Precision motion control and nanopositioning systems maker PI (Physik Instrumente; Auburn, MA) has expanded its worldwide offices to Changzhou, China with an R&D and manufacturing center, with the goal of providing faster delivery and support of its solutions to Asian customers. Similar to the company’s continued investment in R&D and production sites in the U.S. and Europe, Changzhou will better support customers and meet the needs of local markets in the Asia-Pacific region.
In addition to Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen, China, PI Asia-Pacific offices are in Singapore, South Korea (Seoul), Japan (Toyko and Osaka), and Taiwan (Taipei City).
Applications for PI’s systems offerings include high-accuracy industrial automation processes in fields such as semiconductor test and metrology, genome sequencing, biotechnology, medical engineering, high-resolution microscopy, and optics and photonics manufacturing.
Source: PI press release
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