Hexapod Production: PI Substantially Increases Production Capacities
“The demand for hexapods has been increasing significantly for a number of years,” says Markus Spanner, CEO of PI, describing the market situation. “Expanding capacity in this product division at the Karlsruhe [...] preparing all PI product divisions for a further increase in demand.” The factory layout for the new hexapod production was developed by PI experts, with the support of specialists from the Fraunhofer Institute [...] %, which will allow us to respond flexibly to further increases in demand,” adds Dr. Widenhorn. Hexapods are compact, parallel kinematic motion systems with six degrees of freedom that are being used in