This video shows the ‘Piezoelectric Effect’. The word "piezo" was derived from the Greek word for pressure. In 1880, Jacques and Pierre Curie discovered that pressure produces electrical charges in ...

To increase the accessibility of piezoelectric transducers and actuators for OEM designers, manufacturers may package these devices inside a protective arrangement of flexures. This approach offers a ...

Motion and positioning devices play an integral role in the life-science and medical engineering fields, fulfilling their many different requirements. The spectrum extends from simple low-energy drive ...

Ultrasonic and piezoelectric actuators have emerged as pivotal components in precision engineering, where the conversion of electrical energy into minute mechanical motion is essential for ...

Highest repetition rates, reliable operation, and customizable design are strengths of PI's newest piezo ceramic actuators. AUBURN, Mass., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PI, a global leader in ...

Lightweight and compact precision piezo actuators and grippers from PI USA provide high speed and nanometer resolution in a small package. Auburn, MA – The piezoelectric effect directly converts ...

For a PDF verion of this article, click here. Though the understanding of piezoelectrics is more than a century old, there is, of late, a rapidly expanding interest in piezoelectric actuators, because ...

Piezoelectric effect is when certain solid material is compressed under mechanical stress, and it develops a voltage potential by accumulating electrical charges. French physicists Jacques and Pierre ...

Throughout the surgical process, the surgeon must have access to a real-time assessment of blood vessels to make evaluations relative to the flow of blood. Piezo transducers are at the heart of ...

Auburn, MA – piezo ceramics specialist PI ceramic offers a new line of co-fired multilayer piezo bimorph actuators. Bimorph piezo actuators achieve a mechanical amplification effect by different ...