Piezoceramic Components
Piezoelectric Elements in Different Shapes
- Products
ProductsPI Ceramic offers a large number of standard products and solutions based on piezo technology. This includes piezoceramic components and elements as well as piezoelectric actuators.- Piezoceramic Components
- Discs, Rods and Cylinders
Piezoceramic Discs, Rods and Cylinders
- Plates and Blocks
Piezoceramic Plates and Blocks
- Rings
Piezoceramic Rings
- Tubes
Piezoceramic Tubes
- Spheres and Hemispheres
Piezoceramic Spheres and Hemispheres
- Bending Elements
Piezoceramic Bending Elements
- Discs, Rods and Cylinders
- Piezoceramic Actuators
Piezoceramic ActuatorsPI Ceramic offers a large number of piezoelectric actuators for applications in industry and research.
- PICMA® Piezo Linear Actuators
PICMA® Piezo Linear ActuatorsPICMA® multilayer actuators for an up to 10 times higher lifetime and operating time than conventional multilayer piezo actuators.
- PICMA® Piezo Bender Actuators
PICMA® Piezo Bender ActuatorsMultilayer bending actuators: large displacement and high dynamics. Their bimorph structure ensures bidirectional displacement.
- PICA Piezoelectric Stack Actuators
PICA Piezoelectric Stack ActuatorsStacked piezo linear actuators with operating voltages to 1000 V: High reliability, large specific displacement and high forces.
- PICA Shear Actuators
PICA Shear ActuatorsMulti-axis and shear actuators in stacked design offer excellent dynamics combined with minimum electrical power requirements.
- DuraAct Piezoelectric Transducers
DuraAct Piezoelectric TransducersDuraAct patch transducers convert electrical voltage into mechanical energy and vice versa; as actuator, sensor or as energy generator.
- Picoactuator® Piezoelectric Crystal
Picoactuator® Piezoelectric CrystalThe motion of the Picoactuator® piezo crystals is highly linear and almost hysteresis-free and consequently suited for high-dynamics applications.
- Tube Actuators
Piezo Tube ActuatorsRadially and axially contracting piezo tubes are often used for creating dynamic scanning motions and as fiber stretchers.
- PICMA® Piezo Linear Actuators
- Piezo Controllers & Drivers
Piezo Controllers & DriversControl electronics plays a key role in the performance of piezoelectric actuators. In addition to universal control electronics, highly suitable for most fields of application, PI offers a wide range of piezo amplifiers geared towards particular purposes.
- for PICMA® Stack/Chip Multilayer Actuators
Drivers and Controllers for PICMA® Stack/Chip Multilayer ActuatorsAmplifiers with high output current allow dynamic operation of the actuators and precise positioning while requiring low power.
- for PICMA® Bender Multilayer Actuators
Drivers and Controllers for PICMA® Bender Multilayer ActuatorsPiezo amplifiers for PICMA® Bender Actuators offer fixed and variable output voltages of up to 60 V for differential control.
- for PICA Stack/Power/Thru Actuators
Drivers and Controllers for PICA Stack/Power/Thru ActuatorsPiezo amplifiers for PICA Actuators offer a voltage range of up to 1100 V, which is available as unipolar or bipolar voltage. Amplifiers with high output current allow dynamic operation of the actuators and precise positioning while requiring low power.
- for PICA Shear Actuators
Drivers and Controllers for PICA Shear ActuatorsPiezo amplifiers for PICA Shear Actuators offer a bipolar output voltage of ±250 V.
- for DuraAct Actuators
Drivers and Controllers for DuraAct ActuatorsDuraAct Actuators require different operating voltage ranges, depending on the integrated ceramic.
- for Picoactuator® Actuators
Drivers and Controllers for Picoactuator® ActuatorsPicoactuator® Actuators are operated with a bipolar voltage of ±500 V. The output voltage range of the PICA amplifiers can be set accordingly to suit this purpose. For smaller displacements, it is possible to use amplifiers for PICA Shear Actuators of ±250 V.
- for Energy Harvesting
Electronics for Energy HarvestingE-821 uses pulsed or continuous excitation for Energy Generation by means of piezo actuators.
- for PICMA® Stack/Chip Multilayer Actuators
- Piezoceramic Materials
Piezoceramic MaterialsPI Ceramic offers a variety of different piezoelectric materials including lead-free materials.
