PI - About the company
PI is an acquired company based in Karlsruhe (Germany), founded in 1970 by Karl Spanner. It operates as a Manufacturer of piezo systems, hexapods and instrumentation for precision motion control. The company has 36 active competitors, including 4 funded and 10 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Synaptics, SigmaSense and Egis Technology.
Company Details
Physik Instrumente (PI) is a manufacturer of piezo systems, hexapods, and instrumentation for precision motion control. The product portfolio of the company includes a series of linear actuators, rotational stages, XY stage, hexapods, sensors, transducers, controllers and drivers. The products of the company cater to multiple applications including medical, photonics, automation, additive manufacturing, scientific instrumentation, and many others.
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Legal entities associated with PI
PI is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Physics Instruments (PI) GmbH & Co KG CIN: HRA104804 , Germany, Active | Oct 11, 2006 | - | - |
PI's acquisition details
PI got acquired by HOERBIGER on Dec 18, 2025.
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PI's funding and investors
PI has not raised any funding rounds yet.
PI's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of PI's key team members:
- Karl Spanner: Founder & Co-Owner of PI.
- Markus Spanner: CEO of PI.
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PI's employee count trend
PI has 939 employees as of Aug 26. Here is PI's employee count trend over the years:
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PI's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of PI include Synaptics, SigmaSense and Egis Technology. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of PI, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Synaptics 1986, San Jose (United States), Acquired | Provider of capacitative touchpad components for electronic devices and products | - | 68/100 | |
2nd |  SigmaSense 2015, Austin (United States), Series B | Developer of sensing technology for battery and interactive display applications | $55.3M | 61/100 | |
3rd | Egis Technology 2007, Taipei (Taiwan), Public | Provides fingerprint IC sensor and biometric software solutions | - | 60/100 | |
4th | Manufacturer of piezo systems, hexapods and instrumentation for precision motion control | - | - | 55/100 | |
5th | Zytronic 2000, Blaydon (United Kingdom), Public | Designs and manufactures products for touch interfaces | - | - | 46/100 |
6th |  Beijing Tashan Technology 2017, Beijing (China), Series B | Provider of AI and haptic-based tactile sensor chips | - | 44/100 | |
7th | Melfas 2000, Seoul (South Korea), Public | Develops capacitance based touch input solutions | - | 36/100 | |
8th | _1576829228979.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} BodyMeasures 2016, Zagreb (Croatia), Unfunded | Body measurement tool with gesture-controlled user interface | - | - | 36/100 |
9th | ELK Corporation 1999, Daejeon (South Korea), Public | Develops and manufactures capacitive touch sensors and assemblies | - | 30/100 | |
10th | Zytronic PLC 2000, Blaydon (United Kingdom), Public | Manufacturer of touch sensors based on the capacitive technology | - | 27/100 |
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PI's Investments and acquisitions
PI has acquired ALT. PI has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to PI
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News related to PI
Filter this listMedia has covered PI for a total of 14 events in the last 1 year, 9 of them have been about company updates.
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Physik Instrumente (PI) Launches A-110 Air Bearing Linear Stage for Nanometer-Precision MotionPR Newswire•Sep 01, 2026•PI
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PI Accepts Gold in MassEcon Economic Impact Awards at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MAPR Newswire•May 12, 2026•PI
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2-Axis Piezo Scanning Stage Delivers Precision Motion for Sharper, More Stable ImagingPR Newswire•Apr 21, 2026•PI
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Hoerbiger has completed the acquisition of the Physik Instrumente (PI) Group: the studiesLegalcommunity•Apr 13, 2026•HOERBIGER, PI
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PI Introduces X-365 Precision XY Gantry System for High-Throughput, High-Accuracy ApplicationsRoboticstomorrow•Feb 24, 2026•PI
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Wenger Vieli advises Hoerbiger on acquisition of PIlegalcommunity.ch•Jan 14, 2026•HOERBIGER, PI, Wenger & Vieli
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Switzerland's HOERBIGER Group to Acquire Physik InstrumentePhotonics Media•Dec 18, 2025•PI, HOERBIGER
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F-713 - Successful 6-Axis Alignment System for PICs Upgraded with New ControllerPR Newswire•Dec 17, 2025•PI
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