Stack Actuators, Air Transducers, and Resources from American Piezo

• October 19, 2017
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• By: APC
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High Performance Stack Actuators from APC International !

APC makes available free resources to assist with developing piezo systems

Piezo stack actuators are used as linear electromechanical drives, motors or force generators. They act as an expanding element generating small displacements at relatively high force levels. The complete motion cycle of
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Piezoelectric Effect vs. Piezoresistive Effect

• October 16, 2017
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• By: APC
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• Piezo Electric

The word "piezo" is derived from piezein, which is Greek for physical pressure in one form or another. Piezo devices, which come in piezoelectric or piezoresistive varieties, are activated through some form of physical pressure. The effects of such pressure depend on the type of device in question.   So, what are
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