Hexapod

Hybrid hexapod offers 60-degree tip/tilt

Hybrid hexapod offers 60-degree tip/tilt

ALIO Industries‘ patented Angulares Hybrid Hexapod boasts 60-degree tip/tilt travel, the highest angular travel range available among 6-Degree-Of-Freedom (6-DOF) positioners on the market, maintaining the exceptional positioning performance synonymous with all ALIO Hybrid Hexapod systems. The Angulares is vital today because it addresses the precision and performance needs of modern high-tech industries, offering unmatched versatility […]

By June 24, 2024 Read More →
PI substantially increases hexapod production capacity

PI substantially increases hexapod production capacity

Based on a comprehensive analysis of the production processes for hexapods, Physik Instrumente (PI) has adapted its production capacity to the sharp increase in demand and is prepared to expand them even further if required. The focus of the restructuring was the optimisation and relocation of the entire hexapods production area to newly designed premises, […]

By November 21, 2023 Read More →
PI showcases hexapods and cartesian linear robots

PI showcases hexapods and cartesian linear robots

Discover PI’s featured applications for micro-precision 6-axis hexapod parallel kinematic robots, cartesian robots (gantries), and high precision linear-motor and torque motor stages at the 2023 Robotics Summit. The Summit’s expo, held annually in Boston, offers hands-on access to state-of-the-art design and development of applications utilising robotics and intelligent robotic systems and services. PI’s high precision […]

By May 12, 2023 Read More →
PI increases production space at HQ by 11,000 sq ft

PI increases production space at HQ by 11,000 sq ft

Rising global demand for semiconductor chips requires investments in equipment that is needed for chip production. To meet these needs, ultra-precision motion control, nanopositioning, and precision automation equipment Physik Instrumente (PI) has increased its production space. PI products frequently find use in critical production processes of the latest generation of semiconductors, optics and photonics components. […]

By August 19, 2022 Read More →
Aerotech revolutionises motion control with Automation1

Aerotech revolutionises motion control with Automation1

Aerotech has updated its Automation1 control platform, which comes with several new features in the current release 2.2. Complex motion systems such as hexapods that move relatively freely in six degrees of freedom often require positioning accuracy in in the nanometre range, especially in microscopy, metrology or even in the electronics industry and medical technology. […]

By June 24, 2022 Read More →
Live demos on multi-axis precision motion systems

Live demos on multi-axis precision motion systems

PI’s booth at the 2022 Robotics Summit featured new applications for high precision 6-axis stages based on hexapod parallel kinematic robots and gantries (cartesian linear robots). PI’s high precision robotics solutions and motion systems find applications in micro-assembly, test and metrology, high speed multi-axis alignment of optics, camera lenses and panels, and laser machining. PI […]

By May 16, 2022 Read More →
Precision hexapod for nano-positioning applications

Precision hexapod for nano-positioning applications

This high-resolution 6-axis robotic stage from PI is compact, works in any orientation, and is said to be ideal for any application that requires precision motion in 4, 5 or 6 degrees of freedom – from life sciences to aerospace engineering. The H-840.G2IHP micropositioning robot is equipped with brushless precision motors for high performance and […]

By April 19, 2022 Read More →
Miniature hexapod with six degrees of freedom

Miniature hexapod with six degrees of freedom

Aerotech is bringing its new ‘small’ hexapod HEX150 to trade fair Control in Stuttgart from 3 to 6 May. The HEX150-140HL is a miniature hexapod positioning system with six degrees of freedom (DOF) that enables precise translation in the X, Y and Z directions as well as rotation around each of these axes. “The HEX150-140HL […]

By March 11, 2022 Read More →
Omron exhibits new technologies in a virtual interactive platform

Omron exhibits new technologies in a virtual interactive platform

Omron has launched a virtual exhibition that enables visitors to walk through a 360 degree virtual tour, guiding them around ‘the factory of the future’ – one in which different innovations have been introduced to increase flexibility, enhance efficiency and boost productivity. The virtual exhibition highlights, in particular, six new technologies that can be used […]

By February 9, 2021 Read More →
Eaton hose provides secure supply to hexapods

Eaton hose provides secure supply to hexapods

A crucial factor for driving comfort and safety within motor vehicles are suspension components. A renowned automotive manufacturer therefore tests each component thoroughly at its research centre. Within the facility the company operates state-of-the-art test rigs, including a hexapod test bench: the characteristics of suspension elements as well as their transmission function are determined here. […]

By February 9, 2018 0 Comments Read More →