Why are PI Piezo Actuator Solutions Superior?
More than 25 Years Experience in Designing Piezo Actuators
Own Piezo Ceramics Factory (PI Ceramic)
Largest Variety of Controllers (Digital, Analog, High Speed, High Power, OEM....)
State-of-the-Art Metrology Lab: Thermical, Acoustical, Seismical Isolation
Own Capacitance Position Sensor Design & Manufacturing
Patented Vibration Killing Mach (TM) Algorithm for Highest Throughput
PI offers the largest selection of research and industrial grade Piezo Actuators and Translators (linear actuators) worldwide. In addition to the hundreds of models presented in this catalog, we manufacture custom designs tailored to our customer's requirements.
We are highly vertically integrated, controlling each manufacturing step from Piezo raw material to finished systems.
Applications for Piezo Actuators
Optics, Photonics and Measuring Technology
Image stabilization
Scanning microscopy
Auto focus systems
Interferometry
Fiber optic alignment & switching
Adaptive and active optics
Laser tuning
Mirror positioning
Disk Drive
MR head testing
Pole tip recession
Spin stands
Disk testing
Vibration cancellation
Microelectronics
Nano-metrology
Wafer and mask positioning
Critical Dimensions measurement
Microlithography
Inspection systems
Vibration cancellation
Precision Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering
Vibration cancellation
Structural deformation
Out-of-roundness grinding, drilling, turning
Tool adjustment
Wear correction
Needle valve actuation
Micro pumps
Knife edge control in extrusion tools
Micro engraving systems
Life Science, Medicine, Biology
Scanning microscopy
Patch-clamp
Gene technology
Micro manipulation
Cell penetration
Micro dispensing devices
Piezo Actuators offer these Advantages
Sub-nanometer resolution
Large force generation
Sub-millisecond response
No magnetic fields
Extremely low steady state power consumption
No wear and tear
Vacuum and clean room compatibility
Operation at cryogenic temperatures
