Single and multi-axis versions
Travel ranges to 10 × 10 × 10 µm
Extreme reliability: >109 cycles
Picometer resolution
Short lead times
Piezo shear actuators
Operating voltage -250 to 250 V. Lateral motion is based on the piezoelectric shear effect. Excellent dynamics with minimum electric power requirement. Versions with inner holes or for use in cryogenic and UHV environments up to 10-9 hPa
Available options
PZT ceramic material
Non-magnetic versions
Operating voltage range, displacement, layer thickness, cross-sectional dimension
Load capacity, force generation
Mechanical interfaces: flat, spherical, metal, ceramic, glass, sapphire, etc.
Extra-tight length tolerances
Fields of application
Research and industry. For scanning applications, microscopy, precision mechanics, switching applications
- Single and multi-axis versions
- Travel ranges to 10 × 10 × 10 µm
- Extreme reliability: >109 cycles
- Picometer resolution
- Short lead times
Piezo shear actuators
Operating voltage -250 to 250 V. Lateral motion is based on the piezoelectric shear effect. Excellent dynamics with minimum electric power requirement.
Versions with inner holes or for use in cryogenic and UHV environments up to 10-9 hPa
Available options
- PZT ceramic material
- Non-magnetic versions
- Operating voltage range, displacement, layer thickness, cross-sectional dimension
- Load capacity, force generation
- Mechanical interfaces: flat, spherical, metal, ceramic, glass, sapphire, etc.
- Extra-tight length tolerances
Fields of application
Research and industry. For scanning applications, microscopy, precision mechanics, switching applications
