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News Release from: PBT | Subject: Evaluation kit
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 March 2003
Evaluation kit for piezo ceramic
actuators
PBT has an evaluation kit, offering the latest PBT Servocell actuators, effectors, control cards, and peripherals, for engineers to build low power use, high reliability movement control sub-systems
PBT, a leading innovator in the field of piezo ceramic actuators, has launched an evaluation kit which offers the latest PBT Servocell actuators, effectors, control cards, peripherals and literature to allow engineers to build very low power use, high reliability movement control sub-systems Targeted at design engineers currently using solenoids and previous generation actuator technology, the Servocell patented design offers all the improved operating capabilities of piezo-ceramic actuators in a deployable solution
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 25 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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This solid state technology design has resulted in unit cost reduction, smaller footprint and low power consumption which provides low heat output which is essential for in-field and battery operated applications where Servocell solutions require 90-96% less power than conventional designs.
The Servocell evaluation kit provides the components to build and test a wide range of actuator solutions for applications, such as locks, robotics and lasers, where options from proportional control to large movement functions are essential.
Full operating literature is provided to ensure the engineer has an easy development path to an effective actuator solution.
The evaluation kit provides a cost-effective route to exploring new developments in piezo actuators and is available from PBT Ltd at a cost of 160 UK Pds.
PBT is a world leading innovator in the field of piezo-ceramic actuation technology.
Founded in 1998 as a spin off from Power Breaker plc, the company aim was to create a new, cost-effective technology base for electrical protection systems.
The outcome was the development of an energy-efficient bender actuator that offers high performance at low cost, and which is suited to high-volume manufacture.
Servocell enables the use of this technology by providing market solutions.
The piezo electric effect is a two-way phenomenon where stress is converted into electrical energy and vice versa.
Certain crystals generate electrical polarisation when subjected to mechanical stress.
When an electrical charge is applied, the crystals change shape, which results in movement.
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