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

• March 2, 2015
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• By: APC
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• 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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Let APC Help You Choose a Piezo Material

• January 8, 2015
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• APC Materials

Piezoelectric Materials offered by APC are manufactured from the highest purity raw materials available and have been developed and refined by years of in-house research and development.   APC can produce custom piezo ceramics from any of our PZT materials or if you wish to manufacture your own piezoelectric ceramics, APC
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Properties of Piezoelectric Material and Stack Actuators

• November 13, 2014
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• By: APC
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• 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
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• 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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Piezoelectric Accelerometers and Electricity Generation from Piezos

• October 2, 2014
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• APC Materials,
• Piezo Applications,
• Product & Services

Piezo Aerospace Materials & Components: APC manufactures piezoelectric components for sensing applications used in the aerospace market APC International manufactures a full range of piezoelectric products used in the aerospace industry. We offer five piezo materials, ready-to-use assembled piezo components, and custom designed piezoelectric ceramics. APC's 850 piezo material, a
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APC 850 Piezo Material and Piezo Ceramics in Medical Applications

• September 18, 2014
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• APC Materials,
• Piezo Applications,
• 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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Use APC 850 Material for Sensing Applications

• September 18, 2014
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• By: APC
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• 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 and Fill Composite and How to Secure Piezo Ceramics

• September 4, 2014
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• APC Materials,
• Piezo Applications,
• 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.

 

Dice & fill composite ceramics are manufactured by dicing a piezoelectric
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