Manufacturing
Marketing Partner
PI USA (Physik Instrumente)
PI is a privately held company that designs and manufactures world-class precision motion and automation systems including air bearings, hexapods and piezo drives at locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company 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 such as photonics, life-sciences, semiconductors and aerospace.
Mailing Address:
16 Albert Street
Auburn, MA 01501
United States of America
Tel: 508-832-3456
Email: info@pi-usa.us
Website: https://www.pi-usa.us/en/
Company Category: Factory Automation
Company Sector: Manufacturing
Keywords: Nano-precision motion systems, air bearings, hexapods, piezo
Partner Status: Marketing Partner
Products
PI USA - Difference between Gantry & Split-Bridge
A traditional gantry system employs X-Y or X-Y-Z range of motion. Mounted on a base plate, usually granite, 2 parallel rails constitute the synchronized Y axis motion while the cross axis (bridge axis) provides the X motion. A vertical axis can be added on the bridge for the Z motion. A Split Bridge system can be less complex than a traditional gantry system because synchronization of the two parallel linear motors is not required. Both systems are used in industrial production, testing, and additive manufacturing.
Articles
Elevating Precision Motion and Control with Magnetic Levitation to New Heights
What sets magnetic levitation apart is the ability to create a contactless, ultra-high-precision virtual bearing within our control system”. Dr. Christian Rudolf provides a glimpse into the exciting development journey of PI's magnetic levitation solutions.
Comparing XY-Theta Motion / Positioning Stage Options for Precision Automation Applications
These systems can be configured and supplied as individual components or as complete integrated motion systems with custom interfaces, cable management solutions, vacuum feedthroughs and application-optimized integrated granite and aluminum structures.
Improving Image Stabilization with Hexapod 6-Axis Motion Simulators for More Reliable Image Capturing
Taking sharp pictures despite fast changing lighting and ambient conditions, recognizing traffic signs or road markings in driver assistance systems, or identifying dangerous situations in surveillance systems – all of this is possible today with the help of modern cameras.
How Hexapod Robotic Platforms Can be used to Test Image Quality of Digital Imaging Cameras
Taking sharp pictures despite poor lighting conditions, taking snapshots without blurring, recognizing traffic signs and road markings or identifying dangerous situations with specific systems - all of this is possible today with the help of modern cameras.
Why Repeatability and Accuracy are Different in Motion and Positioning Related Applications
The terms accuracy and repeatability are often used interchangeably. However, accuracy is not possible without repeatability, but repeatability is achievable without accuracy. There are other errors, too, non-linearity errors, and linearity errors caused by thermal effects.
LIDAR: How Smart Active Alignment Mechanisms can Reduce Manufacturing Costs
Today, tantalizing futuristic transportation applications have motivated this mushrooming industry to develop an impressive array of clever new implementations, accompanied by a wave of investment from venture capitalists, software giants, and established players ...
Gantry Systems for High Performance 3D Printing Applications
3D Printing motion systems are built from standard 3D Print optimized gantry platforms and pre-configured for use with Nordson Ultimus V (or customized to extruder). The direct hardware integration has been considered.
What is the Difference between Hexapod 6-DOF Alignment Systems vs Conventional Stacks of Stages?
When faced with a multi-axis alignment and positioning application, motion engineers typically assemble a system from a stack of individual linear and rotary stages. This approach works well for applications when only a few degrees of freedom are involved (e.g. XYZ).
How to Improve the Precision of Positioning Stages with ACS Dynamic Error Compensation
Precision motion systems always exhibit some amount of positioning inaccuracy (or position error) due to various factors. These errors can be measured using external measurement devices, such as a laser interferometer...
Precision Robotics and Automation: Hexapods Advance Production Processes
Traditional robots can handle heavy loads at high speed, but lack positioning accuracy. Hexapod robots - six-legged parallel-kinematic machines - have a long history in precision optics alignment & micro / nano-manufacturing automation. They were considered overkill for traditional industrial automation applications, but the need for miniaturization and higher precision is rapidly changing the situation. New high-speed fieldbus interfaces facilitate integration with PLC or CNC controllers.
White Papers
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Press Releases
New Hexapod Applications for Precision Motion Control, from PI
How to use hexapod positioning systems for 6-DOF precision motion control in optics, photonics, aerospace engineering, automation, and life sciences.
XY and XYZ Microscope Stages for High-Resolution Image Scanning and Super-Resolution Microscopy Boast Nanometer Precision
New Higher Performance, affordable nanopositioning scanning stage family is available in 6 different variants optimized for travel range, speed, linearity, and stability.
New Nanopositioning and Ultra-Precision Motion Control Systems for Semiconductor Test and Manufacturing featuring at 2023 Semicon West
Live demonstrations on multi-axis air bearing stages, wafer stages, laser beam steering systems, and sub-nanometer precision piezo stages backed by decades of PI's nanopositioning experience.
Miniature Micropositioning Stages come in X, XY, and XYZ Configurations
The compact M-110, M-111, and M-112 miniature linear stage family from PI is designed for precision positioning, alignment, and micro-motion applications in confined spaces.
New 6-Axis Hexapod Robotic Stages and Cartesian Linear Robots Showcasing at the 2023 Robotics Summit
See live demonstrations on multi-axis precision motion systems for performance automation in May.
PI Expands Production and Development Site for Precision Automation Equipment in Eschbach, allowing for 300% Capacity Growth
The PI Group is investing $16 million in the expansion of its Eschbach factory in the southwest region of Germany.
PI Ceramic: 30 Years of Excellence in Piezo Transducer, Actuator, and Motor Design & Production
Sophisticated piezoceramic components and subsystems with new piezo transducer offerings for sensing and ultrasound applications.
See Live Demos of PI's Motion Control for Precision Manufacturing Technology at IMTS 2022
Latest advancements showcase the key to high productivity for the manufacturing industry, such as motion control for laser machining and 3D printing, linear motor stages, and hexapods for 6-axis metrology, in the PI booth at IMTS in Chicago, IL, starting September 12, 2022.
New Motion Systems Applications for 6-Axis Robotic Stages and Cartesian Linear Robots Showcased at the 2022 Robotics Summit
New live demonstrations on multi-axis precision motion systems for performance automation.
See Live Demos of PI's Photonics / SiP / Fiber Alignment Technology at OFC in San Diego, starting March 8
Latest advancements showcase the key to high productivity for the photonics and optics industry, such as lens alignment, device packaging and testing, in the PI booth.
