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Piezo Breeze Sensors
A piezo breeze sensor discloses increases in the velocity of the air or other gas to which it is exposed. The sensor contains two piezoelectric elements in a series-opposed circuit.
[caption id="attachment_2344" align="aligncenter" width="266"] Figure 1: Breeze sensor incorporates two piezoelectric elements[/caption]
One element is exposed to the gas whose velocity
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APC Piezoelectric Ceramics in Medical Devices
APC manufactures both OEM and replacement parts incorporated in a wide range of medical devices. APC's piezoelectric ceramics have been used in everything from fetal heart monitors and diagnostic ultrasound to a variety of micro-motors used in surgical applications. Piezo motors require lower voltage, generate less heat, are non-magenetic, and
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Shear Mode Piezo Half-Rings from American Piezo
APC International is pleased to offer custom shear mode piezo half-rings. Shear mode piezo half-rings are poled around the circumference of the ring (see red arrow below). Epoxy silver electrodes are then applied to the top and bottom surfaces of the ring or to the outer and inner diameters of
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Piezo Actuators from APC
APC International offers a wide range of standard and custom piezo actuators for use in a variety of different applications.
A piezo actuator converts an electrical signal into a precisely controlled physical displacement, to finely adjust precision machining tools, lenses, or mirrors. Piezoelectric actuators are also used to control hydraulic valves,
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Pacemaker Powered with Piezo Technology
Pacemakers, no doubt, have improved the lives of many. Unfortunately, pacemakers are powered by batteries that, over time, lose their charge. When this occurs, the patient has to undergo a repeat surgical procedure to replace the pacemaker's battery. Piezoelectric materials may soon change all of this by eliminating the need
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Download the APC Piezo Property Calculator
APC International, Ltd. has announced the release of its APCPiezoCalc iPhone and iPad app. The APCPiezoCalc is an interactive mobile application that allows the user to easily calculate the frequency constant, resonance frequency, capacitance, dielectric constant, static displacement, and static voltage of many piezoelectric ceramic elements. To make calculations easier,
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Coyote Case Utilizes Piezo Technology
Introducing a great new product from Coyote Case, LLC using APC International's piezo technology! The Coyote Case is a durable smartphone case that hides a powerful personal panic alarm coupled with an automated bluetooth-enabled security app. The Coyote Case makes use of a piezo disc bender in the
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Shear Mode Piezo Plates from American Piezo
APC International is pleased to offer shear mode piezo plates. Shear mode plates are poled along the standard 1 axis. Following poling, APC’s skilled staff remove our standard fired-on silver electrodes and re-electrode the piezoelectric ceramic along the 3 axis using an epoxy silver or a sputtered electrode.
APC offers four
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