PI (Physik Instrumente) LP
Sub. of Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG
Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics

PI provides the broadest and deepest portfolio of precision motion technologies worldwide— including linear motors, air bearings, piezo drives, gantries, nanopositioning stages, and hexapod 6-axis platforms. Two of our products were selected for NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity science lab due to their excellent performance and reliability. 1900+ employees worldwide, US custom design and manufacturing. 





Product Examples and Experience:
• Air Bearing linear and rotary stages
• Gantry multi-axis motion sub-systems
• Piezo positioning systems (subnanometer precision)
• Hexapod 6-axis parallel-kinematic positioning systems
• Ultra-precision rotation stages
• Motorized precision linear translation stages and linear actuators
• Photonics alignment systems / automated fiber alignment
• PICMA® piezo actuators 100 billion cycles life tested
• 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
• Miniature positioning stages
• Advanced digital motion controllers (improved linearity, trajectory control, settling)
• Precision closed-loop motion controllers
• Capacitive sensors for nanopositioning applications
• High-voltage piezo amplifiers, drivers
• 50-plus years of experience
• Expert global support