(PI Americas: New York) -- PI Americas has introduced several new families of motorized linear and rotary stages tailored for precision automation, motion control, and positioning applications in the photonics, semiconductor, imaging, and metrology industry. All product lines are powered by noncontact, three-phase linear or torque motors, and are equipped with integrated direct-measuring linear encoders. Absolute measuring encoders are available for most of the new linear stage families. The stages are designed and manufactured by the PI Americas engineering team and manufactured in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.

Economical and compact linear stages, V-141

The V-141 compact linear stage family combines affordability, compactness, and performance. Available in travel ranges of 40, 60, and 100 mm, stages provide 0.06 µm bidirectional repeatability and velocity up to 1.1 m/sec. The 40 mm variant has a footprint of only 80 mm x 80 mm. XY and XYZ configurations with an integrated counterbalance on Z are also available.

Applications include photonics alignment test and assembly automation, precision microassembly, research, biotechnology, general automation, device assembly, laser microprocessing, and pick-and-place. 

With expanded U.S. manufacturing, PI increased production of precision motion systems for semiconductor and photonics.

For precise nanopositioning and alignment applications in a small package, V-571

The V-571 ultrahigh precision linear stage family features a body width of 95 mm and is available in four travel ranges from 25 mm–100 mm. Stages provide 0.1 µm absolute calibrated position accuracy, and both incremental and absolute encoders with 1 nm resolution are available. An optional counterbalance and brake for XYZ applications is also offered.

Applications include sample inspection, precision microassembly, semiconductor inspection and metrology, photonics alignment, and mass production of ultrahigh precision components.

For precise nanopositioning and alignment applications, and travel to 230 mm, V-574

Like its smaller brother, the V-574  family of nanopositioning linear stages provides excellent accuracy and guiding precision. With a body width of 130 mm, it can carry larger objects. Three travel ranges of 60 mm, 130 mm, and 230 mm are offered, as well as three encoder options.

Applications include sample inspection, precision microassembly, semiconductor inspection and metrology, photonics alignment, and mass production of ultrahigh precision components.

Wide-body linear stage for heavy loads, V-827

The V-827 wide-body linear stage family was designed for higher-load applications with travel ranges up to 1 m. Combining calibrated positioning accuracy of 0.25 µm, bidirectional repeatability of 0.3 µm, and maximum velocity of 2 m/sec, the V-827 is ideal for high-precision automation and manufacturing. The V-827 provides maximum performance when used with the A-81x or A-82x series of EtherCat-based motion controllers.

Applications include laser processing, industrial automation, and big science research.

V-62x direct-drive rotation stages

All of the new linear stages can be combined with the V-62x series of direct-drive rotation stages for added high-precision rotary motion. Applications include semiconductor testing and metrology, medical device manufacturing, and laser processing.