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PI is a privately held company that designs and manufactures world-class precision motion and automation systems including air bearings, hexapods, and piezo drives at locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded 5 decades ago and today employs more than 1500 people in 15 countries. Our customers are leaders in high-tech industries and research institutes in fields such as photonics, life-sciences, semiconductors, and aerospace.
PI’s in-house engineered solutions have enabled customers around the world to increase their productivity and technological advantage. With a large basis of proven motion technologies and methodologies, PI is in the position to quickly modify existing designs or provide a fully customized OEM solution to fit the exact requirements of your application from sensors and piezo transducers to microscope nano-focus units, fast photonics alignment systems to multi-axis automation sub-systems.
Understanding Fast Laser Beam Steering Mirrors for Deep Space
How do Optical Delay Lines and Delay Line Stages Work?
Pushing the Limits of Highest Performance Precision Automation Linear and Rotary Motion Systems
Multi-Channel Optical Alignment for Testing and Packaging in Silicon Photonics Devices
Synchrotron Laminograhy Technique to Examine Large Surface Objects
PI nano XY and PI nano XYZ - Long Travel and Low Profile Piezo Nanopositioning Systems for Microscopy Applications
M-545 XY Microscope Stage with Ultrasonic Linear Drives for High Stability, Low Profile, High Speed, Direct Position Measurement
High-Dynamics Solid State Linear Motor Actuator for Continuous Laser (Grating) and Spectrophotometer Tuning from Physik Instrumente
Piezo Flexure Nanopositioners and Scanners – An Introduction to Piezo Flexure Nanopositioners and Scanners
Nanopositioning - Recent Advances Including Parallel Kinematics, Active Trajectory Control, Vibration Suppression and Tracking Error Elimination
Enhanced Nanopositioning Resolution Using Patented DAC, Digital to Analog Converter, Control Technique Known As HyperBit
Parallel Kinematic 6D Alignment System with Sub-Micrometer Accuracy
Adaptive Mechanics Provides Multi Axis Motion with Sub Nanometer Flatness and Sub Rad Yaw, Pitch and Roll
Ultrasonic Piezoelectric Actuator for Nanopositioning - The Design and Operation of Ultrasonic Nanopositioners
Hybrid Nanopositioning Actuators with Large Travel and Extremely High Resolution
New 6-Axis Hexapod Robotic Stages and Cartesian Linear Robots Showcasing at the 2023 Robotics Summit
New Power Ultrasonic Transducer Technology from PI
Air Bearing Linear Translation Stage Provides Travel to 750mm
Automate Testing of Silicon Photonics Circuits and Fiber Optics
New Family of High Performance Direct-Drive Rotary Stages
Novel Precision Motion, Nanopositioning, and Performance Automation Technologies to Showcase at SPIE Photonics West 2023
Photonics Industry Trends, Requirements, and Automation Solutions, in PI Hosted International Digital Event
PI Ceramic: 30 Years of Excellence in Piezo Transducer, Actuator, and Motor Design & Production
Unleashing the Power of Photonics – A Digital Tech Talk Event
New Nano Focusing Devices for Imaging and Nanopositioning Stages for Super Resolution Microscopy Showcasing in PI Booth at Neuroscience 2022
Fast Steering Mirrors for Free Space Optical Communications – New Piezo & Voice-Coil Driven Solutions
See Live Demos of PI’s Motion Control for Precision Manufacturing Technology at IMTS 2022
