Precision motion control and automated actuation are essential components in AM processes, providing quick and precise responses for 3D Structures.
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Point-Cloud Surface Reconstruction: What 3D Laser Manufacturing and Lidar Measurements have in Common
How PI supports Additive Manufacturing and Laser Materials Processing Applications
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Beam Pen Lithography (BPL) - Desktop Nanoprinting Enabled by Compact 3D Nanopositioning Stage
3D Piezo Nanopositioning Stage enables Nano-Printer
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3D Printing – Gantry Motion Platforms to Support 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing
Information on 3D Printing and 3D Print optimized gantry systems
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Fast Steering Mirrors for Deep Space / Free Space Optical Communication
High Precision Tip/Tilt Mechanisms Direct and Keep Laser Beams Precisely on Target
How PI Fast Steering Mirrors (FSM) support the Future of Laser Based Communication
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Flamingo Light Sheet Microscopes Rely on Drives from PI
Precise Sample Positioning is Crucial for Conclusive Images
Lightsheet microscopy (LSFM) is a powerful platform for in vivo imaging offering low phototoxicity and fast image acquisition. The Flamingo project from Professor Dr. Jan Huisken, Research Group Leader and Director of the Medical Engineering Department at Morgridge Institute for Research in Madison, WI, aims to make this technology easily available to researchers.
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PIOne Sensors – High Performance for Nanopositioning Systems
An In-house Development for Precision over Large Travel Ranges
For conventional nanopositioning with piezo actuators and large travel ranges from 1 mm, incremental position sensors such as PIOne are used instead of capacitive sensors. Dr. Axel Grabowski, Head of Sensor Development at PI and developer of PIOne, explains the advantages of the the incremental position sensor with maximum resolution and moderate energy consumption.
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System Overview: Positioning Stages for Inverse Microscopy
Guide for the Perfect Combination of Positioning Stages, Z Stages, and Sample Holders
Positioning samples under the microscope is a complex task for which PI offers numerous products. In order to fulfill the demands placed on the positioning accuracy, travel ranges and velocities, stages that offer long travel ranges are often combined with fine positioning stages. Which systems fit together how, is shown in the system overview for inverse microscopes.
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What is the Difference between a Piezo Actuator and a Programmable Piezo Shim?
New Tools for Design Engineers of Optics and Precision Mechanical Systems
What is the Difference between a Piezo Actuator and a Programmable Piezo Shim?
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Do you get the (bigger) picture?
Our customers regularly contact us with questions about their motion and positioning systems. With the wide variety of components that PI offers, we can easily help them realize their projects. However, in some cases, simply delivering a component may not be the right solution to the problem or challenge a customer is facing. Rather than the question being ‘’how can we realize our idea?’, it might be ‘what exactly do we want to realize, and why?’
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