New Piezo Actuator Catalog with Tutorial released by PI Ceramic

The new 70 page document can be ordered by mail or downloaded as a PDF file from the PI Ceramic (PIC) website. It covers standard actuators, custom capabilities (from PZT powder to finished piezo mechanic sub-assemblies) and explains the piezo manufacturing process and background information in a detailed tutorial part.

The standard products showcased in the catalogue include: piezo ceramic stack actuators as well as the highly reliable PICMA multilayer actuators that completed more than 100 Billion cycles (100,000,000,000) in reliability tests conducted by NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. These ceramic encapsulated actuators are now also available with a hermetically sealed metal case, for high-humidity and all-weather applications. Not only this, but a new manufacturing technique allows the production of low-voltage bimorph bender actuators in many different shapes including disks with central hole.

In addition to the aforementioned products, the catalogue also features new lead-free piezo actuators and high-linearity materials, as well as electronic piezo drivers, controllers and charge amplifiers that increase the dynamic linearity of piezo operation.

Also featured in the catalogue is a new tutorial that explains, in detail, the manufacturing process, operation and applications of the different types of piezo actuator.

The company's third recent expansion - resulting in an addition of 55,000 ft2 (with a new building for manufacturing and R&D) - coupled with a workforce exceeding 200 employees and the capability to process over 50 tons of piezo material per year, puts PI Ceramic as the global leader in high-end piezo assemblies for actuator and sensor applications.

To download the PDF catalogue, please click here (3.1MB).

Or, to find out more about PI Ceramics, please visit: www.piceramic.com