| Latest PI Newsletter Available as PDF Download.
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The #40 newsletter stories include: Advanced Piezo Control – New Control Concept for Faster Settling, PI nano™ Precision Postioning Systems for Microscopy, Increased Data Throughput with Real-Time Operating System Upgrade ... more information |
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| PI USA Online Store
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PI USA has opened an online store to better support its North American customer base.
The store will provide basic piezo products and starter kits to make it easier for researchers and industrial designers to get started with nanopositioning applications. All parts offered in the store are available from stock at the company's Auburn, MA headquarters.
The store address is http://store.pi-usa.us
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| Latest PI Newsletter Available as PDF Download.
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The #39 newsletter stories include: Piezo Nanopositioning Systems in Fluorescence Microscopy, Miniaturized Piezo Motors for Safety Technology, RodDrive Mini Motor & PI, a MathWorks Product Partner
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| PI Adds Design and Manufacturing in the USA |
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PI is ramping up its manufacturing capabilities in the US. Last year, the company hired Philip Greene as VP of Engineering and Manufacturing.
The group has completed the design of a number of new piezoelectric nanopositioning products which began shipping to customers in January 2009.
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| MATLAB Support for PI Motion Controllers |
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PI has become a member of The MathWorks Connections Program. This partnership is based on the PI GCS DLL interface, that offers an easy way to communicate to all kinds of PI controllers from within MATLAB, the widely used flagship product of The MathWorks. ... more information |
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| 2009 PI Catalog Available as PDF Download. |
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The NEW "Piezo Nano Positioning Inspirations 2009" catalog from PI is available now. It features more than 200 product families and a very broad range of precision motion control products such as: ... more information |
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| New PI Newsletter Available as PDF Download |
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The new PI newsletter #38 is available as a PDF download.
Contents: 3D Structuring in Nanotechnology, PiezoWalk® Linear Replacement Actuators, Low-Profile, High Load Hexapod M-850KPAH, Tools for Pixel Sub-Stepping, Dispenser for Bio-Handling ... more information |
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| New PI Newsletter Available as PDF Download |
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The new PI newsletter #37 is available as a PDF download.
Contents: Piezo Motors for OCT Scanner, NEXACT® Controller, P-726 - High-Power Objective Nanopositioner, Mercury™ DC Motor Controller, High-Load Hexapod, E-712 - New Multi-Axis Piezo Controller, Increased Presence in Local Markets, P-653 - Tiny Ultrasonic Linear Motor Drive ... more information |
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| New PI Newsletter Available as PDF Download |
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The new PI newsletter is available as a PDF download.
Contents: Digital Nanoworlds / New E-753 Digital Piezo Controller, Mini Hexapod: Six Degrees of Freedom in a Small Package, P-737 Piezo-Z Microscopy Specimen Scanning Stage, Low-Profile XY θZ Stage for LCD and Semiconductor Inspection, Tip/Tilt Mirror Platforms S-330, Active Vibration Absorbers to Reduce Wind Turbine Noise Emissions, Autotuning Operation under the Best of Conditions. New 3-Channel Electronics Module... more information |
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| Linux, Vista & 64-Bit Platform Support for PI Motion Controllers |
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PI offers some components for Linux, Vista and 64-bit platforms for the following motor controllers and piezo nanopositioning controllers:...more information |
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| New PI Newsletter Available as PDF Download |
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The new PI newsletter is available as a PDF download.
Contents: Small but Power-Packed - NEXACT® Actuator, PISeca™ Capacitive Sensors, E-755 NEXLINE® Controller, Mercury™ Stepper Controller, Physik Instrumente on Twitter M-686 Large Aperture XY Stage--25 X 25 mm, High-Dynamics Nanopositioning Stage for Microscopy, OEM Piezo Systems, PIHera® 1800µ Stages, Hexapod Applications...
