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Piezo Actuators

Piezo Motors and Stages

Piezo ActuatorsOverviewWe supply various piezo motors and stages from CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES. Stepping Piezoelectric Actuators (SPA) are new long-stroke linear or rotating piezoelectric motors for micro/nano positioning applications benefiting from proven APA® heritage....

Piezo Drivers and Controllers

Piezo ActuatorsOverviewTo fulfill various requirements in terms of driving and control conditions for its piezo actuators (static, pulse, dynamic), CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES has developed 2 different families of piezo drivers and controllers:  Compact PCB devices for...

Piezo Actuator Mechanisms

Piezo ActuatorsOverviewMainly based on the APA® concept, CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES has developed different piezo actuator mechanisms in order to fulfil its customers’ requests for several degrees of freedom kinematics. These mechanisms take advantage of the APA® concept...

Parallel Pre-stressed Piezo Actuators

Piezo ActuatorsOverviewParallel pre-stressed piezo actuators (PPA) are preloaded low voltage piezoelectric actuators using a direct-acting multilayer ceramic stack (MLA). Most conventional Direct Piezo Actuators use an MLA preloaded by Belville washers on the end of...

Amplified Piezoelectric Actuators (APA®)

Overview

APA120 actuator and driver evaluation kit and paperclipPatented by CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES, amplified piezoelectric actuators are a mechanical magnified preloaded stack of low voltage piezoelectric ceramics (MLA).

The mechanical amplification is obtained thanks to an external elliptical shell made of stainless steel which magnifies along the short axis the MLA deformation occurring along the main axis. This elliptical frame also protects the MLA against tensile force. It provides the user with mechanical interfaces for easy integration. This prestressing and magnifying flextensionnal frame applies an optimal preloading force to the MLA which ensures a longer life time and better performances than traditional mechanical amplifiers based on lever arm and flexure pivot, when dynamically applied.

The APA® developed by CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES has force and displacement performance ranges exceeding those of direct or bimorph Piezo actuators.

10 series (uXS, XXS, XS, S, SM, M, MML, ML, L, XL) of APA® are available in order to meet the different needs in terms of stroke, force and dimensions.

To chat further about amplified piezoelectric actuators, please just get in touch!

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