PI Ceramic is a solutions-based company and is the piezo ceramic division of Physik Instrumente (PI). Based on knowledge and expertise gained in more than 40 years of continuous research and manufacturing of piezoelectric material and components, PI Ceramic is a world-class supplier of high-performance piezoelectric actuator and transducer components and subassemblies.
PI Ceramic is also the only company to provide the ultra-reliable PICMA™ monolithic piezo actuator ceramics. No other supplier of piezo ceramic actuators is better placed to design and produce innovative actuator solutions for today’s and tomorrow’s high-tech applications.
PI Ceramic Strengths
- State-of-the-Art Piezo Assemblies, Transducers and Subsystems
- Design & Manufacture of Key Components for Capital Equipment & Research
- Custom and Standard Solutions
- Short Delivery Through Highly Flexible Processing
- All Key Technologies and Equipment In-House
- ISO 9001-2000 Quality Certified
Their engineers are continually developing new ideas and concepts, geared to bringing emerging technologies and products to market. In addition to a large range of standard piezoelectric actuator components, they specialize in the rapid design and delivery of custom parts and subassemblies manufactured to their customers’ specifications. PI Ceramic design and manufacturing processes are optimized for medium production quantities of high-performance, key component parts, such as those used in capital equipment and research. Their flexibility allows them to produce custom parts at a very attractive price, even in small quantities. PI Ceramic’s facility features the latest equipment for ceramic design, engineering and manufacturing. The maintain a number of alliances with universities in order to maintain their leading position in the industry.
Key Markets and Applications
PI Ceramic delivers piezoelectric solutions for all important high-tech markets:
- Semiconductors
- Aerospace Engineering
- Defense Industry
- Industrial Automation
- Vibration Cancellation
- Remote Sensing
- Precision Machining
- Telecommunications
- Life Sciences
- Medical Instrumentation


