The advanced automation and miniaturisation to be found in all areas of engineering demands a steadily growing family of reliable and compact drives distributed within today's systems. Particularly the speed and the precision with which a process or a mechanical system can be controlled represent parameters of increasing importance. Small wonder that new actuators are rapidly becoming the key elements for improving the overall performance of existing products or for creating new features - or even new products - that simply could not be realised before.
Moreover, the use of microsystem technology makes it easier to integrate signal transducing (sensors), intelligent processing and active elements (actuators) into complex miniaturised systems, so that entire systems become mobile or even implantable into living beings.
With its technological sessions, the 9th International Conference on New Actuators provides the most important meeting place for the exchange of information on new results from the research and development of high-technology actuators, and on their implementation into new products. Again there will be an extended second stream of more application-oriented topics, thus complementing the scope of the technological sessions established in previous years.
Technological topics Piezoelectric actuators Magnetostrictive actuators Micro actuators Shape memory actuators Actuators based on electro-/magnetorheological fluids Polymer actuators Low-power electromagnetic actuators Emerging actuation principles
Application-oriented topics Automotive/aerospace/aviation applications Fine-/precise-/nano-positioning, micro manipulation Bio-/medical applications Micro fluidics Optical applications Noise and vibration control System aspects Ultrasonic applications
The official conference language is English; there will be no simultaneous translation.
The Bremen Fair and Congress Center offers up to 34,000 m² of exhibition space with integrated first-class congress facilities, just three minutes' walk away from the main railway station. The centre meets the highest demands, providing ideal conditions for innovative and eventful fairs and congresses. The Bürgerpark and the Old Town are within view, inviting you to go for a relaxing walk in between. A visit to the historical market square and a tour through the picturesque alleys of the Schnoor district are just two examples of the varied cultural attractions Bremen has to offer.
For registration on or before 31 March 2004 EUR 667 (incl. 16% VAT) For registration after 31 March 2004 EUR 783 (incl. 16% VAT) One-day ticket EUR 391.50 (incl. 16% VAT) Reduced fee for students, one author of a paper or poster or one representative of an exhibition stand EUR 391.50 (incl. 16% VAT) Reduced fee for members of the endorsers' group (registration to be accompanied by proof of membership) EUR 667 (incl. 16% VAT)
Conference fees include conference proceedings and entry to the exhibition; lunches, refreshments, technical visits and welcome reception are included if having registered for the respective day.
Interested parties are kindly asked to fill the Preregistration form to order the Programme Brochure. To register for participation, please fill in the downloaded Registration form and fax it back to the organiser or make use of the Online Registration possibility. In registering, the participant accepts the participation conditions.
Those interested in an oral or poster contribution to the conference are asked to download the Call for Papers/Invitation for Exhibitors to get further information.
5 September 2003 Mailing of Call for Papers/Invitation for Exhibitors 30 November 2003 Deadline for abstracts 30 January 2004 Information of authors about evaluation results 5 March 2004 Mailing of Programme Brochures 31 March 2004 Deadline for manuscript files
Call for Papers/Invitation for Exhibitors  (pdf, 326 KB) Registration  (pdf, 123 KB) Hotel Reservation   (pdf, 134 KB) Conference Programme (Oral Presentations)   (pdf, 50 KB) Conference Programme (Poster Presentations)   (pdf, 56 KB) Guidelines for Authors   (zip, 127 KB) Order Form Proceedings ACTUATOR 98  (pdf, 27 KB) Order Form Proceedings ACTUATOR 2000  (pdf, 27 KB) Order Form Proceedings ACTUATOR 2002  (pdf, 27 KB) Order Form Proceedings ACTUATOR 2004  (pdf, 30 KB)
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