Precision Motion Systems Production Space Increased by 11,000 Sqft at PI (Physik Instrumente) HQ
New Ultrasonic Transducers for 360 Degree Ultrasound Applications
New Ultra-Precision Motion Control and Nanopositioning Systems for Semiconductor Test and Metrology will be Introduced at the 2022 Semicon West
Compact Motorized Kinematic Mirror Mounts & Piezo Mirror Mounts for High Precision Optics and Laser Applications
New Motion Systems Applications for 6-Axis Robotic Stages and Cartesian Linear Robots Showcased at the 2022 Robotics Summit
PI Invests $60MM in Vertical Integration, Equipment, and Supply Chain
High Precision XY-Tables for High Performance 2-Axis Linear Positioning Applications
PI's High Precision Automation, Nanopositioning, and Piezo Technology Solutions Featured at 2022 LASER World of PHOTONICS
6-Axis Stage Based on Precision Hexapod Micro-Robot is Designed for New Nano-Positioning Applications
New Multi-Axis and Single-Axis Motion Controllers with EtherCat® Connectivity, based on ACS Intelligent Drive Modules
Compact 3-Axis Linear Nanopositioning Stage Provides High Dynamics in XYZ and 24/7 Reliability for Automation, Scanning, and Fast Alignment Applications
See Live Demos of PI’s Photonics / SiP / Fiber Alignment Technology at OFC in San Diego, Starting March 8
Low Profile 5-Axis Air Bearing Motion System for Semiconductor and Laser Processing
High Performance R-Theta 2-Axis Stages for Nanometer Precision Motion in Semiconductor and Laser Processing Applications
Precision Motion, Nanopositioning, and Automation Solutions to Showcase at SPIE Photonics West 2022
James Webb Space Telescope Mirrors Aligned by 6-Axis Precision Hexapod Stage
Low-Cost Motion-Amplified Piezo Actuators Provide Precision, Speed
Miniature Multi-Axis Stages for Vacuum Applications: New Mini 6-DOF Hexapod 6-Axis Robotic Stage
High Speed, Direct Driver Rotary Tables with High Precision Air Bearings for Metrology and Performance Automation
Digital Piezo Controller with Closed-Loop Position Feedback and High Voltage Amplifier in Compact Package
Direct Drive Nanopositioning Stage for Optical Delay Lines and Ultrafast Time Resolved Transient Studies
Future of Laser Materials Processing - Digital Event
Miniature Linear Stage on Mars Rover Helps Provide Precision Focus Control for SuperCam
100X Faster Optical Alignment--Automation Stages, Firmware and Software and Algorithms Help Speed up the Production of Photonic Devices
3-Axis XYZ Motion System with Linear Stages and Controller for Automated Tactile Test of Electronic PCBs | PI
3D Printing Demo with XYZ Gantry System and Dispenser- Coordinated Multi-Axis Motion
6-Axis Motion Helps Camera Testing | PI
6-DOF Piezo Nanopositioning Stage for Alignment and Scanning
6-DOF Platform Stabilization with Gyroscope and Matlab Programmable Hexapod Stewart Platform
A Wide Range of Precision Motion and Positioning Products from PI
ACS Motion Control for Demanding Applications
Active Optics - Fast Steering Mirror Platform (FSM) | S-335 Pieoz Flexure Scanner
Active Optics: High-Speed Piezo Deformable Mirror for Laser Focus Control | PI Piezo
Adaptive Optics in Laser Welding & Cutting – Fast Piezo Mirror | PI
Advanced NEXLINE® PiezoWalk® Motors from PI
Advanced Q-Motion® Inertia Drive from PI
Advancing Semiconductor Progress with Nanopositioning and Nano-Automation Solutions
Affordable Industrial Linear Translation Stage with Direct Drive for Performance Automation, Test, Assembly, Inspection
