DSM - Piezoelectric Positioning Systems - DSM - #2

DSM's products include standard positioning devices and systems as well as application-specific custom designs.

• Suitable for dynamic and static positioning

• 0.1 mm to 10 mm displacement range

Dynamic Structures and Materials, LLC (DSM) specializes in the design, development, integration, and support of micropositioning, nanopositioning, and robotic positioning devices and systems for precision motion control applications in the semiconductor, aerospace, medical, and research industries.

DSM's core competencies in the design and integration of specialty piezoelectric actuators and stages, piezo amplifiers and drivers, and robotic platforms enable innovative positioning solutions for unique applications.

• Prototype design, development and testing

• Flexure-based, solid state mechanism designs to eliminate backlash and stiction

• Active/smart materials including piezoelectric (PZT) and shape memory alloy (SMA) materials

• Designs for geometric requirements and environmental constraints (vacuum, non-magnetic, space-based)

• Piezoelectric and/or electromagnetic drive options

• Solid-state, flexure-based mechanisms

• Customized geometries and optional vacuum compatibility

• Application-specific electronics and software

• Electronic drivers for driving large capacitive (PZT) loads at high switching frequencies

• High-power, benchtop VF linear amplifiers

• Closed-loop SA servo amplifiers for stand-alone or integrated motion control platforms: digital I/O, RS-232 communication, LabVIEW VI, user configurable PID gain parameters

• Open- and closed-loop motion control of piezoelectric and electromagnetic systems

• RS-232 and USB communications, DLLs, LabVIEW VIs for system implementation

• Sensor integration for high-resolution and high-accuracy position control

• Structural analysis (linear and nonlinear)

• Dynamic modal and transient analysis

• FEA-optimization of mechanisms and structures