PI (Physik Instrumente) Downloads
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PILOT — Enabling The Highest Performance Precision Automation Systems In The World
9/22/2021
PI has developed PI Lead Optimized Translation (PILOT) Technology to push the bounds of performance into new domains for direct drive stages used in applications with short high acceleration moves requiring rapid settling and tracking applications with moves following an external signal.
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Dynamic Gyroscopic Stabilization Of A Platform In 6-Degrees Of Freedom
9/22/2021
Hexapod motion platforms provide a good basis to compensate for motion in 6 degrees of freedom. In previous articles, the use for these parallel kinematic mechanisms has been explained in camera quality testing applications and for improving image stabilization algorithms.
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Piezo Controllers/Mechanisms: How To Select The Right Piezo Controller/Driver
8/23/2021
When selecting a motion controller / driver for a piezo nanopositioning system, a number of questions need to be answered first. Here’s a check list and an example that can help make the best choice.
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Advances In Piezo Nanopositioning Controllers – Digital Vs. Analog
8/23/2021
Digital piezo nanopositioning controllers have a reputation for being expensive and only cost efficient in high-end applications. A recent new design approach has changed this situation, making advanced digital control features affordable for main stream piezo motion applications.
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Next Generation Piezo Objective Scanners
8/23/2021
Piezo lens focusing stages improve with longer travel ranges to 800µm, providing faster step/settle and higher resolution.
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P-725 PIFOC® Brochure
8/11/2021
Be it in life sciences, materials microcopy, quality assurance, or semiconductor manufacturing – vertical positioning systems for objectives play an increasingly important role in numerous applications.
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Miniature Air Bearing Linear Slide With Voice Coil Linear Motor
7/30/2021
The Miniature Air Bearing Linear Slide With Voice Coil Linear Motor is frictionless, wear-free precision motion system with very high dynamics, straightness & flatness for 24/7 use.
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Optical Delay Line Stages — How Do They Work?
6/28/2021
Precise path length control in optical delay lines are critical to techniques in transient absorption spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and many other applications.
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How Fast Nano-Focusing & Z-Scanning Mechanisms Advance Life Sciences, Biotech, Laser Processing, & Semiconductors
5/19/2021
While linear motors provide long travel ranges, piezo devices can achieve the highest resolution (picometer range) and extremely fast settling (sub-millisecond is feasible). Piezo devices are inherently stiff and can hold a position without power and heat generation and they can be operated in both closed loop and open loop.
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Advanced Control Technology For Laser Material Processing
4/20/2021
Simple, fast, accurate, and flexible control in laser materials processing; how to make it easier for system integrators to design and build advanced systems for a new age of laser applications.