diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 7225f9a5..47fe6f0c 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -228,6 +228,14 @@
         </nav>
         <span class="mdl-layout-title">Process</span>
         <nav class="mdl-navigation" id="feature-process">
+
+            <div class="button_row">
+                <a id="activator_button" class="mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-js-ripple-effect mdl-button--raised feature-button">Activator</a>
+                <button id="activator_params_button" class="params-button mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--icon">
+                    <i class="material-icons">settings</i>
+                </button>
+            </div>
+
             <div class="button_row">
                 <a id="llchamber_button" class="mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-js-ripple-effect mdl-button--raised feature-button">LL Chamber</a>
                 <button id="llchamber_params_button" class="params-button mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--icon">
diff --git a/src/app/featureSets/featureSet.js b/src/app/featureSets/featureSet.js
index 7cf6dc23..2aed60bd 100644
--- a/src/app/featureSets/featureSet.js
+++ b/src/app/featureSets/featureSet.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import ThreeDMixer from "../library/threeDMixer";
 import Via from "../library/via";
 
 //new
-
+import Activator from "../library/activator";
 import Filter from "../library/filter";
 import CellTrapS from "../library/celltrapS";
 import ThreeDMux from "../library/threeDMux";
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ export default class FeatureSet {
             Via: { object: new Via(), key: "FLOW" },
 
