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Fixed Budget
We develop into your customer-specific application - at a fixed price. A clear description of the packages and desired results.
Project Managment
We are an agile, lean company. iDeas works according to the Scrum methodology and that means we adapt at any time, even in the project.
Deadlines
Time is money. A punctual project completion is elementary for us and our customers. Whoever is first on the market has the market.
What we do
Innovative drive & sensor solution based on dielectric elastomers.
iDEAS has its roots in the “intelligent Material Systems Lab” (iMSL) the “Chair for Intelligent Material Systems” of Prof. Stefan Seelecke at Saarland University (imsl.de). The subject of intelligent materials and their use in intelligent systems has been dealt with there for more than 10 years. In almost 100 bilateral industrial projects, the functionality and areas of application were demonstrated in practice.
FlexSense Sensing Technology
- These are multi-layer capacitance sensors that are made of silicone rubber and condusctive inks
- Over 100 global patents demonstrate the breadth and depth of FlexSense technology
How it works
Two unique forms are available: Stretch sensors and pressure sensors
Stretch sensors are strain sensors that are used to measure changes in shape through stretching or compression. As the sensor change shape, it detects mechanical change and converts it into a proportional electrical signal; thereby acting as a mechanical-electrical converter.
Most noteworthy of the pressure sensors capabilities are repeatability of less than 0.1% over millions of cycles with very high physical stability that will withstand shearing type of stress without damage to the sensor. The sensors are also linear, with very low hysteresis.
Vision
Highly efficient and innovative into the future of actuators and sensors
iDEAS has its roots in the “intelligent Material Systems Lab” (iMSL) the “Chair for Intelligent Material Systems” of Prof. Stefan Seelecke at Saarland University (imsl.de).
For more than 10 years, the topic of smart materials and their use in intelligent systems has been addressed there. In almost 100 bilateral industrial projects, the functionality and areas of application have been demonstrated in practice. Together with the sister company of “mateligent GmbH” (mateligent.de), which is engaged in the industrialization of systems made of shape memory alloys (FGL/SMA), iDEAS GmbH is preparing the future of intelligent drives and sensor technology with its new technology based on dielectric elastomers. Due to their unique properties, the DE drives and DE sensors allow the development of new innovative products in the consumer, automotive, medical, health care and industrial sectors.
iDEAS has the vision to become a worldwide acting and leading supplier for intelligent drives, based on intelligent materials, the dielectric elastomers. The challenges of Industry 4.0 is one of the ideal application areas.
We are proud to continuously expand the patent portfolio with our customers and to develop innovative products for their markets with our strategic partners.
By providing energy-efficient DE drives, iDeas can help to replace energy-intensive drives such as electromagnetic lifting magnets or pneumatic drives. In this way, iDeas supports global efforts to reduce CO₂ emissions through massive energy savings.
iDEAS is a pioneer of a new, groundbreaking technology and is striving for long-term and sustainable market leadership in the field of DE drives through a combination of application development and the manufacture of application-oriented complete systems.
What we do
Sectors We Work On
The fields of application are diverse and the user stories endless. Building automation, Industry 4.0, automation, medical, laboratory technology, or even fitness, clothing, shoes, soft robotics….
There will be no place where smart actuators made of smart materials can be imagined without in the future. Actuators or sensors made of dielectric elastomers are ultra-thin, adapt to any shape, can be placed in places where there was no space before…
They will replace linear solenoids, proportional solenoids, pneumatic actuators or appear in places where it was not possible before.
Building technology and consumer
Relay drives, motion sensors, pressure sensors, hidden presence control, fall sensors, interlocks, linear drives, accoustics, facade wall loudspeakers
Industry and
Automotive
Actuators, sensors, valves, pumps, linear actuator, diaphragm actuators, linear actuators, vibratory drives, Industry 4.0, advance maintenance, function check, remote maintenance
Medical und
Health Care
Ventilators, dosing units, pumps, valves, pressure sensors, drop sensors
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