Nitinol is a metal that remembers a shape. Warm it and it pulls itself back to that shape, hard enough to do work, with no motor, no gearbox, no solenoid and no hydraulics. The metal is the whole mechanism. This opens up a whole new world of technology opportunities.

The problem is, there has never been an authoritative text easily available to help engineers select the actuator that does what they need. This is very difficult when switching to nitinol technologies because nitinol actuators just don’t look like actuators. They look completely different.

This handbook is that text.

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What is inside

Gone are the days of guessing what nitinol actuator is the right fit for your project. This Handbook is divided into fourteen chapters giving you the basics of how to integrate the various types of nitinol actuators into your product as well as extensive engineering tables to help you select exactly which actuator is best suited for your application. Together with this extensive database are written articles to help you pitch your project to decision makers and stakeholders.

Size a part in a minute

The handbook is the reference. If you would rather start from your numbers, the actuator selector takes the force, stroke, space and temperatures your mechanism has to live with and ranks every form in the book against them.

Customization options

Despite its size, this handbook barely scratches the surface of what is possible with nitinol. If you find yourself in the position of needing something customized, tell us what you need it to do and we will take care of it for you: [email protected] or 1-855-583-5353.