes the variable stage series suitable for universal use, ranging from testing systems to production lines in precision automation.
      • Vertical Stages with Stepper, DC & Brushless DC (BLDC) Motors
        Vertical Stages with Stepper, DC & Brushless DC (BLDC) Motors
        Vertical stages can be mounted on linear stages without adapter and allow for flexible combinations of multi-axis positioning systems.
      • Miniature Linear Stages
        Miniature Linear Stages
        Miniature stages are essential in positioning tasks where available space is limited. Piezomotor solutions like Q-motion, PIline® and PiezoWalk® allow for the most compact stages due to their direct drive principle.
    • Linear Actuators
      Linear Actuators
      Choose from the widest range of technologies the optimum for your special demands: Set-and-forget applications benefit from the specific features of piezomotors that provide excellent long-term stability, also for vacuum or nonmagnetic environments. Stepper and DC motor solutions are well-established and reliable for both industrial and research use.
      • PiezoMike for Long-Term Stability
        PiezoMike for Long-Term Stability
        The PiezoMike linear actuators offer the high resolution of piezo direct drives, high forces and absolutely stable positioning. This makes them ideal for set-and-forget applications with high precision requirements like the positioning of optical elements in a laser application.
      • Linear Actuators with Stepper & DC Servo Motors
        Linear Actuators with Stepper & DC Servo Motors
        Motorized linear actuators are indispensable in automation routines from industrial production to adjustment in research laboratories.
      • PIMag® VC Voice Coil Actuators with High Dynamics & Force Control Option
        PIMag® VC Voice Coil Actuators with High Dynamics & Force Control Option
        Voice coil drives show very high velocities and allow for fast step-and-settle. Wear-free flexure guidings or mechanical guidings are available. The optional force control allows for stand-alone solutions in pressure-sensitive device testing.
      • PiezoMove Lever Actuators
        PiezoMove Lever Actuators
      • Nanopositioning Piezo Actuators
        Nanopositioning Piezo Actuators
        PIezoMove actuators are flexure-guided and have strokes up to 1 mm. Being very compact, they can be easily integrated. Generating forces of up to 10000 N and strokes of up to 100 µm are the characteristics of nanopositioning piezo actuators based on PICMA® multilayer piezos.
      • PiezoWalk® Actuators with High Force & Stability
        PiezoWalk® Actuators with High Force & Stability
        PiezoWalk® actuators are highly specialized piezobased drives intended for integration. Designed for use in the semiconductor industry, they boost on reliability, position resolution and long-term stability. Their special features include minimum size with high force generation. The drive itself is resistant to magnetic fields.
      • PIRest Active Piezo Shims
        PIRest Active Piezo Shims
    • Rotation Stages
      Rotation Stages
      PI offers stages with all kinds of motorization and guiding options: air-bearing, torque motor driven, motorized worm-gear coupled, tiny piezomotor stages and specialized goniometer stages with orthogonal tip-tilt mounting option.
    • XY Stages
      XY Stages
      Stability, precision and dynamics are crucial in the application fields of PI’s XY stages. They are the basis of high throughput rates and reliable operation. PI makes use of own developments in the fields of PIMag® magnetic linear motors and PIglide air bearings. Industrial production and quality control benefit from PI’s high-load XY stages and planar scanners.
    • Hexapods
      Hexapods
      Hexapods provide six degrees of freedom in the most compact package. In combination with absolute measuring sensors, software and motion controllers that make the most complicated motion profiles easy to command, PI hexapods answer industrial requirements.
    • Engineered Subsystems for Automation
      Engineered Subsystems for Automation
      Precision components, stable control and a great deal of experience in engineering are essential for high-precision complex motion and positioning solutions. PI is a supplier of technologically sophisticated drive components and high-precision positioners and also offers all levels of integration for engineered subsystems.
    • Fast Multi-Channel Photonics Alignment
      Fast Multi-Channel Photonics Alignment Systems
      Piezo scanners take care of fast, continuous scanning tasks, where durability, dynamics, and precision matter. The larger travel ranges are realized with XYZ combinations or 6-axis hexapods. Integrated routines make it possible to perform single-axis alignments up to complex, multi-axis fiber array positioning within the shortest possible time.
