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See at CLEO: Mars-Rover-Tested Precision Motion Technologies
Physik Instrumente (PI) and PI miCos offer the broadest and deepest portfolio of precision motion technologies in the world: from stepper stages to piezo mechanisms and hexapods for ambient and vacuum environments. Our engineers will match your application to the appropriate technology.
PI’s PICMA® piezo actuators are employed in the ChemIn instrument on the Mars rover's science lab. These actuators survived 100 billion cycles of life testing with no failures, maintaining 96% of their specified performance. The Mars rover employs another PI precision positioner, the MT-40 Space, closely based on a commercial-off-the-shelf stepper motor stage, manufactured by PI subsidiary PI miCos. This linear stage is used as a focusing mechanism for laser induced breakdown spectrometry.
These are but two examples of how our expertise solves mission critical motion control problems even under the toughest conditions.
See us at CLEO, talk to our engineers or visit our website to learn more.
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