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Piezo Actuator Selection Guides: PZT Stacks, Tubes, Shear, Bimorph, Rings, Disks ...

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Piezo Ceramic Stacks (unpackaged): Multilayer (PICMA®), High-Force PICA-Actuators, Miniature PZT Actuators
Small Piezo Stack Actuators With Steel Casing
Preloaded Piezo Stack Actuators for Medium Loads, with Position Sensor (optional)
Click Image for Data Sheet Models* Description Compressive /
Tensile Limits [N]
Travel [µm] Sensor
P-840 P-840 /
P-841
Preloaded, optional ball tip 1000 / 50 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 SGS
P-842 P-842 /
P-843
Preloaded, higher tensile limit than P-840 800 / 300 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 SGS
P-170 P-170 -
P-178
Variety of tips available 2000 / 50 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 SGS
P-244 / P-245 P-244 /
P-245
Preloaded, long travel ranges 2000 / 300 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 120 SGS
Preloaded High-load Piezo Stack Actuators, with Position Sensor (optional)
Preloaded Ultra High-load Piezo Stack Actuators, with Position Sensor (optional)
Ultra-High-Precision Actuators with Flexure Guidance and Direct Metrology Sensors
Actuators with Long Travel Ranges / Flexure Guided Actuators
Shear Actuators: X, XY, XYZ
Piezo Tube and Tubular Stack (Ring) Actuators
Bender Actuators / Bimorph Actuators (travel ranges to 2 mm)
Linear Piezomotors and Long-Travel Actuators


* Ask about custom sizes, sensors or special designs.
** Preloading increases tensile force capacity
SGS = high-resolution strain gauge sensor LVDT = Linear Variable Differential Transformer
Piezo Ceramic Materials / Components .
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