             //new
+
+            Activator: { object: new Activator(), key: "FLOW" },
+            Activator_control: { object: new Activator(), key: "CONTROL" },
+
             Filter: { object: new Filter(), key: "Flow" },
             CellTrapS: { object: new CellTrapS(), key: "FLOW" },
             CellTrapS_cell: { object: new CellTrapS(), key: "CELL" },
diff --git a/src/app/library/activator.js b/src/app/library/activator.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..572d57a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/library/activator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+import Template from "./template";
+import paper from "paper";
+import ComponentPort from "../core/componentPort";
+
+export default class Activator extends Template {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    __setupDefinitions() {
+        this.__unique = {
+            position: "Point"
+        };
+
+        this.__heritable = {
+            componentSpacing: "Float",
+            rotation: "Float",
+            bendSpacing: "Float",
+            numberOfBends: "Float",
+            channelWidth: "Float",
+            bendLength: "Float",
+            rotation: "Float",
+            height: "Float",
+            temperature : "Float"
+        };
+
+        this.__defaults = {
+            componentSpacing: 1000,
+            rotation: 0,
+            channelWidth: 0.8 * 1000,
+            bendSpacing: 1.23 * 1000,
+            numberOfBends: 1,
+            rotation: 0,
+            bendLength: 2.46 * 1000,
+            height: 250,
+            temperature : 0.098 * 1000
+        };
+
+        this.__units = {
+            componentSpacing: "&mu;m",
+            rotation: "&deg;",
+            bendSpacing: "&mu;m",
+            numberOfBends: "",
+            channelWidth: "&mu;m",
+            bendLength: "&mu;m",
+            height: "&mu;m",
+            temperature : "°C"
+        };
+
+        this.__minimum = {
+            componentSpacing: 0,
+            rotation: 0,
+            channelWidth: 10,
+            bendSpacing: 10,
+            numberOfBends: 1,
+            rotation: 0,
+            bendLength: 10,
+            height: 10,
+            temperature : 0 * 1000
+        };
+
+        this.__maximum = {
+            componentSpacing: 10000,
+            rotation: 360,
+            channelWidth: 2000,
+            bendSpacing: 6000,
+            numberOfBends: 50,
+            rotation: 360,
+            bendLength: 12 * 10000,
+            height: 1200,
+            temperature : 0.15 * 1000
+        };
+
+        this.__featureParams = {
+            componentSpacing: "componentSpacing",
+            position: "position",
+            channelWidth: "channelWidth",
+            bendSpacing: "bendSpacing",
+            numberOfBends: "numberOfBends",
+            rotation: "rotation",
+            bendLength: "bendLength",
+            temperature : "temperature"
+        };
+
+        this.__targetParams = {
+            componentSpacing: "componentSpacing",
+            channelWidth: "channelWidth",
+            bendSpacing: "bendSpacing",
+            numberOfBends: "numberOfBends",
+            rotation: "rotation",
+            bendLength: "bendLength",
+            temperature : "temperature"
+        };
+
+        this.__placementTool = "componentPositionTool";
+
+        this.__toolParams = {
+            position: "position"
+        };
+
+        this.__renderKeys = ["FLOW"];
+
+        this.__mint = "ACTIVATOR";
+    }
+
+    getPorts(params) {
+        let channelWidth = params["channelWidth"];
+        let bendLength = params["bendLength"];
+        let bendSpacing = params["bendSpacing"];
+        let numberOfBends = params["numberOfBends"];
+
+        let ports = [];
+
+        ports.push(new ComponentPort(bendLength / 2 + channelWidth, 0, "1", "FLOW"));
+
+        ports.push(new ComponentPort(bendLength / 2 + channelWidth, (2 * numberOfBends + 1) * channelWidth + 2 * numberOfBends * bendSpacing, "2", "FLOW"));
+
+        return ports;
+    }
+
+    render2D(params, key) {
+        let channelWidth = params["channelWidth"];
+        let bendLength = params["bendLength"];
+        let bendSpacing = params["bendSpacing"];
+        let rotation = params["rotation"];
+        let numBends = params["numberOfBends"];
+        let x = params["position"][0];
+        let y = params["position"][1];
+        let color = params["color"];
+        let segHalf = bendLength / 2 + channelWidth;
+        let segLength = bendLength + 2 * channelWidth;
+        let segBend = bendSpacing + 2 * channelWidth;
+        let vRepeat = 2 * bendSpacing + 2 * channelWidth;
+        let vOffset = bendSpacing + channelWidth;
+        let hOffset = bendLength / 2 + channelWidth / 2;
+        let serp = new paper.CompoundPath();
+
+        //draw first segment
+        let toprect = new paper.Path.Rectangle(x + channelWidth - 1, y, bendLength / 2 + channelWidth / 2 + 1, channelWidth);
+        toprect.closed = true;
+        for (let i = 0; i < numBends; i++) {
+            //draw left curved segment
+            let leftCurve = new paper.Path.Arc({
+                from: [x + channelWidth, y + vRepeat * i],
+                through: [x + channelWidth - (channelWidth + bendSpacing / 2), y + vRepeat * i + bendSpacing / 2 + channelWidth],
+                to: [x + channelWidth, y + vRepeat * i + bendSpacing + 2 * channelWidth]
+            });
+            leftCurve.closed = true;
+            let leftCurveSmall = new paper.Path.Arc({
+                from: [x + channelWidth, y + vRepeat * i + bendSpacing + channelWidth],
+                through: [x + channelWidth - bendSpacing / 2, y + vRepeat * i + bendSpacing / 2 + channelWidth],
+                to: [x + channelWidth, y + vRepeat * i + channelWidth]
+            });
+            leftCurveSmall.closed = true;
+            leftCurve = leftCurve.subtract(leftCurveSmall);
+            toprect = toprect.unite(leftCurve);
+            // serp.addChild(leftCurve);
+            //draw horizontal segment
+            let hseg = new paper.Path.Rectangle(x + channelWidth - 1, y + vOffset + vRepeat * i, bendLength + 2, channelWidth);
+            toprect = toprect.unite(hseg);
+            //draw right curved segment
+            let rightCurve = new paper.Path.Arc({
+                from: [x + channelWidth + bendLength, y + vOffset + vRepeat * i],
+                through: [x + channelWidth + bendLength + (channelWidth + bendSpacing / 2), y + vOffset + vRepeat * i + bendSpacing / 2 + channelWidth],
+                to: [x + channelWidth + bendLength, y + vOffset + vRepeat * i + bendSpacing + 2 * channelWidth]
+            });
+            rightCurve.closed = true;
+            let rightCurveSmall = new paper.Path.Arc({
+                from: [x + channelWidth + bendLength, y + vOffset + vRepeat * i + bendSpacing + channelWidth],
+                through: [x + channelWidth + bendLength + bendSpacing / 2, y + vOffset + vRepeat * i + bendSpacing / 2 + channelWidth],
+                to: [x + channelWidth + bendLength, y + vOffset + vRepeat * i + channelWidth]
+            });
+            rightCurveSmall.closed = true;
+            rightCurve = rightCurve.subtract(rightCurveSmall);
+            toprect = toprect.unite(rightCurve);
+
+            if (i == numBends - 1) {
+                //draw half segment to close
+                hseg = new paper.Path.Rectangle(x + channelWidth / 2 + bendLength / 2, y + vRepeat * (i + 1), (bendLength + channelWidth) / 2 + 1, channelWidth);
+                toprect = toprect.unite(hseg);
+            } else {
+                //draw full segment
+                hseg = new paper.Path.Rectangle(x + channelWidth - 1, y + vRepeat * (i + 1), bendLength + 2, channelWidth);
+                toprect = toprect.unite(hseg);
+            }
+            toprect = toprect.unite(hseg);
+        }
+        serp.addChild(toprect);
+
+        serp.fillColor = color;
+        return serp.rotate(rotation, x, y);;
+    }
+
+    render2DTarget(key, params) {
+        let render = this.render2D(params, key);
+        render.fillColor.alpha = 0.5;
+        return render;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/view/ui/componentToolBar.js b/src/app/view/ui/componentToolBar.js
index 38148cfc..5e1dbc88 100644
--- a/src/app/view/ui/componentToolBar.js
+++ b/src/app/view/ui/componentToolBar.js
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ export default class ComponentToolBar {
         this.__llChamberButton = document.getElementById("llchamber_button");
         this.__threeDMixerButton = document.getElementById("3dmixer_button");
 
