PI Ceramic at Sensor+Test 2024: New Technology for Combining Piezoelectric Ceramics and Filling Polymers

The manufacturing technology of piezoceramic composites allows for components such as plates, discs or half-shells, as well as more complex shapes such as smooth-surfaced shafts

Ultrasonic measuring technology, flow rate metering, air bubble detection: The application potential of piezoceramics in sensor technology is extremely versatile. In medical technology, for example, piezoceramics form the basis of many diagnostic devices and a wide range of therapies. In an industrial context, the application potential includes solutions for position detection, level measurement, structural monitoring and much more.

Piezoceramic Composites

As a new option for application-specific product design, PI Ceramic now offers the embedding of piezoceramics in filling polymers. This improves the ultrasonic radiation in the thickness direction and allows adaptation to specific geometries as well as to environmental media with varying acoustic impedance. Prototypes are offered with epoxy resin for rigid composites or with softer polymers for flexible composite structures.

The PI Ceramic trade fair team at the Sensor+Test in Nuremberg (June 11-13 / Booth 1-355) will be happy to advise you on your specific requirements and will also show you options for assembly and upgrading.

About Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG

PI with headquarters in Karlsruhe, Germany, is the market and technology leader for high-precision positioning technology and piezo applications in the market segments of Industrial Automation, Photonics, Semiconductor, and Microscopy & Life Sciences. Working closely with customers around the world, PI's more than 1,700 specialists have been continuously pushing the boundaries of what is technically feasible for more than fifty years. Various drive technologies, as well as internally developed sensor technology, electronics, and control technology provide the basis for this. PI’s portfolio ranges from components to subsystems to tailor-made complete solutions. More than 500 granted and pending patents underline the company's claim to leadership in the fields of precision positioning and piezo technology. PI operates on a global scale, with nine production sites in Europe, North America, and Asia, as well as sixteen sales and service subsidiaries.