30 Years of Piezo Technology Made in Thuringia

30 Years of Piezo Technology Made in Thuringia

From piezo producer for the PI Group to a globally active company: PI Ceramic has achieved steady growth and celebrated great successes over the past three decades. To mark the company's 30th anniversary, we take you back to the past, proudly present the present and give a preview of what is still to come.

Dr. Patrick Pertsch – Managing Director PI Ceramic

I hope that PI Ceramic will continue to have as much pioneering spirit, enthusiasm for our vision, and the readiness to change as we have had in the past 30 years.

Dr. Patrick Pertsch – Managing Director PI Ceramic

30 Years, 30 Stories – Immerse Yourself in the World of PI Ceramic!

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Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

On the Occasion of the Anniversary, Managing Director Dr. Patrick Pertsch Reviews the past Years, Takes a Look at the Company Today and Looks to the Future

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Our Milestones at a Glance

With Pioneering Spirit and Piezo Expertise from Start-up to International High-Tech Company

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Analyzing the Surface Conditions on Mars

Supporting Research of the Red Planet with the Help of Multilayer Piezo Actuators in the Curiosity Mars Rover

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We Are Looking for Innovators, Driving Forces, Achievers!

Career Opportunities with PI Ceramic

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Fundamentals of Piezo Technology

A Deep Dive from the Physical Effect to Its Industrial Application

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Ultrasonic Ablation Using Piezo Catheters

Carrying Out Contactless Therapies with Piezo-Based Catheter Instruments

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ELT: A Spectacular Eye on the Sky

PICA Stack Actuators from PI for Precise and Reliable Image Stabilization in the World’s Largest Telescope

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Ultrasound for Industrial Automation

In the Virtual Trade Fair Video, Our Piezo Experts Bridge the Gap from Product to Application

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Agile Production Processes and New Technologies

Get To Know Our Product Division Tech Center

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Engineering at PI Ceramic

Voices of Our Employees

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Realizing Faster Analyses and Higher Throughput for In Vitro Diagnostics

Piezo-Driven Analytical Instruments Enable High-Precision Liquid Handling in the Smallest Installation Spaces

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Communicating Under Water over Several Kilometers

Facilitating Sonar Underwater Communication with Piezo Components for Demanding Hydroacoustic Applications

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Product Development from Material to Piezo Component

Get To Know Our Product Division Piezo Components

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Production at PI Ceramic

Voices of Our Employees

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The Pocket Laboratory

Piezoceramics Enable Precise Liquid Handling in Point-of-Care Testing

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Ultrafast Dispensing of Adhesives and Soldering Pastes

Printing Contacts in No Time with the Highest Precision Using the Advantages of Piezoelectric Actuators

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Expanding the Visual Field of Endoscopes

Piezo Tubes Ensure a Higher Image Resolution in Scanning Fiber Endoscopy

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Do You Want to Move the Future?

Training Opportunities at PI Ceramic

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Reliable Product Quality and Short Delivery Times

Get To Know Our Product Division Piezo Devices

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Higher Quality of Life with Medical Implants

Miniaturized Piezo Elements for Implantable Medical Technology with the Highest Safety Standards

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R&D at PI Ceramic

Voices of Our Employees

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Multilayer Actuators in Resonant Operation

Generating Ultrasonic Oscillation with Battery Power

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Therapeutic and Surgical Instruments

Ultrasound for Gentle Medical Interventions

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Expertise in Multilayer Manufacturing That Goes Beyond Components

Get To Know Our Product Division Multilayer

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Sales at PI Ceramic

Voices of Our Employees

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Piezo versus Pandemic

Innovative Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Based on Piezo Technology

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Patient Monitoring with Ultrasound

In the Virtual Trade Fair Video, Our Piezo Experts Bridge the Gap from Product to Application

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Even More Space for Innovation and Creativity

Construction of Fourth Building Completed at PI Ceramic

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Completely Contactless Monitoring of Liquids and Gases

Enabling Contamination-Free Flow Measurement and Air Bubble Detection with Piezo-Based Ultrasonic Transducers

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Making Patient Monitoring More Intelligent with Ultrasound

In Devices for Intensive Medical Care, Piezo Elements Make the Detection of Life-Threatening Air Bubbles Possible