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| New! PI Capacitive Position Sensors - Nanometrology Solutions Brochure Available for Download |
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In the field of nanopositioning, as well as for scanning and nanometrology applications, capacitive displacement measurement systems from PI provide the highest precision and the best possible measurement linearity. Accuracy, resolution, linearity, stability and bandwidth are far better than with conventional nanometrology sensors such as LVDTs or strain gauge sensors. ...more information |
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| PI Precision Motion Control Software Brochure Available for Download |
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Contents: Software Independent of Controller and Mechanics,
One Command Set for All Systems: Maximum System Compatibility, Optimizing System Performance Using Digital Piezo Motion, Controllers with PI Software, Simple Operation of Positioning Systems, Quick Integration in LabVIEW ... more information |
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| 2006 PI Catalog Supplement Available for Download |
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Contents: Piezo-Driven Nanopositioning & Scanning Systems, P-772.OL Ultra Compact Open-Loop PZT Nanopositioning Stage, P-601 PiezoMove® High-Precision Lever Amplified Z-Actuator with Flexure Guiding, P-612.Z Compact Piezo Elevation Stage with Aperture, P-732.ZC High Dynamics Vertical, Nanopositioning /Scanning Stage, P-733.Z High Speed Piezo Z-Nanopositioning Stage with Direct Metrology ...more information |
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| Latest PI Newletter Available for Download |
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Contents: PI Goes Hybrid, Ultra-High Precision Stages, Cost-Effective Micropositioners, Fast OEM Linear Actuators, Piezo Stages & Z-Actuators, Piezo Servo-Controller, Miniature Translation Stages, PISeca Position Sensors, Hexapod Astronomy Contract ...more information |
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| PI Presents New Research Findings at ACTUATOR 2006 |
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ACTUATOR is an international conference about new actuators that has been held bi-annually in Bremen since 1988. This year, as anticipated, PI and PI Ceramic presented new findings in the areas of Piezo Actuators and Ultrasonic Motors. ...more information |
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| PI Wins Substantial Hexapod Order from General Dynamics Daughter for ALMA Millimeter Radio Telescope
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Feb. 2006 - 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....more information |
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| Latest PI Newletter Available for Download |
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Contents: High-Performance Nanopositioning for Cost-Sensitive Applications, New Modular Nanopositioning Controller for Capacitive-Sensor-Equipped Systems, The new M-824 Hexapod – Smaller and Vacuum Compatible, M-850 Hexapod Advances Research in Dental Biomechanics, Award-Winning PICMA® Piezo Actuator Family Extended, Control Ultrasonic Linear Motors Quickly and Precisely, Low-Profile Scanning Microscopy Stages, NEXLINE® Long-Travel High Force Nanopositioning Actuators, M-403 Makes Precision Positioning a Reasonably-Priced Pleasure...more information |
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| PI Mourns Co-founder and Longtime Senior Partner Heinz G. Lossau |
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On December 12, 2005 Heinz G. Lossau died at the age of 82. Mr. Lossau was a co-founder and longtime senior partner of the world-renowned precision motion control equipment manufacturer Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG in Karlsruhe, Germany. ...more information |
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| Products Free of Hazardous Substances—
Implementation of RoHS at PI |
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The EU (European Union) Directive 2002/95/EC, better known as RoHS (Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment) will come into effect on 1 July 2006. According to Article 4, Paragraph 1 of this directive—implemented by §5 of the German Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetzes (Law Concerning Electrical and Electronic Devices), known as “ElektroG”—electrical and electronic devices newly ...more information |
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| New 500 Page Hardbound PI Nanopositioning Catalog |
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The new 500 page hardbound PI nanopositioning catalog is the most comprehensive book on Nanopositioning Technology, yet!...more information |
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| PI Receives US-Patent for Technology Enabling Higher Resolution in Nanopositioning Systems |
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Auburn, MA, - September 2006 - PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion-control equipment for photonics, semiconductor and life science applications has received a United States patent for its development of an innovative means of increasing resolution in existing D/A converters, without additional hardware. This technology enables PI to provide...more information |
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| 2005 "Nanopositioning and Micropositioning " Supplement Catalog |
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The new 2005 "Nanopositioning and Micropositioning" supplement catalog from PI is available now. It features a very broad range of precision motion control products such as: Compact scanning stages for imaging applications, Piezo-driven, low-profile nanopositioning stages for scanning microscopy, Low-cost, general-purpose, multi-axis nanopositioning systems, Long-travel piezo flexure nano-stages (950 µm) ...more information |
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| New Nanopositioning Products at Laser 05, Booth B1, 450 |
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PI will exhibit a number of novel nanopositioning and micropositioning products at LASER 2005: P-713/P-714 Low-Cost XY-Scanning Stages for Image Dithering, Scanning; P-628 PIHera™ 1000 µm ultra-long travel piezo-nanopositioning stages; P-542 Low-profile XY-Microscopy Scanning Stages; P-540 Series Low-profile, Nanofocusing Z-Scanning Stages; ...more information |
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| Extreme Life Time Tests for PICMA® Piezoelectric Multilayer Actuators |
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Dr. Bosotti, of the University of Milano, Italy, has devised a test setup to investigate the behavior of piezoelectric ceramics for the application in an active frequency tuner for ILC superconducting cavities (SC). The test conditions provide data equivalent to 10 years of continous operation in ILC cavities.
P-888.90 PICMA® piezoelectric multilayer actuators were cooled down to liquid nitrogen temperatures and continuously run for 1500.000.000 cycles of switching close to maximum stroke.
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| PI wins 2005 Semi TIS Technology Innovation Showcase @ Semicon West for NEXLINE® Linear Drive (long range, high-force, sub-nm resolution) |
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PI is one of the winners of the 2005 Semi TIS Technology Innovation Showcase.
PI was selected for its revolutionary NEXLINE® high-force, long-travel, high-resolution nanopositioning linear actuators.
NEXLINE® overcomes the limitations of classical nanopositioning devices. ...more information |
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| PI Wins Photonics Circle of Excellence Award at Photonics West for Piezoelectric Multilayer Actuator Technology
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TPI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. was honored with the Photonics Circle of Excellence Award at a dinner in San Jose, California, during 2005 Photonics West.
PI received the award for its innovative PICMA® piezoelectric multilayer actuators, the worlds first all-ceramic multilayer piezo linear actuators. PICMA®s novel cofired ceramic encapsulation resists humidity orders of magnitude better than traditional polymer coatings. Inherently vacuum-compatible, its flat, hard surface is ideal for sensors. ...more information |
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| Neuer deutscher Gesamtkatalog |
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Der 2005 Gesamtkatalog in deutsch erscheint im Januar 2005. ...more information |
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