L-511 Linear Stage Series: Highest Precision for Precise and Stable Positioning

The L-511 linear stage series ensures precise, stable positioning with a repeatability of 0.15 µm.

Thanks to the backlash-free recirculating ball bearing guide with a pitch of 2 mm, the linear stage offers a high level of run-out accuracy and load capacity. The stress-relieved aluminum base ensures high stability and prevents drift caused by mechanical loads. The non-contact optical linear encoders for direct position measuring offer high resolution in the range of a few nanometers. Additionally, the L‑511 impresses with its vertical and lateral run-out of up to ±1.5 µm across the entire travel range, providing ideal conditions for applications that demand the highest level of run-out accuracy. These features make it an ideal solution for tasks such as laser cutting, optical alignment, and automated manufacturing processes.

Wide Range of Potential Applications

The linear stages of this series are available with a variety of motor configurations, including DC, BLDC, gear, and stepper motors. This allows the system to be customized for different requirements and applications, from research laboratories to industrial environments. The non-contact optical reference switch with direction sensing in the middle of the travel range facilitates use in automation tasks and makes it more secure.

Fast Availability and Easy Integration

With short lead times and a modular design for flexible integration, the precision linear stage is ideal for time-critical projects. Whether as a stand-alone solution or as part of a complex motion system: users benefit from a high degree of planning reliability and simple integration.

Physik Instrumente (PI) in Brief

PI with headquarters in Karlsruhe, Germany, is the market and technology leader for high-precision positioning technology and piezo applications in the market segments of Industrial Automation, Photonics, Semiconductor, and Microscopy & Life Sciences. In close cooperation with customers from all over the world, PI's more than 1,900 specialists have been continuously pushing the boundaries of what is technically feasible for more than fifty years. Various drive technologies, internally developed sensor technology, electronics, and control technology provide the basis for this. PI’s portfolio ranges from components to subsystems to tailor-made complete solutions. More than 560 granted and pending patents underline the company’s claim to leadership in the fields of precision positioning and piezo technology. PI operates on a global scale, with nine production sites in Europe, North America, and Asia, as well as sixteen sales and service subsidiaries.