Ultra-Low Inertia Flexure NanoPositioning
and Scanning Stages

Flexure Stages Picture
  • X-Y Flexure Scanning Tables
  • X Tables
  • Z Tables
  • X-Y-Z Tables
  • 6 Degree of Freedom Tables
  • PIFOC NanoFocus Z-Motors

PI offers the largest selection of research- and industrial-reliability Piezo Actuators, Translators (linear actuators), Piezo NanoPositioning Sytems and Piezo Steering Mirrors (Active Optics) worldwide. We have more than 30 years experience.

The PI piezoelectrically driven EDM (Electric Discharge Machining) cut flexure stages offer displacement ranges of 5 to 800µm (rotation to several mrad) and limit out plane motion to sub-nm/sub-arcsecond deviation/tilt. Some of the our flexure stages can be fitted with our capacitive sensors which provide resolution and repeatability better than 1 nm. Features of the PI flexure stages include:

  • Single and multi-axis systems up to 6 degrees of freedom.
  • Single Module Parallel-Kinematic multi-axis systems with large aperture.
  • Ultra-fast response
  • Advanced Control Techniques for fastest possible settling
  • Optional integrated position feedback for closed loop operation and non-linearity compensation.
  • Step or continuous operation: step response in low millisecond range.
  • Optional integrated capacitive displacement sensors with <1 nm accuracy.
  • OEM and custom designs.
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Examples
P-500 NanoPositioning Stage Series , XY, XYZ, and 
XY_Rot-Z, Tip/Tilt
P-733, XY NanoPositioning Stage, 100x100 µm
P-587 6-Axis-NanoPositioning Stage
P-290 Z-NanoPositioning Stage

Selection Guide 
Examples of Custom NanoPositioning Stages 


P-500 NanoPositioning Stage,

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