Precision Medicine
PiezoGrip
High Force – Wide Opening – Precision Handling
Product Overview
The PiezoGrip is engineered to redefine what’s possible in precision gripping. By combining advanced piezoelectric actuation with flexure-based guidance, it delivers exceptionally high grip force and wide jaw travel in a compact, solid-state form factor. This unique architecture eliminates traditional mechanical components such as gears, bearings, and lubricated joints—removing common sources of wear, backlash, and particulate contamination.
The result is a gripper capable of ultrafast response times and nanometer-level precision, making it ideal for applications where speed and accuracy are critical.
With no frictional contact or lubrication required, PiezoGrip ensures clean, maintenance-free operation, even in sensitive environments such as medical device manufacturing, life sciences, and semiconductor inspection.
Key Features
Fast, Precise Motion
- Extremely rapid actuation with sub-micron step resolution
- Excellent repeatability and settling performance
- Ideal for integrated OEM machines in biotech, medical, microelectronics, and diagnostics
High Grip Force
- Ideal for reliably securing micro-components and delicate parts
- Can generate significant clamping force from a compact actuator design (system dependent)
Wide Opening Distance
- Extended jaw travel footprint compared to traditional piezo grippers
Maintenance-Free, Solid-State Construction
- Eliminates lubricant needs and contact wear mechanisms
- Increases uptime and reduces lifecycle service requirements
Flexure-Guided Motion
- Flexure mechanisms ensure smooth, guided displacement and consistent force delivery
- Enhanced stability and lifespan
Designed for seamless integration into advanced automation and inspection systems.
PiezoGrip offers consistent, repeatable performance over millions of cycles. Whether handling delicate components or executing high-throughput tasks, it provides the reliability and control needed to meet the most demanding production and quality requirements.
Applications:
- Robotic End-Effectors for Small Part Manipulation
- Semiconductor Handling and Inspection
- Medical Device Assembly
- Optics & Photonics Handling
- Precision Micro-Assembly
Typical Integration Scenarios:
- Used in micro-assembly workstations where small parts are manipulated routinely.
- As an end-effector on robotic arms or gantries
- Integrated into inspection and metrology stages
- Paired with machine vision for adaptive gripping
Benefits for OEM Integrators
- Enhanced Precision Control
- Low Lifecycle Cost
- Mechanical Preload
- Fast Dynamic Performance
- Clean Operation