Physik Instrumente L.P. (PI)

COMPANY OVERVIEW

About PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P.

Number of Employees: 1500+

Contact

16 Albert Street
Auburn, MA 01501
United States

https://www.pi-usa.us/en

Phone: 508-832-3456

Fax: 508-832-0506

More Info on PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P.

PI is a privately held company that designs and manufactures world-class precision motion and automation sub-systems including hexapod micro-positioning robots, air bearings, and piezo drives at locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded 5 decades ago and today employs more than 1400 people worldwide. PI’s customers are leaders in high-tech industries and research institutes in fields such as photonics, life-sciences, semiconductors, and aerospace.

Articles & News

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Democratizing Microscope Stages with Ultrasonic Motors

Oct. 3, 2024

Physik Instrumente adds to its imaging technologies with the U-781 XY microscope stage.

Ceramic encapsulated PICMA piezo actuators are the driving force inside the PI’s fast steering mirror (FSM) mounts. PICMA actuators were selected by NASA for the Mars mission, after completing 100 billion test cycles without failures.

Laser Beam Control with Fast Steering Mirrors and PICMA Piezo Actuators

Aug. 28, 2024

Physik Instrumente’s S-335 two-axis fast steering mirrors with PICMA piezo actuators aim to be the benchmark for laser beam steering in high-speed applications.

6-Axis Hexapod Stage has Speed, Versatility

Dec. 15, 2021

PI's H-811 fits high performance into a small footprint.

Low-Profile Rotary Table Delivers High Speed

Oct. 21, 2021

The A-630 series from PI gets two new additions.

Digital Controller with Fast Focus and Freeze

Sept. 2, 2021

PI’s new E-709 controller is ideally suited for image processing, scanning and microscopy applications.

Air-Bearing Positioners Improve Movement Precision

April 6, 2015

In addition to piezoelectric nano-positioning stages and micro-positioning systems, Physik Instrumente (PI) is introducing a new air-bearing stage. The latter comes with motorized...

Videos & Resources

Improved Laser Processing Performance Enabled by New Motion Control Techniques

March 31, 2022

As affordability and performance of ultra-fast lasers goes up, next gen use cases in machining and material processing continue to grow. Learn how innovative motion control solutions...