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MD&M West: 10 technologies you should know

February 13, 2018 By Chris Newmarker

9. Kinitics Automation’s linear actuator with shape memory alloy

[Photo by senior editor Heather Thompson]

Kinitics Automation introduced a linear actuator at MD&M West that is based on shape memory alloy. The Nitinol material, according to Kinitics, gives the actuator some significant benefits compared to current technology: direct linear motion at high force, small package size, precision and minimal infrastructure requirements.

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Chris Newmarker is the executive editor of WTWH Media life science's news websites and publications including MassDevice, Medical Design & Outsourcing and more. A professional journalist of 18 years, he is a veteran of UBM (now Informa) and The Associated Press whose career has taken him from Ohio to Virginia, New Jersey and, most recently, Minnesota. He’s covered a wide variety of subjects, but his focus over the past decade has been business and technology. He holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science from Ohio State University. Connect with him on LinkedIn or email at cnewmarker@wtwhmedia.com.