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Compact XY Gantry System: Configurable Motion for High-Throughput Automation

The X-365 is a compact configurable precision XY /XYZ gantry system for automation, laser processing, optical inspection and photonics applications.

Parallel Miniaturized Piezoelectric Alignment Engines With Fly Height Sensors Enable Faster Pic Wafer Testing

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PI Introduces Miniaturized Alignment Engine Platform for Scalable, Parallel E/O Wafer-Level Test

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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Piezoelectric transducers & translators

F-713 High-End Motion Controller for Photonics Alignment

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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Controllers

E-713 Motion Controller

The E-713 is a high-end, modular motion controller for piezo nanopositining stages, and piezo motors.

Press Releases

PI’s new piezo materials calculator helps engineers evaluate piezoceramic component designs

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Piezo Materials Component Calculator Helps Engineers Evaluate Piezoceramic Designs

Free PI tool estimates displacement, blocking force, capacitance, and resonance frequency for piezo transducers and actuators from geometry and material inputs SHREWSBURY, Mass...

The fast steering mirror on the Roman's Coronagraph Instrument is driven by PI’s PICMA&circledR; piezo actuators. (images: NASA)

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Piezoelectric transducers & translators

Roman Coronagraph Passes Initial Checks with PI PICMA Piezo Actuators Driving Its Pointing Mirror

Nanoradian-scale pointing helps Roman's Coronagraph suppress starlight to image exoplanets. PI's space-qualified piezo actuators power the fast steering mirror

PI's B-421 BIX miniaturized piezo stages provide 10 nm positioning resolution in an extremely compact package. X, XY, XZ, and XYZ combinations are available, with travel ranges from 13 to 33 mm.

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Air-bearings and accessories

Bi-Phase Piezo Nanopositioning Motors for New Applications

PI (Physik Instrumente) debuts new bi-phase piezo motor (BIX) designs for nanopositioning — high-force, rotary, screw-drive, tip/tilt, and cryogenic.

A-110 Air Bearing Linear Stage provides High-Precision Motion for Semicoductor, Optics, Metrology, and Scanning Applications

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This Air Bearing Stage Never Touches, Never Wears, Never Drifts

No rolling elements, no lubrication, no stick-slip — PI's newest stage rides on a film of air for wear-free, cleanroom-ready motion.

PI’s P-733 piezo nanopositioning stage provides 3-axis motion with resolution down to 1 &angst; for super-resolution microscopy, AFM, surface metrology, and advanced imaging applications.

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XYZ Piezo Nanopositioning Stage Delivers Angstrom-Level Resolution for AFM, Metrology

PI's P-733 piezo stage combines 1 Å resolution with a 50×50 mm clear aperture, ideal for AFM, super-resolution microscopy, and semiconductor metrology.

Videos

PI: Pushing Boundaries in Photonics

PI’s expertise in Performance Automation, Nanopositioning, and Piezo Technology are the basis for sustainable growth in photonics. Working together with customers, we push the...

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Motion Control for Photonics Automation

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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Advanced Algorithms Enable Throughput

How PI's FMPA Photonic Alignment Technology Enabled an Industry - and Will Benefit Yours

Blogs

Hexapod 6DOF nanopositioning systems can provide advantages in low-temperature quantum photonics applications.

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Enabling Quantum Precision: Why Cryogenic 6-Axis Hexapods Matter

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: Fiber-Optic Fabrication Breakthrough Enables Advanced Neuroscience Exploration at WUSTL

“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 ...

Goniometer principle with fixed piviot point

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Why a Virtual Pivot Point Matters in Optical and Photonics Alignment

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...

Rearward and forward facing, oblique view of F-141 PINovAlign42 Robotic Photonics Aligner

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Photometers

Case Study: Photonics Chip Level Test Strategies for Production Environments

Design Considerations for Maximizing Alignment System Performance Under Real-World Disturbances: Vibration, Thermomechanical Drift, and Structural Integrity

Lightning-fast first light capture is now available with this new technology.