Air Bearing Rotary Table - Motorized and Large Aperture for Metrology
Air Bearing Rotary Tables and Motorized Linear Air Bearings | PI
All-Ceramic Multilayer Bender Actuators from PI Ceramic
Animated Theory of PI’s Magnetic Linear Motors
Applications of Hexapod 6-DOF Motion Platforms Shown at Photonics West | PI Booth
Beamline Instrumentation from PI
Broad Range of Precision Motion Technology Products from PI
Cleanroom Nano-Positioning & Precision Automation Equipment Manufacturing at PI
Collision Testing Using PI’s VeriMove Hexapod Software
Compact LPS-65 Linear Piezo Stage by PI
Compact Q-Motion® High-Resolution Positioning Systems from PI
Compact XYZ Positionig-Stage for Precision Assembly and Alignment | PI
Component Testing with PI’s Fast Multichannel Photonic Alignment Products
Direct Drive Linear Translation Stages and Linear Motors for High Performance Motion Control and Precision Automation in Industry and Research
Direct Drive XY-Linear Stage for Scanning & Alignment | V-508 PI Nanopositioning
Fast Active Photonics and Optics Alignment w/ Fast Algorithms and Software | L-505 Mini XYZ Stage | PI
Fast XY Scanning Stage for Optics, Metrology, Microscopy | Voice Coil Linear Motor, Compact, Precise-|PI V-528
FMPA Systems for Silicon Photonics by PI
Fully-Functional Modern PI Technology Center
Gantry Stages – Advanced Motion Control Algorithm Provides XY-Theta Control for Gantry Systems to Improve Accuracy and Throughput in Industrial Applications
H-811 Hexapod: Parallel Kinematic System from PI
High Performance Laser Dicing / Processing with Air Bearing Motion Systems and EtherCat Controller
High Performance Piezo Transducers for the Mars Rover – Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life
High Performance Servo Motion Controller Adapts to Different Loads ServoBoost™
High Performance SuperResolution Microscopes with PI Nanopositioning Stages - Witec
Higher Performance Wafer Metrology and Semiconductor Inspection using Multi-axis Ultra-High Precision Air Bearing Stages and Piezoelectric Fast Focusing Devices
Higher Precision Laser Seam Welding and Higher Throughput by Combining Galvo Scanners and Precision Linear Motion Stages
Highlights from PI’s Open House Day 2017
Highlights of PI Engineered Systems
High-Precision Drives from PI
How Ultrasonic Piezo Sensors can be Used in Medical Applications | PI Piezo Technology
Increasing Wafer Yield with Semiconductor Wafer Stealth Dicing Methods by Intelligent Motion / Laser Control Algorithms and Motion Stages
Industrial Dosing, Digital Printing, Ultrafast Nanoliter Dispensing Enabled by Reliable Piezoelectric Transducers
Innovative C-885 PIMotionMaster from PI
Innovative PiezoMike Linear Actuators with PIShift Piezomotor
Innovative PIMag® Magnetic Direct Drives
Innovative Precision Products from PI
Innovative SpaceFAB SF-3000 System from PI
Interferometer for Position Feedback of Linear Motor Stage-| PI
Linear Stages for Laser Processing
Medical Uses for Piezoelectric Transducers: Cytometry, Array Spotting, Liquid Handling, IVD, Point of Care
Microscopy and Quality Assurance System from PI
Motion Control for Laser Machining – Linear Stage and Galvo Synchronization | PI
Motion Control for Semiconductor and Optics Manufacturing and Testing - Maglev, Air Bearings, Hexapods
Motorized Precision Microscope Stage XY Direct-Drive Motor for Microscopy
Multi-Axis Automation - Scalable Integrated Motion Systems | PI
Nanopositioning Automation Enables Progress in Silicon Photonics Component Test and Manufacture
