Nitinol Actuators by Miga Technologies LLC
Medication Cart
Modern medication cart storage and organization requires an attractive, configurable medication cart design that offers maximum capacity, while at the same time offering security. Miniaturized latches made from Nitinol are the ideal design to maximize storage space in high security medication carts. See examples in the posts below.
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Laptop lid Nitinol actuator latch
Originally developed for a European laptop manufacturer. The SMA actuator electronically releases the tablet from keyboard/CPU, so you can have a stand alone tablet/touchscreen. SMA is able to provide high-force motion even in the extremely tight spaces within a...
Bluetooth controlled security latch for a Medical Cart
This latch was designed for use for applications where security is needed in very tight spaces like a medical cart. This actuator provides motion along the short axis of the PC board. It's shown operating with a 3.7 Volt Lithium-Ion cell.
Credit Card Scale High Force Nitinol Actuator
We have found that printed circuit boards (PCB) are great substrates on which to build Nitinol actuators. Using standard PCB design and assembly technology, high precision components and circuitry can be pick and placed along with actuator components. This allows for...
Drone Payload Release or Medical Cart Latch Release
These prototype devices have been used as drone payload release mechanisms and for protecting drugs in high security medical carts. They can be made very thin (less than 2 mm) and lightweight (less than 1 ounce) and can use very little energy to actuate. They can be...
Ganged Over-Stress Protected SMA actuator
This actuator has 7 mm of stroke at 125 pounds of force. These three ganged actuators operate in series and are an example of an over-stress protected actuator.