Archive for the ‘APC Materials’ Category
Ceramic Manufacturing Series – Electroding PZT Ceramics
This month we will be covering electrodes and electrode firing for PZT ceramics. We will primarily be discussing fired-on silver electrodes, but will touch on several other techniques commonly used in the industry.
Electrode Considerations:
When determining which electrode system is right for your application it is important to consider the endRead More...
Ceramic Manufacturing Series – Machining PZT Ceramics
If you have been following our manufacturing series of articles, then you know we have fired ceramic and are about to discuss shaping and machining. If you haven't been following, you should be!
When determining how to machine a ceramic component, it is important to remember that the finished electrical properties
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Ceramic Manufacturing Series – Firing Pressed PZT Components
Firing Pressed PZT Components
Taking the mystery out of firing profiles Jason Getz, Process Engineer Brian Julius, V.P. Manufacturing / Materials Engineer Ron Staut, V.P. Technology Once the PZT components have been pressed into green shapes (~60% dense), they are prepared for Binder Burn Out (BBO). BBO is one of the most critical process stepsRead More...
Ceramic Manufacturing Series – Pressing PZT Powders
Pressing PZT Powders
Starting with high quality PZT powders makes pressing a little easier. Brian Julius, V.P. Manufacturing / Materials Engineer Ron Staut, V.P. Technology All ceramic parts begin as a powder in one form or another. How that powder is transformed into a starting shape, however, can differ. It is the compaction throughRead More...
APC Introduces PZT Ceramic Manufacturing Series
This month, we will be introducing the first newsletter in a multi-month series of newsletters devoted to the processes, operations, and equipment required to manufacture piezoelectric ceramics. This month will begin with the in-house manufacturing of our PZT Powders. The coming months will be dedicated to exploring the pressing, sintering,
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Piezo Sensor Development from APC
Piezo sensors operate by converting a physical acceleration, pressure, or force to an electrical signal that will serve as an input to a data processing system. The signal from the sensor will often result in a response from the processing system.
APC offers two piezoelectric materials for use in sensing applications:
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APC Offers Many Options for Piezoelectric Materials
APC International has provided its customers with high purity piezoelectric materials that display low variability in their mechanical and electric properties for almost thirty years.
Piezoelectric Technology
Just recently APC expanded its capabilities to manufacture its full line of proprietary piezo materials at the company's headquarters in central Pennsylvania. Materials to beRead More...
Piezo Materials for Sensing Applications
APC International has begun production of its two primary piezo materials for sensing applications at the company's new piezo powder manufacturing facility in Mackeyville, Pennsylvania.
APC 850 has the best overall combination of piezoelectric properties for the majority of piezo sensors.
APC 855 offers greater sensitivity than APC 850.
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