Piezo Actuators

The Piezoelectric Actuators developed by CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES have the following outstanding characteristics: high force and large displacement in compact sizes, high resolution within the nanometre range, very short response time below 1 ms, life time greater than 1010 cycles, low voltage supply below 150V DC, no backlash and no play, low power consumption when static, severe environment compatibility (vacuum, cryogenic, high temperatures,…).

In order to meet varying customer actuation specifications, CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES has developped different families of standard piezoelectric actuators with their corresponding drivers and controllers CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES.

APA300ML

Amplified Piezo Actuator (APA®)

apa300ml web

Additional information

Blocked Force

540 N

Capacitance

13 µF

Nominal Stroke

300 µm

Stiffness

1,8 N/µm

Resonance frequency

758 Hz

Available options

Strain gauge, Vacuum Compatibility

Status

Standard

PPA40L

Parallel Pre-Stressed Actuator

ppa40l web

Additional information

Blocked Force

3500 N

Capacitance

8,8 µF

Nominal Stroke

44 µm

Stiffness

79,5 N/µm

Resonance frequency

8320 Hz

Available options

Non-magnetic shell, Strain gauge, Vacuum Compatibility

Status

Standard

PPA60L

Parallel Pre-Stressed Actuator

ppa60l web

Additional information

Blocked Force

3500 N

Capacitance

13 µF

Nominal Stroke

67 µm

Stiffness

52,2 N/µm

Resonance frequency

5980 Hz

Available options

Non-magnetic shell, Strain gauge, Vacuum Compatibility

Status

Standard

PPA80L

Parallel Pre-Stressed Actuator

ppa80l web

Additional information

Blocked Force

3500 N

Capacitance

18 µF

Nominal Stroke

85 µm

Stiffness

41,2 N/µm

Resonance frequency

4670 Hz

Available options

Non-magnetic shell, Strain gauge, Vacuum Compatibility

Status

Standard

PPA120L

Parallel Pre-Stressed Actuator

ppa120l web

Additional information

Blocked Force

3500 N

Capacitance

26 µF

Nominal Stroke

130 µm

Stiffness

26,9 N/µm

Resonance frequency

3260 Hz

Available options

Non-magnetic shell, Strain gauge, Vacuum Compatibility

Status

Standard

APA230L

Amplified Piezo Actuator (APA®)

APA230l

Additional information

Blocked Force

1300 N

Capacitance

26 µF

Nominal Stroke

230 µm

Stiffness

5,8 N/µm

Resonance frequency

857 Hz

Available options

Non-magnetic shell, Strain gauge, Vacuum Compatibility

Status

Standard

APA500L

Amplified Piezo Actuator (APA®)

apa500l web

Additional information

Blocked Force

580 N

Capacitance

26 µF

Nominal Stroke

510 µm

Stiffness

1,1 N/µm

Resonance frequency

456 Hz

Available options

Non-magnetic shell, Strain gauge, Vacuum Compatibility

Status

Standard

APA1000L

Amplified Piezo Actuator (APA®)

apa1000l web

Additional information

Blocked Force

350 N

Capacitance

26 µF

Nominal Stroke

870 µm

Stiffness

0,4 N/µm

Resonance frequency

290 Hz

Available options

Non-magnetic shell, Strain gauge, Vacuum Compatibility

Status

Standard

APA1500L

Amplified Piezo Actuator (APA®)

apa1500l web

Additional information

Blocked Force

99 N

Capacitance

26 µF

Nominal Stroke

1480 µm

Stiffness

0,07 N/µm

Resonance frequency

135 Hz

Available options

Non-magnetic shell, Strain gauge, Vacuum Compatibility

Status

Standard

APA2000L

Amplified Piezo Actuator (APA®)

APA2000L

Additional information

Blocked Force

62 N

Capacitance

26 µF

Nominal Stroke

2010 µm

Stiffness

0,03 N/µm

Resonance frequency

87 Hz

Available options

Non-magnetic shell, Strain gauge, Vacuum Compatibility

Status

Standard

PPA40XL

Parallel Pre-Stressed Actuator

ppa40xl web

Additional information

Blocked Force

7000 N

Capacitance

17 µF

Nominal Stroke

43 µm

Stiffness

162,8 N/µm

Resonance frequency

8040 Hz

Available options

Non-magnetic shell, Strain gauge, Vacuum Compatibility

Status

Standard

PPA80XL

Parallel Pre-Stressed Actuator

ppa80xl web

Additional information

Blocked Force

7000 N

Capacitance

34 µF

Nominal Stroke

90 µm

Stiffness

77,8 N/µm

Resonance frequency

4620 Hz

Available options

Non-magnetic shell, Strain gauge, Vacuum Compatibility

Status

Standard

PPA120XL

Parallel Pre-Stressed Actuator

ppa120xl web

Additional information

Blocked Force

7000 N

Capacitance

51 µF

Nominal Stroke

130 µm

Stiffness

53,8 N/µm

Resonance frequency

3250 Hz

Available options

Non-magnetic shell, Strain gauge, Vacuum Compatibility

Status

Standard

APA500XL

Amplified Piezo Actuator (APA®)

apa500xl web

Additional information

Blocked Force

1400 N

Capacitance

77 µF

Nominal Stroke

590 µm

Stiffness

2,4 N/µm

Resonance frequency

345 Hz

Available options

Strain gauge, Vacuum Compatibility

Status

Standard

APA1000XL

Amplified Piezo Actuator (APA®)

apa1000xl web

Additional information

Blocked Force

770 N

Capacitance

77 µF

Nominal Stroke

1100 µm

Stiffness

0,7 N/µm

Resonance frequency

212 Hz

Available options

Strain gauge, Vacuum Compatibility

Status

Standard