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    Actuator Focus!

    Cat #:45-1130   Pst 150/5x5/20



APCI offers a wide variety of stack actuators. The standard low vol
tage stack actuators are available in a range of sizes with cross sections up to 25mm and lengths up to 20 mm. Specifically, the Pst 150/5x5/20, catalog item number 45-1130, has a 5mm x 5mm ceramic cross section, length of 18mm maximum, unipolar maximum stroke of 20 microns, and a semi-bipolar maximum stroke of 28mm.


Additional features of the Pst 150 Products:

  • 100% active ceramic cross sectionPst 150 Actuators
  • No pre-load required*
  • Low tilt operation
  • High bending stability
  • Large operating temperature range
  • Adoption to exotic driving conditions
    • Special coatings - cryo options
  • Robust polymer coating
  • Spherical end-pieces available
          *when no external tensile forces are present


In cases involving special driving conditions, differing size needs or needing operating characteristics not provided by standard designs, APCI can provide custom products. Contact APCI to share the details relating to your application and anticipated requirements.



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Upcoming Events / Conferences & Symposia

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                                SPIE Smart Structures / NDE Exhibition
2010

                                When: March 7-11, 2010


Where: Town and Country Resort and Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA

A multidisciplinary forum that seeks to advance research in adaptive structures and mechanisms, smart sensors, NDE, civil infrastructure, aerospace systems, energy harvesting, and more.


U.S. Navy Workshop on Acoustic Transduction Materials and Devices


When: May 11-13, 2010

Where: Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA, USA

This workshop provides a forum for the discussion of state-of-the-art materials and devices to generate, detect and suppress sound. Papers will be presented and commercial firms may also display and/or present products. Please follow the link below for more information regarding the conference and submission dates - abstracts are being accepted until 2/12/2010.

MSI Online Services Related to the 2010 U.S. Navy Workshop



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