Company Overview
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Company Overview
Core Competencies
• Piezocomposite Design• Materials, fabrication, methodologies• Industry leading science coupled with years of
empirical data and hands on knowledge
• Prototype to manufacturing - in house• Practical design experience and advice• Product consistency • Premium performance
History & Overview
• Founded in 1979• Independent company, privately owned• Skilled staff of over 60 employees (Jan
2014)• Production / Engineering Sales 2013
– Over 100,000 transducer assemblies & modules
• ISO 9001:2008 certified
History & Overview
• Sales over $11 million annually (2013)• Product diversity. 2013 sales as follows:
• Medical – 63%• NDT – 14%• Piezocomposite – 14%• VET – 7%• Other Varieties – 2%
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Engineering R&D
• Highly skilled and experienced staff of scientists, engineers, and technicians spanning all disciplines of transducer design and fabrication
• Software utilization• Solidworks 3D• AutoCAD 2D
• Acoustic modeling• Matlab
• Sputtering• In house low contaminant prep room• Chrome / silver / gold deposition machine• Electrode & shielding
Fabrication Capabilities
• Dicing• 6 dicing saws• Capabilities of dicing kerf width as small as
10
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• Grinding• 2 CNC precision back grinders
» Achieves a flatness < 5 microns
• Variety of surface grinding machines• Variety of precision lapping machine
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• Custom Machining• Full In-House machine shop – 4 full time machinist• 2 CNC Mills (1 HAAS 5 Axis CNC Mill)• CNC Lathe• Variety of Manual Lathes & Mills
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• Custom Circuits• In house CNC circuit board
plotter for custom low volume PCBs
• Laser Cutting / Engraving• In house CNC laser for
precision cutting of odd geometries and soft materials
• Custom laser engraving for brand recognition and permanent serialization
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• Parylene Vapor Deposition• Dielectric barrier just 8 thick• Uniform and overall coverage
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Production Capabilities
• Specialty: Concept to Production• Design
» Acoustic» Interconnect and Cabling» Housing and Mechanics» Aesthetics / Ergonomics
• Prototyping• Customer feedback product iteration• Product release – manufacturing• Lifetime product support• Next generation development
Medical Arrays• Linear
• Custom 1MHz to 20MHz• Customizable standards
• Curved Linear• Custom 1MHz to 20MHz• Customizable standards
• 2D• Annular• Odd Geometry• Large Element Count
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Medical Single Element
• HIFU• Industry leader
• Pachymetry• >90% market • 10MHz to 50MHz range
• A-Scan & B-Scan• Up to 50MHz
• Doppler• PW & CW models
• Catheter• < 0.5 mm
Production Capabilities
NDT Arrays• Odd Geometry• Large Element Count• 2D• Annular• Linear• Concave / Convex• Ultra-Compact Design
NDT Single Element• TOFD• Angle Beam• Shear Wave• Longitudinal Wave• RL Duals
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Production Capabilities
Summary Conclusion
• Turnkey capable under one roof• Concept to full production
• Experienced staff• R&D and manufacturing production
• Innovative Design• No stock material limitations• The best applicable materials for the job at hand• Dynamic / interactive design team to work with the
customer to meet and exceed expectations
• Proven Reliable Production