PI Begins Plant Expansion

In Germany, motion control company !%PI (Physik Instrumente) LP%! of Karlsruhe and its piezo ceramics division, %!11820%%PI Ceramic GmbH%! of Lederhose, will invest ~$13 million over the next three years to extend their piezo ceramics factory and R&D center in Thuringia. The company also expects to add 20 to 30 staff members in 2011 to keep up with the global demand for its piezo ceramic components and subassemblies for sensors, transducers, linear motors and precision actuators.