Nanopositioning Motion Control for Microscopy – Fast Auto-Focus, Scanning Stages for Stitching and Super Resolution Microscopy
New Labeling Machine Features PI Hexapod
New Motion and Laser Control Algorithms Improve Quality and Throughput in Micro-Hole Laser Drilling
NEXACT® Piezo Stepping Drive from PI
NEXLINE® High-Load Walking Drives from PI
Overvew of PI’s Q-Motion® Miniature Linear Positioning Stage Q-521
Overview of Interferometry and Optical Coherence Tomography
Overview of PI Ceramic’s Piezo Actuators
Overview of PI Ceramic’s Spray Drying Tower
Overview of PI Ceramic's Products, Technologies, and Applications
Overview of PI Linear Motors and Voice Coils
Overview of PI Nanodispensers
Overview of PI’s Motion Centric Industrial Automation Solutions at Hannover Messe 2017
Overview of PIMag® Gantry System
Parallel-Kinematic Nanopositioning System from PI
PI ‘Piezoelectric Effect’
PI Demonstrates the Workings of Confocal Microscopy
PI Displays Products at LASER World of Photonics 2017
PI Hexapods for Fiber Alignment with Submicrometer Accuracy
PI Introduces Air Bearing Technology
PI Offers Adaptive Diaphragm Positioning with Narrow Precision Drives
PI Offers Easy-to-Start Hexapod Controllers
PI Offers Hexapod 6-Axis Motion Systems for Precision Automation Applications
PI Offers High-Performance Compact Drives for Piezoelectric Micropumps
PI Offers Nano-Class Motion Systems and Photonics Alignment
PI Offers Nanopositioning Systems for Microscopy and Imaging
PI Offers Parallel Kinematics for Piezo Positioning Systems
PI Offers Piezo Flexure Nanopositioning Systems Based on PICMA® Technology
PI Offers Piezo Motors for Pipetting Processes
PI Offers Piezomove® Range of Flexure Actuators
PI Offers PIMag® 6-D Magnetic Levitation System
PI Offers Precision Motion Products for Imaging and Microscopy
PI Piezo Actuators for Additive Manufacturing Processes
PI Piezomotors for Precision Motion Control and Automation
PI Presents Advanced P-616 NanoCube®
PI Products for Microscopy Applications
PI Provides Comprehensive Solutions for Photonics and Fiber Alignment
PI Stall at SPS IPC Drives 2017
PI Ultrasonic Sensors for Reliable Flow Measurement and Bubble Detection
PI USA’s Nano-Positioning and Multi-Axis Alignment Systems
PI’s Automation Technologies for Electronics Manufacturing
PI’s Direct Position Measurement Ensures Maximum Accuracy
PI’s Hexapods for Drones Testing
PI’s High-Dynamic Hexapod for Test and Qualification Equipment
PI’s Innovative Fast Multi-Channel Photonics Alignment System
PI’s Integrated Solutions for Testing User Interfaces of Mobile End Devices
PI’s Kinematic Carrying Platform for X-ray Spectrometers
PI’s MiQA System for Microscopy, Tomography, and Laminography
PI’s Modern Visitor Center
PI’s Motion Centric Industrial Solutions for Inspection, Testing, and Assembly
PI’s Piezo Scanners for Image Stabilization and Microscanning
PI’s PiezoMike Linear Actuators for Tuning Mechanical and Optomechanical Components
PI’s Positioning Solutions Showcased at Hannover Messe 2016
PI’s Sample Stage for Micro-Tomography Application
PI’s Ultra-Precision Rotation Stages for Dynamic Positioning of High Load Applications
PICMA-Walk V8 Piezo Linear Motor from PI
Piezoceramic Solutions from PI Ceramic
Piezoelectric Actuators and Piezoelectric Sensor Components from PI
Piezoelectric Direct Drive Stages, Piezo Actuators for Precision Motion and Automation Applications
Piezoelectric Motors – Ultrasonic Motors, PiezoWalk Motors, Resonant Motors, Stick/Slip Inertia Motors: How Do They Work?
