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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)
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)
Click Image for Data Sheet Models* Description Compressive /
Tensile Limits [N]
Travel [µm] Sensor
PL112 - PL140 PL122 -
PL140
PICMA® multilayer bender actuators, cofired ceramic encapsulation, low operating voltage 1 / 1 500, 900, 2000 -
P-871 P-871 PICMA® multilayer bender actuators with position sensors 1 / 1 160 to 1600 -
P-288 P-286,
P-288,
P-289
Disk translators (flat, long travel range) 10 / 5,
20 / 10
50, 100, 200 -
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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