V-408 PIMag® Linear Stage

PIMag® linear motor

Linear motors are electromagnetic direct drives. They dispense with mechanical components in the drivetrain and transfer the drive force directly and friction-free to the motion platform. The drives reach high velocities and accelerations. Iron core motors are used when forces and accelerations need to be achieved in a limited installation space. The design with iron cores maximizes the magnetic forces and ensures high thermal stability of the drive.

PIMag®

PI develops proprietary magnetic motors if positioning systems need to achieve specific performance characteristics that cannot be reached by using drive components currently available on the market, for example, to achieve a high force density or a compact design. The motors developed by PI are identified by the PIMag® brand name.

Crossed roller guide

With crossed roller guides, the point contact of the balls in ball guides is replaced by line contact of the hardened rollers. Consequently, they are considerably stiffer and need less preload, which reduces friction and allows smoother running. Crossed roller guides are also distinguished by high guiding accuracy and load capacity. Force-guided rolling element cages prevent cage creep.

Direct position measuring

Position measuring is performed with the highest accuracy directly at the motion platform so that nonlinearity, mechanical play, or elastic deformation have no influence on position measuring.

Application fields

Industry and research. Automation technology with high demands on dynamics and precision.