ABOUT US
PI is a privately held company that designs and manufactures world-class nanopositioning, precision motion and automation systems including air bearings, piezo mechanics, hexapods, steering mirrors, gantry systems and motion controllers at locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. PI was founded 5 decades ago and today employs more than 1300 people worldwide. PI’s customers are leaders in high-tech industries and research institutes in fields including photonics, life-sciences, semiconductors, aerospace, and industrial automation.
PI’s in-house engineered solutions have enabled customers around the world to increase their productivity and technological advantage for 5 decades. With access to a large base of technologies and proven 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 transducers to microscope auto-focus units, high performance nanopositioning stages to multi-axis automation systems.
PRODUCTS
The H-811.I2 6-Axis Miniature Hexapod is a fast, compact, and highly precise positioning system, ideal for industrial and research applications such as micromanufacturing and medical technology.
The F-143 is a unique photonics alignment system consisting of a multi-axis, frictionless air bearing stage and an ACS / EtherCat-based high-performance motion controller with embedded first light search and alignment algorithms.
The direct-drive rotation stages of the V-62x series are designed for precision, high stiffness, a long lifetime, and ease of use, and can be mounted in any orientation.
Piezo flexure tip/tilt platforms provide fast response, high resolution and stability - ideal prerequisites for fast steering mirror applications (FSM) and dynamic operation in scanning, tracking and image stabilizing.
Power ultrasonic transducers such as the Langevin transducer can be used in a wide variety of different applications in the fields of industry and life sciences.
The F-716 is a high-precision, high performance air bearing motion system with six degrees of freedom ideal for Fast Multi- Channel Photonics Alignment (FMPA) involving fiber arrays, silicon photonics circuits, and wafer level short range metrology applications.
Hexapods, 6-axis positioning stages, are based on parallel kinematics, and often referred to as Stewart Platforms. A hexapod positioning system is based on a 6-axis actuator system arranged in parallel between a top and bottom platform.
The stages in the PIglide are equipped with a servo drive linear motor with preloaded air bearings and integrated linear encoder. The combination of these noncontact components results in a frictionless motion platform that offers the highest performance, quality, and lifetime.
The V-62x stages offer superior performance regarding travel accuracy, flatness, and wobble. The direct-drive rotation stages of the V-62x series are designed for precision, high stiffness, a long lifetime, and ease of use.
The P-725.xCDE2 PIFOC Focus Scanner provides dynamic scanning with travel ranges of 100 µm, 400 µm, or 800 µm and significantly faster response and longer lifetime than motorized drives.
CONTACT INFORMATION
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP
16 Albert Street
Auburn, MA 01501
UNITED STATES
Phone: (508) 832-3456
Fax: (508) 832-0506
NEWS
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![PI New Facility]( "PI Invests In Expansion Of US Production")
PI, the global leader in nanopositioning, ultra-precision motion control and piezo technology is committed to expanding its US production capacity with a new ~120,000 sqft facility in Shrewsbury, MA.
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![PILighting_Photonics-Coupling-Acquisition-Speed_PI_highres]( "Introduced At Photonics West: Breakthrough Technology Improves Photonic Coupling Acquisition Speed By One Order of Magnitude And More")
Silicon photonics (SiPh) is the rapidly emerging technology that builds optical circuitry alongside microelectronics on semiconductor wafers.
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![PI - PW]( "Presenting The World’s Fastest Photonics Alignment Systems For SiPh Chips At Photonics West")
Experience high-speed alignment engines, a new way to improve laser micro-hole drilling, air bearing-based wafer stages, high-resolution focusing devices, and microscope stages at BIOS/Photonics West.
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![PI - LEO]( "Already In Orbit: COTS Beam Stabilization Systems From PI To Enable Highly Reliable Data Transmission For LEO Satellites")
With the rapid development of LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellite networks, the need for such subsystems is growing rapidly. Both piezo-based and electromagnetic series systems and operator-specific system solutions from PI meet the necessary technical and economic specifications.
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![PI - Hexapod-Production-Expansion-Improvements_PI_highres]( "PI Substantially Increases Production Capacities For High Precision Hexapod Stewart Platforms")
Significantly reducing lead time and increasing potential output by more than 100% are results of PI’s new initiative.
FEATURED ARTICLES
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![PI - hexapod metrology_Bucket]( "Non-Contact Metrology With 6-Axis Hexapods")
Discover how a novel non-contact metrology method, TWI, leverages a 6-axis motion system, revolutionizing aspheric optics qualification for speed and precision.
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![PI - XZ]( "Speed Up Industrial Camera Manufacturing With Active Alignment")
Learn about the process of active optical alignment with a close look at an evolving sensor positioning system that can help increase production volumes and maintain product consistency.
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![PI - Active Photonics Alignment]( "How To Improve Active Photonics Alignment Performance")
Explore how FMPA technology is revolutionizing the photonics industry by streamlining the alignment process, reducing time and cost, and meeting the growing demands for high-volume, mass production.
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![PI - laser drilling]( "How Piezo-Based Motion Can Improve The Performance Of Laser Drilling Systems")
The use of ultra-short laser technology is increasingly favored for creating small holes in various materials. Explore different laser drilling system implementations and their pros and cons.
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![PI - V-508 bucket]( "Performance Measurements On A Fast Tracking Autofocus Scanning Stage")
Nanometer resolution, minimal tracking error, and high frequency are made possible by a voice-coil direct-drive stage with advanced motion control algorithms.
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![GettyImages-91208751 microfluidics]( "Piezo Components For Liquid Handling")
Explore the versatile use of piezoelectric microfluidic devices in precise liquid handling for diverse applications including genomics, diagnostics, cytometry, and lab automation.
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![GettyImages-1464561980 Quantum Computing]( "Nanopositioning Automation For The Quantum Era")
The rapid emergence of quantum technology is transforming science fiction into practical reality, with various industries and ventures exploring its potential across diverse fields, including photonics.
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![PI - custom hexapod for beamline]( "How to Use Hexapod 6-DOF Motion And Positioning Systems")
Discover the versatile uses of hexapod positioning systems (Stewart Platforms) for multi-axis positioning, motion simulation, and 6 degrees of freedom with adjustable pivot point.
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![PI - Innovation-in-Motion-Control-for-Laser-Photonics]( "Innovation On Motion Control Innovation For Laser, Photonics, And Semiconductor Industries")
PI is a company motivated by turning ideas into advanced motion solutions using piezo technology, nanopositioning, and performance automation, offering a wide range of customizable solutions for various applications.
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![PI - Plano XYZ]( "Sensor Influence On The Precision Of Piezo Positioning Stages")
The choice of feedback sensor is one of the key performance factors of a piezo positioning stage. It is important to understand the application and how the positioning performance affects the results to recommend the sensor best suited to the application.
