Archive for the ‘Piezo Electric’ Category
What Is FEA / Modeling, How Can It Help?
Complex Design? Expensive Prototypes? You're not alone. These are common dilemmas when designing active mechanical systems using piezo materials.
Displacement plot of PZT disk bonded to custom matching layerLet's start with basic design cycles...
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APC International is Expanding!
APC is excited to announce its most recent expansion, focusing on meeting the growing and more demanding needs of our customers. This expansion includes large investments in processing equipment, process stream optimization, capacity increases, capability improvements and manufacturing flexibility across the board.
These changes will all
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Piezo Buzzers vs. Magnetic Buzzers — What’s the Difference?
Communicating information from a product to its end user is a necessary task across many industries — from home appliances and security devices to automotive electronics and office automation devices, audio signals are a necessity. These audio signals can be generated
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Basic Overview of Piezoelectric Materials in Energy Harvesting
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Piezoelectric Effect vs. Piezoresistive Effect
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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Principles of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting
What Is Energy Harvesting
Energy harvesting is approaching an interesting technological juncture wherein the power requirements for electronic devices have been reduced while at the same time the efficiency of energy harvesting devices has increased. Out of various possible energy harvesting technologies, piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting has emerged as a methodRead More...
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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