The June 2018 issue of Tech Briefs includes an article covering the use of shape memory alloy in linear actuators, based on the Bundled Wire technology developed by Kinitics Automation. The article, written by Kinitics president Dean Pick, is titled “Shape Memory Alloys Achieve High Force and Precision.” Tech Briefs magazine features cutting-edge technologies developed by innovators within NASA, the military, federal laboratories, universities and commercial companies, and is available in print and digital formats.
Read the article online here: Shape Memory Alloys Achieve High Force and Precision
New Product: KPP05 Piston Pump
Kinitics Automation announces the availability of the KPP05 Piston Pump, a shape memory alloy-based positive displacement pump that uses proprietary Bundled Wire technology to deliver a precision stroke. Driven by the company’s KLA05 Linear Actuator, the product requires only AC or DC electrical power to operate, and allows for displacement or pressure control. This innovative fluid power product offers the functionality of a motor, pump, and proportional valve in a single compact unit.
