Superior positioning and geometric performance, absolute high-resolution encoders, and a large, 260mm clear aperture makes this air bearing stage a precision instrument for optical alignment, ...

This video shows the principle and advantages of air bearing stages. Air bearing stages replace mechanical contact by a thin air film, avoiding wear, friction, vibration, and hysteresis effects. PI's ...

The accuracy of motion systems used in precision automation applications is significantly dependent on top-tier positioning stages and motion controllers. When designing a next-generation machine or ...

Rotary Air Bearings provide High Precision Motion with Minimal Eccentricity and Wobble. The rotary air bearing on the left is non motorized – its low friction is apparent from the long time it keeps ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Most motion applications use mechanical bearing guidance. However, there are many cases in which precision, angular ...

(Nanowerk News) Worldwide nanopositioning solutions leader PI adds to its compact A-311 line of low-profile planar XY air bearing stages. PI’s US-based air bearing R&D and manufacturing teams have ...

Once viewed as "guideways for the rich and famous," air bearings use in the last two years has been driven by explosive growth in two application areas: flat panel displays and hard disk drives. But ...

Some manufacturing processes increase bearing life. Their main disadvantage is additional cost. Forging produces a fiber orientation in the race material that makes the races less sensitive to ...

Seeing a heavy load slide around on nearly frictionless air bearings is pretty cool; it’s a little like how the puck levitates on an air hockey table. Commercial air bearings are available, of course, ...

This video shows Matt Reck, Product Manager for Air Bearing Technology, providing an insight into PI USA’s Engineering and Manufacturing Center in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Besides PI’s ...