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Lead-Free Piezo Ceramic Material from PI Ceramic Successful in First Industrial Applications

2014-11-12 I PI Ceramic I Products

PIC700 material is a lead-free ceramic material now successfully employed by PI Ceramic in first industrial applications.

PIC700 is based on modified bismuth sodium titanate (BST) and is

suitable for industrial ultrasound applications in the MHz range as

well as for sonar and hydrophonic applications. The maximum

operating temperature is 200 °C.

PI Ceramic can manufacture quantities of approx. 50 kilograms per

process cycle from which up to several ten thousand piezo

elements can be manufactured with the known standard dimensions

using press technology.

"The further development of the material now needs to be

conducted in close cooperation with customers. We have already

gained first experiences with its use in a commercial power

ultrasonic transducer and expect PIC700 to prove itself in further

applications. We have also seen that this new material behaves

differently in applications than what we have seen with PZT

materials. Therefore suitable applications for lead-free piezo

ceramics must be evaluated and qualified, and this is best achieved

in cooperation with end users", states Eberhard Hennig, Head of

Central Development at PI Ceramic.

PI Ceramic in Brief

PI Ceramic is considered a global leading player in the field of piezo

actuators and sensors. The broad range of expertise in the complex

development and manufacturing process of functional ceramic

components combined with state-of-the-art production equipment

ensure high quality, flexibility and adherence to supply deadlines.

Prototypes and small production runs of custom-engineered piezo

components are available after short processing times. PI Ceramic

also has the capacity to manufacture medium-sized to large series

in automated lines. PI Ceramic, a subsidiary of Physik Instrumente

PRESS CONTACT

Doris Knauer

Phone +49 721 4846-1814

Fax +49 721 4846-1019

d.knauer@pi.ws

Physik Instrumente (PI)

GmbH & Co. KG

Auf der Roemerstrasse 1

76228 Karlsruhe

Germany

www.pi.ws

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(PI) GmbH & Co. KG, is located in the city of Lederhose, Thuringia,

Germany.

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PI Ceramic can manufacture first lead-free piezo elements from

PIC700 material in larger quantities

Further information available at:

http://piceramic.com/products/piezoelectric-materials.html