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PIMag®: Voice Coil, Linear, and Torque Motors Developed In-House
An Interview Gives Insight Why PI also Uses Its Own Motors to Offer Optimized Customer Solutions
· Doris Knauer
For positioning and scanning systems equipped with magnetic direct drives, PI relies mainly on strong suppliers from the motor industry. With the Driven by PIMag® brand name PI is increasingly strengthening its expertise in motor design, construction, and manufacturing. Dietrich Wins, Product Marketing Manager for Motorized Positioners at PI, explains the motivation behind.
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Optical Tweezers with XYZ-Piezo Nanopositioning Stages
· PI (Physik Instrumente) LP
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System Overview: Positioning Stages for Inverse Microscopy
Guide for the Perfect Combination of Positioning Stages, Z Stages, and Sample Holders
· Markus Wiederspahn
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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Piezo Flexure Stages and Piezo Shear Actuators in Ion Conductance Microscopy
· PI (Physik Instrumente) LP
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Stable and Precise Positioning of Mechanical and Optomechanical Components
Piezo-Based Linear Actuators Provide Reliable and Automated Alignment of the Beam Path of Optical Assemblies
· Doris Knauer
How can the beam path of optical assemblies be adjusted with high resolution and stability? Piezo-based linear actuators provide reliable and automated alignment of mechanical and optomechanical components in experiments They offer a lifetime of more than a billion steps, a step size of 20 nm and a holding force of > 100 N.
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Nano-Positioning Systems for Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
· PI (Physik Instrumente) LP
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Ultrasonic Piezo Transducer for Blood Flow Monitoring
· PI (Physik Instrumente) LP
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Nanopositioning Systems for Medical Technologies
· PI (Physik Instrumente) LP
Piezo nanopositioning systems become increasingly important for progress in medical technology and medical device engineering.
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