    • Motion Control Software
      Motion Control Software
      All digital controllers made by PI are accompanied by an extensive software package.
      • Concepts
        Concepts
        PI pursues a cross-platform and hardware-independent concept in the design of the motion control software.
      • User Programs and Their Functions
        User Programs and Their Functions
        Every PI controller is delivered with an extensive software package that supports the user in setting up and parametrizing the overall system.
      • Software Tools for Hexapods
        Software Tools for Hexapods
      • Programming
        Programming
        Customers can program or adapt their own user programs so that every PI controller can be seamlessly integrated into their application.
      • Third Party Support
        Third Party Support
      • Software Products for Special Applications
        Software Products for Special Applications
        Controllers and drivers from PI are supplied with an extensive software package that provides convenient solutions and interfaces for ensuring full functionality.
    • Controllers & Drivers
      Controllers & Drivers
      The decision for a motion controller depends on the specific application situation. Various criteria, such as limited installation space, the number of axes or the type of control, determine which controller is the right one. PI offers a broad spectrum of controls and regulation concepts.
      • Nanopositioning Piezo Controllers
        Nanopositioning Piezo Controllers
        PI offers the broadest range of digital and analog piezo control concepts that are adapted for optimal result in every application. Calibration of all piezo systems is done before delivery and all systems are delivered ready for operation.
      • Piezo Drivers for Open-Loop Operation of Piezo Actuators
        Piezo Drivers for Open-Loop Operation of Piezo Actuators
        PI’s piezo drivers are available as benchtop or rackmount solutions, and as OEM modules also with separate power supply for minimized size. Piezo drivers integrate high-performance amplifiers specialized for different fields of applications.
      • Motion Controllers & Drivers for Linear, Torque, Stepper & DC Servo Motors
        Motion Controllers & Drivers for Linear, Torque, Stepper & DC Servo Motors
        PI develops motion control solutions in-house to best adjust the features to the requirements of both drive and application. PI’s motion controllers are generally designed as single-channel devices and are available as benchtop, rackmount or OEM versions.
      • Controllers & Drivers for Piezomotors
        Controllers & Drivers for Piezomotors
      • Controller Systems for Multiple Axes & Mixed Drive Types
        Controller Systems for Multiple Axes & Mixed Drive Types
        Modular motion controller systems provide best flexibility for increasing the number of axes in a system. They allow the use of different drive types with only one user interface. The number of available models is continuously extended. Contact PI now for your individual controller setup!
      • Hexapod Motion Controllers
        Hexapod Motion Controllers
        As unique as the hexapod mechanics, the motion controller is designed to make parallel kinematics algorithms as easy and unnoticed by the user as possible: All target positions are commanded in Cartesian coordinates. For best integration in automation processes, the Hexapod motion controller is available with industrial EtherCAT interface.
      • ACS Motion Control
        ACS Motion Control for Industrial Automation
        We recommend the controllers of our partner, ACS Motion Control especially for automation with industrial standards. Ask us about your integrated solution!
    • Piezoelectric Transducers & Actuators
      Piezoelectric Transducers & Actuators
      Piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers are available in a wide range of shapes like disks, plates or tubes, and different performance levels. They can be adapted to application requirements by using different piezoceramic materials, electrodes, and assembling technology.
      • Discs, Rods and Cylinders
        Piezoceramic Discs, Rods & Cylinders
      • Plates and Blocks
        Piezoceramic Plates & Blocks
      • Rings
        Piezoceramic Rings
      • Tubes
        Piezoceramic Tubes
      • Spheres and Hemispheres
        Piezoceramic Spheres & Hemispheres
      • Bending Elements
        Piezoceramic Bending Elements
      • Tube Actuators
        Piezo Tube Actuators
        Radially and axially contracting piezo tubes are often used for creating dynamic scanning motions and as fiber stretchers.
      • PICMA® Piezo Linear Actuators
        PICMA® Piezo Linear Actuators
        PICMA® multilayer actuators for an up to 10 times higher lifetime and operating time than conventional multilayer piezo actuators.
      • PICMA® Piezo Bender Actuators
        PICMA® Piezo Bender Actuators
        Multilayer bending actuators: large displacement and high dynamics. Their bimorph structure ensures bidirectional displacement.