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Positioning, Support & Accessories

Lightning-Fast Photonics Alignment - A New Technology is Emerging

“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.

Piezoelectric technology eases navigation in the nanoworld

Piezo nanopositioning and micropositioning technologies enable many high-tech industries.

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.

Positioning, Support & Accessories

PRODUCT FOCUS: NANOPOSITIONERS: Nanopositioning equipment answers the call from the world of the very small

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...

FIGURE 1. By the end of the decade, 100,000 satellites may orbit Earth.

Software & Accessories

Fast steering mirrors manipulate light for free-space optical communications and beyond

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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Preview: SPIE Photonics West 2024 exhibitor products

Here's a snapshot of what will be shown on the SPIE Photonics West 2024 exhibit floor.

PI investing in innovation for photonics market

PI executives discuss their market outlook and the company’s commitment to high-precision motion control innovation.

Markus Spanner, CEO of Physik Instrumente (PI)

Precision and motion tools: Meet Markus Spanner, CEO of Physik Instrumente

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.

Photonics business roundup: August 2022

Let’s recap all the business announcements in photonics from August 2022.

Software & Accessories

Micropositioning robot provides linear motion in X, Y, Z

The high-accuracy H-840.G2IHP micropositioning robot also provides 6 degrees of freedom and step resolution of 20 nanometers. Parallel Kinematics design.

Photonics business roundup: May 2022

It’s time to recap all the photonics business news that was announced in May 2022.

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.

Software & Accessories

Evolving nanopositioning systems expand application base

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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Actuators

PICA-Through Piezo Actuators Combine High Load Capacity with Open-Center Access

Ring-type PZT actuators combine high load capacity, fast response, and nanometer-scale positioning for demanding optics and precision motion applications.

PI's compact H-811.I2HS hexapod delivers precise 6-DOF motion with patented overload protection simplifying setup and shop floor operation in OEM applications.

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Rotation & Translation stages

Compact 6-DOF Hexapod Adds Patented Overload Protection

Compact 6-DOF hexapod provides precise positioning with patented overload protection for optical, photonics, and alignment applications.

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New XYZ-Tip-Tilt Air Bearing Stage, from PI

5-DOF Motion Designed for Semiconductor, Optics and Photonics Applications

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.

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Satellite Communication benefits from Fast Steering Mirror Tech

Explore the state-of-the-art of fast steering mirrors for LEO satellite communication, enabling rapid, precise beam control for stable, high-bandwidth optical links

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.

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PI Tackles High-Resolution Focusing Demands in Metrology and Microscopy

Explore nano-precision focus drives for metrology and microscopy, delivering fast response, high stability, and nanometer-level positioning accuracy.

A direct-drive, high-speed, high-precision gimbal system for beam steering and tracking applications, made by PI USA.

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Advancements in Fast Steering Mirrors, Hexapods & Nanopositioning Technology at Defense + Security

PI's portfolio of high-performance motion solutions such as, gimbals, hexapods, FSMs supporting aerospace, communication and defense applications...

Multi-axis Motion System for System Integrators

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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...

The new H-850.H2IV vacuum-compatible precision positioning hexapod system from parallel-kinematics specialist Physik Instrumente.

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Rotation & Translation stages

Vacuum-Compatible High Load Hexapod, New from PI

PI's high-load hexapod is now available in a new High Vacuum configuration, with loads up to 200kg

PI’s new linear-motor driven XY stage with large aperture, >12x12” travel and nanometer resolution is designed and manufactured in the USA.

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Large-Aperture XY Motion Stage Built for Semiconductor Automation

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...

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).

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Sub-Nanometer Accuracy, Zero Friction: Next-Generation Air Bearing Linear Slide

Frictionless architecture delivers unmatched velocity stability for precision metrology and semiconductor manufacturing SHREWSBURY, Mass., June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PI...

PiezoWalk actuators deliver high precision, stability, energy efficiency, non-magnetic operation, and radiation resistance.

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Power supplies

Sub-Nanometer Precision with High-Force Ceramic Motor Linear Actuator

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.

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