Micropositioning: Micropositioners - Motorized Positioning Stages: Linear, Rotary, Hexapods

PI is a leading manufacturer of micropositioners - ultra-precision micropositioning stages for OEM and research - and offers a large range of motorized and piezoelectric motion control technologies including Nanopositioning devices and systems. Our expertise spans from miniature actuators to hybrid servo & piezo-driven linear stages and 6-D parallel kinematics micropositioning systems.

All linear and rotary positioners can be arranged to multi-axis combinations and many can be fitted with optional piezo drives with better than 1 nm resolution.

Our new compact piezo motor linear positioners and piezo motor actuators are the smallest, fastest and most powerful on the market. PI is also the global leader in parallel kinematics multi-axis precision positioners and offers a large selection of hexapods and SpaceFAB 6-axis positioners.

A new line of Air Bearing Tables, and motorized XY / XYZ Gantry stages is also available as well as custom engineered solutions and
vacuum and UHV positioning stages.

Miniaturized Micropositioners

Piezoelectric Micropositioners

Micropositioning Actuators

XY, XZY, 6-Axis Micropositioners

Linear Positioning Stages, Vertical Positioners		Rotary Tables for Micropositioning		Motion Controllers and Drives		Nanopositioners and Flexure Stages


			PDF Brochures on Micropositioning and Nanopositioning Products Motorized Linear Translation Stages Brochure from PI miCos Precision Elevation Stage (Z-Positioner) Brochure Mini-Precision Positioners Brochure Precision Linear Slides for Micropositioning Brochure Piezo Motor Precision Actuators Brochure Precision Rotary Stages Brochure Precision Vertical & Linear Stages Brochure XY, XYZ Multi-Axis Precision Stages Brochure Hexapods Brochure Precision Miniature Linear Slide Catalog

What Is Micropositioning - Where is it Required?

Micropositioning is the precise movement of objects with micrometer precision / resolution or better. In the old days, this precision was only achievable over short micrometer-scale distances, but today even better accuracy is available over 100's of millimeters and more. Micropositioning equipment is needed for test, valication and production in every high-tech market, when conventional motion systems are not accurate enough, but nanometer resolution may not be required. Typical applications include microscopy, optics alignment, laser processing, metrology, optical inspection, medical devices, microassembly, photonics, and precision automation.