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Piezo Stages, Nanopositioning, PicoPositioning and Micropositioning Products

Overview of precision motion product categories, including piezo actuators, nanopositioning stages, fast steering mirrors, capacitive sensors, controllers, micropositioning stages, hexapods, photonics alignment solutions and piezo motor stages.

Piezo & Nanopositioning

Piezo actuators

Piezo Actuators

Sub-nanometer resolution, load capacity to 100 kN, optional case, preload and position sensor.

  • Piezo actuator tubes without casing
  • PICMA® chip and multilayer actuators
  • Piezo shear and multi-axis actuators
  • Actuators with casing and closed-loop options
Nanopositioning systems

PiezoStage Systems, Piezo Stages

Very high dynamics, sub-nanometer precise motion, 1 to 6 axes, frictionless flexure guides, parallel kinematics, parallel metrology and capacitive feedback.

  • Single-axis piezo nanopositioning systems
  • Multi-axis stages without aperture
  • Z actuators
  • Multi-axis stages with aperture
  • Z / tip / tilt stages with aperture
Tip tilt fast steering mirrors

Tip/Tilt Fast Steering Mirrors

Very fast piezo-driven systems for image stabilization, resolution enhancement and beam steering. 1 to 3 axes, up to 6° beam deflection.

  • Single-axis platforms and shifters
  • Multi-axis tip/tilt platforms
Capacitive nanometrology sensors

Capacitive Nanometrology Sensors

Up to 0.01 nanometer resolution. Absolute measuring, noncontact, high bandwidth, high linearity and vacuum compatible; ideal for parallel metrology.

Piezo drivers and nanopositioning controllers

Piezo Drivers & Nanopositioning Controllers

Digital and analog controllers, drivers and amplifiers for 100 V and 1000 V systems, up to 2000 W power; benchtop, 19-inch rack and OEM versions.

  • High-speed digital controllers
  • 3-channel NanoCube controllers
  • High-power amplifiers, 500 to 2000 W
  • Controllers for bender piezo actuators
  • OEM controller modules
  • Modular controllers
  • Single-channel controllers, amps and cards
  • Open-loop piezo controllers

Micropositioning & Motion Control

Motion controllers

Motion Controllers

Servo motor controllers, stepper motor controllers and piezomotor controllers. Cost-effective single-channel controllers, automation controllers and custom designs to 300 axes.

  • DC motor controllers
  • Piezo motor controllers
  • NEXLINE® PiezoWalk® controller