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Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG

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PI expands electronics manufacturing

13.11.2024 -

Improved ergonomics, higher production capacities, and shorter production cycles at Rosenheim facility.

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PI opens new building

19.09.2024 -

The company has completed the new building of its Eschbach site in the Breisgau business park

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Physik Instrumente opens interface to science

23.07.2024 -

The “Technology Hub”, which PI opened in Karlsruhe in mid-July, is intended to link the company more closely with science. This is why it is located near the KIT in...

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Technology node development for semiconductor manufacturing

12.04.2024 -

PI contributes to the EU-funded project 14ACMOS to maintain key manufacturing technology leadership for semiconductor production in Europe.

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Lightning-fast photonic coupling

06.02.2024 -

Improving speed by an order of magnitude – Physik Instrumente introduced an AI-based real-time first light search method at this year’s Photonics West.

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PI introduces new automated alignment systems

02.02.2024 -

Physik Instrumente’s offering of automated alignment systems for assembly and packaging of silicon photonics chips expanded.

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PI introduces new sales manager

11.01.2024 -

Laurent Melin is now the new head of global sales for the PI Group

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PI increases hexapod production

20.11.2023 -

Physics Instruments (PI) has increased production of its hexapods. They are in high demand.

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PI wants to work more closely with scientists

26.09.2023 -

Physics Instruments (PI) relocates areas of research and development as innovation hubs in the immediate vicinity of universities and colleges.

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Physik Instrumente takes over activities of engineering company IBS

13.01.2023 -

Physik Instrumente has taken over a total of 53 employees and the existing business of the engineering company IBS in a new company as of January 1, 2023.

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Physik Instrumente expands Eschbach site

06.12.2022 -

Physik Instrumente is investing around 16 million euros in the expansion of its site in Eschbach, thereby tripling its capacity there.

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PI inaugurates new company headquarters in Karlsruhe

11.11.2022 -

Management and global corporate functions have already moved to the modern office building

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Physik Instrumente creates space for further manufacturing capacity

05.08.2022 -

Physik Instrumente has acquired an additional building in the immediate vicinity of its headquarters, into which various global corporate functions are moving. This will...

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Physik Instrumente grows by 27 percent in fiscal 2021

21.04.2022 -

Physik Instrumente achieved a 27 percent increase in sales in fiscal year 2021. The Karlsruhe-based company also started 2022 with the highest order intake in the company...

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Physik Instrumente buys Japanese manufacturer of granite base plates

17.03.2021 -

Physik Instrumente (PI) has acquired all shares in the Japanese company Precision Granite W Co. Ltd. (PGW). The acquisition was completed on February 25, 2021.

Machine Vision

The winners of the inspect award 2021

20.11.2020 -

The winners of the inspect award have been announced! A jury consisting of Anne Wendel, machine vision specialist in the Robotics + Automation Association at VDMA, Thomas...

Physik Instrumente appoints new sales director

20.11.2020 - Effective November 9, Tony Beswick assumed responsibility for sales of the product, service and solution offering within the EMEA region at Physik Instrumente (PI). Beswick grew up...

Dutch integrator relies on components from Physik Instrumente

16.04.2020 - The Dutch system integrator Tegema and Physik Instrumente (PI) are cooperating to develop automated systems for assembly and packaging in the photonics industry. At the core of...

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Precision and throughput for electronics manufacturing

03.04.2020 - Industry 4.0, internet of things, cloud computing, autonomous driving, electronic health, augmented reality or artificial intelligence benefit from advanced technology that the...

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Miniaturized Piezo Tube Actuators in Scanning Probe Microscopy

23.05.2019 - Scanning probe methods in microscopy allow topographic images with a resolution in the sub-nanometer range. In AFM (Atomic Force Microscopy), the scanning force microscope guides...

Machine Vision

Noncontact Measuring of Aspheric Lenses

08.04.2019 - For manufacturers, testing the aspheric shape accuracy is a considerable challenge: It requires measuring the tiniest deviations in shape in the nanometer range while making short...

PI Appoints Head of Segment Marketing for Microscopy & Life Sciences

26.03.2018 - With effect from March 1, Dr. Thomas Bocher has taken over the responsibility at PI (Physik Instrumente) for global business development in the field of Microscopy & Life Sciences...

PI is Committing Itself to New Service Concepts

12.02.2018 - Globalization continues to advance and in the meantime, high-precision positioning systems are being used all over the world, both in scientific fields and in industry. In order to...

PI Presents a New Catalog for Positioning Solutions Using Piezo Systems

08.01.2018 - The new catalog for piezo positioning from PI (Physik Instrumente) is 240 pages strong. The catalog shows all available standard products that use piezo actuators as their drive...

PI (Physik Instrumente) Appoints Scott Jordan as Head of the Photonics Market Segment

07.12.2016 - With immediate effect, Scott Jordan is head of the newly defined photonics market segment in the globally active PI Group. He is well known in the community for his passion and...

Physik Instrumente (PI) appoints Stéphane Bussa as Vice President of Sales & Marketing

17.11.2016 - Stéphane Bussa takes over the responsibility for Sales and Marketing at PI (Physik Instrumente) with immediate effect and sets a clear target for the leading supplier of motion...

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Automatic Focus Adjustment

04.08.2009 - It is difficult to imagine microscopy in biotechnology or clinical and pharmaceutical research without automation technology. Many applications in industrial surface inspection...

Products from this company

Automation

Compact, piezo-based lens positioning systems

Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co.KG -

Physik Instrumente (PI) has completely revised its portfolio of compact vertical positioning systems for microscope objectives - PIFOC. Significant improvements are...

Vision

Capturing the Scene Perfectly

Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co.KG - Taking sharp pictures despite poor lighting conditions, taking snapshots without blurring, recognizing traffic signs and road markings, or identifying dangerous situations for...

Automation

Physik Instrumente: Hexapod H-860

Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co.KG - The H-860 is specifically designed to test the image stabilization function in camera systems, smart phones and camera modules. In contrast to the design of the Stewart-Gough...

Vision

Positioning System with High Long-Term Stability

Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co.KG - In the semiconductor industry or photonics applications, components often need to be precisely positioned for each single processing step and then held in a stable position...

Vision

CIPA certified: Hexapods Test Image Stabilization

Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co.KG - Obtaining razor-sharp images without using a tripod and at the same time, compensate for natural and artificial motion is currently one of the decisive factors for both cameras and...

Contact

Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG

Auf der Römerstr. 1
76228 Karlsruhe
Germany

+49 721 4846-0
+49 721 4846-1019

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