      • PICA Piezoelectric Stack Actuators
        PICA Piezoelectric Stack Actuators
        Stacked piezo linear actuators with operating voltages to 1000 V: High reliability, large specific displacement and high forces.
      • PICA Shear Actuators
        PICA Shear Actuators
        Multi-axis and shear actuators in stacked design offer excellent dynamics combined with minimum electrical power requirements.
      • DuraAct Patch Transducers
        DuraAct Patch Transducers
        DuraAct patch transducers convert electrical voltage into mechanical energy and vice versa; as actuator, sensor or as energy generator.
      • Picoactuator® Piezoelectric Crystal
        Picoactuator® Piezoelectric Crystal
        The motion of the Picoactuator® piezo crystals is highly linear and almost hysteresis-free and consequently suited for high-dynamics applications.
    • Air Bearings & Stages
      Air Bearings & Stages
      Air bearing stages are used where vibration-free motion is required, velocity needs to be highly constant, and optimum angular repeatability is requested.
    • Sensors, Components & Accessories
      Sensors, Components & Accessories
    • Vacuum
      Product Series with Vacuum-Ready Items
      PI offers specific catalogue items for selected product series that are already suitable for high vacuum (HV) or ultra-high vacuum (UHV).
  • OEM
    OEM
    Customer- and application-specific product developments form the basis for success at PI. To this purpose, requirements have to be understood and a technological solution has to be found.
  • Applications
    Applications & Markets
    PI positioning systems are employed where technology is pushed forward in industry and research. This is done, for example, in semiconductor manufacturing, in medical engineering, in biotechnology, in plant engineering, in surface metrology, or in astronomy.
    • Hexapods Support Industrial Robots
      Hexapods Support Industrial Robots
      Because the need for multi-axis and also precision robots in production and quality processes is on the increase, industry is looking out for new types of robotics. PI offers parallel-kinematic hexapods for these tasks.
    • Scientific Instrumentation
      Scientific Instrumentation
      The term "scientific instrumentation" covers a variety of different applications, starting with microscopy via beamline processes through to the wide field of laboratory automation.
      • Hexapod Systems for ALMA
        Hexapod Systems for ALMA
        Under the extreme conditions of the Atacama Desert, PI hexapods align the subreflectors to the large main reflectors of the ALMA radio telescopes.
      • Double-Crystal Monochromator
        Double-Crystal Monochromator for an X-Ray Spectrometer
        The PI Beamline Instrumentation division’s aim is to develop application oriented solutions, e.g., this monochromator for an X-ray spectrometer.
      • Materials Research in High Vacuum
        Materials Research in High Vacuum
        PI provides standard and custom high vacuum compatible positioning systems for materials research with high-energy X-rays.
      • Active Vibration Isolation with Piezo Actuators
        Active Vibration Isolation with Piezo Actuators
        Active vibration isolation reduces settling times, increases precision in measurement and production sequences and achieves high throughput rates.
      • Drive Technology for the ELT
        Drive Technology for the ELT
        The European - Extremely Large Telescope, in short E-ELT, is the largest terrestrial telescope for scientific evaluation of electromagnetic radiation.
    • Semiconductor Technology
      Semiconductor Technology
      Lithographic processes are the reason why chips are getting smaller and smaller and why extremely fine structures can be realized on silicon wafers. Piezo drives have made these technical advances possible with their performance and reliability.
    • Microscopy
      Microscopy
      Imaging processes increase efficiency across a number of fields, ranging from medical engineering to pharmaceutical research and manufacturing of semiconductors.
      • Confocal Microscopy
        Adjustment of the Focal Planes in Confocal Microscopy
        Confocal microscopy is used to detect the structure of the sample surface through the shifting of the focal plane, for example in dermatology.
      • Positioning Solutions for Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy (TIRFM)
        Positioning Solutions for Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy (TIRFM)
        Linear stages adjust the laser beam in the TIRF microscope. Precision positioning of the sample is possible by combining two XY stages.
      • High-Speed Microscopy
        High-Speed Microscopy for Quality Control
        Specimen positioning on AFM scanners for atomic force microscopy is performed with piezo-based scanning stages which thus play a key role.