Piezoelectric Transducers & Piezo Components for OEM's - Flexible Printed Circuit Boards
Piezoelectric Transducers for Surgery - Therapeutic Ultrasound – Incisionless | PI Piezo Technology
PiezoWalk Motor-Based N-565 Linear Positioner from PI
PIglide HS Planar XY Air Bearing Stage
PILine Rotary Drive Principle in PILine® Ultrasonic Piezomotors
PILine® Piezomotors—Drive Principle
PILine® Ultrasonic Piezomotor Technology
PIMag®—Advanced Magnetic Voice Coil Drives from PI
PIMars Range of Nanopositioning Stages
PI's Advanced Products in Precision Positioning
PI's Ironless Linear Motors
PIShift Drives for Drift-Free Long-Term Positioning
Planar Linear Motor XY Stage with High Performance Motion Controller | V-738
Positioning and Microscopy Solutions from PI
Precision Motion and Automation Solutions at LASER Show | PI
Precision Motion Control Stages for Industrial Automation Projects
Precision Z-Autofocusing with Fast Nanopositioning Objective Z Focus Voice Coil Motor Enables Super Resolution Microscopy, Deep Tissue Analysis and Genome Sequencing
Pushing Boundaries, Together -- Podcast - Searching for Exo - Planets
Pushing Technological Boundaries with Automation, Nanopositioning and Piezo Technology
Q-522 - Q-Motion® Miniature Linear Stage from PI
Q-614 – Q-Motion® Miniature Rotation Stage from PI
Q-821 Q-Motion® Miniature SpaceFAB Robot from PI
Q-Motion® XYZ Miniature Positioning Stage from PI
Q-Motion®: Compact, High-Resolution Positioning Stage from PI
Qualifying Positioning Systems with PI’s Heavy-Duty Lifting and Rotating Platform
Semiconductor Wafer Inspection Stage – Multi-Axis High Accuracy Motion Control PI
Six-Axes Hexapod Robots
Space Qualified Piezoelectric Transducers on the Mars Rover – Life on Mars?
Specially-Shaped Piezo Disks from PI
The Flamingo High Resolution Microscopy Project
Ultrafast Liquid Handling w/Compact Piezoelectric Transducers | MicroFluidics Dispensing | Piezo Tech
Ultrasonic Transducers: Using Industrial Ultrasound for Distance Control, Structural Monitoring and Object Recognition – Advanced Piezoelectric Design
Visit Drives & Controls 2018 to See PI’s ACS Motion Control Products
Voice Coil Z-Autofocus Motor Improves Performance of Laser Processing, Wafer Surface Metrology
Wide Range of Motion Control Solutions from PI
Wireless Downhole Communication, Hydro Acoustics, Underwater Communication with Advanced Piezoelectric Transducers
Working Principle of PI Ceramic Disk Actuator
Working Principle of PI Hybrid Stage
XY Scanning Stages for High-Speed Automated Photonics Alignment
High-Speed Automated Photonics Alignment System F-712 FMPA by PI
A-62x PIglide RM Rotation Stage with Air Bearings and Closed-Loop Encoder from PI
Precision 6-Axis Parallel-Kinematics Positioning System - Q-845 from PI
Programmable Shims - Nanometer Precision - PIRest
PI U-651 Ultra-Low Profile Rotation Stage with Ultrasonic Motor
L-412 and L-417 High-Load Linear Stage Family for Industrial Precision Automation and Motion Control
V-551 Precision Linear Motor Stage with Absolute Encoder and 0.5nm Minimum Incremental Option from PI
L-731/V-731 Planar XY-Precision Linear Stages for Industrial Automation from PI
L-239 Motorized Precision Linear Actuator with Closed-Loop Motor from PI micos
L-511 Motorized Precision Linear Positioner from PI
Ultra-High Accuracy Nano-Positioning Linear Stage with Linear Motor-N 565 from PI
Q-545 Miniature Linear Piezo Positioning Stage from PI
Linear Motor Actuator for Automation, Voice Coil Drive-V-273 from PI
