nPoint

What nPoint does

nPoint, operating under the legal name Motion Solutions, designs and manufactures precision motion control hardware including piezo flexure stages, linear motion stages, Z-focus stages, and supporting nanopositioning software and electronics. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin, with 11-50 employees. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Novanta, a publicly traded precision technology company, and operates within Novanta's Precision Medicine segment, which supplies optical subsystems, light, and imaging engines for life science and diagnostic instrumentation. The core technology centers on piezoelectric and linear motion stages capable of nanoscale positioning, supported by a broad partner network of 40+ component manufacturers covering motors, gearboxes, bearings, couplings, encoders, controllers, and drives.

The company's commercial focus is on custom-engineered motion control solutions co-developed with enterprise customers from product concept through full-scale production, supplemented by a catalog offering that includes LGS Express Stages with two-week turnaround. It serves genomic solutions, life sciences, medical robotics, medical equipment, semiconductor, automation and robotics, and packaging and converting end markets, with primary verticals being genomic sequencing instrumentation, microscopy/lab automation, and surgical robotics. The company is ISO 13485:2016 certified for medical device design and manufacturing, a key credential for medical robotics and diagnostic equipment customers.

The business model is sales-led, direct enterprise, and consultative: sales engineers engage customer engineering teams to define requirements and deliver custom or configured solutions on a project/quote basis. Revenue is generated through one-time sales of custom motion control products and systems; pricing is not publicly disclosed and contracts are negotiated directly. Distribution is global direct enterprise sales with no disclosed channel partners. End customers include medical device OEMs, surgical robot manufacturers, life science instrument makers, semiconductor equipment builders, and industrial automation integrators. The company is led by CEO Max Lagally.

Name

nPoint

Legal name

Motion Solutions

Website

https://npoint.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

nPoint (legal name Motion Solutions) is a Middleton, Wisconsin-based designer and manufacturer of piezo flexure stages, linear stages, Z-focus stages, and nanopositioning electronics serving genomic, life science, medical robotics, semiconductor, and industrial automation customers under Novanta ownership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Middleton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Motion Control Products and Systems: Revenue generated from design, engineering, and manufacturing of custom motion control systems, linear stages, piezo stages, and precision motion components. Products are sold directly to enterprise customers in medical, life sciences, and industrial sectors with co-innovation approach from concept to production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

nPoint, doing business as Motion Solutions, designs and manufactures precision motion control products including linear stages, piezoelectric stages, and Z-focus stages for industrial and scientific applications. The company provides custom design and build engineering services, co-innovating with customer teams from product concept to full-scale production. Its solutions are ISO 13485:2016 certified for medical device applications and serve genomic, life sciences, medical equipment, semiconductor, automation, and packaging industries.

Product overview

Motion Solutions is a motion control system design and linear motion component engineering company, operating as a subsidiary of Novanta. The company offers a portfolio of precision motion products including Linear Stages, Piezo Stages, and Z-Focus Stages, alongside custom design and build engineering services. Their products serve industries including genomic solutions, life sciences, medical equipment, automation and robotics, and semiconductor manufacturing. The company is ISO 13485:2016 certified for medical device design and manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LGS Express Stages: Linear stages with two-week turnaround time
• Linear Stages
• Piezo Stages
• Z-Focus Stages

Products and services

• Linear Stages Precision linear motion stages that deliver controlled positioning for industrial and scientific applications. Sold to enterprise customers across genomic, life sciences, medical, semiconductor, automation, and packaging industries.
• Piezo Stages Piezoelectric motion stages that provide high-resolution, nanoscale positioning capabilities for ultra-precise motion control applications in research and industry.
• Z-Focus Stages Specialized stages designed for focus adjustment and Z-axis motion control in imaging and detection systems, including microscopy and precision alignment applications.
• LGS Express Stages Linear stages from the Novanta LGS product line offered with a two-week turnaround for expedited delivery needs.
• Custom Motion Control Design and Build Engineering Services Custom design and build engineering services in which the company co-innovates with customer teams to develop motion control solutions from product concept through full-scale production.

Quantifiable outcome

• Two-week turnaround available on LGS Express Stages

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NovantacoreTechnology or IntegrationNovanta is the parent company of Motion Solutions. Motion Solutions is a Novanta Company, providing access to Novanta's precision medicine, optical subsystems, light and imaging engine technologies for life science and diagnostic instrumentation.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Novanta: Novanta is the publicly traded parent of Motion Solutions and a broad incumbent in precision motion, photonics, and medical technology, providing corporate-level context for the subsidiary's positioning.
• Thorlabs: Thorlabs is a broad incumbent in photonics and life-sciences components, offering an extensive catalog of motorized stages, piezo actuators, and nanopositioning hardware that overlaps with Motion Solutions' product portfolio.
• Parker Hannifin: Parker Hannifin is a diversified industrial motion and control leader offering precision stages, actuators, and automation components that overlap with Motion Solutions' industrial automation and packaging verticals.
• Moog Inc. Moog is a broad incumbent in precision motion control, including animatics-class integrated servos and custom electromechanical motion subsystems, competing with Motion Solutions in medical robotics and industrial automation.

Direct peers

• Mad City Labs: Mad City Labs specializes in nanopositioning piezo stages and atomic force microscopy scanners, directly comparable to Motion Solutions' piezo flexure stages and Z-focus stages.
• SmarAct: SmarAct produces high-precision piezoelectric and stick-slip nanopositioning systems for microscopy and life-sciences instrumentation, directly competing with Motion Solutions in nanopositioning workflows.
• PI (Physik Instrumente): PI is the global leader in piezo-based nanopositioning stages and hexapods, directly overlapping with Motion Solutions' piezo flexure stages and nanopositioning software for life sciences and photonics applications.
• Prior Scientific: Prior Scientific manufactures precision motorized stages, focus systems, and microscopy automation components, directly competing with Motion Solutions' Z-focus and linear stages for life-sciences imaging.
• Aerotech: Aerotech designs and manufactures high-precision linear and rotary motion stages, controllers, and positioning systems used in medical, semiconductor, and research applications, making it a direct competitor to Motion Solutions' precision stage portfolio.

Emerging players

• New Scale Technologies: New Scale Technologies develops miniature piezoelectric motion systems for embedded applications such as smartphone camera autofocus and micro-robotics, overlapping with Motion Solutions' piezo motion expertise in a focused niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCNMMNrh72tpa9YMeW-26FGw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/motion-solutions

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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