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Product ReleasePCI-Bus Piezo Nanopositioning Controller by PI Physik Instrumente L.P. is a World First Print
 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion-control equipment for photonics, semiconductor and life science applications, introduces the world’s first PCI-bus digital nanopositioning controller for closed-loop piezoelectric positioners & scanners. The new E-761 motion controller is designed to provide more flexibility and better overall value than any other digital piezo controller on the market today. Features & Advantages: Controls 3 Logical Axes of Closed-Loop Piezo Nanopositioning Systems with Capacitive Position Feedback. PCI Interface for High Throughput and Precise Motion Synchronization with Frame Grabbers and Other Peripheral Devices. Four On-Board Piezo-Drivers, no External Amps Required Coordinate Transformation for Active Trajectory Control Additional High-Bandwidth Analog Command Interface (0 to 10 V) Powerful 32-Bit DSP; 24-Bit D/A Converters for Sub-nm Position Resolution 2 Linearization Systems for Greater Positioning Accuracy Plug & Play: ID-Chip Support for Automatic Stage Calibration PCI-Bus for Nanopositioning Controllers: Why it Matters Many of today's high-tech applications, such as imaging, metrology, scanning microscopy and surface analysis require a combination of high-speed motion control and high-resolution vision. They also require extremely fast data acquisition and precise synchronization between the imaging and motion control devices. Peripheral components with PCI bus interface are ideal for achieving these tasks, because the PIC-bus was designed to give high-bandwidth access to the microprocessor in the PC. PI has now introduced the worlds first commercially available, fully digital piezoelectric nanopositioning controller on a PCI board. The PCI allows for very fast communication and easy integration with devices such as frame grabbers—a definite plus in real-time data acquisition applications or when operating multiple controllers simultaneously. Additional High-Bandwidth Analog Interface The E-761 boasts a high-bandwidth analog position control input in addition to its PCI interface. This is ideal for applications where position data are provided in analog form and for external triggering tasks. Active Trajectory Control Provides Sub-Nanometer Motion Accuracy Incorporating a powerful 32-bit DSP, the E-761 controllers offers advanced features such as polynomial linearization and coordinate transformation—not available in conventional controllers. With flexible coordinate transformation, sensor and actuator axes need not be parallel to each other and rotation can be added to a single module XY-motion system, or tilt errors can be reduced for motion accuracies in the sub-nanometer range. No External Power-Amplifiers Required: Drivers on Board The E-761 incorporates highly linear 24-bit digital analog D/A converters driving four on-board, low-noise piezo drivers, thus eliminating the need for additional external amplifiers. Plug & Play Auto-Calibration for Interchangeability of Positioning Systems E-761 digital piezo controllers automatically recognize ID-chip equipped nanopositioning stages and optimize all servo-control parameters accordingly. Digital Linearization for Improved Accuracy In order to achieve the highest degree of linearity over the entire travel range, the E-761 uses a number of innovative techniques: A hardware-based system in the sensor-processing electronics known as ILS (Integrated Linearization System) and a firmware-based system that uses polynomial linearization for the entire electronics and mechanics sections. Extensive Software Support The controller comes with a large variety of software tools, LabView™ drivers and Windows® DLL’s for easy setup, system optimization and integration in application-specific programs.
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 Piezo specialist PI has introduced 4 new series of high-force, high dynamics piezoelectric stacked actuators and a new line of linear amplifiers. While most low and medium force actuator applications are covered by the company’s patented PICMA® multilayer technology, the PICA™ stacked actuator technology enables applications where extremely high forces and dynamics are required or high levels of customization are needed. ...More >> Zero-Wear Piezo Flexure Actuators Replace Classical Leadscrew Actuators by PI
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 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. -- a leading manufacturer of piezo-based precision motion-control equipment for industry, OEM and research offers a new brochure on DuraAct™ Piezoelectric Patch Transducers. These highly formable smart materials can be employed as energy sources, actuators and sensors. The brochure contains a tutorial and explains applications for piezoceramic composites in fields such as noise & vibration cancellation, adaptive surface control, structural deformation & stabilization, structural health monitoring, energy harvesting and high-dynamics force sensing. ...More >>Fast Microscope Automation Piezo-Z-Stage Speeds up 3D-Imaging by PI
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 PI’s new Piezo Linear Motor Brochure PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. - a leading manufacturer of ultra-precision motion-control and sensing equipment for bio/nanotechnology, photonics, semiconductor and life science applications - offers a new brochure on piezo ceramic linear motors. Non-Magnetic and Vacuum Compatible: These motor actuators are non-magnetic, vacuum compatible and achieve significantly higher forces ...More >>High-Dynamics Solid State Linear Motor Actuator for Continuous Laser (Grating) & Spectrophotometer Tuning
 Precision Actuators: Key Components in Tunable Lasers & Spectrophotometers Many of today’s tunable lasers rely on the performance of a micropositioning or nanopositioning actuator to position a diffraction grating with extreme precision and repeatability. While the virtually unlimited resolution and extremely fast response of piezo stack actuators is very desirable in these applications, their limited travel (typically <100 µm) is often a K.O. criterion. To overcome the limited range, DC-motorized micrometers and stepper-motor-driven leadscrew actuators have been employed by laser manufacturers in the past ...More >>Piezo Composite Patch Transducer Works as Actuator, Sensor, Energy Source & Energy Storage