- Piezoceramic Components
- OEM
OEM Solutions for Piezo Ceramics from PI CeramicPI Ceramic offers customized OEM solutions for piezo ceramics at the highest technological level and economically optimized.
- Applications
Applications and Markets for Piezo TechnologyPiezo technology is used in different applications in medical technology, mechanical and automotive engineering or in semiconductor technology.- Metrology
MetrologyUltrasonic sensors emit high-frequency sound pulses and receive signals reflected from objects. The time the echo signals take to arrive is processed electronically and can be used for a wide range of applications in metrology.
- Noncontact Measurement with Air Ultrasound
Noncontact Measurement with Air UltrasoundUltrasonic sensors for air ultrasound use in most cases the radial oscillation of piezo disks or plates to measure distance or position.
- Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducers for the Detection of Gas Bubbles
Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducers for the Detection of Gas BubblesThe piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer offers reliable air and gas bubble detection in medical, pharmaceutical and food technology fields.
- Level Measurement
Level MeasurementThe most widely used principle of ultrasonic level measurement is based on the propagation time measurement of air ultrasound pulse.
- Piezo Force Sensors
Piezo Force SensorsPiezo discs the centerpiece of force/acceleration sensors.
- Flow Metering
Ultrasonic Flow Metering with Piezo Ultrasonic TransducersThe propagation time metering the so-called Doppler principle are the two fundamental measurement processes in noncontact ultrasonic flow rate measurement.
- Ultrasonic Proximity Sensors as Park Distance Control
Ultrasonic Proximity Sensors as Park Distance ControlActive park distance controls in cars often use ultrasonic proximity sensors to measure the distance to the surroundings and to other objects.
- Noncontact Measurement with Air Ultrasound
- Ultrasonic Technology
Ultrasonic TechnologyPiezoceramics can be used to generate ultrasonic waves in the frequency range of power ultrasound (20 to 800 kHz). They can be used in different diagnostic and therapeutic applications, for example in tartar removal or lithotripsy, but also in ultrasonic technology.
- Industrial Ultrasonic Cleaning
Industrial Ultrasonic CleaningUltrasonic cleaning can be used to remove dirt particles in the nanometer range, without damaging sensitive surfaces by a too high pressure.
- Ultrasonic Piezomotors
Ultrasonic PiezomotorsAn integral part of the PILine® ultrasonic piezomotors is a piezoceramic actuator that is pretensioned against a movably guided runner via a coupling element.
- Shock Wave Lithotripsy
Shock Wave LithotripsyIn extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), the inverse piezoelectric effect is used to destroy brittle materials such as kidney stones.
- Sonar Technology and Hydroacoustics
Sonar Technology and HydroacousticsPiezoceramic components are used in sonar technology and hydroacoustic systems, for measuring and position-finding tasks.
- Industrial Ultrasonic Cleaning
- Scientific Instrumentation
Scientific InstrumentationPiezo components have become firmly established in modern science as drives and ultrasonic transducers. They work reliably even under extreme conditions such as magnetic fields, cryogenic temperatures or ultrahigh vacuum.
- Mineralogical Analyses in NASA's Mars Rover
Mineralogical Analyses in NASA's Mars RoverNASA relies on PICMA® Multilayer Actuators from PI Ceramic.
- Cryogenic Applications in the German Electron Synchrotron (DESY)
Cryogenic Applications in the German Electron Synchrotron (DESY)Dynamic Compensation of Lorentz Forces at the Accelerator Elements in Cryogenic Environments.
- Scanning Probe Microscopy
Scanning Probe MicroscopyScanning probe microscopy benefits from piezo technology: Piezo tube actuators position highly dynamically over a lateral range of up to ±35 µm.
- Mineralogical Analyses in NASA's Mars Rover
- Pumping and Dosing
Pumping and DosingPiezo elements pump and meter small liquid or gas volumes reliably and precisely in the range of a few hundred milliliters to a few nanoliters. The piezo elements can be adapted to each application environment.
- Metering with Piezo Valves
Metering with Piezo ValvesPiezo valves are highly suitable for dosing tasks: They can switch directly, and can also work against a closing spring.
- Aerosol Production
Aerosol ProductionUltrasonic piezo transducers ensure efficient production of particularly homogeneous aerosols with ultrasonic vibrations above 100 kHz.
- Piezo Micropumps
Piezo MicropumpsPiezoelectric micropumps are used in laboratory technology, medical technology, biotechnology, chemical analytics and process engineering.
