APC offers ready to use d33 meters that are reliable and accurate.
APC offers ready to use d33 meters that are reliable and accurate.
The Ultrasonic Industry Association (UIA) routinely holds “Virtual Collaborations” which are interactive webinars hosted by industry professionals featuring varying topics related to ultrasound, ultrasonics, transducer manufacturing and tuning, piezo materials, etc.
Complex Design? Expensive Prototypes? You’re not alone. These are common dilemmas when designing active mechanical systems using piezo materials.
To help our customers rise above the challenges of working with piezo materials, APC offers a wide range of custom solutions.
Phase diagrams are a great way to visualize a materials crystal structure and behavior over a specified range of compositions and/or temperatures.
APC International manufactures standard and custom bimorphs, in series or parallel configurations, for many applications.
APC is excited to announce its most recent expansion, focusing on meeting the growing and more demanding needs of our customers.
The 49th Ultrasonic Industry Association (UIA) held its first virtual symposium April 26-28, 2021. APC International was pleased to be able to attend this virtual event.
The piezo breeze sensor is a basic but unique piezo sensor application in which changes in the velocity of subject gases can be quickly and accurately determined.
Buzzers come in two primary forms — piezo buzzers and magnetic buzzers. If you are creating a circuit with a buzzer, you’ll want to understand the differences between these two configurations. You should know how each buzzer works and how to determine which is best for your application.
Out of various possible energy harvesting technologies, piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting has emerged as a method of choice for powering meso-to-micro scale devices. Piezoelectric materials and transducers can be designed to handle a wide range of input frequencies and forces allowing for energy harvesting to occur.
One of many ways piezo materials are classified is by their relative dielectric constant, or K value. The relative dielectric constant of a piezo material is a unitless bulk material property that is independent of geometry or part size.
With the vast amount of wearable technology available, the demand for compact devices with smaller batteries, or no batteries at all, and longer charge duration has presented a challenge. The use of piezoelectric components in wearable technology is an emerging solution for this issue.
APC International will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in observance of the July 4th Independence Day Holiday. We all wish you a wonderful, safe, and most of all healthy Holiday weekend.
As our team began to internally discuss the role piezo materials are playing in the fight against COVID-19, it became immediately clear that their applications run deep into the medical supply chain.
As a manufacturer and supplier of critical technical products to the Medical, Global Defense, and Industrial markets, APC International is an essential business and we will continue to operate and support our customers as necessary.
Ultrasonic nebulizers are very effective for atomizing a wide range of liquids. Nebulizers work by immersing a single piezoelectirc ceramic disc several centimeters below the surface of a liquid and then applying a voltage that causes the ceramic disk to vibrate at megahertz frequencies.
This month APC is addressing some of the questions most frequently asked of our sales and office staff by you, our customers.
As the Holiday Season is upon us, we at APC find ourselves reflecting on the past year and on those who have helped us grow and shape our business throughout the year.
From our APC family to yours, we wish all of our friends, customers, and colleagues a very happy, healthy Thanksgiving Holiday.
Piezoelectric ceramics manufactured from “hard” piezo materials are characterized by having higher mechanical quality factors (Qm) and lower dissipation factors (dielectric losses, tanD) relative to soft PZT’s.
Good quality electrical connections are absolutely essential to device performance and longevity.
Ultrasonic fluid level sensors can be used to monitor fluid levels in a wide variety of commercial and industrial applications. Piezo level sensors work by monitoring the acoustic coupling level between an ultrasonic transmitter and an ultrasonic receiver.
Echo-sounding technology enables research vessels and others to measure distances underwater by using sound.
To help our customers rise above the challenges of working with piezo materials, APC offers a wide range of custom solutions including: device assembly, contract manufacturing, design consulting, and product development support.
Ceramics Expo 2019 is scheduled for April 29 – May 1, 2019 at the Cleveland IX Center near the Cleveland Airport!
When exposed to an AC electric field, a piezoelectric ceramic element changes dimensions cyclically, at the cycling frequency of the applied field.
APC has been supplying Stack Actuators for many years for a variety of applications. Typically, these are used in fine positioning or small movement applications at very low frequencies.
After much hard work and dedication from the entire APC team, led by Quality Manager Jennifer Baker, we are extremely proud to announce that APC International has obtained its ISO 9001:2015 Certification. The comprehensive system audits covered every aspect of our operations.
We at APC would like to extend our Best Wishes this Holiday Season to our Customers, Suppliers, Families and Friends and wish everyone a New Year filled with Health, Happiness, and Joy.
From our APC family to yours, we wish all of our friends, customers, and colleagues a very Happy, Healthy Thanksgiving Holiday.
