PI USA Recaps Successful Participation at Photonics West 2022

Dear Colleagues,

Once again, PI USA participated at the Photonics West which took place in San Francisco by end of January. PI was present with a new booth (20x30ft) in a better location and for the complete duration of six days.

Overall, the show was very successful given the COVID-19 situation. Based on official numbers, the registered conference attendance (trade show visitors) was only 40% compared to the pre-COVID show in 2019. PI still managed to get 96% of the leads compared to 2019 (260 leads in 2022; 270 leads in 2019) and the lead quality has been maintained (82 leads were rated 3, 4 and 5 stars).

We had a variety of new and existing demos, including

XY vertical fiber alignment system based on V-308/ACS (target market: photonics).
XY-turtle stage vertical fiber alignment system (target market: photonics).
6-Axis NanoCube array alignment system (target market: photonics)
14-Axis FMPA 2-Hex-Nano array alignment with Rotary and Linear Stage, simulating multiple-processes (target market: photonics)
5-axis air bearing system based on A-311 and A-523 with a laser (target market: semicon)
3-axis miniature air bearing scanning stage based on A-142 (target market: photonics)
V-855-based miniature gantry (target market: photonics, lab automation)
P-725.8 / V-408 fast focus demo (target market: metrology, microscopy)
Hexapod-Brain Electrode Demo (target market: microscopy, bio-tech)
PInano Flexible Microscope Platform w/ PIline XY stage and well plate Z-stage (target market: microscopy)
10-Axis Touch Demo (target market: automation)
3-Axis Small Laser Demo (target market: automation, laser machining)
S-335 Steering Mirror Demo + V-931 video (target market: photonics, laser control)

We also had ten large monitors outside and inside the booth highlighting our technologies and applications.

Special thanks to Stefan Vorndran and to everyone involved from the team for the hard work including preparation, participation and follow up activities!

Best regards

David Rego

PI USA Managing Director