Ultrasound for Industrial Automation

Fully automated flow measurement or air bubble detection is the basis of many industrial systems in which liquids are moved and need to be monitored. Whether in consumer- or large-scale water meters, gas flow measurement in pipelines or air bubble detection in plants of the food or pharma industry – ultrasound can detect the flow of various media contactlessly and thus without any contamination.

Piezo components use the piezoelectric effect to generate and detect ultrasonic waves, e.g. by means of runtime measuring or the principle of the Doppler effect.