As a result of the snow and expected transition to ice from winter storm “Avery,” APC International will be closing at 2pm today, Thursday, November 15. We intend on resuming normal business hours Friday, November 16. Thank you for your understanding.
In an effort to quantify the real world differences among various PZT technologies – APC International performed and documented a study comparing our traditional dense Navy II PZT (APC-850) with our porous Navy II PZT (APC-860) as well as a Navy II Composite comprised of 250um diameter fibers randomly arranged in an epoxy matrix at a 65% fill.
Customer feedback is an absolutely crucial tool that we must consider when making decisions about the direction and performance of our business, but its hard to gather and quantify!
Recent developments in the piezo industry have left many companies searching for alternative solutions to custom bimorphs and materials which are no longer available.
Applications of ultrasonic transducers in the medical industry are widespread and are continually advancing. From diagnostic testing that allows parents to see their new baby’s heartbeat for the first time to surgical devices that can treat rare cancers, ultrasonic transducers play a key role in healthcare today.
Piezoelectric ceramics manufactured from “hard” piezo materials are characterized by having higher mechanical quality factors (Qm) and lower dissipation factors (dielectric losses, tanD) relative to soft PZT’s.
Energy harvesting is approaching an interesting technological juncture wherein the power requirements for electronic devices have been reduced while at the same time the efficiency of energy harvesting devices has increased.
Piezo sensors operate by converting a physical acceleration, pressure, or force to an electrical signal that will serve as an input to a data processing system. The signal from the sensor will often result in a response from the associated processing system.
APC excitedly welcomes the newest member to the APC Team, Brian M. Park. Brian is no stranger to Central Pennsylvania or to piezo devices and manufacturing.
Everyone here at APC would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our friends, families, and customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year! We hope that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy this holiday season with their friends and family.
APC has been supplying Stack Actuators for many years for a variety of applications. Typically, these are used in fine positioning or small movement applications at very low frequencies.
Piezo stack actuators are used as linear electromechanical drives, motors or force generators.
APC’s materials engineers are proud to announce the addition of APC-860 Porous PZT material to its continually growing line of PZT materials.
To help our customers rise above these challenges APC offers a wide range of custom solutions including: device assembly, contract manufacturing, design consulting, and product development support.
Does your application require higher sensitivity? Do you want to make a piezo motor that moves in a circular motion? APC shear mode piezo half-rings are an excellent option that can be made out of any APC material.
APC is proud to announce a new article published in Ceramic Industry Magazine – June 2017 issue!
Ultrasonic fluid level sensors can be used to monitor fluid levels in a wide variety of commercial and industrial applications.
While the APC facilities sustained no damage as a result of the severe weather, our offices in the center of Mackeyville at our Duck Run facility remain without power, telephone, and internet services.
As a result of the severe thunderstorms and high winds, APC International will be closed for business 5/2/17 with operations resuming Wednesday 5/3/17 pending the return of power and telephone services.
In his announcement, he designated Mr. Brian Julius as the new President of APC International, Ltd as of March 31, 2017.
Piezoelectric ceramics manufactured from “hard” piezo materials are characterized by having higher mechanical quality factors (Qm) and lower dissipation factors (dielectric losses, tanD) relative to soft PZT’s.
In order to even better serve its customers with a more complete line of PZT materials, APC engineers are proud to announce the addition of APC-854 material to its already impressive line of PZT materials!
Everyone here at APC would like to wish all of our friends and customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year!
From our family to yours, we wish all of our friends, customers, and colleagues a very Happy, Healthy Thanksgiving Holiday.
APC introduced air transducers, the most common kind of transducer. Air transducers are found in every day life. Learn about standard air transducers on the blog.
APC discussed multiple element transducers for high power applications and their five primary parts.
APC discussed transduction, the anatomy of transducers, and considerations of single element transducers.
In the second installment of this series, APC discussed how to power piezo devices for transmitting or displacement applications using standard equipment available from APC.
APC began it’s “After Manufacturing” series of newsletters. In the first of the series, APC focused on what to do with piezo ceramics starting with connecting to the piezo.
APC discussed some of the most common electrical and physical properties specified by customers when purchasing PZT ceramics for a specific application, how to test for these often specified properties, and some general equipment choices.
APC discussed the poling process for PZT ceramics and reviewed the crystal structure as a refresher.
APC discussed electrodes and electrode firing for PZT ceramics. We discussed several techniques commonly used in the industry – read on for more information.
APC discussed basic machining techniques that can yield even the most complex geometries.
APC discussed the removal of binder via combustion through the process of BBO.
APC discussed the importance of understanding the process of pressing powders and how to control the powders themselves.
APC introduced its Ceramic Manufacturing newsletter series. This series is devoted to the processes, operations, and equipment required to manufacture piezoelectric ceramics.
