Custom Actuators

ARQUIMEA designs and develops custom actuators under request, based on smart materials, for super-elastic applications and ready to work under extreme environmental conditions, according to our Clients’ specifications.

Our main heritage resides in low-shock, non-explosive, SMA triggered linear and rotary mechanisms for space applications, but our mechanisms have also been demanded by other sectors, such as automotive, industrial or medical.

MAIN PROJECTS:

• Dust sensor cleaning for Mars. Smart embedded rotary actuator (Space)
• Hinge rotary actuator for solar panels’ deployment (Space)
• SMA technology for artificial muscle applications in Space (Space)
• Petrol cap door opening actuator (Automotive)
• Exhaust pipes with variable geometry (Automotive)
• Retractile radiator cover (Automotive)
• Passive belt tensioner (Automotive)
• SMA-based valve (Medical)

Petrol cap door opening SMA actuator (automotive)

Mars Dust Wiper. SMA-based rotary actuator for sensor cleaning in Mars (v2)

Mars Dust Wiper. SMA-based rotary actuator for sensor cleaning in Mars (v1)

SMA-based valve (Medical)