Tribosonics Ltd. - Novel Embedded Ultrasonic Sensor Development

Tribosonics是一家位于英国谢菲尔德的小公司，拥有7名员工。他们的专业知识在于开发软件支持设备，这些设备使用超声波技术进行一系列测量。该项目旨在开发一种新颖的、可嵌入的超声波传感器套件的概念，这种传感器可以以极低的成本制造。目标是生产一种基于传感器的基于算法的测量系统，该系统将永久附着在高价值资产上，实现持续监测和异常识别，取代市场标准的人工繁琐和高成本检查过程。这将导致对危险工作环境的安全持续监测，并降低石油和天然气、核能、海洋和可再生能源等行业发生灾难性故障的风险。它将有能力通过自动化过程进行大规模生产，目前的传感器由于内部组件的精致而手工制作。该系统将具有足够的适应性，可以轻松永久地进行改造，适用于多种应用，使用寿命超过3年。该传感器将能够在bb0 - 260°C的环境中连续工作；这是业界闻所未闻的能力。该产品的设计还将使其在上市时获得ATEX认证的资格，允许超越其他设备供应商的加速，因为目前市场上没有超声波传感器可以在爆炸性环境中工作。

Tribosonics is a small company with a team of 7 Employees based in Sheffield, U.K. Theirexpertise lies in the development of software backed devices which use Ultrasonictechnologies for a series of measurements.This project will aim to develop a concept for a novel, embeddable Ultrasonic sensor suitewhich can be manufactured at extremely low cost. The object is to produce a sensor orientatedalgorithm based measurement system which will be permanently adhered to high value assets,enabling continuous monitoring and anomaly recognition superseding the market standardprocess of manual tedious and high cost inspection. This will result in safe continuousmonitoring of hazardous working environments and reduction in the risk of catastrophicfailures in industries such as oil & gas, nuclear, marine and renewables. It will have the abilityto be mass produced through an automated process, where sensors today are handmade due tothe delicacy of the internal components. The system will be adaptable enough that it can beretrofitted easily and permanently to numerous applications and will have an operationallifespan of over 3 years. The sensor will be capable to operate continually in environments>260°C;an ability that is unheard of in the industry. The design of the product will alsoenable eligibility for ATEX certification on commencement to market allowing accelerationbeyond other equipment suppliers as no Ultrasonic sensors in the market can currently workin explosive atmospheres.