      • Atomic Force Microscopy
        AFM Scanner for Atomic Force Microscopy
        Specimen positioning on AFM scanners for atomic force microscopy is performed with piezo-based scanning stages which thus play a key role.
      • White Light Interferometry
        3-D Surface Inspection With Piezo-Based Positioning Systems from PI
        High-resolution camera systems are combined with white light interferometry for 3-D surface inspection with picometer resolution.
      • Flamingo Lightsheet Fluorescence Microscopy
        Flamingo Lightsheet Fluorescence Microscopy
        Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy (LSFM), also called Single Plane Illumination Microscopy (SPIM ) is a very powerful microscopy technology for gentle in vivo imaging offering low phototoxicity and fast image acquisition.
      • IsoView Light Sheet Microscope
        IsoView Light Sheet Microscope
        Light Sheet Microscopy is a fascinating technology with a huge application potential in life sciences and biotechnology. IsoView is a brilliant interpretation of this technology, especially intended for imaging fast cellular dynamics across large specimens over several hours. Specimen positioning and objective translation plays a major role in the design of IsoView.
    • Silicon Photonics
      Silicon Photonics
      Silicon photonics allows data rates into the Tbit/s range and is therefore suitable for computer-aided services that require the highest possible transmission speeds.
      • Photonics Packaging
        Automated Photonics Packaging
        An automated assembly and alignment system can reduce the manufacturing process for silicon photonics to only a few minutes. However, handling the delicate waveguides is indeed a major challenge as the integration of the light sources at a wafer level and connection of the optical inputs and outputs are difficult to perform.
      • Optical Fiber Alignment
        Simultaneous Testing of Optical Components in Silicon Photonics
        Silicon photonics presents new challenges for the production of components as well as testing and slicing the wafers.
    • Medical Technology
      Medical Technology
      Progress in pharmaceutical research, diagnostics, and therapy requires high-performance and precise position systems. In addition to high positioning precision, requirements for the drives often include compact dimensions, low energy consumption, speed, and high reliability.
      • Endoscopy
        Variable Focusing and Sharp Focus for Endoscopic Applications
        Tiniest piezomotors, magnetic miniature drives and miniaturized piezo tubes are used in various are used in various endoscopy procedures to generate high-resolution image information in the smallest possible installation space.
      • Surgical Robots for Ophthalmology
        Surgical Robots for Ophthalmology
        The control and focusing of laser beams in ophthalmic surgery requires accurate positioning systems, such as piezo-driven tip/tilt mirror systems.
      • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
        Nonsensitive Drives for Magnetic Resonance Tomography
        Piezo drives are well suited for magnetic resonance therapy, because they are not influenced by strong magnetic fields.
      • Optical Coherence Tomography
        Piezo Technology and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
        Piezo actuators and drives, e.g., PILine® OEM motors, ensure the high precision and position stability required for optical coherence tomography (OCT).
      • Pipetting
        Piezomotors for Pipetting and Nanodispensing
        Piezomotors are suited for pipetting with small devices and sample separations and are able to move the pipettes in the vertical direction.
      • Precision Dosing
        Dynamic Drives for Precision Dosing with Nanodispensers
        Piezo actuators are ideal for precision dosing with nanodispensers: They can switch valves directly, and can also work against a closing spring.
      • Micropumps
        Piezoelectric Micropumps – Compact Design and High Performance
        Piezoelectric micro-diaphragm pumps offer high performance on small space – the drives allow a continuous flow and a variable flow rate.
      • Image Stabilization
        Image Stabilization and Microscanning with Piezo Scanners
        Fast, piezo-based scanners operate with the necessary velocities in the video frequency range for image stabilization and microscanning.
      • Adaptive Diaphragm Positioning
        Adaptive Diaphragm Positioning
        In radiation therapy, the individual leaves are adjusted so that the healthy tissue offers the optimum protection from the radiation.
      • Positioning Solutions for Whole Genome Sequencing
        Positioning Solutions for Whole Genome Sequencing
        Speed and precision have leaped since the beginnings of genome analysis – while, at the same time, costs have continuously decreased. „Sequencing-by-synthesis“, the currently leading method, is based on signal detection by fluorescence microscopes. Positioning solutions for microscope objectives and sample stages play a decisive role in it.