 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. — a leading manufacturer of piezo-based precision motion-control equipment for engineering, nanotechnology, photonics and semiconductor applications — introduces the new P-876 line of piezo composite patch transducers. Features & Advantages:
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 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. -- a leading manufacturer of ultra-precision motion-control and sensing equipment for bio / nanotechnology, photonics, semiconductor and life science applications -- offers a new brochure on Precision Miniature Linear Translation Stages. The brochure presents a variety of compact and sub-compact positioning stages, featuring sub-micron to sub-nanometer precision and closed-loop position feedback with linear encoders and capacitive gauges. ...More >>PI's Piezo Linear Motors Move Family of Low Profile Linear Stages Fast and Precisely
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Tiny Ceramic Linear Motor by Physik Instrumente Moves Fast with Nanometer Precision
 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. — a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and piezo-based precision motion-control equipment for semiconductor, bio-nanotechnology and photonics applications - introduces the N-310 NEXACT® miniature ceramic linear motor actuator. ...More >>Smallest 25mm Translation Stage with Ballscrew Drive and Optical Linear Encoder
 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. offers the M-122 palm-top-sized precision translation stage which combines compact dimensions, high dynamics & speed and very high accuracy at a competitive price. Features & Advantages: Long Travel Range: 25 mm (1 inch) Very Compact: Smallest Ball screw Stage w/ Linear Encoder: 60x86x20mm ...More >>Linear Motor - Ultrasonic Linear Piezo Motor Actuators for Automation
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 Move Faster and Feature a Lower Profile PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. — a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and piezo-based precision motion-control equipment for bio-nanotechnology, photonics and semiconductor applications — introduces the new M-686 low-profile XY open-frame piezomotor stage with linear encoders ...More >>New Piezomotor Stages and Servo Controllers
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 The hard-bound catalog entitled "The World of Nanopositioning and Micropositioning" is available from PI. It is the most comprehensive reference book on the fundamentals of nanopositioning and micropositioning technology yet. The 500 page publication presents PI’s state-of-the-art products and technologies—such as: Parallel-kinematics nanopositioning / scanning stages
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Servo Amplifier - Piezo Amplifier Offers Higher Efficiency
 PI's Piezo Amplifier for High Force Actuators provides 2000 Watts PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. introduces the new E-481 High-Voltage Amplifier for piezoelectric actuators. This unit is one of the most powerful and energy efficient power amplifiers currently available for piezo positioning control. The bipolar driver circuit provides 2000 W of dynamic power and an output voltage range of up to 1100 V or +/-550 V. ...More >> X-Y Positioning - XYZ-Piezo-Scanner for AFM Provides 25 Picometers Resolution
 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and piezo-based precision motion-control equipment for bio-nanotechnology, photonics and semiconductor applications offers a new ultra-high-resolution positioning & scanning system. The minute P-363 PicoCube®, together with its ultra-low noise E-536 driver / controller, provide significantly higher resolution and positional stability than previous multi-axis scanning stages. ...More >> X-Y Positioning - Hybrid Nanoprecision Linear Stage
 Provides 100 mm Travel, 4 nm Resolution PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion-control equipment for nanotechnology, photonics, semiconductor and life science applications, offers the M-511.HD hybrid nanopositioning translation stage. ...More >> Linear Actuator - Nanopositioning Actuators Combine High Speed, Resolution & Force
 Nanopositioning Specialist PI, provides the M-2x series of high-precision motorized linear actuators for applications requiring very high resolution, high force and high speed. Unique Combination of Speed, Resolution and Force The units provide design resolutions to 4 nanometers, pushing forces to 120 N (26 lbs) and speeds to 50 mm (2 inches) per second. A piezo-tip featuring 1 nm minimum incremental motion is available as an option. Designed for OEM and Research Applications The M-2x series actuators are self-contained packages consisting of a DC or stepping motor connected to a ball screw or lead screw. ...More >> Fast Voice Coil Stage Provides 100 nm Resolution, 240 mm/s
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 6 Axis Precision Stage and Controller for Nano-Alignment PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. - a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion-control equipment for photonics, nanotechnology, semiconductor and life science applications - offers the improved F-206.S, 6-axis nano-alignment system which provides high resolution 6D motion, a user programmable pivot point and powerful alignment software at a very competitive price. Typical Applications
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PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion-control equipment for bio / nanotechnology, photonics, semiconductor and life science applications, introduces the D-510 family of PISecaTM capacitive displacement gauges. PISecaTM capacitance gauges perform high-precision, non-contact measurements of geometric quantities representing displacement, separation, position, length or other linear dimension against any kind of electrically conductive target. PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion-control equipment for bio / nanotechnology, photonics, semiconductor and life science applications, offers the new closed-loop P-628.2CD XY piezoelectric stages. These precision flexure-guided scanning stages provide a record travel range of 1000 µm and allow nanometrology / precision microscopy instrument designers to probe much larger areas than before.
