1 day
Seminar |
Completed
Thursday 22 October 2009
Commercial application of piezoelectric materials for actuation is rapidly increasing. Examples include piezoelectric fuel injectors, ultrasonic motors for in consumer goods, and piezopumps for delivering fluids in medical devices.
There is currently considerable interest across a range of industries in the potential for piezoelectric actuation (aerospace, defence, medical, automotive). However the technology is still immature, and many technical problems need to be understood and addressed before more widespread use.
This seminar will present both industrial development and academic research, with a focus on application of the technology to solve real-world problems.
- Reduce power consumption and noise
- Minimise design and proof-of-concept time
- Develop new materials, before EU legislation requires their use
- Find collaborators for future projects
- Improve performance for lower masses
- Reduce engine-out emissions and fuel consumption
- Control unwanted vibrations
- Understand the potential of the technology
- Recognise the limitations of the technology
- Apply the latest knowledge to your products
- Control mechanical movement precisely
- Understand when and why piezoelectric actuators should be used
- Select the right material or actuator configuration for your application
- Effectively utilise the piezoelectric response
- Meet, greet and network with key industry players
- Design engineers
- Research engineers
- Project engineers
- R&D managers
- Academics
