Applications of piezoelectric actuators have increased dramatically during the past decade, focusing mainly on stack-type
actuators. Some applications would, however, benefit from bending actuators with improved performance,
particularly within the valve industry. Noliac engineers have developed and patented a novel design of multilayer
bender actuators which doubles the performance of bending actuators. The design is based on an innovative electrode
structure. Theoretical and experimental results based on several different actuator designs are presented. As a result,
more compact actuators can be designed, thereby reducing the application volume and costs.
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