Hexapods / Motorized Micropositioning Stages & Actuators: Experience / Custom Systems
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PI offers a wide selection of innovative precision positioning systems for science and industry.

The following pages show but a few examples of products which PI has developed in recent years. Some of the systems shown were designed for special customer applications and are not available off the shelf; many other custom systems are subject to non-disclosure agreements and cannot be shown at all.		 Tell us the requirements of your custom system


Custom Hexapod 6D robot with additional translation stage for extended travel. Application: surgery. Photo courtesy of URS.
Translation stage with integrated motion controller (exposed).
Custom voice-coil-driven scanner with controller, 2 mm stroke, 30 Hz.
XY voice coil scanner with controller.

Custom linear actuator with ballscrew drive.
Combination of motorized Z-axis stage and piezo stage.
Custom 3-axis - alignment system (linear and rotation) for fiber positioning.
Custom piezomotor-driven precision linear stage with drive electronics; 100 mm travel range, 0.1 µm linear encoder.

Custom Hexapod for alignment of secondary mirrors in astronomical telescopes.
XYZ precision alignment system with PiezoWalk® linear motor drive.
Actuator test stand for the SALT telescope; a total of 273 actuators with associated controllers were delivered.
Custom translation stage.

Custom "micro" rotation stage.
Custom linear actuator with folded drive and non-rotating tip.
Custom, high-precision, non-magnetic Hexapod with NEXLINE® nano drives.
Custom actuator with high-speed piezo linear motor.

Motorized XYZ fiber alignment stages, 50 nm resolution.
Custom Hexapod for brain surgery. Photo courtesy of IPA.
Stepper motor drive with integrated controller.
Hybrid system comprised of piezomotor-driven XY stage (coarse) and a piezo-actuator-driven XY nanopositioner (fine).

Linear actuator with piezomotor drive.
Custom Hexapod for automatic satellite antenna alignment.
Custom vertical micropositioning system with integrated controller.
Custom, precision, stainless steel translation stage.

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