What must be measured?
Flaws, wall thickness, sound velocity, material boundaries, fluid homogeneity, layer adhesion, geometry or another acoustic parameter.
Custom Ultrasonic Development • Applied R&D • NDT
From Feasibility Study to Industrial Ultrasonic System
A staged engineering path for difficult inspection and measurement problems. We start with the acoustic physics of your material, validate the signal on real samples, then build only as far as the evidence justifies.
Start with the measurement problem
Before we design hardware, we define what must be proven
A feasibility study is most useful when the measurement principle, signal quality, inspection geometry or integration constraints are not yet sufficiently proven for a production design.
What are the constraints?
Material, temperature, attenuation, access, couplant, line speed, cycle time, required resolution, inspection coverage and environmental conditions.
How should it integrate?
Standalone laboratory rig, manual inspection tool, embedded OEM subsystem, robotic platform or fully automated inline production station.
Engagement roadmap
Five stages that systematically reduce technical risk
Each stage has a distinct purpose. A project can stop after feasibility, continue into a proof of concept, or progress all the way to a production-ready system.
Feasibility Study
We evaluate geometry, acoustic impedance, attenuation, propagation paths, coupling and transducer concepts. Numerical or analytical modelling is used where it materially reduces uncertainty.
Typical outputMeasurement concept, test plan, sensor approach and identified technical risks.
Proof of Concept
Bench experiments on representative client samples verify whether the required information can be extracted with sufficient signal-to-noise ratio and repeatability.
Typical outputMeasured signals, validated method, preliminary algorithms and performance evidence.
Working Prototype
Dedicated electronics, transducers, mechanics and control software are integrated into a functional prototype that reproduces the intended measurement workflow.
Typical outputFunctional prototype, acquisition workflow and defined engineering requirements.
Industrial Integration
The validated measurement method is engineered for the factory: mechanical mounting, PLC and production interfaces, automation, operator workflow and reporting.
Typical outputInstalled system or OEM module ready for operational validation and production use.
Lifecycle Support
Long-term calibration, component availability, firmware and software updates, repairs, servicing and engineering support keep the solution usable over its lifecycle.
Typical outputService continuity, upgrades and maintenance support.
What we investigate
Feasibility is an engineering study — not a catalogue selection
The objective is to determine whether ultrasound can solve the measurement problem under your actual geometry and operating constraints, and what architecture is most likely to succeed.
- Material acoustic properties and impedance transitions
- Attenuation, scattering and usable frequency range
- Probe access, incidence angle and coupling method
- Expected time-of-flight and signal amplitudes
- Sensor frequency, aperture, focus and arrangement
- Sampling, pulser/receiver and channel requirements
- Motion, scanning or multiplexer architecture
- DSP, gates, reconstruction and decision logic
- Cycle time, automation and production constraints
- Path from laboratory result to scalable deployment
System architecture
From acoustic wave physics to a deployable measurement system
OPTEL develops the complete ultrasonic signal chain in-house, allowing the hardware and software to be adapted to the physics of the application rather than forcing the application into a fixed instrument architecture.
Transducers
Custom, immersion, focused, high-temperature and application-specific probe concepts.
DAQ Hardware
Use opCard and opBox pulser/receiver and acquisition platforms for deterministic ultrasonic measurements.
Routing & Motion
opMux channel routing, scanners and dedicated mechanical manipulation where required.
DSP & Software
A/B/C-scan workflows, gates, signal processing, reconstruction, automation and evaluation logic.
Integration
Industrial cabinets, PLC interfaces, production-line communication and operator workflows.
The same modular core can support a high-precision laboratory testbed, an embedded OEM subsystem or a multi-probe industrial inspection machine.
Flexible delivery modes
The validated method can take several final forms
The target architecture is selected around the inspection task, required throughput and integration environment.
Laboratory Test Rig
Flexible instrumentation for R&D, material characterization and method development.
Manual Inspection Tool
Compact measurement solution for operator-guided or service inspection workflows.
Automated Inline Station
Mechanized 24/7 inspection integrated with production, PLCs and reporting systems.
Embedded OEM Subsystem
Ultrasonic electronics, probes and software integrated inside the client's machine or platform.
Why OPTEL
One engineering team across physics, hardware, software and mechanics
Custom ultrasonic development often fails at the interfaces between disciplines. OPTEL's approach keeps the acoustic model, electronics, DSP, transducers, mechanics and industrial integration within one development chain.
Multi-disciplinary engineering
Theoretical acoustics, electronic hardware, firmware, DSP, application software and mechanics are developed as one system.
In-house prototyping
Laboratory, electronics and mechanical capabilities support rapid physical verification instead of relying only on simulation.
Path to long-term support
The same team that develops the measurement principle can support calibration, repair, replacement parts and later upgrades.
Have a measurement challenge that does not fit a standard instrument?
Send us the component, material, target parameter and operating constraints. We can start with a focused technical discussion.
Start a Technical Discussion
For the fastest technical assessment, tell us what must be measured, provide the material/component geometry, and describe the operating or production constraints.
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