The amplified piezo actuator is an actuator that amplifies and vertically outputs the displacement generated by the preloaded low-voltage piezo stacks by a mechanical amplifying structure.
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Applications:
Optometry:
Probe scanning
optical lens positioning
optical switch
micro-scanning
wafer testing
astronomy
focus positioning
laser cavity tuning
fiber coupling and deformation
modulator
chopper, interferometer
PDP Crystal cutting
FBG (fiber Bragg grating) deformation
Mechanics:
Fiber stretching
tool positioning
pick and place tools
diamond turning
elliptical piston machining
damping, dynamic control
device fatigue monitoring
NDT
new generation ultrasonic or sonic vibration
Fluidics:
Proportional valves
inkjet technology
syringes
droplet generators
flow measurement technology