The main objectives of the project were to develop and qualify a fully European Pin Puller for space applications with higher temperature capability. The products available in the market are limited in their operating temperatures, avoiding their use in missions where this requirement is more restrictive.

Arquimea suggests a new Pin Puller base on a novel SMA material (SMARQ) with increased temperature performance capabilities able to overcome the current temperature limitations of similar devices. The European Pin Puller can work in the range of temperatures of -50ºC to 125ºC with a minimum pull force of 100N. Other important advantages of the proposed technology are its lightweight, high force to weight ratio and low volume, which makes it especially attractive in space applications.