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PI Americas (Physik Instrumente)

PI has the broadest and deepest technology portfolio of any supplier worldwide, working with pioneers and titans of industry in semiconductor, aerospace/defense, integrated silicon photonics, industrial measurement and manufacturing, microscopy/medtech, optics, and advanced and electronics manufacturing.
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PI has the broadest and deepest technology portfolio of any supplier worldwide, working with pioneers and titans of industry in semiconductor, aerospace/defense, integrated silicon photonics, industrial measurement and manufacturing, microscopy/medtech, optics, and advanced and electronics manufacturing.

As a global leader in precision motion control, nanopositioning stages, and automation subsystems, PI technologies include

  • Advanced alignment algorithms
  • FSMs
  • 6-axis fiber alignment systems
  • Hexapods
  • Gantries
  • Air bearings
  • Piezo drives

More than 560 granted and pending patents underline the leadership in the fields of precision positioning and piezo technology.

PI's manufacturing spans the USA, Europe, and Asia, with 1,900+ employees worldwide — built to stay close to our customers.

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YouTube Videos

Photonics Alignment, FSMs, Hexapods, Nanopositioning Stages, at the PI Booth, Photonics West 2026
Feb. 18, 2026
Precision Motion Solutions for Photonics, Semiconductor, Life Science, Automation - Photonics West
Feb. 17, 2026
PI Photonics Alignment Solutions for Test and Production at Photonics West 2026
Feb. 6, 2026

Products

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Large Aperture Xy Motion Stage V783 Pi Highres
The V-783 planar XY linear-motor stage delivers 310 x 310 mm travel with a large aperture for semiconductor inspection, photonics alignment, metrology, laser microprocessing. ...
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The X-365 is a configurable precision XY Gantry with travel ranges from 200x200mm to 600x800mm.
The X-365 is a compact configurable precision XY /XYZ gantry system for automation, laser processing, optical inspection and photonics applications.
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Parallel Miniaturized Piezoelectric Alignment Engines With Fly Height Sensors Enable Faster Pic Wafer Testing
Faster PIC wafer testing is enabled by parallel piezo aligners with fly height sensors. See at Photonics West, at the PI booth.
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F-713
PIC Alignment Engine, 6DOF, Fully Automated Array Alignment Routines Integrated scan/align routines for SiPh wafers, photonic devices, PICs, FAUs, fibers...
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E-713 Motion Controller
The E-713 is a high-end, modular motion controller for piezo nanopositining stages, and piezo motors.

Press Releases

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Overview of dynamic performance vs. angular travel ranges of different voice-coil and piezo-driven fast steering mirrors. Piezo drives provide higher dynamics; voice coils provide larger travel ranges.
FSMs Supporting Next-Generation LEO Satellite Networks SHREWSBURY, Mass., July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PI, A global leader in precision motion control and nanopositioning...
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PI objective focusing stages: voice coil (left) for long travel to 7mm; piezo (right) for compact size and fast response with travel ranges to 800µm.
Objective Focusing Stages based on high-speed mechanisms and advanced controllers bring precision where tolerances leave no room for error
A direct-drive, high-speed, high-precision gimbal system for beam steering and tracking applications, made by PI USA.
PI's portfolio of high-performance motion solutions such as, gimbals, hexapods, FSMs supporting aerospace, communication and defense applications...
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Multi-axis Motion System for System Integrators
The X-417 granit-based multiaxis precision positioning subsystem provides a flexible platform for laser processing, photonics, optical inspection and semiconductor related precision...
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The new H-850.H2IV vacuum-compatible precision positioning hexapod system from parallel-kinematics specialist Physik Instrumente.
Vacuum-Compatible 6-Axis Hexapod for Precision Positioning of Heavy Loads up to 80kg SHREWSBURY, Mass., June 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PI (Physik Instrumente), a global...

Videos

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PI at Photonics West: Multiple alignment engines for SiP; compact gantries for photonics automation; a new 5-axis air bearing system for laser processing; 6DOF Hexapods for photonics...

Resources

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Blogs

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Hexapod 6DOF nanopositioning systems can provide advantages in low-temperature quantum photonics applications.
Unlocking Precision in Extreme Environments Driven by the rapid advances in quantum technology, there has been a growing demand for motion systems capable of precise optical alignment...
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PRIME
“Disco Ball” Fiber Manufactured with Ultrafast Lasers; Multi-Axis Precision Motion Delivered by Pi’s A-311 Planar Air-Bearing XY Stage and V-308 High-Speed Nanofocusing Stage ...
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Goniometer principle with fixed piviot point
In photonics and precision optics, alignment is crucial. Whether coupling a fiber array to a silicon photonics chip, steering a laser beam onto a mirror array, or positioning...
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Rearward and forward facing, oblique view of F-141 PINovAlign42 Robotic Photonics Aligner
Design Considerations for Maximizing Alignment System Performance Under Real-World Disturbances: Vibration, Thermomechanical Drift, and Structural Integrity
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Lightning-fast first light capture is now available with this new technology.
“This technology promises to improve alignment time by orders of magnitude. It is outpacing any other technique currently used for automated photonics alignment in the market...

