Videos on Motion Control and Positioning Technologies | PI USA

PI offers the broadest and deepest portfolio of precision motion technologies. Watch the videos below to get an impression of what PI can do to help you solve critical motion and positioning problems.

PI Technologies Overview
Air Bearing Positioners
Magnetic Linear Motors & Voice Coil Drive Technology
Photonics Alignment, Automation, Fiber Alignment, Silicon Photonics

Piezo Stages & NanoFocus Devices in Microscopy
Hexapod 6-Axis Positioning
Beamline Instrumentation
Magnetic Levitation / Hybrid Piezo+Screw Drives

Imaging / Image Stabilization / Beam Steering
Piezo Motors
Piezo Technology / Piezo Actuators
Piezo Nanopositioning Stages
Medical Engineering Applications

Ultrasonic Piezo Transducers, Pumps, Medical Equipment - Technology & Applications

Precision Motion Products for Microscopy & Imaging

Hexapod 6-Axis Parallel Positioning and Alignment Systems

Automated Fiber & Photonics Alignment Engines / Solutions

Positioning Solutions with Direct Drive Servo Motors

Piezo Motion: Piezo Flexure Actuators and Piezo Motors for Precision Automation

Piezo Motors for Automation and Precision Motion Control - Design Overview

New PI Motion Technologies Explained at Photonics West 2016

PI Booth at 2015 Laser World of Photonics

Precision Motion Insights at PI USA

Product Examples: PI Technologies

PI's Air Bearing Design & Manufacturing Operation

Air Bearings Showcased at Photonics West 2016

How Air Bearings Work: Example of 3-Motor Planar Stage

Compact XY Planar Stages

Rotary Stages

Spherical Stages

Motorized Compact Rotary Stages

Voice Coil + Air Bearing = Highly Precise Dynamic Motion

Tech Articles & Apps

Product examples: Air Bearing Positioners

Positioning Solutions with Direct Drives

How Voice Coils Work

Fast Voice Coil Actuator with DIO Interface

Three Phase Linear Motor Working Principle

Magnetic Voice Coil Linear Motor and Vertical Actuator

Compact XY Linear Motor Stage with Air Bearings

XYZ Stage Linear Motor Stage Based on Magnetic Levitation

High Speed & Dynamics Voice Coil Linear Motor Hexapod

High End Motion Control for Industrial Precision Automation Systems

Product Examples: Linear Motors & Voice Coil-Driven Stages

High-Speed 12-Axis Automated SiP Alignment System

Photonics Array Alignment Demo at Photonics West 2017

Solutions for Photonics Alignment

Silicon Photonics: Automated Assembly Station

Fast Multi Channel Photonic Alignment

Six-Axis Automated Fiber Aligner

CyberAligner XYZ Alignment Engine

FMPA: Fast Optical Alignment for SiP Production

Hexapod Six-Axis Systems for Micro Manufacturing / Fiber Alignment Operation

PI's SiP Wafer Probing Demo at 2016 Photonics West

Automated Alignment with Robot

Tech Articles & Apps

Product examples: Photonics Alignment

Positioning Solutions for Microscopy and Imaging

Piezo Stage Operating Principle in Scanning Microscopy

XY Scanning Stage and PIFOC Z-Focus Animation in Microscopy Application

Animation: Z-Stack Image Acquisition with Fast Piezo-Positioner for Super Resolution Microscopy

Image Stabilization Principle

Low Profile, High Stability Motorized Microscope Stage with PInano Fast Scanning Nanopositioning Stage

Nanopositioning Applications for Microscopy, Neuroscience, and Metrology

Long Travel Nano Focus Piezo Motor

Tech Articles & Apps

Product examples: Microscope Stages

PI Makes Hexapod Operation Easy: Mechanics, Controller, Software

Why Use a Hexapod?

