Machine builders use motorized stages to achieve precise positioning and movement for numerous manufacturing applications, including semiconductor production, additive manufacturing (3D printing), and the automotive industry. These motion systems play critical roles in tasks such as applying glue, performing inspections, and conducting lithography.
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NOT USING: PIK Orig: IsoView Light Sheet Microscope: Open Source Project Relies On Positioning Systems from PI
A Brilliant Interpretation of Light Sheet Microscopy
Light Sheet Microscopy is a fascinating technology with a huge application potential in life sciences and biotechnology. IsoView is a brilliant interpretation of this technology, especially intended for imaging fast cellular dynamics across large specimens over several hours. Specimen positioning and objective translation plays a major role in the design of IsoView.
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How is the Still or Video Image Quality of Cameras Reliably Measured and Evaluated?
DxOMark Image Labs uses a PI hexapod to simulate camera movements in image stabilization testing
Taking sharp pictures despite poor lighting conditions, taking snapshots without blurring, recognizing traffic signs in driver assistance systems, or identifying dangerous situations in surveillance systems - all of this is possible today with the help of modern cameras. But how good is the still and video image quality of a camera or smartphone?
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X-Ray Microscopy & Quality Assurance of Optical Elements – The MiQA System
MiQA is a 20-ton, 56-axis motion system of extraordinary precision, designed for beam lines around synchrotrons and will be used for x-ray microscopy and quality assurance of x-ray optics such as lenses.
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How to Meet the Requirements of Machine Builders for Precision Linear Stages?
Dr. Cliff Jolliffe explains the motivation for development and why the new series of linear stages meet the requirements of machine builders.
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