Articles

FIGURE 1. The latest PICMA designs in multilayer piezo actuators ­feature co-fired ceramic encapsulation, providing a wider operating temperature range, superior protection from moisture and zero outgassing-ideal for vacuum applications.
Piezo nanopositioning and micropositioning technologies enable many high-tech industries. ­
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FIGURE 1. The MICI80-KMI53 microscopy stage from Piezosystem Jena, available in both open- and closed-loop versions, can be used for positioning or scanning with sub-nanometer resolution. The ultrastiff flexure design drives the digital micrometer heads with a resolution of 1 µm, a manual range of motion of 25 mm in the x-y axes, and a piezo-based range of motion of 80 µm. A proprietary frame design links the x-y axes in a single piece of metal for superior orthogonality and flatness. A special coil spring system delivers a constant force throughout the manual travel range of the stage, allowing preload optimization over the entire range of travel for extremely low drifting behavior.
Manufacturers have made strides in stages and flexure design to enable fast, accurate, nanometer-scale motion control in high-resolution microscopy and other short-travel applications...
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FIGURE 1. By the end of the decade, 100,000 satellites may orbit Earth.
Highly precise fast steering mirrors keep the optical signal between satellite transmitters and receivers aligned to ensure stable and efficient communication.
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Attendees at SPIE Photonics West 2023.
Here's a snapshot of what will be shown on the SPIE Photonics West 2024 exhibit floor.
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PI executives discuss their market outlook and the company’s commitment to high-precision motion control innovation.
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Markus Spanner, CEO of Physik Instrumente (PI)
In this interview, Jose Pozo, Optica’s CTO, talks to CEO Markus Spanner about his experience taking over his father’s company and leading it through a global pandemic.
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Let’s recap all the business announcements in photonics from August 2022.
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The high-accuracy H-840.G2IHP micropositioning robot also provides 6 degrees of freedom and step resolution of 20 nanometers. Parallel Kinematics design.
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It’s time to recap all the photonics business news that was announced in May 2022.
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FIGURE 1. In the development of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a nanopositioning system created by PI features a high-precision, 6-axis robotic hexapod, used to align the telescope’s 18 large mirror segments.
As biotechnology, laser processing, astronomy, and other applications advance, the evolution of nanometer-precise motion control and positioning with high throughput will be crucial...

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PI’s new linear-motor driven XY stage with large aperture, >12x12” travel and nanometer resolution is designed and manufactured in the USA.
U.S.-made direct-drive stage offers 310 × 310 mm travel, nanometer-level resolution, and high-speed motion for precision scanning systems. SHREWSBURY, Mass., June 16...
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Motorized air bearings linear slides, such as the A-123, combine long travel ranges with nanometer precision and excellent geometric performance (straightness, flatness, pitch, yaw, roll).
Frictionless architecture delivers unmatched velocity stability for precision metrology and semiconductor manufacturing SHREWSBURY, Mass., June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PI...
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PiezoWalk actuators deliver high precision, stability, energy efficiency, non-magnetic operation, and radiation resistance.
The N-216 pico-resolution high-load actuator can be used in semiconductor applications. It holds a position w/o power. Other applications in optics, astronomy, fusion, radiation...
F-572, 6-DOF high-speed fiber-alignment stage for loads to 2kg.
A modular multi-axis photonics alignment platform for industrial PIC test and assembly. ACS-based motion controller with high-speed alignment algorithms.
Matt Reck, Co-Managing Director of PI USA, presents PI’s award-winning Shrewsbury expansion pitch at the MassEcon Economic Impact Awards ceremony.
Recognition ceremony at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA attended by 400 business leaders.
The stackable design of the L-886 goniometer series preserves a common center of rotation, a great advantage in multi-axis alignment applications.
High precision goniometers are stackable for two axis rotation in Theta-X and Theta-Y for multi-axis precision precision alignment of optics and photonics.
PI’s nanometer-precise P-733 XY scanning stage supports image stabilization, pixel shifting, and super-resolution microscopy.
  Ultra-fast, parallel-kinematics XY stage enables active image and laser-beam stabilization, pixel shifting, and super-resolution imaging in advanced optical systems. Shrewsbury...
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The F-690 SpaceFAB is a fast, 6-axis motorized positioning stage based on a parallel-kinematic platform.
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The L-511 linear micropositioning stage provides minimum incremental motion down to 20 nanometers.
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The V-625 direct-drive rotation stage: frictionless, direct-drive motor technology, 0.0015 µrad resolution, 100-mm clear aperture, eccentricity and flatness < 1 µm.
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PI's NovAlign F-141 automated PIC photonics alignment system speeds up test and assembly of photonic integrated circuits with high-end mechanics and auto-align algorithms.
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The P-545 PInano XYZ piezo stage family was desinged for super-resolution microscopy, 3D imaging, surface analysis and photonics.