MOTION CONTROL HIGH DYNAMICS SCALABLE DESIGN PHOTONICS ALIGNMENT HEXAPOD POSITIONING SYSTEMS PARALLEL KINEMATIC ROBOT PAYLOAD FROM GRAMS TO TONS

Hexapod Positioning Systems Product Finder Online – What is the easiest way for you to find the best positioning solution? The printed catalog is a major showcase for PI and, as well as presenting the entire product range, it also acts as a reference for all of our motion solutions. However, to take advantage of the latest products and developments, we recommend using the product finder on the PI website www.pi.ws. How to use the product finder: Select the product type specified by the axes of motion required. Selection of more criteria expands or shortens the list of results. Select more than...

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18-Axis double alignment system provides fast NxM alignment of SiP devices in wafer probers. Cascade Microtech’s pioneering CM300xi photonics-enabled engineering wafer probe station integrates PI’s Fast Multichannel Photonics Alignment systems for high throughput, wafer-safe, nano-precision optical probing of on-wafer Silicon Photonics devices. (Image: Cascade Microtech, a FormFactor company) SILICON PHOTONICS (SiP) PACKAGING AND TESTING The convergence of photonics and semiconductors promises a leap in data throughput, parallelism and energy efficiency. Test and packaging of silicon photonics...

OPTICAL ALIGNMENT As miniaturization continues to advance, it becomes necessary to manufacture and assemble components with even more precision. PI hexapods are being used more frequently during the production and assembly process for optical components because they are capable of meeting the requirements on precision made by industry. In the case of small cameras for example, the lenses or lens assemblies are positioned and sometimes the CCD chip itself. In most cases, not only the linear degrees of freedom need to be optimized but also the rotatory degrees of freedom and a hexapod simplifies...

MICROPRODUCTION, ELECTRONICS PRODUCTION, MANUFACTURING, AUTOMATED FACTURING, PRODUCTION LINES CTION If multi-axis systems are required for positioning tasks in s mechanical engineering parallel-kinematic hexapods are frequently used. Areas of application include, for example, haned. dling systems in electronics production, tool control in precision ms machine tools, for drilling and milling, or for mounting tasks in ols, vehicle, aircraft, or heavy equipment construction. The parent craft, PLC or CNC can communicate with the hexapod system over a standardized real-time Ethernet interface. It...

INDUSTRIAL QUALITY ASSURANCE Today, microproduction technology makes high-precision, mostly multi-axis positioning systems absolutely necessary for both assembly and quality assurance, and they also have to be as compact as possible to enable them to be properly integrated into the production units. In most cases, only small loads need to be positioned with high accuracy. Experience shows that parallelkinematic hexapods are predestined for precision positioning with up to six degrees of freedom. The Dimensional Measuring machine DM401 series of the DYMACO Group employs a H-820 Hexapod for positioning...

MOTION SIMULATION AND IMAGE STABILIZATION Vibrating tables are used for testing resistance to vibration. Testing becomes even more complex if the behavior is to be examined with predefined motion such as vibrations of a vehicle or airplane at certain velocities. Further typical examples include devices in acceleration or gyroscopic sensors such as those used in smartphones, cell phones, and cameras that detect changes in position, e.g., in cameras for detecting any trembling motion of the photographer. The image stabilization system can then compensate automatically. Its algorithms and mechanical...

Engineers installing a PI hexapod at a subreflector of an ALMA telescope. 50 antennas of the ALMA observatory use high-precision hexapods from PI. Under extreme ambient conditions of the Atacama Desert, the hexapods align the subreflectors to the large main reflectors of the radio telescopes. Technological demands here are high: Low air pressure, temperature differences of up to 50 °C, strong winds, dust and rain are additional challenges in 5000 meters above sea level that have to be faced. ASTRONOMY Ground-based observatories for the observation of radio waves or visible light use a complex...

BASIC RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTATION In synchrotron radiation sources, X-ray diffraction and reflections of the radiation can be used to investigate all kinds of material properties or interactions. Common to all of these applications are the requirements of very high precision, a good time stability, and an excellent position repeatability. Hexapods are often the appropriate solution due to their compact size and the relatively long travel ranges in 6 degrees of freedom. A hexapod, designed by PI for use in high vacuum, positions the sample, relative to the incident X-rays for an in-situ...

56 motors, 16 motion controllers, and 20 tons weight make the system for Microscopy and Quality Assurance (MiQA). The unique system integrates hexapods, rotation stages, goniometers, and a custom sample stage and will be used in a beamline for X-ray microscopy and the qualification of X-ray optics. Virtually all available PI technologies are combined here in a highly specialized solution providing the best possible accuracy for this application, resulting in 80 nm at the tool center point over multiple stacked axes. High stiffness is required to position the vacuum sample chamber (above) and...

Custom Examples Picture Wall Fast hexapod for loads to 60 kg 7 axes with large aperture: The hexapod integrates a rotation stage in the motion platform Customized parallel-kinematics stage with six degrees of freedom. The PIMag® linear motors ensure high dynamics and precision as required in optical alignment or fiber alignment. The solution is based on 3 XY stages which are driven by linear motors that allow high dynamics for the precision alignment. The SpaceFAB parallel kinematic allows a very flat design with long strokes in x and y. In comparison to a PI Hexapod, the footprint of the SpaceFAB...