Piezo Mechanisms Catalog
Piezo Actuators, Piezo Motors, Piezo Stages, Drivers
PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. -- a leading manufacturer of piezo ceramic actuators and precision motion-control equipment for semiconductor, bio-medical and nanotechnology applications -- has released a new catalog on Piezo Mechanisms.
The 400-page catalog presents PI's complete spectrum of piezomechanic components and motion systems, from simple, direct actuators, to long-travel ceramic linear motors and complex multi-axis flexure guided nanopositioning stages. A separate section lists the latest digital control electronics.
The catalog also includes a tutorial on piezo design for positioning applications.
The Piezo Mechanisms catalog can be downloaded at: http://www.piezo.ws/pdf/Piezo_Mechanism_Cat10.pdf
Examples of Different Piezo Mechanisms Solve Different Problems:
Direct Piezo Actuators: Z-Stacks, Shear (X, XY)
o Highest Force (to 10,000 lbf)
o Fastest Response: Microseconds to Milliseconds)
o Short Travel Ranges: 2-100 µm
Piezo Flexure Lever Actuators
o Longer Travel to 2 mm
o Flexure Guiding System for Straight Motion
o Response <1 msec
Ultrasonic Linear Motors
o For High-Speed Automation and Microscopy
o Long Travel (10s of millimeters to 100s of mm)
o Fast:: to 500 mm/sec
o Low Profile, Self Locking
PiezoWalk® Linear Motors
o High Force (4 lb to 170 lb)
o Compact, Self Locking
o Long Travel (10s of millimeters)
Piezo Flexure Positioning Stages
o Multi-Axis Motion, Highest Precision Class (Sub-Nanometer)
o Applications in Semiconductor Technology, Nanotechnology, AFM, Super-Resolution Microscopy, etc.
