(Nanowerk Spotlight – Application Notes) Improvements in the design of medical equipment for better streamlined functionality and performance is influenced by a number of critical factors. The ...

Designed for nanometer-level accuracy and high dynamic performance, PI's piezo flexure stages combine friction-free flexure guidance with high-force and high-resolution piezoelect ...

Just a few years ago, systems able to position to within 10 min. (10 millionths of an inch) were considered state of the art. Today, the bar has been raised. Companies routinely require the ability to ...

With the speed at which technology advances, there is little room for suboptimal performance and out-of-date tech. Precise ...

A high-speed head positioner in a hard-disk track profiler; a sensitive tip/tilt planarization mechanism for a semiconductor wafer chuck; a dimensionally-stabilized laser cavity; an active ...

Digital Motion Controller PIHera stages can be operated with the E-727 piezo controller that offers advanced motion control capabilities tailored for high-precision nanopositioning applications.

This video shows the operation and features of PI’s Piezo Inertia Drives. PIShift drives in particular are ideal for drift-free long-term positioning. The piezo inertia drives are space-saving and ...

The NPS-XY-100A is a piezo scanned flexure guided nanopositioning stage with integrated capacitance position sensors. It is made of Super Invar and is capable of sub-nanometer resolution and ...

Motion-device functionality is influenced by a myriad of design requirements. Consider medical-instrument manufacturing: The research, design, modeling, testing, prototyping, and FDA and EU approvals ...

In the last 15 years, high-speed piezo electric actuators have become less expensive to manufacture. Consequently, they find themselves as a favorite design choice for a growing number of applications ...

A 3D-printed piezoelectric metamaterial uses topology-driven charge transport to locate underwater sound sources from a single compact transducer, replacing bulky hydrophone arrays.