Photonics Buyers' Guide > PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P.
Sub. of Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG
Piezo Nano Positioning
Map16 Albert St.
Auburn, MA 01501
United States
Phone: (508) 832-3456
Fax: (508) 832-0506
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PI employs more than 700 people and provides the broadest and deepest portfolio of precision motion technologies worldwide— from piezo ceramic actuators to hexapod 6-axis systems to air-bearing stages. Two of our products were selected for NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity science lab due to their excellent performance and reliability.

• Closed-loop piezo positioning systems (subnanometer precision)
• PICMA® piezo actuators 100 billion cycles life tested
• Hexapod 6-axis parallel-kinematic positioning systems
• Ultra-precision rotation stages with air bearings
• Motorized precision linear translation stages and linear actuators
• Ultrafast beam steering mirrors / tip/tilt positioners
• Custom motion systems for beamline instrumentation
• Several types of long-travel piezo motors
• Microscope stages, short & long travel
• Advanced digital piezo controllers (improved linearity, trajectory control, settling).
• Precision closed-loop motion controllers
• Capacitive sensors for nanopositioning applications
• High-voltage piezo amplifiers, drivers
• 40-plus years of experience
• Expert global support
Established: 1970
Employees: 700
Facility area (sq. ft): 350,000
Ownership type: Privately Owned
Executives:
Brian Lula, Pres.
Jim Gareau, VP Sales
Stefan Vorndran, VP Mktg.
Phil Greene, VP Engrg.
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PRODUCTS
Miniature Hexapod 6-Axis Precision Positioner for Ambient and Vacuum
PI is the global leader in hexapod precision positioning platforms and controllers. The H-811 Hexapo...
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Nanopositioning Stages and Piezo Mechanisms for Biotech
PI is the global leader in nanopositioning equipment and piezo mechanisms. Piezo positioners are ess...
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P-604 Piezo Linear Actuator
Physik Instrumente (PI) has added the P-604 to its PiezoMove family of motion-amplified, flexure-gui...
photonics.com 5/2013
Linear Stage
The miCos MCS XY precision linear stage from PI (Physik Instrumente) LP offers resolution up to 5 nm...
BioPhotonics 5/2013
C-844 Digital Servo Controller
Designed for closed-loop precision positioning systems, the C-884, 4-axis digital servo controller f...
photonics.com 3/2013
Co-Fired Piezo Bimorph Actuators
PI (Physik Instrumente L.P.) is offering a line of co-fired multilayer piezo bimorph actuators that ...
Photonics Spectra 11/2012
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WHITE PAPERS
Resolution Enhancement of Imaging Chips with Piezo Technology Resolution Enhancement of Imaging Chips with Piezo Technology
Camera systems and scanners must have high resolutions. This creates difficulties for all applications where low light intensity means neither the resolution of the chip nor the exposure time for changing or moving objects can be freely chosen. Typical applications are fluorescence microscopy, white-light interferometry (OCT in medical technology or general surface structural analysis), or surveillance cameras and cameras for aerial photography.
Reliability and Lifetime of Multilayer Piezo Actuators Reliability and Lifetime of Multilayer Piezo Actuators
Three essential factors affect the lifetime of piezo ceramics in positioning applications: Humidity, operating voltage and temperature. PICMA® multilayer piezo actuators are based on a special PZT (lead zirconate — lead titanate) ceramic, formulated to combine the desired characteristics for motion control such as high stiffness, low electrical capacity, high specific displacement, low load and temperature dependence with exceptional reliability and long lifetime.

 
NEWS & FEATURES
PI Names Culpi Engineering Chief of PI miCos Products
4/9/2013 - PI (Physik Instrumente) USA has extended support for the PI miCos precision positioning product line...
photonics.com 4/2013
PI USA Acquires miCos GmbH Product Distribution for American Market
5/25/2012 - Effective June 1, the precision motion control equipment company will handle the sales, distribution...
photonics.com 5/2012
Piezoelectric Actuation Adds Capabilities for Microscopy
2/1/2012 - Microscopy is a broad field – and it is getting broader every week, as novel imaging technique...
BioPhotonics 2/2012
PI Opens Singapore Office
9/29/2011 - Precision positioning systems manufacturer Physik Instrumente (PI) LP announced its expansion into t...
photonics.com 9/2011
Nanopositioning Stages
8/1/2009 - PI (Physik Instrumente) LP has extended its line of piezo stages for superresolution microscopy to i...
Photonics Spectra 8/2009
Piezo basics online
7/1/2009 - PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, a manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion control equipment...
BioPhotonics 7/2009
NANOPOSITIONING
5/1/2009 - Available from PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, the 530-page hardcover catalog Piezo Nano Positioning Ins...
Photonics Spectra 5/2009
Nanopositioning
5/1/2009 - Available from PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, the 530-page hardcover catalog Piezo Nano Positioning Ins...
BioPhotonics 5/2009
Piezo stages
1/1/2009 - A catalog titled “Tools for Microscopy, Imaging, Biotech: Piezo Stages, Lens Positioners & Scann...
BioPhotonics 1/2009
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TAGS
  • nanopositioning
  • piezo actuators
  • motorized positioning equip.
  • nano tools
  • microscopy
  • piezo ceramics
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