- Drug Metering Pumps (Implantable Medical Devices)
Drug Metering Pumps (Implantable Medical Devices)PICMA® multilayer piezo actuators, in particular PICMA® Bender actuators, are highly suitable for implantable medical products.
- Metering with Piezo Valves
- Medical Technology
Medical TechnologyMedical technology and related life-science disciplines require drive components that have to be fast, reliable and energy-saving. In these fields as well, progress goes hand in hand with increasing miniaturization. Piezoceramic drives combine exactly these characteristics.
- Shock Wave Lithotripsy
Shock Wave LithotripsyExtracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Medical Applications.
- Detection of Gas Bubbles
Detection of Gas BubblesQuality assurance with piezo components.
- Aerosol Production
Production of Homogeneous Aerosols with Ultrasonic Piezo TransducersUltrasonic piezo transducers ensure efficient production of particularly homogeneous aerosols with ultrasonic vibrations above 100 kHz.
- Piezoelectric Micropumps
Piezoelectric MicropumpsPiezoelectric micropumps are used in laboratory technology, medical technology, biotechnology, chemical analytics and process engineering.
- Implantable Medical Devices
Piezo Drives in Implantable Medical DevicesPICMA® multilayer piezo actuators, in particular PICMA® Bender actuators, are highly suitable for implantable medical products.
- Metering with Piezo Valves
Metering with Piezo ValvesPiezo valves are highly suitable for dosing tasks: They can switch directly, and can also work against a closing spring.
- Shock Wave Lithotripsy
- Adaptive Systems Technology
Adaptive Systems TechnologyThe development of adaptive systems is increasing in significance for modern industry. Intelligent materials, so-called “smart materials”, which possess both sensor and actuator characteristics, are becoming more and more important.
- Piezo Technology in Adaptive Systems
Piezo Technology in Adaptive SystemsThe development of adaptive systems is increasing in significance for modern industry. Intelligent materials, so-called “smart materials”, which possess both sensor and actuator characteristics, are becoming more and more important.
- Piezo Technology in Adaptive Systems
- Energy Harvesting
Energy HarvestingMechanically deforming a piezo crystal with tension or pressure generates electrical charges that can be measured as voltage on the electrodes of the piezo element.
- Energy Harvesting
Energy HarvestingMechanically deforming a piezo crystal with tension or pressure generates electrical charges that can be measured as voltage on the electrodes of the piezo element.
- Energy Harvesting
- Technology
PI Ceramic Piezo TechnologyPI Ceramic offers extensive know-how and a wealth of experience in the manufacturing of assembled piezo-ceramic components and sub-systems.- Fundamentals of Piezo Technology
Fundamentals of Piezo TechnologyPhysical basics and explanations of piezo electricity and electromechanics.
- Properties of Piezo Actuators
Properties of Piezo ActuatorsCharacteristics of piezoceramic actuators: Displacement modes, forces and stiffnesses, dynamics. Ambient conditions.
- Displacement Behavior
Displacement BehaviorOn this site you will find information about the displacement behaviour of piezo ceramics.
- Displacement Modes of Piezoelectric Actuators
Displacement Modes of Piezoelectric ActuatorsOn this site you will learn more about the different displacement modes of piezo ceramics.
- Temperature Dependence
Temperature DependenceThe displacement and dimension of a piezo ceramic is temperature dependant. Learn more about this topic on this site.
- Forces and Stiffness
Forces and StiffnessForce and stiffness are important properties of piezo actuators. Find out more on this topic here.
- Dynamic Operation
Dynamic OperationLearn more on the topics of resonant frequency, dynamic forces and response behaviour.
- Electrical Operation of Piezo Actuators
Electrical Operation of Piezo ActuatorsLearn more on the topics of operating voltage, electrical behaviour and operating modes.
- Ambient Conditions
Ambient ConditionsPiezo actuators are suitable for operation in very different, sometimes extreme ambient conditions. Learn more about this topic on this site.
- Displacement Behavior
- Manufacturing Technology
Manufacturing TechnologyPI Ceramic offers a wide range of manufacturing technologies: Pressing or tape technology, assembling technology and testing procedures.
- PICMA® Technology
PICMA® TechnologyHighly reliable and extended lifetime through the patented manufacturing process for multilayer actuators.
- DuraAct Patch Transducer Technology
DuraAct Patch Transducer TechnologyManufacture, functional principle and typical working parameters of DuraAct patch transducers explain the possible force generation and deflection.
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