-        //new 
+        //new
+        this.__activatorButton = document.getElementById("activator_button");
         this.__filterButton = document.getElementById("filter_button");
         this.__celltrapsButton = document.getElementById("celltraps_button");
         this.__threeDMuxButton = document.getElementById("3dmux_button");
@@ -100,8 +101,9 @@ export default class ComponentToolBar {
         this.__threeDMixerParams = document.getElementById("3dmixer_params_button");
 
         this.__insertTextDialog = new InsertTextDialog();
-        
+
         //new
+        this.__activatorParams = document.getElementById("activator_params_button");
         this.__filterParams = document.getElementById("filter_params_button");
         this.__celltrapsParams = document.getElementById("celltraps_params_button");
         this.__threeDMuxParams = document.getElementById("3dmux_params_button");
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ export default class ComponentToolBar {
             "3DMixer": this.__threeDMixerButton,
 
             //newly added part
+            Activator: this.__activatorButton,
             Filter: this.__filterButton,
             CellTrapS: this.__celltrapsButton,
             "3DMux": this.__threeDMuxButton,
@@ -166,12 +169,12 @@ export default class ComponentToolBar {
             DropletGenFlow: this.__dropletgenFlowButton,
             LogicArray: this.__logicarrayButton
         };
-            
+
 
         this.__setupEventHandlers();
 
         this.__setupParamButtonEventHandlers();
-        
+
     }
 
     __setupEventHandlers() {
@@ -236,7 +239,7 @@ export default class ComponentToolBar {
             ref.setActiveButton("Pump3D");
             ref.__viewManagerDelegate.switchTo2D();
         };
-        
+
         this.__alignmentMarksButton.onclick = function() {
             Registry.viewManager.activateTool("AlignmentMarks");
 
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ export default class ComponentToolBar {
             ref.setActiveButton("Port");
             ref.__viewManagerDelegate.switchTo2D();
         };
-        
+
         this.__anodeButton.onclick = function() {//ck
             Registry.viewManager.activateTool("Anode");//ck
 
@@ -274,7 +277,7 @@ export default class ComponentToolBar {
 
         this.__viaButton.onclick = function() {
             Registry.viewManager.activateTool("Via");
-        
+
             ref.setActiveButton("Via");
             ref.__viewManagerDelegate.switchTo2D();
         };
@@ -392,6 +395,14 @@ export default class ComponentToolBar {
         };
 
         //new
+
+        this.__activatorButton.onclick = function() {
+            Registry.viewManager.activateTool("Activator");
+
+            ref.setActiveButton("Activator");
+            ref.__viewManagerDelegate.switchTo2D();
+        };
+
         this.__dropletgenTButton.onclick = function() {
             Registry.viewManager.activateTool("DropletGenT");
 
@@ -528,6 +539,7 @@ export default class ComponentToolBar {
         this.__threeDMixerParams.onclick = ComponentToolBar.getParamsWindowCallbackFunction("3DMixer", "Basic");
 
         //new
+        this.__activatorParams.onclick = ComponentToolBar.getParamsWindowCallbackFunction("Activator", "Basic");
         this.__filterParams.onclick = ComponentToolBar.getParamsWindowCallbackFunction("Filter", "Basic");
         this.__celltrapsParams.onclick = ComponentToolBar.getParamsWindowCallbackFunction("CellTrapS", "Basic");
         this.__threeDMuxParams.onclick = ComponentToolBar.getParamsWindowCallbackFunction("3DMux", "Basic");
diff --git a/src/app/view/viewManager.js b/src/app/view/viewManager.js
index 4abf926a..f446a7e8 100644
--- a/src/app/view/viewManager.js
+++ b/src/app/view/viewManager.js
@@ -1220,6 +1220,7 @@ export default class ViewManager {
         this.tools["GenerateArrayTool"] = new GenerateArrayTool();
 
         //new
+        this.tools["Activator"] = new MultilayerPositionTool("Activator", "Basic");
         this.tools["Filter"] = new ComponentPositionTool("Filter", "Basic");
         this.tools["CellTrapS"] = new CellPositionTool("CellTrapS", "Basic");
         this.tools["3DMux"] = new MultilayerPositionTool("3DMux", "Basic");