PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P.

PI (Physik Instrumente) provides the broadest and deepest portfolio of precision motion technologies in the world.
PI USA complies with the US laws for export controlled technologies.

The PI US head office in Auburn, MA features R&D, engineering, repair, sales, service facilities, application labs, a large warehouse, and nanometrology equipment for test & calibration. PI USA is ITAR registered, and equipped to handle your COTS or custom precision motion control / piezo / nanopositioning system requirements.

The PI family of companies employs more than 750 people world wide with design, metrology and manufacturing facilities on 3 continents. PI is known throughout the high-tech world for its leadership in the design and manufacture of nanometer-precision motion control equipment, piezo ceramics and actuators, Hexapod 6-axis parallel positioners and micro-handling / alignment robotic systems.

PI miCos, PI's new subsidiary, boasts many years of experience in vacuum positioning equipment, motorized positioning stages and large, turn-key positioning systems for automation and beamline instrumentation. A custom version of a PI miCos translation stage is currently used in a laser focusing mechanism on the Mars Rover science lab.