Smart Material is offering engineering services for modeling, development, production and test of ultrasound transducers based on our various 1-3 piezo composite products. Our area of expertise are the design and production of
- SONAR transducers and arrays, 8Khz to 500kHz
- Air Ultrasound Transducer, 40kHz to 180kHz
- Medical Single Element Transducers, > 2MHz
Transducer Modeling and Numerical Simulation
Our engineering services include:
- Calculation of the acoustical behavior of the 1-3 piezo composite transducer using analytical and numerical methods.
- Design and calculation of matching and backing layers to improve bandwidth and acoustical coupling.
- Optimization of fill factor and rod distribution of the 1-3 composite and of the transducer housing design to improve overall acoustical performance
Transducer Testing
- Full electrical and electromechanical characterization, including Impedance Spectrometer and PiezoLab Software
- Watertank with 3D hydroacoustic mapping capabilities
- Beam characterization of air ultrasound transducers up to 100kHz
Transducer Prototyping and Production
- Assembly of complete transducers with matching and backing layers, including production of calculated matching layer material properties
- Production of complete interconnected transducers arrays, assembly into housings with attenuating potting materials, including lenses
- Production of radially or spherically formed transducer elements
We also offer various electronic amplifiers, including the SmartPowerSonic amplifier, which allows driving high capacitance loads for applications below 100kHz.
Interested? Please contact us with your project or development ideas or tasks.