PCB Piezotronics GmbH
About us
PCB Piezotronics GmbH is the German sales subsidiary of the US sensor manufacturer PCB Piezotronics, Inc. and has been active on the market since 1992. In addition to the broad product range of PCB® - with the product brands IMI Sensors, Endevco, The Modal Shop and Larson Davis - the company also offers other high-quality sensors and measurement technology from other companies, such as Setra Systems.
The distributed sensors and instruments measure vibration, acceleration, sound, pressure, force as well as strain, and are used in industry as well as in the field of research and development.
PCB Piezotronics has been part of the Amphenol family since April 2021.
Products & services
PCB Piezotronics Calibration services
Regular calibration serves to ensure quality with regard to the usability of the measuring equipment and to ensure a comprehensive calibration history. This guarantees safe and error-free measurement results. The calibration laboratory of PCB Piezotronics Europe GmbH is approved by the German Accreditation Body GmbH (DAkkS) and, in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018, offers the calibration of acceleration and vibration displacement sensors for the measured variable acceleration in the frequency range of 5 Hz ... 15 kHz for the dynamic force impact excitation in the range of 0.1 ... 10 ms the calibration of impulse and modal hammers. The following are calibrated at the Hückelhoven site: Accelerometers o Piezoelectric acceleration sensors (ICP®/charge) o Piezoelectric seismic sensors (ICP®/charge) o Piezoresistive accelerometers o DC acceleration sensors (MEMS) Piezoelectric impulse hammers (ICP®/charge) Condenser microphones (ICP®/200V) Portable vibration calibrators Handheld shaker Further calibrations of sensors can be performed at PCB Piezotronics in the USA. These calibrations correspond to A2LA and are equivalent to the DAkkS calibration.
PCB What`s new
New Products from PCB Piezotronics in the area of Measurement and Testing Technology and Maintenance: new acceleration sensors, microphones, industrial vibration sensors, force and pressure sensors, sound level meters, calibration systems for microphones and the company's machine condition monitoring are presented in the PCB Piezotronics Innovations 2024 flyer. Highlights of this flyer are the PCB and Endevco brand sensors for vehicle safety. Also worth highlighting are the miniature ICP/IEPE triaxial acceleration sensors, which can be used in the temperature range up to 163 °C, and the dual-channel ICP/IEPE measurement data acquisition. The industrial acceleration sensors for vibration monitoring described in the flyer are IO-Link compatible and therefore offer machine protection with proven technology that can be easily integrated into your existing control platform.
Sensors and Instruments for Measuring and Testing Technology
PCB® sensors are the first choice for engineers and scientists in leading companies, research institutes and independent laboratories and independent laboratories around the world. The products are used for product development, research and development, production, quality assurance and process monitoring. The product portfolio includes sensors for measuring acceleration, sound, pressure, force and strain, pressure, force and strain and is supplemented by measuring amplifiers, cables and accessories. Typical areas of application ▪ Product development ▪ Environmental testing ▪ Quality control ▪ Production and process technology ▪ Research and development ▪ Semiconductor production The brochure Sensors and Instruments for Measurement and Test Technology presents 24 pages of sample applications with matching products.
Digitale Sensoren und Lösungen für die Maschinenüberwachung
DIGITAL INTEGRATION OF SENSORS FOR SIMPLIFIED, INDUSTRIAL MACHINE MONITORING In line with market requirements and with a view to future developments, PCB Piezotronics, as a long-standing and established manufacturer of piezoelectric sensors, is also a provider of digital solutions. Especially in today's rapidly developing world of networked machines, systems, actuators and sensors, the ability to integrate data from the field application (process) and analyze the enormous amounts of data has never been more important. PCB® offers a variety of digital sensors and system solutions that optimize machine and process monitoring. With the condition monitoring data obtained the appropriate maintenance measures can then be taken.
Electrodynamic shaker
The family of electrodynamic shakers includes small devices with a rated power of 9 to 2200 N. The portfolio includes the SmartShaker™, which is equipped with an integrated amplifier, a variety of minishakers, dual-purpose and modal shakers as well as the SmartAmp™ power amplifiers. The devices are ideal for applications ranging from experimental modal analysis and general vibration testing of light to medium weight components and assemblies to accelerometer calibration.
Sensors and instruments for Test & Measurement
PCB® sensors are the first choice for engineers and scientists in leading companies, research organisations and independent laboratories around the world. The products are used for product development, research and development, production, quality assurance and process monitoring. The product portfolio includes sensors for measuring acceleration, sound, pressure, force and strain and is supplemented by measuring amplifiers, cables and accessories. Typical areas of application include product development, environmental testing, quality control, production and process technology, semiconductor production and research and development.
Condition monitoring solutions
The failure of a machine or machine part in industrial use leads to high costs for two reasons. Firstly, damage is already well advanced when a failure occurs. Repair is then associated with higher costs or is no longer possible. Various approaches are possible for assessing the condition of the machine in order to detect faults at an early stage. The most common is to analyse the vibrations that occur, which provides information on the dynamic loads that occur during operation.
MicroPower embedded ICP® acceleration sensors for OEM applications
Due to their compact design and the arrangement of the piezoelectric sensor element, the Micro-Power ICP®/IEPE acceleration sensors can be installed in a component in various ways. The field-proven OEM sensors with piezoelectric sensor element from PCB Piezotronics are extremely durable. Compared to devices with MEMS-based sensors, piezo technology enables better fault detection due to its high-frequency capabilities. IoT and wireless applications offer high volume potential with component costs and assembly issues. PCB® helps with cost control and assembly issues.
Differential pressure sensors for clean room, filter monitoring and HVAC
Capacitive pressure sensors for the precise measurement of differential pressures in ventilation and air conditioning systems, in clean rooms, in the medical and pharmaceutical sector, in energy and building management, as well as for filter monitoring.
Pressure sensors
As an exclusive supplier, PCB Piezotronics GmbH offers the optimum solution from the leading technologies for pressure sensors for every measuring task. The extensive and versatile selection is based on decades of experience with the manufacturers PCB Piezotronics, Endevco and Setra. When selecting suitable pressure measurement technology, the static or dynamic behaviour of the pressure to be measured and the desired measurement method are important factors.
• Sensors and instruments for sound measurement
PCB® offers a wide range of products for sound measurement. These include modern pre-polarised and externally polarised condenser measurement microphones, array microphones, probe microphones, low-profile surface microphones and other special microphones. This range is complemented by preamplifiers, signal conditioning systems, weighting filters, sound level meters, portable calibration devices, measurement cables and accessories.
• Force sensors
Static and dynamic force sensors from PCB® enable precise measurements in automotive development, the aerospace industry and process control. In addition to force sensors, piezoelectric ICP® strain sensors are also available. These are used in production to monitor synchronised manufacturing processes. This allows so-called ‘fingerprints’ to be created during crimping, pressing or joining processes, for example, which can be used to reduce tool wear and increase the service life of the machines. In addition, PCB Piezotronics also offers suitable signal processing modules, optionally with a connection option to monitoring and automation systems.
Calibration solutions
Accurate measurement is the most important prerequisite for quality assurance and requires unrestricted precision of the measuring instruments. Their functionality can be ensured by careful calibration of the devices and the determined measurement uncertainty can be taken into account in subsequent processes. Calibration is carried out in accordance with international standards. The ISO 16063 and ISO 17025 standards form the basis for the calibration of acceleration sensors and thus ensure traceability to national standards. PCB® offers devices for calibrating acceleration sensors, microphones and pressure sensors. In addition to the hardware, calibration services are also offered.