Physik Instrumente (PI): New Building to Support Sustainable Strategy with Goal of Tripling Capacity

Rudolf Harsch (right), Managing Partner of Harsch Bau, and Markus Oechsle (second from right) authorized signatory at Harsch Bau hand over a symbolic key to the CEO of the PI Group, Markus Spanner (left), and the Managing Director of the PI miCos GmbH and SVP Operations at PI, Dr. Axel Widenhorn

The PI Group has significantly expanded its location in the Breisgau Business Park in Eschbach, Germany, with an additional 6,500 m² of space. As a manufacturer of mechanical systems, drive technology, and control solutions for high-precision motion and positioning tasks, PI serves customers in global growth sectors such as the semiconductor industry, photonics, and laser materials processing. 

“PI has been on a steady growth path for years. With the new building, we are meeting our customers' increasing demands for modern, future-proof development and production facilities,” emphasizes Markus Spanner, CEO of the PI Group. With the additional space, the company plans to triple the site's capacity.

In addition to the new building in Eschbach, other important milestones in PI's investment strategy include investments in other sites in Germany, the USA, China, and Japan.

Solar Power and Green District Heating

The new building was also designed to meet the highest environmental standards. In addition to the use of sustainable building and insulation materials, a 213 kWp photovoltaic system was installed on the roof, generating renewable electricity, and contributing to the energy transition. In addition to the new building, the district heating concept has also been applied to the existing plant.

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. Working closely with customers around the world, PI's more than 1,700 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.