Alexander Czechowicz, PhD is the manager of the Shape Memory Applications group at the Community for Materials and Tools Research and co-founder of FG-INNOVATION. Sven Langbein, PhD is the research & development manager for industrial Shape Memory Alloy Applications and co-founder of FG-INNOVATION.

Details characteristics of shape memory alloy drives in valve applications

Describes and provides numerous examples of the current and potential uses of shape memory alloy valves

Includes guidelines with usable design parameters for engineering shape memory alloy valve drives

Introduction.- Valve Technology: State of the Art and System Design.- Introduction to Shape Memory Alloy Technology.- Introduction to Shape Memory Alloy Actuators.- Sensing Properties of SMA Actuators and Sensorless Control.- Potentials of Shape Memory Technology in Industrial Applications.- Shape Memory Valves: Motivation, Risks and Potentials.- Design of Thermal SMA Valves.- Design of Electrical SMA Valves.- Methodology for SMA Valve Development Explained by the Development of a SMA Pinch Valve.- Examples of Shape Memory Alloy Valves on Market.- Future Perspectives of SMA and SMA-Valves.