On Wednesday the 19th of March, PM came to Delft to give a lunch lecture about the company. They introduced us to the main focus and area of expertise of the company: linear bearings and motion systems, as well as rotating motion systems.
During the presentation, they showcased several of their in-house products and machines used in their fabrication process. They also touched on the design principles PM follows and the typical challenges encountered during product development, such as managing noise and tracking disturbances. A particularly interesting part of the talk covered the theory behind particle and molecular contamination, which is a critical factor in the design of high-precision motion stages. PM uses residual gas analysis (RGA) to detect and verify contamination, and they gave us a solid introduction to the fundamentals of this technique.
We’d like to thank Thijs and Marja for coming to Delft and offering us a glimpse into the world of engineering at PM.