1. Elliptec Standard and Custom piezo drive units in high volume

2. Elliptec AG: Who we are
Elliptec develops, produces and sells low cost piezo-motors and -actuators
Elliptec offers engineering and assembly services for their products
Headquarters and production facility is in Dortmund, Germany
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3. Elliptec AG: History
1998:
· Idea of low-cost piezo motor at Siemens R&D
· Prototype development at Siemens TTB / USA
2001:
· Foundation of Elliptec AG as a spin-off from SIEMENS
Today:
· Elliptec proprietary technology enables a paradigm shift in motion control in regards to dynamics, precision and cost.
· More than 1 Mio units are manufactured and shipped from our own automated factory in Dortmund. The ISO 9001 certification underscores its high quality level.
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4. Elliptec Motor X15G – only 3 functional parts
Piezoelement
Connecting wires (~5V)
Motor spring
Keyshaped Motorframe (resonator / sonotrode)
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5. Product and Technology Description
Piezo technology is based on a ceramic material which can transform electrical energy in mechanical energy and visa versa
The Elliptec Innovation is four fold:
The piezo ceramic is fit in a metal frame, which will start to vibrate when a electrical signal is applied
The creation of a bidirectional movement with one piezo once the metal frame is pressed against a driven element
A simple and low cost Motor design which uses only 4 parts
Automated Motor assembly process allows for fast scale of economics
Product benefits: high precision and dynamic range, low cost
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Elliptec Resonant Actuator AG

6. USP Solution cost Precision and Dynamic is unbeatable
Positioning accuracy / Step resolution
Acceleration, Braking and Position Control
Solution
cost
Solution
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Low
Low
High
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Precision
Low
High
Dynamic
Other Piezomotors
DC Motors
Elliptec Motor
Galvano scanner
Stepper Motors
Note: Compared for similar power rating
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Elliptec Resonant Actuator AG

7. The ideal positioning solution in every dimension
One dimensional positioning
Two dimensional positioning
Multi dimensional positioning
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8. Product road map Customer Specific Drive Solutions
Standard-Drive Solutions
Components
Application Specific Components
Mini Motor
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9. Major product families
Standard-Drive Solutions
Standardized drive unit using Elliptec technology
Customer Specific Drive Solutions
Customer applications with integrated Elliptec technology
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Elliptec Resonant Actuator AG

10. Product portfolio standard driving units
rotary drives
simple rotary drive unit ZH
R40 Module optical sensor installed
R40S-HR01 (Resolution: 0,3°)
R40S-LR01 (Resolution: 9°)
R2K Module resolution: < 0,01°
magnetic sensor
USB interface
R2K-001
linear drives
Simple linear drive unit ZH
R40-modul & gear rack
resolution: ~14 µm
optical sensor
R40S-HR01 & ZZ
L2K-Modul
resolution: <5 µm
magnetic sensor
USB interface
L2K-001
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11. Major product families
Standard-Drive Solutions
Standardized drive unit using Elliptec technology
Customer Specific Drive Solutions
Customer applications with integrated Elliptec technology
Elliptec Resonant Actuator AG
Elliptec Resonant Actuator AG

12. Product Engineering, Software Solutions
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13. Engineering and manufacturing services
Value Added: Customized, innovative solutions
Mechanical and electronic circuit design, software development
Realization of new products
Development support
Prototype build and test engineering
Simulation and calculation
Actuator design
Outstanding Results: Motivated, qualified Employees and Processes
Interdisciplinary engineering teams with specialized mechatronics knowledge team up with your design team or provide complete solutions.
Supply Chain: Zero field returns
Products are designed, build, test, packaged and shipped to your specifications.
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14. Example for custom specific drive solution Dräger: Handheld Test Unit
Customer (Dräger) requirement: Low cost gas probing unit for handheld analyzing device
Implementation: Simple linear setup using a ball bearing mounted slider to operate bellows
Customer benefits: Compact drive solution offering fast withdrawal of gas without high peak current.
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15. Example for custom specific drive solution XY Positioning Unit
Customer requirement: High volume X and Y Scanner unit to address in less than 1 second 100 dots in a 1 cm2 with an accuracy of 0.1mm.
Implementation: A set of three sliders guarantee a backlash free positioning. All parts are molded plastic parts
Customer benefits: Compact and low cost drive solution offering fast and precise X and Y positioning
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16. Example for application specific drive solution
Customer requirement: Low cost Actuated mirror unit for line interlacing in DLP based rear projection TVs
Implementation: Specific actuator design and mechanical optimization regarding resonant frequencies to avoid a closed loop system
Customer benefits: Open loop system design which a few components resulted in a low cost and mass market suitable consumer product
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17. Further examples for custom specific drive solutions
Herbert Knauer GmbH
UHPLC (ultra high performance liquid chromatography) Platin- Blue
Oxford Instruments
XRF (X-ray Fluorescence) Handscanner
Roche Diagnostic
Blutgassystem cobas b 123
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18. Nano liter pumps and XY positioning units
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19. Production Highly automated and State of the Art
More than 1 Mio manufactured and shipped to date
State of the art assembly lines
Since 2004 ISO:9001 certified
Implemented quality system assures high yield and customer satisfaction
Elliptec Resonant Actuator AG
Elliptec Resonant Actuator AG

20. Summary
Elliptec proprietary technology enables a paradigm shift in motion control in regards to dynamics, precision and cost.
More than 1 Mio units are manufactured and shipped from our own automated factory in Dortmund. The zero field returns and the ISO 9001 certification underscores its high quality level.
Our experienced engineering team can be a part of your engineering team for a specific design phase or can provide complete drive solutions based on our technology.
Elliptec can help you realizing your innovative drive system
Elliptec Resonant Actuator AG