Join Physik Instrumente (PI) on stand D744 at Drives & Controls 2018 at the NEC Birmingham from the 10th to the 12th of April to discover the PI family of ACS motion controllers. On display in the UK for the first time, these high performance EtherCAT®-based controllers and multi-axis drives enable the use of various motor types that can be conveniently integrated into a wide variety of advanced and demanding applications, including automation.
PI will be exhibiting a range of products from the ACS portfolio, including the latest NanoPWM™ amplifiers – offering linear amplifier performance with the power, robustness and cost-effectiveness of a PWM drive – and the LCMv2 laser control module, which allows laser sources to be synchronised to motion profiles. Alongside, visitors will be able to see the SPiiPlusES drive node, which enables the addition of more capable motion control to existing EtherCAT automation solutions. Also on the stand will be the innovative Goldfinger laser scriber – a collaborative development between PI, ACS Motion Control and SCANLAB – combining a high speed laser galvanometer scanner with servo-driven stages to offer fast, flexible and precise laser machining, eliminating stitching errors and increasing throughput. Goldfinger will be complemented by a small laser demonstrator, as well as a selection of PI’s precision micro- and nanopositioning products, and hexapods, and there will be ample opportunities to discuss how the company can apply its systems’ capabilities to the demands of specific individual applications.
Visit stand D744 to see how PI can help meet your motion control and precision positioning needs.
PI in brief
Over the last 40 years, Karlsruhe-based Physik Instrumente (PI) has become the leading manufacturer of nanopositioning systems and products based on piezo technology. PI is a private company with more than 900 employees worldwide and a flexible, vertically integrated organisation, enabling it to fulfil almost any request in the precision positioning technology field. All PI’s key technologies are developed in house, allowing class-leading precision mechanics – screw, direct drive, linear, rotary, air and mechanical bearings – and associated electronics, position sensors and piezo ceramics or actuators to be guaranteed from design to shipment, whether standard or customised. Piezo ceramics and actuators are produced by PI Ceramic, a subsidiary of PI, and the company has its own sales and service offices in all major markets. PI also maintains testing devices for nanometrology on three continents, and both PI Shanghai and PI USA have additional development and manufacturing resources, allowing rapid local response to specific customer needs.
