| | | opment and production teams in the field In-house PZT ceramics development and manufacture ensures highest quality PICMA® ceramic encapsulated piezo drives improve reliability Leading-edge testing, simulation and production equipment is used In-house digital & analog electronics development State-of-the-art industrial metrology lab with six-way isolation (2 x seismic, 2 x thermal, acoustic and aerodynamic) for meaningful sub-nanometer measurements In-house design & manufacture of high-resolution capacitive sensors (sub-nanometer accuracy) Patented control algorithms which increase bandwidth and throughput ISO-9001 certified since 1994 | | |
| | | Piezoelectric translators are solidstate ceramic actuators which convert electrical energy directly into linear motion (mechanical energy) with virtually unlimited resolution. Quality and Selection PI offers a comprehensive assortment of high-resolution piezo actuators and drives for industrial and scientific applications. In addition to the hundreds of models presented in this catalog, PI can also deliver custom designs. By virtue of its highly vertical structure, PI is able to control each step-from the manufacture of the piezoelectric raw materials, sensor and servo-control technology, to final testing of the complete systems. Advantages of PI Piezo Actuators ■ Sub-Nanometer resolution ■ Large force generation (up to 50,000 N and more) ■ Microsecond-range response ■ No backlash, stiction or friction ■ Immune to magnetic fields ■ Extremely low steady-state power consumption ■ No wear and tear ■ Vacuum and clean-room compatibility ■ Operation at cryogenic temperatures possible | | ■ PICMA® technology, with ceramic encapsulation for longer lifetime ■ Closed-loop piezo actuators for higher accuracy and linearity ■ Standard, OEM and custom designs ■ Widest range of piezo actuators worldwide ■ All manufacturing steps from the PZT powder to the finished product are controlled by PI ■ Large selection of linear actuators, forces up the 80 kN ■ Monolithic multilayer-and stacked actuators ■ Ultra-high-vacuum, low-temperature and high-temperature options ■ Standard and custom cases and tips ■ Disk, bimorph, bender and lever-amplified actuators for travel ranges to 2 mm ■ High-performance controllers and amplifiers (digital and analog controllers, modular systems, with advanced feedforward techniques for faster positioning) Reasons for Choosing PI ■ PI has the most-experienced nanopositioning systems devel- | | |