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Product category: Electromechanical Components
News Release from: Steadlands | Subject: Nanomuscle actuators
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 17 June 2002
Shape-memory alloy forms tiny actuator
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Nanomuscle actuators use the properties of shape-memory alloys to create tiny actuators that can be produced at a fraction of the size and cost of traditional electric motors.
Addressing the large applications gap between macroscopic motors and microelectromechanical systems, Nanomuscle actuators from Steadlands International use the properties of shape-memory alloys to create tiny actuators that can be produced at a fraction of the size and cost of traditional electric motors In contrast to the coils, magnets and gears used in a motor-powered actuator, the Nanomuscle has a single working part - a long, hair-thin wire of nickel-titanium alloy