L-310 Precision Vertical Elevation Stage with Closed Loop Motor from PI
Precision Rotation Stage - Low Profile, Air Bearings, Direct Drive
M-122 Miniaturized Precision Linear Positioning Stage with Linear Encoder from Physik Instrumente
M-116 Precision Miniature Motorized Rotation Stage from Physik Instrumente
M-687 XY Motorized Microscope Stage with High Precision Closed Loop Piezo Motor from Physik Instrumente
LPS-45 Miniature Linear Piezo Positioning Stage from PI micos
LPS-65 Precision Linear Piezo Positioning Stage from PI micos
H-845 Ultra-High-Load Precision Hexapod Parallel Positioning System from Physik Instrumente
M-850K Hexapod Precision Positioner for Astronomy and Outdoor Operation from Physik Instrumente
P-911K UHV-Compatible Miniature Piezo Hexapod from Physik Instrumente
H-820 Low-Cost Hexapod Parallel-Kinematics 6 Axis Positioning System from Physik Instrumente
H-206 Automated Fiber Alignment System - 6-Axis, High Precision - Physik Instrumente
Precision Parallel-Kinematics Positioning System - SpaceFAB SF-3000 from PI micos
WT-90 Precision Motorized Goniometer Cradle from PI micos
DT-80R Motorized Rotation Stage - Compact and High Speed - PI Micos
PRS-200 Precision Motorized Large Aperture Rotation Stage from PI Micos
UPR-270 Air: Rotation Stage with Ultra-High Precision Air Bearings and Closed-Loop Angular Encoder from PI micos
ES-100 Precision Vertical Elevation Stage with Closed Loop Motor from PI micos
MCS XY-Precision Linear Positioner for Metrology from PI micos
PLS-85 Vacuum Precision Linear Positioner from PI micos
H-850K Parallel Kinematics Hexapod Precision Positioning System for Ultra-High Load from Physik Instrumente
LPS-24 NanoPositioning Stage with Miniaturized Dimensions and Piezo Motor from Physik Instrumente
N-603 Closed-Loop Piezo Linear Stage with 2mm Travel Range from Physik Instrumente
PIFOC® Long Travel Piezo Microscope Lens Positioner from Physik Instrumente
P-630 High-Speed Piezo Positioner from Physik Instrumente
P-763 Closed-Loop Piezo XY Nanopositioning System from Physik Instrumente
U-628 Miniature, High Speed, Closed-Loop Rotary Stage from Physik Instrumente
P-725KHDS PIFOC® High Dynamics Objective Lens Scanner from Physik Instrumente
N-470 PiezoMike Nanopositioning Motor Actuator from Physik Instrumente
UHV Vacuum Nanopositioning Stage from Physik Instrumente
XYZ Positioning Stage System for Fiber Alignment and Photonics Alignment - F-131 from PI
Piezo Assemblies for Nano-Dosing, Micro Pumps and Valves in Medical Engineering
Manual Precision XY Microscope Stage, M-545.2M from PI
XY Motorized Microscope Stage, M-545 from PI
Precision XY Linear Positioning Stage, Linear Motor-Driven and Linear Encoders, M-686 from PI
M-811 Compact Vacuum Compatible Parallel-Kinematics 6-Axis Hexapod Stewart Platform
PInano Super Resolution Microscope Piezo Scanning Nano-Positioning XY Stage from PI
Ultra-High Accuracy Nano-Positioning Linear Stage with Linear Motor-N 664 from PI
N-900 Non-Magnetic Linear Actuator / Piezo Linear Motor
Low-Cost Piezo Flexure Linear Actuator - P-603 from PI
PI M-403 Low Cost Precision Linear Stages
PI M-228 Cost Efficient Stepper Motor Actuators
Vacuum Nanopositioning Stages - P-915 from PI
Low-Profile High-Speed Stage with Ultrasonic Piezo Linear Drives & Direct Position Measurement
PI P-736 PInano™ Z, Piezo-Z Slide Scanner
Piezo Linear Nanopositioning Motor - N-216 NEXLINE® from PI
PI P-545 PInano™ XYZ Piezo Stages for Super-Resolution Microscopy