APC International’s US Based Piezoelectric Powder Manufacturing Facility Opens for Operation

• March 2, 2015
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• By: APC
| Posted in:
• APC Materials,
• Product & Services

APC International is pleased to announce the opening of its new in-house piezo powder manufacturing facility adjacent to its piezoelectric ceramic manufacturing facility in Mackeyville, Pennsylvania. APC's new facility will allow APC to manufacture and develop a wide range of high quality lead zirconate titanate (PZT) materials. APC has already
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The Top Uses of Piezoelectricity in Everyday Applications

• February 13, 2015
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• By: APC
| Posted in:
• Piezo Applications

What do cell phones, diesel fuel injectors, acoustic guitar pickups, grill igniters, ultrasonic transducers, vibration sensors, certain printers, and musical greeting cards all have in common? Besides being electronic devices, all of these applications utilize piezoelectricity in some way. Let’s explore how piezoelectricity works and look at some applications of piezoelectric
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Properties of Piezoelectric Material and Stack Actuators

• November 13, 2014
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• By: APC
| Posted in:
• APC Materials,
• Piezo Applications,
• Product & Services

Having a consistent piezoelectric material is important to the development and production of piezo devices. APC's piezoelectric materials are known in the industry for their performance and low variability in mechanical and electrical properties. APC's piezoelectric materials fall into two broad categories: hard piezo material and soft piezo material. Properties of
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Transmitting Ultrasonic Signals in Water and In-House Services Offered from APC

• October 30, 2014
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• By: APC
| Posted in:
• APC Materials,
• Piezo Applications,
• Product & Services

How Piezoelectricity Works With Ultrasonic Signals

In a typical echo sounding application a single electronically switched piezoelectric transducer operates in both the transmitting and receiving modes. To locate an object in water, the transducer is used to transmit a short pulse of ultrasound in the direction of an object. The signal
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Submit Your Research Project Article to APC

• October 16, 2014
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• By: APC
| Posted in:
• Piezo Applications,
• Piezo in the News

Want to get the word about your piezo project out to a global audience of thousands of interested professionals and earn money to use on APC's products at the same time? APC is accepting original 300 - 500 word articles about any project or experiments that you have done with piezoelectric
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Use APC 850 Material for Sensing Applications

• September 18, 2014
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• By: APC
| Posted in:
• APC Materials,
• Product & Services

APC offers a variety of piezoelectric materials (PZT) to their customers. APC's lead zirconate titanate 850 material is manufactured in the USA with the highest purity raw materials available on the market. For sensing applications, APC 850 is the ideal piezo material because of its unique mechanical and electrical
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Dice & Fill Composite Ceramics

• September 4, 2014
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• By: APC
| Posted in:
• Product & Services

When bulk piezoelectric ceramics don't meet your sensitivity or resolution needs consider using dice and fill composite ceramics from APC International. Dice & fill ceramics are the industry standard for piezo composites with frequencies of greater than 1 MHz.   [caption id="attachment_2364" align="aligncenter" width="241"] Dice & Fill Composite Ceramics[/caption]   Dice &
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“How to” Secure Piezoelectric Ceramics

• September 4, 2014
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• By: APC
| Posted in:
• Piezo Applications

APC helps explain the best way to secure a piezoelectric ceramic to a solid surface To secure a piezo ceramic to a solid surface, you have three primary options: gluing, soldering, and clamping. Of the three options the best approach to secure a piezo element is typically with a glue or
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