Different Types of Hexapods

High Speed & Dynamics Hexapod

High Load Hexapod Stewart Platform Swivel Test Stand

Mini Hexapod Riding on Big Hexapod Platform

iPad Controlling a Hexapod

Hexapod Showing Continous Multi-Axis Motion

Vacuum Compatible 6-Axis Robotic Parallel Positioning System (SpaceFAB)

Drone Image Stabilization Testing with Hexapod

Novel Labeling Machine Prototype

Spherical Scan System

Fiber Alignment Hexapod Operating Principle

6-Axis Simulation with Piezo Linear Motor

User Defined Pivot Point Simulation

Different Ways to Produce Multi-Axis Motion

H-811 Miniature Hexapod in Motion

Simulation and Testing Software for Hexapod integration

Hexapod with Range Extender

Tech Articles & Apps

Product examples: Hexapod 6-Axis Positioning Systems

56-Axis, 20 Ton Nanopositioning System for X-Ray Microscopy, Tomography, Laminography

High Load Hexapod & Mini Hexapod: Vacuum Compatible for X-Ray Spectrometry, Beamline Instrumentation

Tech Articles & Apps

How Magnetic Levitation Works: Example of Multi-Axis Linear Stage

Ultra-Smooth Hybrid Technology

Product examples: Magnetic Levitation Stages

Product examples: Hybrid Precision Stages

Piezo Drive for Laser Eye Surgery

Image Stabilization Principle

High Dynamics Hexapods can be used for Test and Characterization of Image Shake. PI makes CIPA certified hexapods.

Drone Image Stabilization Testing with Hexapod

Tech Articles & Apps

Product examples: Imaging / Image Stabilization / Beam Steering

Why Use Piezo Motors?

Short Overview of Different Piezo Motor Designs

Stick-Slip Working Principle

Ultrasonic Motor Operating Principle

PiezoWalk Linear Motor Precision Translation Stage

Opto-Mechanical Mini Actuator

Mini-Rod Stick-Slip Motor

Self-Clamping, High Force Piezo Motor

Ultrasonic Piezo Motor Powers Leica Theodolite

Ultrasonic Linear/Rotary Stage Principle

Piezomotors in Medical Therapy

Ultrasonic Linear Shaft Motor

V8-Power Piezo Motor

How does a Piezo Ratchet Mechanism Work

Tech Articles & Apps

Product examples: Piezo Motors & Linear Motors

Piezo Motion: The Piezo Effect and Different Types of Piezo Actuators

Piezo Multilayer Stack Actuator in Motion

Mechanical Motion Amplification

Piezo Bender Actuator

Piezo Electric Shear Actuator

Principle of a Flexure Motion Amplifier and Guiding System

Piezo Flexure Actuators Motion

Quick Tour of the PI Ceramic Factory

Tech Articles & Apps

Product examples: Piezo Actuators

A faster XYZ-Piezo Scanner: Lower Mass & Inertia = Higher Performance

Nanopositioning Based on Piezo Technology

Why Use Hybrid Piezo Stages?

Parallel Kinematic Piezo Stage

Direct Parallel Metrology provides better Multi-Axis Precision. All motion is measured against one common reference.

Compact XYZ Piezo Nanopositioning Stage

Long Travel Piezo Z-Focus Stage

Fast Piezo Flexure Stage in Image Stabilization Application

Miniature Stick-Slip Piezo Motor Linear Stage

Multi-Axis Piezo Stage and Objective Z-Scanner for Super Resolution Microscopy

PiezoWalk Linear Motors

Piezo Laser Bearm Scanner for Ophthalmology Application

Parallel-Kinematics 6-Axis Piezo Stage Stress Analysis

Tech Articles & Apps

Product examples: Piezo Nanopositioning Stages

Laser Eye Surgery

Non-Magnetic Motors for Medical Therapy

Several Piezo Based Solutions for Medical Engineering

Nano Precision Dispensing

Piezo, Fast Pipetting Drive

Piezo Pump

Piezo Nebulizer

Product Examples: Medical Engineering Applications