Morgan Electro Ceramics offers piezoelectric actuator plates for the disc drive industry

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Issue Date: 26th April 2007

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Morgan Electro Ceramics, leading manufacturer of electro ceramic components, has announced its new piezoelectric actuator plates for manufacturers of hard disc drives. The high performance PZT plates allow for more accurate control of the read/write head compared to alternative actuators and as a result manufacturers can benefit from increased storage capacity per disc and faster address times. This reduces the number of storage discs required, which ultimately allows smaller servers to be built.

The company’s world-class modern manufacturing capabilities ensure high repeatability of components, which are 0.25mm² to 5mm² in size, to tight dimensional tolerances even at high volumes. With a production capacity in excess of three million pieces per week, defect rates are less than one part per million (Cpk >3).

“Pressure from end users for better performance systems in a reduced size and at a lower cost has placed a demand from the industry to increase the storage capacity on disc drives,” says Peter Morten, President, Morgan Electro Ceramics. “We work closely with our customers to develop the PZT piezoceramic actuator plates, which are used for secondary actuation, and our reliable manufacturing techniques allow us to deliver the components right first time. It also gives fantastic capability for other applications needing similar products like piezo motors and mobile phones.”

The actuators are just one of many high performance components, including RF capacitors and microwave ceramics, that are used as part of the enabling technology in consumer devices such as computers, mobile phones and cameras.

For more information on Morgan Electro Ceramics visit www.morganelectroceramics.com or contact one of our sales offices below:

UK & Eire
Morgan Electro Ceramics Ltd, Vauxhall Industrial Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, LL14 6HY, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1978 810456 Fax: +44 (0)1978 824303

Morgan Electro Ceramics Ltd, Burseldon Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 7TG, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 2380 444811 Fax: +44 (0)2380 431768

Mainland Europe
Morgan Electro Ceramics BV, Zwaanstraat 2a, Bld RAH-1, 5651 CA Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Tel: +31 4027 88864 Fax: +31 4027 84324

North America
Morgan Electro Ceramics Inc, 232 Forbes Road, Bedford, Ohio 44146 5418, USA
Tel: +1 440 232 8600 Fax: +1 440 232 8731