Bilaminar, flexing actuators featuring:
- large deflections
- useful blocking forces
- surfaces protected from environmental hazards
- electrical leads / no leads
- custom dimensions available
- competitive pricing
- fast delivery
Typical Applications of Stripe Actuators
Use Stripe actuators in applications that demand sensitivity or a large response:
- needle control in textile weaving
- Braille machines
- accelerometers
- opening / closing valves
- small-volume pumping devices
- switching applications - touch switches -
making / breaking electrical contact - cooling devices for electronics (no electromagnetic noise)
Additional information about Stripe actuators is available in the following Stripe Actuator Technical Notes:
- Stripe Actuator Background Information
- Performance of Stripe Actuators
- Blocking Forces and Half-Deflections for Stripe Actuators
- Dimension Specifications for Stripe Actuators
- Securing a Stripe Actuator; Connecting Electrical Leads
Stripe Actuators
| APCI Catalog No. |
Product Description |
Dimensions (mm) | Free Length (mm) |
Total Deflection (mm) |
Blocking Force (N) |
Resonance Freq. (Hz) |
Capacitance (pF) |
|||
| Length | Width | Thk. | ||||||||
| 40-2010 | 600/200/0.70SA | 60.0 | 20.0 | 0.70 | 50 | > 2.6 |
> 0.50 | ~ 60 | 190,000 | Spec Sheet |
| 40-2030 | 490/021/0.80SA | 49.0 | 2.0 | 0.80 | 38 | > 1.6 |
> 0.11 | ~ 110 | 10,000 | Spec Sheet |
| 40-2020 | 400/200/0.70SA | 40.0 | 20.0 | 0.70 | 30 | > 1.1 |
> 0.60 | ~ 170 | 120,000 | Spec Sheet |
| 40-2040 | 350/025/0.70SA | 35.0 | 2.5 | 0.70 | 25 | > 1.1 |
> 0.16 | ~ 250 | 15,000 | Spec Sheet |
Deflections and blocking forces measured at driving voltage of 150 V (maximum) in direction of polarization.
Operating temperature: -25°C to 70°C; storage temperature: -40°C to 85°C.
Custom Design and Engineering Services
If the dimensions or performance characteristics of standard Stripe actuators do not fit your needs, we can custom-manufacture these actuators to your specifications. Before you request custom products, however, we recommend you evaluate standard Stripe actuators for your application by varying the free length, the method of mounting, and/or the applied voltage. The relationships in technical note Performance of Stripe Actuators will help you in your evaluation. If you find that standard Stripe actuators will not provide the performance you need, simply contact an APCI representative to discuss alternatives.