    • Materials Research
      Materials Research
      Efficiency has become an important buzzword these days. Materials research has paid a major contribution as the results have, for example, optimized processing methods. Methods such as X-rays and lasers or white light interferometry demand precise positioning of the specimens to be examined and of optics or beam control.
      • Parallel Kinematics for Materials Research
        High-Load Parallel Kinematics for Materials Research
        The high-energy X-rays at beamlines provide numerous possibilities for materials research, such as checking welding seams of workpieces.
      • Laser Beam Control
        Piezo Drives for Laser Beam Control
        Lasers are tools that can be used in many areas of application. At the same time, the laser beam control requires precision, dynamics, and reliability.
    • Mechanical Engineering
      Mechanical Engineering
      Mechanical engineering and manufacturing technology require fast, reliable and energy-saving drive components. The spectrum ranges from piezo actuators to six-axis parallel kinematics which can communicate directly with CNC controls.
      • Electrical Discharge Machining
        Piezo Actuators Accelerate Electrical Discharge Machining
        Precision components are manufactured using electrical discharge machining, often in large numbers. Vibrating piezo actuators make a crucial contribution here.
      • Hexapods in Mechanical Engineering
        Hexapods in Mechanical Engineering
        PI hexapod 6-axis positioning systems can handle loads from 2 kg to several tons. Ideal for precision mechanical engineering applications.
    • Automation
      Automation
      Piezo drives, magnetic direct drives, and hexapods are part and parcel of automation today. They operate precisely and reliably and have proven themselves under rugged conditions.
      • Smarter Motion Positioning
        Smarter Motion Positioning
        Positioning and motion tasks in industrial automation such as those in assembly, semiconductor manufacturing, mechanical engineering, laser material processing, inspection systems or in additive manufacturing demand solutions that need to be robust and reliable.
      • Hexapods in Microproduction
        Hexapods in Microproduction
        What do optical components and glass fibers in photonics, mobile devices, and high-quality wristwatches all have in common?
      • Hexapods for Quality Assurance
        Hexapods for Quality Assurance
        Microproduction technology makes high-precision positioning systems absolutely necessary for both assembly and quality assurance.
      • Magnetic Direct Drives
        Magnetic Direct Drives
        Magnetic direct drives, which include voice-coil actuators and linear drives, are often predestined here as the best solutions for many reasons.
      • Motion Simulation with Hexapods
        Motion Simulation with Hexapods
        Motion simulation with hexapods with CIPA certificate from PI (Physik Instrumente) – vibrating tables are used for testing resistance to vibration.
      • Flexibility in Dimensional Measuring
        Hexapod Systems in Automation
        Hexapods allow for an outstanding flexibility for a variety of samples of in-line automation systems by minimizing the space for motion robotics.
      • Motion Compensation with Hexapods
        Motion Compensation with Hexapods
        Dynamic hexapods with piezo drives: Best conditions for motion compensation.
      • Fast Piezo Ultrasonic Drives Advance Technology
        Fast Piezo Ultrasonic Drives Advance Technology
        When increased demands are placed on an application, ultrasonic piezo motors can prove to be a good alternative, as they can be used in many ways.
      • Laser Material Processing
        Laser Material Processing
        PI offers automation platforms for high-precision and high-throughput laser material processing, such as laser marking, laser cutting and micromachining.
      • Hexapods for Optical Metrology
        Hexapods Support Precise Measurement of Aspheres
        Testing aspherical shape accuracy requires the measurement of the smallest deviations in the nanometer range and short measuring and set-up times. The solution is a new interferometer from metrology company Mahr. As part of the overall system, the hexapod positions lenses and the calibration sphere.
    • Beamline Instrumentation
      Beamline Instrumentation
      Scientific experiments pose their own challenges, and beamline X-ray experiments are even more special in themselves. However, the need for precision equipment is universal.
