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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 (C_pk >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 further information please visit www.morganelectroceramics.com or contact +44 (0) 1978 810456 for European / Asian enquiries or +1 (440) 232 8600 for USA / Australasia enquiries.