Flexibility in Shape and Design

Shaping of Compacts
Components such as disks or plates can be
manufactured at low cost with a minimum
thickness from as low as 0.2 mm. Inboard
automatic cutoff saws produce such pieces in
large numbers.

Modern CNC technology means the sintered

ceramic elements can be machined with the
highest precision. Holes with diameters of
down to 0.3 mm can be produced. Almost
any contours can be shaped with accuracies
to one tenth of a millimeter. Surfaces can be
structured and the components can be milled
to give a three-dimensional fit.

Ultrasonic machining processes are used to

manufacture thin-walled tubes with wall
thicknesses of 0.5 mm.

Robot-Assisted Series Production

Automated assembly and production lines
use fast Pick-and-Place devices and comput-
er-controlled soldering processes, for exam-
ple. An annual production run of several
million piezoelectric components and more
is thus no problem.

All Possible Shapes Even with

Full-Ceramic Encapsulation
PI Ceramic can manufacture almost any
shape of PICMA multilayer piezo actuator
using the latest production technology.
Hereby, all surfaces are encapsulated with
ceramic insulation.
We can manufacture not only various basic
shapes, e.g. round or triangular cross-
sections, but also insulated center holes on
benders, chips or stack actuators, making it
easier to integrate them.
Special milling machines work the sensitive
ceramic films in the green state, i.e. before
sintering. The individual layers are then
equipped with electrodes and laminated.
The co-firing process is used to sinter the
ceramic and the internal electrodes together,
the same process as with PICMA standard
actuators. Centerless, cylindrical grinding of piezoceramic rods

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