      • Tomography Equipment
        Tomography Equipment
      • Synchrotron Spectroscopy in Vacuum
        Synchrotron Spectroscopy in Vacuum
      • Beam Preparation
        Beam Preparation
      • Sample Positioning for Tomography
        Sample Positioning for Tomography
      • Microscopy
        Microscopy
      • Accelerator Technology
        Accelerator Technology
        Dynamic compensation of Lorentz forces at the XFEL accelerator structures: The particle accelerator XFEL at the DESY (German Electron Synchrotron) uses acceleration technology based on super-conducting acceleration structures, so-called resonators or cavities.
    • Additive Manufacturing
      Additive Manufacturing
      Due to their high dynamics and pushing forces piezo actuators are highly suitable for the use in machines for additive manufacturing.
    • Active Alignment
      Active Alignment
      The assembly of complex optical systems like objective lenses for smartphone cameras or laser cavities requires more and more accuracy. Active alignment addresses the resulting needs and helps to reduce cycle times by two orders of magnitude and more.
  • Technology
    Know-How & Technology
    PI combines its long-term experience in micro and nanopositioning technology with in-depth knowledge in the fields of mechanics, electronics, sensor engineering, and software. Thus, PI is able to offer its customers the most advanced drive technologies and system solutions.
    • Piezo Technology
      Piezo Technology
      PI Ceramic offers a wealth of experience in the manufacturing of piezoceramic materials, components, and actuators. The piezoceramic materials can be adapted individually to perfectly fit the later use of the piezo components.
      • Fundamentals of Piezo Technology
        Fundamentals of Piezo Technology
        Physical basics and explanations of piezo electricity and electromechanics.
      • Properties of Piezo Actuators
        Properties of Piezo Actuators
        Characteristics of piezoceramic actuators: Displacement modes, forces and stiffnesses, dynamics. Ambient conditions.
      • Piezoceramic Materials
        Piezoceramic Materials
        PI Ceramic offers a variety of different piezoelectric materials including lead-free materials.
      • Manufacturing Technology
        Manufacturing Technology
        PI Ceramic offers a wide range of manufacturing technologies: Pressing or tape technology, assembling technology and testing procedures.
      • PICMA® Technology
        PICMA® Technology
        Highly reliable and extended lifetime through the patented manufacturing process for multilayer actuators.
      • Integrated Piezo Actuators
        Integrated Piezo Actuators
        To avoid pull forces, these piezo elements are provided with a mechanical preload in mechanical cases or by means of flexure joints.
      • DuraAct Patch Transducer Technology
        DuraAct Patch Transducer Technology
        Manufacture, functional principle and typical working parameters of DuraAct patch transducers explain the possible force generation and deflection.
      • PIRest Actuators
        PIRest Actuators
        Active shims with long-term stability and nanometer resolution.
    • Piezoelectric Drives
      Piezoelectric Drives
      Depending on the configuration and control, piezoceramic actuators can be used to create translational motions or as motors with a virtually unlimited travel range. The choice of drive depends on the requirements of the application.
      • Piezo Actuators
        Piezo Actuators with and without Guiding
        Piezoelectric actuators offer subnanometer resolution and very short response times, making them ideally suitable for nanometer-precision positioning at high dynamics.
      • PiezoWalk® Walking Drives
        PiezoWalk® Walking Drives
        PiezoWalk® drives were developed more than 10 years ago for the semiconductor industry, a demanding industry when it comes to reliability, position resolution and long-term stability.
      • PILine® Ultrasonic Piezomotors
        PILine® Ultrasonic Piezomotors
        Ultrasonic piezomotors dispense with the mechanical complexity of classical rotary motor/gear/leadscrew combinations in favor of costs and reliability.
      • Piezo Inertia Drives
        Piezo Inertia Drives
        Inertia Drives are space-saving and low-cost piezo-based drives with relatively high holding forces and a travel range that is only limited by the length of the runner.
      • PiezoMike Linear Actuators
        PiezoMike Linear Actuators
        Compact, low-cost inertia drive principle (stick-slip). When at rest, the drive is self-locking, requires no current and generates no heat. It holds the position with maximum force.
      • Comparison: Piezo Motors & Drive Technologies
        Comparison: Piezo Motors & Drive Technologies
        PIs drive technologies in comparison: Piezo motors, stepping drives, ultrasonic drives, and piezo inertia drives.
