Tuesday, June 7, 2011

PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC, POLYMER AND CERAMIC/POLYMER COMPOSITE DEVICES - TYPES, MATERIALS, APLLICATIONS, NEW DEVELOPMENTS, INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND GLOBAL MARKETS

http://www.innoresearch.net/report_summary.aspx?id=50&pg=185&rcd=ET-107&pd=3/1/2008

The piezoelectric device sector is actually not a single sector, but rather comprises a number of sectors with distinctly different characteristics. The sectors of most significance are:
  • high production volume, piezoelectric device sector consisting of generic piezoelectric devices such as actuators, motors, sensors, accelerators, transducers for ultrasonic medical imaging and non-destructive testing acoustic devices, Lengevin actuators for ultrasonic welding and cleaning, ceramic resonators, and miscellaneous types of devices designed for special applications such as transformers, vibration and noise cancellation in structures limited to different grades of piezoelectric crystals, ceramics such as PZT, PVDF and composites;
  • sonars for military and civil use; and.
  • niche applications such as energy harvesting, where piezoelectric devices such as generators offer a unique competitive advantage.
Piezo devices also include ultrasonic motors (USMs), which offer a high potential for miniaturization. These actuators produce no magnetic field since the excitation is quasi-electrostatic. Through their specific advantages compared to conventional electro-magnetic motors, USMs fill a gap in certain actuator applications. A key advantage of USMs over electromagnetic motors is their compactness, i.e. their high stall torque-mass ratio and high torque at low rotational speed, often making speed-reducing gears superfluous. Additionally, with no voltage applied, an inherent holding torque is present due to the frictional driving mechanism. It is also worthwhile to mention that their compactness and the high frequency electrical excitation make quick responses possible.

STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES

This study focuses on key piezoelectric devices and provides data about the size and growth of the piezoelectric devices markets, company profiles and industry trends. The goal of this report is to provide a detailed and comprehensive multi-client study of the markets in North America, Europe, Japan, China, Korea and the rest of the world (ROW) for piezoelectric ceramic, polymer and ceramic/polymer composite devices, as well as potential business opportunities in the future.
A primary objective of this report is thorough coverage of underlying economic issues driving the piezoelectric ceramic and polymer devices business, as well as assessments of new, advanced piezoelectric devices that are being developed. Another important objective is to provide realistic market data and forecasts for piezoelectric devices. This study provides the most thorough and up-to-date assessment that can be found anywhere on the subject. The study also provides extensive quantification of the many important facets of market development in piezoelectric devices in the world. This, in turn, contributes to a determination of the kinds of strategic responses companies may adopt in order to compete in these dynamic markets.
Users of piezoelectric devices in developed markets must contend with twin pressures - to innovate and, at the same time, to reduce costs. New applications for piezoelectric devices have been proposed in recent years. This study condenses all of these business-related issues and opportunities.

REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY

The piezoelectric devices market is a diversified but attractive and still-growing multi-billion dollar market characterized by very high production volumes of a diversified range of piezoelectric devices that must be both extremely reliable and low in cost. Growth in the piezoelectric devices market continues to be driven by increasing demands in camera phones for autofocus mechanisms, piezo-transformers, energy harvesting devices, data storage, semiconductors, microelectronics production, precision mechanics, life science and medical technology, optics, photonics, nano-metrology, robots, toys, HVAC control systems, hand held consumer electronic devices, automotives sensors, ultrasonic transducers for medical imaging and non-destructive testing and vibration related applications, structure health monitoring, ultrasonic welding and cleaning, ceramic resonators for mobile phones and devices used for information and communication technologies. Since sonars for military and civil uses and other applications constitute an established market, we have included this segment in this report.
The diversified piezoelectric ceramic device business is complex and fast moving, with manufacturers increasingly adopting a truly global view of the market. Around the world, consumers are demanding a high power density as well as an extremely long cycle life. In this challenging market, manufacturers have attempted to achieve growth through company mergers and acquisitions and by implementing global strategies. Traditional piezoelectric devices have a broad customer base, and new applications such as ceramic resonators in mobile phones, transformers in notebooks, and energy harvesting are new areas that have now entered the mainstream and are showing significant sales volumes.
With this background of new emerging technologies and applications, iRAP felt a need to conduct a detailed study and update technology developments and markets. The report identifies and evaluates piezoelectric ceramic devices and technologies which show potential growth.

CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STUDY

This study provides the most complete accounting of the current market and future growth in piezoelectric devices in North America, Europe, Japan, China and the rest of the world. It provides the most thorough and up-to-date assessment that can be found anywhere on the subject. The study also provides extensive quantification of the many important facets of market developments in emerging markets, such as China, for piezoelectric devices. This quantification, in turn, contributes to the determination of what kind of strategic response suppliers may adopt in order to compete in these dynamic markets. Audiences for this study include directors of technology, marketing executives, business unit managers and other decision makers in the piezoelectric devices companies, as well as in companies peripheral to this business.

SCOPE AND FORMAT

The market data contained in this report quantify opportunities for piezoelectric ceramic and polymer materials and devices. In addition to product types, this report also covers the merits and future prospects of the piezoelectric ceramic and polymer devices business, including corporate strategies, information technologies, and the means for providing these highly advanced product and service offerings. This report also covers in detail the economic and technological issues regarded by many as critical to the industry's current state of change. It provides a review of the piezoelectric ceramic devices industry and its structure, and of the many companies involved in providing these products. The competitive positions of the main players in the piezoelectric devices market and the strategic options they face are also discussed, along with such competitive factors as marketing, distribution and operations.

TO WHOM THE STUDY CATERS

The study will benefit the existing manufacturers of piezoelectric actuators, ultrasonic motors, sensors, transducers, transformers, resonators and micro- energy harvesting devices that seek to expand revenues and market opportunities by expanding and diversify in vast applications of devices based on piezo materials like PZT, PVDF and composites of PZT and PVDF, which are positioned to become a preferred solution for many applications. Also, this study will benefit users of piezoelectric-operated actuators and motors that deal with actuators where electromagnetic field generation is an issue and operational performance parameters and space are important considerations, such as in autofocus lens mechanisms of camera phones, nano-metrology, precision linear/rotary drives, drug delivery systems, antenna array deployment, and other fields.

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