By Stefan Vorndran and Scott Jordan, PI, Physik Instrumente L.P. Ever-increasing requirements for more precise motion control has forced manufacturers of piezoelectric positioners to find ways to overcome their limitations, such as travel range and linearity, while preserving the unmatched speed, reliability and resolution capabilities of piezoelectric devices. Precision motion control in general, and nanopositioning […]
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LR17 Piezo LEGS® Rotary Motor from MICROMO
The new LR17 expands MICROMO’s line-up of piezo technology from PiezoMotor and is offered with an integrated absolute encoder. The compact LR 17 is a mere 17 mm in diameter and has all the benefits coming from the Piezo LEGS technology. The stall torque from the motor is 30 mNm, which is high compared to […]
Linear Motion Module with 0.5 micron Resolution from New Scale Technologies
Victor, NY – New Scale Technologies, Inc. announced the latest product in its M3 Micro-Mechatronics Module family; the miniature M3-L closed-loop linear motion module. With 0.5 micron position resolution and a total package size of less than 27.5 x 13 x 7.5 mm, the M3-L module is the smallest, highest-resolution closed-loop linear motion control system […]
Physik Instrumente’s new C-867 equipped with piezo linear motor drives
Physik Instrumente L.P. (www.physikinstrumente.com) has unveiled its all-new C-867 – a two-axis digital controller used for actuators, microscope stages, micropositioning systems and ultrasonic high-stability piezo motor stages like those used on the newest generation microscopes. The new C-867, which is optimized for piezo linear motors, features integrated drive electronics for ultrasonic motors; dynamic servo parameter […]
Ceramic Linear Piezo Motor from Physik Instrumente
Auburn, Mass. – PI (Physik Instrumente) introduces the new N-216 NEXLINE® high-load piezo linear motors. These highly precise nanopositioning actuators provide travel ranges to 20mm with a resolution of 0.03nm, and push/pull forces to 600N (130lbs) and holding forces to 800N (177lbs). The piezoceramic clamping and shear elements act directly on a moving runner coupled […]
Paper on Pixel-Sub-Stepping / Image Resolution Enhancement with Piezoelectric Mechanisms
Auburn, MA – Piezo specialist PI has published a paper on image resolution enhancement and image stabilization for electronic imaging sensors based on fast piezo actuation. The paper describes basic techniques and explains different piezoelectric motion principles such as flexure mechanisms and ultrasonic motors. In order to increase the resolution of common imaging detectors such […]
Miniature Piezomotor Linear Slide
Auburn, MA – Physik Instrumente’s (PI) patented P-653 piezomotor linear slide is significantly smaller than other miniature linear stages and provides significantly higher velocities and resolution. It features a travel range of 2mm with force generation to 0.15N and comes pre-assembled and mounted on a PC board and is only 8mm long. This true linear […]
Nanopositioning and Piezo Technology Catalog and Reference Guide
PI’s (Physik Instrumente) 2009 hardcover catalog “Piezo Nano Positioning Inspirations 2009” covers nanopositioning and piezo technology. The 530-page publication is a comprehensive reference book on the fundamentals of nanopositioning, piezo systems and micropositioning technology. The catalog contains over 200 product families, 30% of which are new, with more than 1,000 drawings, graphs, images and technical […]
Engineer’s Guide for Building Applications with SMD Mounted Piezo Motor
A new whitepaper is now available to help engineers take advantage of groundbreaking technology for movement in applications. Traditional design methods use PCBs as motor controllers with connections to a physical motor located somewhere in the vicinity of the card. “For building smaller, cheaper and better applications, we offer a patented new technology that allows […]
