Durham Instruments provides unique piezo film products that are used as durable vibration, accelerometer, or dynamic switch elements for a wide range of markets and applications. Piezo film sensors are available in various forms including film, cable, and miniature elements in standard and customized packages. We have the right piezo film sensor solution to improve your unique application!
40kHz Digitizer Transmitter & Receiver
Piezoelectric film (PVDF) ultrasound transmitter and receivers offer unique advantages for air ranging applications. Depending on the application, resonance frequency and vertical beam directivity of the transmitter and receiver can easily be...
80kHz Cylindrical Ultrasound Transducer
Piezoelectric film (PVDF) ultrasound transducers offer unique advantages for air ranging applications. Cylindrical 80kHz PVDF transducers exhibit omni-directional horizontal beam directivity and broadband characteristics. These characteristics lend...
CM-01B Contact Microphone
The CM-01B Contact Microphone uses sensitive but robust PVDF piezo film combined with a low-noise electronic preamplifier to provide a unique sound or vibration pickup with buffered output. The design minimizes external acoustic noise while offering...
DT Series
The DT Series of piezo film sensors elements are rectangular elements of piezo film with silver ink screen printed electrodes. They are available in a variety of different sizes and thicknesses. The DT film element produces more than 10 millivolts...
DT Series with Lead Attachments
The DT Series of piezo film sensors elements are rectangular elements of piezo film with silver ink screen printed electrodes. They are available in a variety of different sizes and thicknesses. Lead attachment is accomplished using a riveted lug...
FDT Series
The "F" in FDT Series stands for 'Flexible Leads'. These are rectangle elements of piezo film with silver ink screen printed electrodes. Rather than making the lead attachment near the sensor, the piezo polymer tail extends from the active sensor...
LDT Series
The 'L' in LDT Series stands for 'laminated' sensor. Typically, a 0.005" (125µm) polyester layer is laminated to a 28 µm or 52µm piezo film element. When used in a 'bending' mode, laminated film elements develop much higher voltage output when...
LDT1-028K with Lead Attachments
The LDT1-028K is a multi-purpose, piezoelectric sensor for detecting physical phenomena such as vibration or impact. The piezo film element is laminate to a sheet of polyester (Mylar), and produces a useable electrical signal output when forces are...
Metallized Piezo Film Sheets
Piezo film is available in a variety of different film sizes and thicknesses. These can be fabricated into simple transducers, or for use as full size sheets for applications such as speakers. Thinner films (28 and 52 µm) are the most common, due...
MiniSense 100
The MiniSense 100 is a low cost cantilever-type vibration sensor loaded by a mass to offer high sensitivity at low frequencies. Pins are designed for easy installation and are solderable. Horizontal and vertical mounting options are offered. The...
MiniSense 100 Analog PCB
The LDTC MiniSense 100 Analog PCB provides a simple way to evaluate the LDTC MiniSense 100. The unit consists of LDTC MiniSense 100, a low-power operation amplifier, comparator, and DC/DC converter, and passive components used in signal...
MiniSense 100NM (no mass)
The MiniSense 100NM is a low-cost cantilever-type vibration sensor offering moderate sensitivity over a useful frequency band up to 200 Hz. Pins are designed for easy installation and are solderable. Horizontal and vertical mounting options are...
NDT1-220K Ultrasonic Transducer
The NDT1-220K element offers outstanding ultrasonic transducer performance in a low-cost, flexible format for general-purpose use. 3 MHz nominal center frequency, with extremely low Q-factor of 1.3 (air-backed, into PMMA). Electrical impedance is...
Piezo Film Lab Amplifier
The Piezo Film Lab Amplifier is a versatile preamplifier for use with Piezoelectric sensors. The electric signal from the piezo film is generated within the electrodes of a capacitor. It is important to arrange an input that controls the rate of...
Piezo Polymer Coaxial Cable
Piezo cable is another form for piezo polymer sensors. Designed as a coax cable, the piezo polymer is the "dielectric" between the center core and the outer braid. When the cable is compressed or stretched, a charge or voltage is generated...
PT80KHZ-01 Pen Tip
Piezoelectric film (PVDF) ultrasonic transducer, wide angle GaAs IrLEDs, flexible printed circuit strip, and plastic tip guard assembly, for use in digitizer pen applications. The cylindrical transducer gives full 360° horizontal directivity and...
SDT Series
The 'S' in SDT Series stands for 'Shielded Sensor'. SDT1 piezo film sensors consist of a rectangular element of piezo film together with a molded plastic housing and 18" of coaxial cable. The film element, screen printed with silver ink, is folded...
Solid State Switches
Piezo film's capabilities to generate a high voltage output under bending strain, combined with its rugged form factor, make it an ideal candidate for solid state impact switches. Rather than using a switch contact closure, the piezo film generates...