Piezo Ceramic Actuators

PI (Physik Instrumente) has published a brochure on medical applications of piezo ceramic actuators, transducers and motion components: The “Piezo Drive Solutions for Medical Engineering”.

Life-sciences and medical design equipment disciplines have multifaceted requirements for motion control, spanning a spectrum from high-precision positioning systems to reliable, low-cost, and compact drive components with ultra-low power consumption. Since progress goes hand in hand with continuous miniaturization and demand for higher speed and throughput, piezoceramic drives can satisfy many of these requirements. Originally developed for nanometer-precision motion, piezoelectric motion principles are proving highly adaptable to new configurations and modalities.