Elk Grove Village, IL, September 15, 2005—Sonoscan, Inc., the designer and manufacturer of acoustic microscope systems, has introduced UPH-Turbo™, a new method of acoustic scanning that gives greater units-per-hour throughput for both automated and manual Sonoscan systems.
The introduction of UPH-Turbo gives Sonoscan systems the highest throughput rates available.
Acoustic microscopes work by pulsing VHF or UHF ultrasound from a scanning transducer into a part and receiving the return echoes from internal features at various depths within the part. The echoes come back only from material interfaces, and not from homogeneous materials. “Until now, the constraints on the scan rate, and on overall throughput, have been the scanner mechanism design and the transducer itself,” explained Dr. Lawrence W. Kessler, president of Sonoscan.
UPH-Turbo is a proprietary method that is most useful when making higher resolution acoustic images, Dr. Kessler added. “It’s really not needed at lower resolutions, where throughput rates are usually high anyway. UPH-Turbo gives the greatest benefit at higher resolutions, where the throughput rate is up to 2.5 times what it would be without UPH-Turbo.”
The new method increases throughput—units per hour—when used with FACTS2™, Sonoscan’s in-line automated acoustic inspection systems, which can handle thousands of parts per hour in trays. FACTS2 systems generally operate 24/7 and are dedicated to a specific application.
UPH-Turbo also increases throughput significantly for Sonoscan’s C-SAM® systems, which are widely used both in production environments where greater flexibility is needed and for laboratory analysis.
For more information, contact:
Steve Martell, technical marketing manager
Sonoscan, Inc.
2149 East Pratt Blvd.
Elk Grove Village IL 60007
Phone 847 437-6400
E-mail: info@sonoscan.com
www.sonoscan.com
Caption for accompanying VRM image: Sonoscan’s new UPH/Turbo™ increases the throughput rate of acoustic microscope imaging where it is most needed, at higher frequencies and higher resolutions.
About Sonoscan: Sonoscan is the leading developer and manufacturer of acoustic microscopy systems, widely used for non-destructive imaging and analysis of internal features. For over 30 years, Sonoscan’s attention to customer needs and investment in R&D has created systems that set industry standards for accuracy. Key products include C-SAM® systems for off-line and laboratory work, and FACTS2™ for automated production inspection. Sonoscan engineers, with a total of more than two centuries’ experience in acoustic microscopy, conduct frequent workshops and seminars. SonoLab™, a division of Sonoscan, operates applications laboratories in 5 global locations.
