Key Benefits of Our Sensors and Actuators
Having access to Goodfellow's specialist materials provides you with a wide range of materials available for the specific device's function, and desired performance characteristics.
Sensor materials: such as Piezoelectric materials, to convert pressure or force into electrical signals for various sensors like pressure sensors and accelerometers
Conductive materials: used in various sensors to detect electrical or magnetic fields
Optical materials: employed in optical sensors for light detection, measurement, and manipulation
Actuator materials: containing properties suitable for Shape memory alloys that enable movement in actuators
Piezoelectric materials: to convert electrical signals into mechanical motion.
Magnetostrictive materials: they change shape when exposed to a magnetic field.
Solutions for the Most Advanced Sensor Devices
At Goodfellow we provide essential high performance materials for various components of sensors and actuators.
Our product range is focused to enable improved device performance, offering materials that contribute to the development of more sensitive, reliable, and versatile sensors and actuators, while providing materials for researchers exploring the next generation of sensor and actuator technologies.
So, whether it’s microwires, thin films and silicon, or, metal oxides, piezoelectric ceramics and optical glass fibers, you’ll find everything in one place.
Our Products
Here at Goodfellow, we have over 75 years supplying advanced manufacturing materials to the scientific and manufacturing community,
bringing you expertise in supplying good quality fit-for-purpose products.
Piezoelectric Materials:
Piezoelectric ceramics: used in pressure sensors, accelerometers, and ultrasonic transducers
Piezoelectric polymers: providing flexibility and potential for miniaturization
Conductive Materials:
Metals: Copper, gold, and aluminum
Conductive polymers
Optical Materials:
Optical fibres
Semiconductor materials
Actuator Materials:
Shape memory alloys
Nickel-titanium (NiTi) alloys
Magnetostrictive Materials:
Terfenol-D
Sensors Products
- Piezo-electric Film PVDF Film Grade: Piezo-electric Film
Formula: PVDF
Thickness: 0.11mm
Length 1: 100mm
Length 2: 100mm
Orientation: Uni-axially Oriented
Transparency: Clear/Transparent
CAS Number: 24937-79-9
UOM Code: 008-950-35
eachStarting at €122.23
In stockDiscounts applied for volume purchasesGrade: Piezo-electric FilmFormula: PVDFThickness: 0.11mmLength 1: 100mmLength 2: 100mmOrientation: Uni-axially OrientedTransparency: Clear/TransparentCAS Number: 24937-79-9UOM Code: 008-950-35 - 30% Glass Fiber Reinforced Nylon 66 Rod Formula: PA 6,6 30% GFR
Diameter: 30mm
Length: 500mm
Colour: Black
UOM Code: 085-461-26
eachStarting at €140.66
In stockDiscounts applied for volume purchasesFormula: PA 6,6 30% GFRDiameter: 30mmLength: 500mmColour: BlackUOM Code: 085-461-26 - Nickel/Titanium Alloy Powder (Ni70/Ti30) Formula: Ni70/Ti30
Maximum Particle Size: 150µm
Weight: 1000g
UOM Code: 601-945-60
eachStarting at €206.98
In stockDiscounts applied for volume purchasesFormula: Ni70/Ti30Maximum Particle Size: 150µmWeight: 1000gUOM Code: 601-945-60 - Terbium (III,IV) Oxide Powder Formula: Tb4O7
Percentage Purity: 99.995%
Weight: 50g
Molecular Weight: 747.69
Colour: Brown to black
CAS Number: 12037-01-3
UOM Code: 205-805-93
eachStarting at €144.73
In stockDiscounts applied for volume purchasesFormula: Tb4O7Percentage Purity: 99.995%Weight: 50gMolecular Weight: 747.69Colour: Brown to blackCAS Number: 12037-01-3UOM Code: 205-805-93 - Copper Coil Formula: Cu
Percentage Purity: 99.99%
Temper: Annealed
Thickness: 0.014mm
Coil Width: 150mm
Length: 1m
CAS Number: 7440-50-8
UOM Code: 001-408-69
eachStarting at €141.80
In stockDiscounts applied for volume purchasesFormula: CuPercentage Purity: 99.99%Temper: AnnealedThickness: 0.014mmCoil Width: 150mmLength: 1mCAS Number: 7440-50-8UOM Code: 001-408-69
Applications
We’re proud to supply the materials used to create high quality sensors found in a comprehensive range of areas, including:
Automotive
Sensors and actuators play a vital role in the smooth running and safety of the modern-day car. Piezoelectric sensors are the most common of this type, being used as pressure sensors and knock sensors, alerting a driver to any irregularities within the engine. Actuators are also used in fuel injectors, allowing for precise control, improving fuel efficiency.
Aerospace
Aerospace requires precise and accurate control of an aircraft on top of accurate data on the conditions the aircraft is in. Flight controls, landing gears and engine controls all make use of actuators, while sensors are used to measure speed, pressure and temperature.
Robotic Automation
Large industrial warehouses and production lines are fast moving towards automation and autonomy. Both sensors and actuators are the driving force behind a robotic devices' ability to move.
Sensing location and proximity to other objects, while being able to move in a precise and controlled manner are vital for this application.
Medical
Medical procedures and diagnostic tests require precise control over the instrumentation or the subject of the tests.
CT scanners, X-ray machines, MRI machines, all contain small actuators that allow for very small movements of either the detector or subject, allowing for clearer images and quicker diagnosis.
Why Goodfellow?
- No minimum order
- Over 175,000 advanced materials
- Supply Chain Management:
- sourcing custom materials for your needs
- Dispatched globally within 48 hours
- Materials customization:
- Custom parts for prototyping | Full product modification | Micro-machining | Microfabrication | Rolling
- Free and fast delivery: Worldwide shipping and customs clearance, to your door. All orders are dispatched within 48 hours
- Commercial arrangements:
- Call off orders | Buffer stock | Fixed and contract pricing | Discounts for increased volumes
- We help you innovate into the future.
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Contact us today for a quote and advice
We will attempt to provide you with an offer quickly meeting all your specification and drawing requirements. We can also make recommendations and suggest design considerations that may improve function and reduce the complexity of manufacture (and therefore cost!).
Our team of materials scientists and engineers are also on hand to recommend materials and review required properties.
When you submit your inquiry to us, please tell us about the operating conditions of your component (temperature, environment, mechanical stress), this can help us better pinpoint suitability.
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