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The big breakthrough in making smaller products.

APPLICATIONS

Tiny piezoelectric SQUIGGLE motors are driving dramatic size reductions

Imaging – auto focus & zoom

and performance gains in next-generation electronic products. With its small size and low power draw, this amazing new tech-nology sets in motion a whole new world of ideas.

phone cameras, imagers, endoscopes Locks & fasteners automotive, security, biometric access Fluid control & micro-fluidics drug pumps, micro fuel cells, lab-on-a-chip Micro-actuators automotive, MRI-compatible instruments, robotics, toys, UAVs

What could you do with a motor this small?

Precision alignment SQL Series SQUIGGLE motor shown actual size medical, industrial, optics, lasers, research, aerospace and defense

US patents # 6,940,209; 7,170,214; 7,309,943; 7,339,306

Breaking the motor miniaturization barrier SQUIGGLE motors give product designers the ability to create motion and add new features in smaller and smaller products. Electromagnetic motors reached their limit of miniaturization at about six millimeters in diameter. Below this limit, efficiency and reliability drop sharply as more power is wasted as heat and less torque is produced to overcome internal friction. MEMS (micro-electro- mechanical systems) techniques, on the other hand, can produce nanometer-scale micro-motors – but these futuristic devices are limited to microscopic push force and travel range.

full-size digital cameras mobile phone cameras

Tiny size and low power draw

PIEZOELECTRIC MOTORS are more efficient than electromagnetic motors at the tiny sizes needed for devices such as

The tiny SQUIGGLE motor fills the size gap between traditional motors and MEMS. An entirely new motor technology platform, this patented ultrasonic actuator features high efficiency at extremely small sizes (less than 2 mm). It holds position with the power off, further maximizing battery life. SQUIGGLE motors and micro-actuator modules offer high force, high speed, sub-micrometer precision and millimeters of stroke. With excellent shock tolerance and wide operating temperature range, they are ideal for mobile battery-powered devices including phone cameras, electronic locks, medical instruments, and more.

p hone cameras.

The award-winning SQUIGGLE motor is a simple and elegant design with only seven parts, suited to high-volume manufacturing at low unit cost. The smallest SQUIGGLE motor has half the size and ten times the resolution and push force of competing piezoelectric motors. The world’s smallest linear motor

SQUIGGLEMOTORS are scaleable down to millimeters in size. With this technology platform we create motors and application-specific modules that enable our OEM partners to realize next-generation product ideas today. New Scale Technologies, Inc.~ www.newscaletech.com ~ Phone (585) 924-4450