In last years Phidrive has dedicated its skills to the research and development of devices for the rapid and high stability alignment of components. All Phidrive nanopositioners incorporate a piezoelectric motor for nanometer-precise resolution and additionally use special, backlash-free, non-rolling guides.

areas of application

The PHI-SS-6DOF is particularly appropriate for:

• metrology
• semiconductors
• super-resolution microscopy,
• interferometry
•  inspection systems

The motorized stages are supported by a complete line of controllers for the various motors and piezoelectric actuators.

Your Advantages with PhiDrive as Partner:

• Motion control systems designed to improve the speed and accuracy of alignment processes
• Understand needs and offer tailor-made solutions for customers to obtain custom products
• Decades of experience in the development and implementation of motion control systems and alignment solutions

Optomechanics is a valuable discipline that combines the principles of optics and mechanics to design and develop precision instruments and systems. It allows the integration of optical components, such as lenses, mirrors and detectors, with mechanical systems to ensure optimal performance and reliability. This interdisciplinary field plays a crucial role in various industries, including:

• Aerospace
• Defense
• Telecommunications
• Biomedical

Optomechanics allows professionals to design and optimize optical systems for various applications, ranging from imaging and laser systems to precision measurement instruments.

PhiDrive’s experience in the piezoelectric motor sector has allowed the creation of an innovative motor that exploits the micrometric deformation of piezoelectric stacks to achieve infinite rotary or linear motion. Our goal is to include these rotary actuators in key equipment and mechanisms used in spacecraft

• Extremely high precision
• Completely oil/lubricant free motor components
• Energy savings, thanks to the absence of electrical alimentation in stationary conditions
• High torque/mass ratio
• Absence of gears, meaning no backlash motion
• No need for mechanical brakes
• Normally blocked with a slipping force up to 3 times greater than the actuating force

Our technology is also suitable for other sectors and markets, as PhiDrive can modify it according to customer needs.

PhiDrive features high-precision rotation stages that can form more complex combinations such as:

• Multi-axis positioning systems
• Multi-rotating positioning systems
• Gimbals

Position stages are set by motorized systems which allow it to respond to the requirements imposed by precision and flexibility. These rotary stages can also be used in optical and photonic applications, where they position, for example, lenses or optical fibers with resolution of nm and nrad with excellent repeatability. These performances place PhiDrive as the leader in the field of high precision rotary stage.

PhiDrive has been working for several years in the creation of industrial products dedicated to the micromanipulation of objects up to 20 microns.

GRIPHI microgrippers are mechanical components dedicated to gripping and manipulating very small objects, lenses and fiber optic sensors. They are expressly designed for industrial use, tested for 40 million cycles.

• Gripping objects up to 20 microns
• Object positioning accuracy of approximately one tenth of a micron
• Measurement of the opening of the microgripper
• Grippers std. stroke: up to 1,4 mm
• Clamping force: up to 4 N
• Force closed-loop control & Touch sensor available
• Dedicated electronics
• Customizable shape and performance

The use of robots makes assembly lines highly reconfigurable and fast. If we add our PHI-W wrist system, the robot’s degree of precision increases. The union between robot and PHI-W gives microcomponent assembly lines high performance characteristics.

Furthermore, we specialize in vision systems that allow to close the feedback loops of the PHI-W wrist system and robots.

The COR product family is created by the union of Piezoelectric and Flexure technology. Piezo technology optimizes positioning and was designed with nm or nrad precision. Flexure technology makes the mechanics excellent and robust and COR devices have no blacklash and do not require the use of lubricants.

Hybrid solutions are also proposed given by the combination of the very high resolution of a flexure namometric positioning stage combined with a conventional positioning stage characterized by very large strokes.

The many years of experience of Phidrive engineers is focused on achieving the best performance by optimizing travel range, dynamics and design, in fact installation spaces are often limited. All manufacturing steps are carried out laboratory.