PI (Physik Instrumente) offers the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of precision motion technologies, spanning a wide range of applications and performance requirements. PI USA operates in full compliance with U.S. export control regulations governing the handling and distribution of controlled technologies.
PI is a privately held company that designs and manufactures high-performance precision motion and automation systems—including air bearing stages, precision gantries, parallel-kinematic hexapods, piezoelectric nanopositioning systems, and piezo motors—at facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia. Founded over 50 years ago, the company currently employs more than 1,900 professionals worldwide.
In November 2025, PI transitioned from its long-standing facility in Auburn, MA, to a newly constructed manufacturing and engineering center in Shrewsbury, MA. This new U.S. headquarters consolidates operations previously distributed across Auburn and Hopkinton, MA. At approximately 140,000 square feet, the Shrewsbury facility more than triples the combined footprint of PI's former sites in Auburn, Hopkinton, and Nashua, NH, supporting expanded production capacity, R&D, and customer service functions.
Its customers include leading technology companies and research institutions operating at the forefront of photonics, life sciences, semiconductor manufacturing, and aerospace. PI's precision motion solutions have played a critical role in enabling numerous breakthrough innovations and scientific advancements across these fields.
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, the U.S. subsidiary of the PI Group, operates several facilities across North America. Its corporate headquarters is located in Shrewsbury, MA, with an additional engineering and manufacturing operation in Nashua, NH.
