High speed piezoelectric actuators in a soft product assembly and manipulation environment

This paper discusses the need for a high speed handling system for use with soft products. At present the system contends with snack food packets and the placement of these products onto a pre-slit card. The project has a wide scope for high speed components incorporating piezoceramics. Although piezoceramic usage is rapidly becoming more widespread in industry, it has not been incorporated into soft product handling.