Stack Actuators, Air Transducers, and Resources from American Piezo
High Performance Stack Actuators from APC International !
APC makes available free resources to assist with developing piezo systems
Piezo stack actuators are used as linear electromechanical drives, motors or force generators. They act as an expanding element generating small displacements at relatively high force levels. The complete motion cycle ofRead More...
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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The Piezoelectric Effect: Technology Generates Functional Benefits
Piezoelectric Technology Solutions
Anyone not familiar with it might immediately ask: What is the piezoelectric effect? It describes the various processes of electricity generation using a piezoelectric material. Technically, the piezoelectric effect is described as the linear electromechanical interaction between the mechanical and electrical state in crystalline materials that have no inversionRead More...
Piezo Materials for High Power Applications Made in the USA!
Piezoelectric ceramics manufactured from "hard" piezo materials are characterized by having higher mechanical quality factors (Qm) and lower dissipation factors (dielectric losses, tanD) relative to soft PZT's. Ceramic components produced from these "hard" compositions are less susceptible to depolarization from heating under high duty cycles and/or stress. Generally, a lower
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APC International Introduces NEW Sensing Material – Soft PZT APC-854
The wait is OVER... 854 is HERE!
In order to even better serve its customers with a more complete line of PZT materials, APC engineers are proud to announce the addition of APC-854 material to its already impressive line of PZT materials!
APC-854 is a new unique material, the
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Piezoelectricity & Wearable Technology: The Future of Piezoelectric Components
How Do Piezoelectric Components Play a Part in Wearable Technology?
With the vast amount of wearable technology available, the demand for compact devices with smaller batteries, or no batteries at all, and longer charge duration has presented a challenge. Consumers of wearable technology want the convenience of a portable device withoutRead More...
After Manufacturing 5: A Brief Introduction to Air Transducers
In our last several articles we have been delving into the anatomy of single and multiple element transducers as part of our "After Manufacturing" series of articles written to explore the multiple uses for piezoceramics once they are manufactured. Over the next several issues, we will explore some individual transducer
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After Manufacturing 4: Anatomy of Multiple Element Transducers
Anatomy of Multiple Element (Stack) Transducers
Last month, we discussed briefly transduction in general and the anatomy of single element transducers and their applications. This month, we will be movin.on to multiple element transducers. Where single element transducers are cost effective, useful for low power applications, operate at the ceramic element's resonance,Read More...
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