Cambridge Ultrasonics

News

• New 3-LS stroboscope product
  Cambridge Ultrasonics started internal trialing of its new 3-LS stroboscope in January 2011. It is hoped the product will go on sale in 2012, probably on this web-site. The 3-light source stroboscope uses advanced solid-state devices to provide three different light sources in one unit: 100 lumen white (incoherent), 120 lumen red (incoherent) and an optional 25 W pulsed infra-red laser (coherent). The 3-LS features shortest light flash of 5 ns duration, digital synthesized timing control and three modes of operation. In the simplest mode of operation the 3-LS strobe has one switch to select the light source and uses an external trigger signal. In the advanced mode of operation the 3-LS is controlled by a Windows program using a USB interface. The 3-LS is small, powered from 12 V DC and is intended for research and university teaching but can also be used in industrial applications.
• Comsol Finite Element software
  Cambridge Ultrasonics upgraded its FE software to the latest version of Comsol multiphysics FE in 2011. Comsol FE allows models to be made of ultrasonic propagation it also allows models to be constructed of more complex problems involving piezo-electricity, heat and electromagnetism. Several models are shown on this web-site.
• New engineer
  A highly experienced engineer joined Cambridge Ultrasonics in the autumn of 2010. He has a degree in mathematics but has a wide experience in mechanical engineering.
• New computer scientist
  Cambridge Ultrasonics is experimenting with new ways of attracting and working with high quality scientists and engineers. A new university student is being sponsored in his studies for 4 years at Bristol University. In return he will work at Cambridge Ultrasonics during vacations and it is hoped he will come to work permanently when he graduates.
• Summer interns
  Two summer interns were given experience of working in an R&D environment in 2011 and made a valuable contribution to R&D activities at Cambridge Ultrasonics. Both students had just completed their first years at university: one is studying mathematics at Warwick University and the other computer science at Bristol University in October.
• High definition video of ultrasound
  The latest in cameras has been combined with custom software created by Cambridge Ultrasonics to give for the first time super high-definition video and still pictures of ultrasonic waves in our visualization service. The system also gives outstanding spatial resolution and grey-scale resolution, allowing weaker ultrasonic fields to be seen in remarkable detail - several examples are shown in this web-site. A steadily improving visualization service has been provided by Cambridge Ultrasonics to its clients over the last 25 years and the present system provides the best quality.