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PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion-control equipment for nanotechnology, photonics, semiconductor and life science applications, offers the new M-403 / M-414 series of precision linear translation stages.Combined with the low-cost MercuryTM servo motor controller, these stages form very affordable, high-value, motion control systems.
PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion-control equipment for nanotechnology, photonics, semiconductor and life science applications, introduces the world’s first fully-integrated hybrid Z-nanopositioning system employing piezoelectric and DC-motor drives. The M-714 precision Z-stage / C-702 Hybrid Controller combine the well-known piezo drive advantages of unlimited resolution and very fast response with the long travel ranges and high holding forces of a servo-motor / ballscrew arrangement. Typical Applications Metrology, Surface Inspection, Microscopy, Laser Technology, Interferometry
Physik Instrumente (PI) has been awarded a contract by Vertex Antenna Systems, a daughter of General Dynamics C4 Systems, to provide 25 six-axis hexapod alignment systems and motion controllers. These custom high-precision micropositioning systems will be employed to align the secondary reflectors in 25 twelve-meter telescopes - the North American portion of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array Project (ALMA) radio telescope. ALMA is an international joint effort to build the world's most sensitive radio telescope, in Chile's Atacama Desert, 16,500 feet above sea level. Eventually, an array of up to 64 antennas will work together as one giant virtual telescope and provide a spatial resolution 10 times higher than the Hubble Space Telescope.
PI, a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion-control equipment for photonics, semiconductor and life science applications offers one of the smallest motorized stage families in the world, capable of delivering 50 nanometer incremental motion. One to 4 Axis Systems, Very Compact, from 62x60 mm Footprint: The M-110 series translation stages provide linear motion of 5, 15 and 25 mm. X, XY and XYZ systems are available, and can be combined with the M-116 miniature rotary stage. The systems can also be equipped with high-speed piezo drives for scanning or positioning with nanometer precision. Typical Applications: Biotechnology, Metrology, Micromachining, Medical technology, Micromanipulation, Photonics Packaging
M-110, M-111 and M-112 micropositioning systems from PI are very compact, ultra-high resolution, motorized translation stages providing linear motion of 5, 15 and 25 mm. They deliver 50 nm minimum incremental motion and can be equipped with piezo drives for fast scanning and even higher resolution (1 nm). X, XY and XYZ systems are available. Typical Applications: Metrology, Micromachining, Medical technology, Micromanipulation, Bio-Technology, Photonics packaging automation, Quality control, Test equipment Features & Advantages: Folded Drives Provide Smaller Footprint 0.05 µm Minimum Incremental Motion (0.007 µm Design Resolution) 5, 15 and 25 mm Travel Ranges
PI, a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and piezo-based precision motion-control equipment for photonics, semiconductor and lifescience applications, has launched a completely redesigned website. The new site makes it easy to browse and download hundreds of product and tutorial pages presenting PI’s state-of-the-art products and technologies—such as: Nanopositioning / Scanning Stages Scanning Microscopy Stages Piezo Linear Motors & Actuators Steering Mirrors, Mirror Shifters Piezo Motion Controllers Motorized Stages & Actuators Motor Controllers Hexapod 6-Axis Alignment Systems Extensive “Selection Guides” and “Application Sections” help users find the right product easily. A special “Piezo-University“ section explains how piezoelectrics are used in nanopositioning systems.
Nanopositioning specialist PI introduces a new, affordable high-performance, modular controller for piezo-driven nanopositioning systems. Digital & Analog Interfaces The E-621.CR controller boasts high-bandwidth analog and networkable digital interfaces. This high-performance controller integrates a low-noise piezo power amplifier, a high-speed servo controller and sensor electronics for absolute-measuring capacitive nanopositioning sensors. For exceptional position stability and resolution, precision 20-bit A/D and D/A converters are incorporated. Flexible: 1 to 12 Axis Configurations The E-621 can be operated as a stand-alone system or plugged into an available chassis with up to 12 slots for multi-axis applications. The modular design allows for easy and cost-effective expansion by adding one additional channel at a time. It is best suited for automated applications comprising several independent motion axes, such as XY line scans combined with nanofocusing devices.
PI offers a variety of Motion Control Solutions for precision MicroPositioning devices from linear actuators to fast voice-coil-driven scanners and complex Hexapod 6-degree-of-freedom robots.
PI offers controllers for servo-motors, piezo motors, stepper motors and voice-coil drives. One through 19-axis systems are standard, custom systems with 300 axes are also available.
PI is known throughout the high-tech world for its leadership in the design and manufacture of Nanometer-Level Motion Control Products, Piezo Motors, Piezo Actuators, Piezo-Scanning Stages, Hexapod 6DOF Positioning Systems and Micro Robots.
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