PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. — a leading manufacturer of piezo stages, nanopositioning and precision motion-control equipment for bio-nanotechnology, photonics and semiconductor applications — introduces the new M-686 low-profile XY open-frame piezo stage driven by ultrasonic linear motors suppliers

Advantages:
* Fast: Piezo Motor Drives Provide High Speed to 100 mm/sec
and Response Time in the Millisecond Range
* Precise: Closed-Loop w/ 0.1 µm Resolution Linear encoders
* Large Clear Aperture: 78 x 78 mm
* Compact Design: 32 mm Profile Height only, 150 x 150 mm Footprint
* Long Travel: 25 x 25 mm
* Stable: Self-Locking at Rest
* Flexible: Combines with Flexure Piezo Stages and Professional scanners

About M-686-XY Piezo Motor Stages and Scanners
The low-profile M-686 open-frame XY piezomotor stages are mainly designed for automated-positioning applications in inspection and microscopy. For ultra-high resolution applications they can be combined with nanopositinng scaning stages; the low profile height of the M-686 provides for a very compact system.

Space Saving Piezo Motors
Compared to conventional motorized translation stages, the M-686 provides a lower profile and smaller footprint. The compact PILine® piezoelectric linear motors and high resolution linear industrial encoders make both the leadscrew / duct and flanged, bulky pulse motor employed in traditional stages obsolete. In addition, the piezo motors are self locking at rest and hold the stage in a stable position.