Manufacturing Technology

EFFICIENT PROCESSES FOR SMALL, MEDIUM-SIZED AND LARGE PRODUCTION RUNS

Piezo Components Made by Pressing

Manufacture of Piezo Components
Using Pressing Technology
Mixing and grinding
of the raw materials
Pre-sintering (calcination)
Technology
Piezoceramic bulk elements are manufactu-
red from spray-dried granular material by
mechanical hydraulic presses. The compacts
are either manufactured true to size, taking
into account the sintering contraction, or
with machining excesses which are then
reworked to achieve the required precision.

Milling The sintered ceramic material is hard and

Granulation, spray drying
Pressing and shaping
Thermal processing
Sintering at up to 1300 C
Lapping, grinding, surface grinding,
diamond cutting saws
can be sawn and machined, if required.
Screen printing is used to metallize the piezo
elements and sputtering processes (PVD) are
employed for thin metallizing layers. The
sintered elements are then polarized.
Stack Design for Actuators
Piezo actuators are constructed by stacking
several piezoceramic bulk elements and
intermediate metal foils. Afterwards an outer
insulation layer made of polymer material is
applied.

Application of electrodes: Screen

printing, PVD processes, e.g. sputtering

Polarization

Assembling and joining technology for

actuators, sound transducers, transducers

Final inspection

Piezoceramic disks
22 with center hole

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