    • Electromagnetic Drives
      Electromagnetic Drives
      Rotating electric motors such as DC or stepper motors are used in connection with screw or worm drives. Stepper motor systems with high-resolution encoders can perform minimum incremental motions of 10 nm with high reliability and repeatability.
      • Rotating Electric Motors
        Rotating Electric Motors from PI
        Rotating electric motors such as DC or stepper motors are used in connection with screw or worm drives.
      • Magnetic Direct Drives
        Magnetic Direct Drives
        In particular in terms of wear and dynamics, magnetic direct drives offer advantages compared to common spindle-based technologies.
      • PIMag® 6-D Magnetic Levitation
        PIMag® 6-D Magnetic Levitation at Six Levels of Freedom
        PIMag® 6-D is an electromagnetic positioning system in which the passive platform levitates on a magnetic field and is actively guided by it.
      • Hybrid Concept
        Piezo & Motor Hybrid Concept
        In the hybrid concept, the DC servo motor (large travel ranges) and the piezo drive (nanometer accuracy) are combined with one another.
    • Parallel Kinematics
      Parallel Kinematics
      In a parallel-kinematic, multi-axis system, all actuators act directly on a single moving platform. This means that all axes can be designed with identical dynamic properties, thus reducing the moved mass considerably. Hexapods are used for moving and precision positioning, aligning and displacing loads in all six degrees of freedom, i.e., three linear and three rotational axes.
      • Parallel Kinematics
        Piezo Positioning Systems with Parallel Kinematics
        In a parallel-kinematic, multi-axis system, all actuators act directly on a single moving platform.
      • Multi-Axis Positioners
        Multi-Axis Positioners and Stewart Platforms
        Hexapod platforms are used for precision positioning and alignment of loads in all six degrees of freedom, three linear axes, and three rotational axes.
      • Hexapod as Motion Simulator
        Hexapod as Motion Simulator
        Motion simulators have higher motion dynamics requirements (shakers).
    • Sensor Technologies
      Sensor Technologies
      The linearity and repeatability achieved are not possible without highest-resolution measuring devices. Accuracies in the range of a few nanometers and below require a position measurement method that can also detect motion in this range.
      • Capacitive Sensors
        Capacitance Nanosensors
        Capacitive sensors are the metrology system of choice for the most demanding nanopositioning applications.
      • Incremental Sensors
        Linear Scale Encoders for Nanometrology & Nanopositioning
        PI uses incremental measurement systems for longer travel ranges, starting from approximately one millimeter. These sensors, which in most cases are optical sensors, achieve position resolution down to the picometer range.
      • PIOne Optical Nanometrology Encoder
        PIOne Optical Nanometrology Encoder
        The PIOne high-resolution linear sensor developed by PI ensures a position resolution of far less than one nanometer with adequate measurement analysis.
      • Comparison: Position Sensor Technologies
        Comparison: Nanopositioning Sensor Technologies
        Positioning systems that need to provide accuracies in the range of a few nanometers and below require a position measurement technique that can also detect motion in this range.
    • Controllers & Software
      Controllers & Software
      Fast settling or extremely smooth low speed motion, high positional stability, high resolution and high dynamics – the requirements placed on piezo systems vary greatly and need drivers and controllers with a high degree of flexibility.
      • Digital & Analog Interfaces
        Digital & Analog Interfaces
        Fast USB or TCP/IP interfaces as well as RS-232 are the standard interfaces supported by modern digital controllers from PI. Furthermore, PI also provides digital or analog real-time capable interfaces.
      • EtherCAT Connectivity of PI Products
        EtherCAT Connectivity of PI Products
        PI offers high-precision drives for use as EtherCAT slave, or integrates with ACS Motion Controllers as Master, or 2nd Master in an existing architecture.
      • Control of Piezo Actuators
        Piezo Controllers & Drivers for Nanopositioning Systems
        Characteristic properties of piezo actuators include high feed forces and fast response. Since piezoelectric actuators react to even the smallest change in voltage with a motion, noise or drift in the control must be avoided.
      • Digital Motion Controllers
        Digital Motion Controllers
        Digital technology opens up possibilities for improving performance in control engineering which do not exist with conventional analog technology.
