Elliptec

Standard and Custom piezo drive unitsin high volume

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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

Elliptec AG: Who we are

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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.

Elliptec AG: History

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Elliptec Motor X15G – only 3 functional parts

Piezoelement

Motor spring

Keyshaped Motorframe (resonator / sonotrode)

Connectingwires (~5V)

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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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USPSolution cost Precision and Dynamic is unbeatable

Precision

Solutioncost

Low

High

Low High DynamicLow High

Solutioncost

Low

High

Acceleration, Braking and Position ControlPositioning accuracy / Step resolution

Other Piezomotors

Galvano scanner

DC Motors

Stepper Motors

Elliptec Motor

Note: Compared for similar power rating

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The ideal positioning solution in every dimension

One dimensional positioning

Two dimensional positioning

Multi dimensional positioning

Standard-Drive Solutions

Components

Application Specific Components

Customer Specific Drive Solutions

Mini Motor

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Product road map

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Customer Specific Drive SolutionsCustomer applications with integrated Elliptec

technology

Standard-Drive SolutionsStandardized drive unit using Elliptec technology

Major product families

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simple rotary drive unit

ZH020-01-001

R2K Module

resolution: < 0,01°

magnetic sensor

USB interface

R2K-001

R40 Module

optical sensor installed

R40S-HR01 (Resolution: 0,3°)

R40S-LR01 (Resolution: 9°)

Simple linear drive unit

ZH034-01-001R40-modul & gear rack

resolution: ~14 µm

optical sensor

R40S-HR01 &

ZZ060-01-001

L2K-Modul

resolution: <5 µm

magnetic sensor

USB interface

L2K-001

rotary drives

linear drives

Product portfolio standard driving units

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Standard-Drive SolutionsStandardized drive unit using Elliptec technology

Major product families

Customer Specific Drive SolutionsCustomer applications with integrated Elliptec

technology

Product Engineering, Software Solutions

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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 returnsProducts are designed, build, test, packaged and shipped to your

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Engineering and manufacturing services

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Example for custom specific drive solutionDräger: 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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Example for custom specific drive solutionXY 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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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

Example for application specific drive solution

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Herbert Knauer GmbH

UHPLC (ultra high performance liquid

chromatography) Platin-Blue

Further examples for custom specific drive solutions

Oxford Instruments

XRF (X-ray Fluorescence) Handscanner

Roche Diagnostic

Blutgassystem cobas b 123

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Nano liter pumps and XY positioning units

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ProductionHighly 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

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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

Summary