Typical materials that are used in piezo actuators are made out of industrial ceramics. Those materials are synthetic, inorganic, and ferroelectric. The natural characteristics of these ferroelectric materials contain some properties that could adversely affect positioning tasks. The results of those characteristics are creep and hysteresis.

In order to correct the unwanted effects of creep and hysteresis; actuators manufactured for the highest positioning at piezosystem jena can be equipped with integrated measurement systems. Depending on the application the measurement systems may vary – i.e. capacitive sensors, strain gauges or inductive sensors, measure either the motion of the actuator, or (in products with lever transmission) the motion of the components that the ceramic moves.

With the help of the calibrated closed loop electronics the positioning deviation between target and performance will be corrected in milliseconds. Thereby actuators with an integrated measurement system achieve the best performance in accuracy, highest linearity, and extraordinary stability.

Typical values that can be reached with actuators with capacitive sensors are: resolution

piezosystem jena is a world leading company in the development, design and engineering of piezoelectrical actuator-based positioning systems for micro- and nanopositioning and nano-automation. In addition to the positioning stages the company also offers optical fiber switches as well as the support electronics.
The extensive experience in developing and manufacturing a diverse range of nanopositioning systems enables us to provide special systems and also OEM manufacturing.
The piezo actuators and positioning stages are characterized by a unique precision in the range of nanometer, generate forces of serveral thousand Newton and realize precise positionings in micro seconds.
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