      • Software
        Motion Control Software from PI
        All positioning systems from Physik Instrumente (PI) and piezo and motion controllers and drivers are supported by a solid software package.
      • Active Alignment
        Active Alignment
        The need to align devices down to nanoscale accuracy is arising in many fields. Optical components such as the lenses or lens assemblies in small cameras, or even the CCD chip itself, need to be positioned with ever more precision.
    • Guiding Systems & Force Transmission
      Guiding Systems & Force Transmission
      Flexure joints, mechanical guide components or magnetic bearings? Which kind of guiding system PI uses in its products depends on parameters such as travel range, required precision, load, lifetime, and ambient conditions.
      • Classical Guiding Systems
        Comparison: Classical Guiding Systems and Force Transmission
        Positioners with travel ranges from several millimeters to one meter usually utilize traditional mechanical guide components such as ball bearings.
      • Flexure Guiding Systems
        Flexure Guiding Systems for Nanopositioning & Piezo Actuators
        Flexure guides from PI have proven their worth in nanopositioning. They guide the piezo actuator and ensure a straight motion without tilting or lateral offset.
      • Magnetic Bearings
        Magnetic Levitation & Precision Bearings for Nanopositioning
        Magnetic levitation allows excellent guiding accuracy in a plane, both linear and rotational.
      • PIglide Air Bearing Technology
        PIglide Air Bearing Technology
        Multi-axis motion with nanometer precision and without friction.
    • Vacuum
      Positioning in High Vacuum (HV) and Ultrahigh Vacuum (UHV)
      Careful handling, adequate premises: PI does not only have the necessary equipment for the qualification of materials, components and final products, but also has many years of experience with regard to HV und UHV positioning systems.
    • Glossary
      PI Glossary for Technical Terms
      Find useful explanations of technical terms in the PI Glossary.
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  • About PI
    About PI
    PI stands for technical excellence and continuous advance in precision positioning – driven by the passion for technology and its use in customer applications. The target of the PI Group is to develop this market and technological leadership even further and therefore secure a decisive competitive advantage for its customers.
    • Technology Center
      Technology Center
      The technology center provides space not only for offices but also for application labs, metrology labs, and cleanrooms for vacuum or cryogenic chambers.
    • Fractal Manufacturing Structure at PI
      Fractal Manufacturing Structure at PI
      PI manufactures in autonomous organization fractals. Each unit is responsible for its own product line, has all the necessary skills and production equipment.
    • Metrology
      Metrology
      PI qualifies its products with external measuring equipment. These are calibrated in part and traceable to a national standard. Using the PIOne incremental encoder and capacitive sensors, PI manufactures own metrology for inclusion in PI products.
    • Manufacturing in Cleanrooms at PI
      Manufacturing in Cleanrooms at PI
      PI has the capability to manufacture and qualify products under cleanroom conditions, which is extended and improved continually according to market needs.
    • Heavy Load Hall
      Heavy Duty Hall for Positioning Systems Weighing Several Tons
      The product range from a two-ton hexapod to a ten-gram nanopositioner requires that PI can both manufacture and qualify these systems. For this reason, PI operates a heavy duty hall at its location in Karlsruhe for the assembly and measurement of masses up to five tons.
    • Certified Quality
      Certified Quality
      PI aims to apply the same high quality, safety and environmental protection standards worldwide. The Integrated Management System reflects this commitment.
    • The PI Group
      The PI Group
      PI stands for technical excellence and continuous advance in precision positioning – driven by the passion for technology and its use in customer applications.
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      PI miCos GmbH, Germany
      As a member of the PI Group, PI miCos makes a strong contribution in the field engineered systems and is the center of expertise for positioning systems with magnetic drives.
    • About ACS Motion Control
      About ACS Motion Control
      ACS Motion Control is an OEM-focused supplier of motion controller and drive solutions for high-tech systems in fields such as semiconductor manufacturing, laser processing, additive manufacturing, flat panel display manufacturing, electronic assembly, life sciences, and more. Headquartered in Israel, ACS has technical sales and support offices in the USA, Germany, China, and South Korea. ACS joined the PI Group in January 2017, when PI became a majority shareholder of ACS Motion Control.
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