Our base
inoson is a small, technically and scientifically orientated company that has dedicated itself exclusively to ultrasound technology.
We have been advising, supporting and supplying our clients with specific ultrasound solutions and services since our foundation in 2002. Since our foundation, we have worked on tasks in the field of technical and medical ultrasound applications in many application areas. Close co-operation with our clients is very important to us. Today, we draw on many years of project experience in the fields of energy (gas, water and heat meters), automotive (level and distance measurement technology, EPA, PDC), laboratory technology, in-line testing technology (foreign body detection, density, air bubble and concentration measurement), oil and gas (ultrasonic maintenance in production and injection wells), NDT and QA systems (especially contactless via air coupling) and many others.
We - that is a team of scientific and technical staff who have been working closely together for years and are dedicated to tricky tasks without a great deal of administrative effort. Our resources in the fields of ultrasound physics, numerical modelling, ultrasonic transducer development, embedded systems, RF electronics, measurement technology and design allow us to develop and work on a project based on the physical requirements and to design the necessary components. We always try to involve our customers as much as possible. After all, if our customers do not understand the sensor system, they will not be able to support it later on.
Our motivation
We are convinced of the potential of ultrasound physics for sensory applications.
Ultrasound refers to mechanical waves with frequencies above the audible range. These waves can also penetrate non-transparent media and undergo changes due to their elastic characteristics such as modulus of elasticity, density and compressibility. At the boundaries of media with different properties, the ultrasound is reflected according to this difference. Ultrasound is also capable of propagating in gases, solids and liquids.
The use of ultrasound is therefore an excellent method for characterising topographical, structural or material properties, for example. Practical applications include, for example
- Flow measurement, level measurement, distance measurement, concentration measurement, viscosity measurement
- Object detection, determination of object geometries
- Foreign bodies and fault detection
At the same time, ultrasound penetrates materials such as container or pipe walls or can also be applied contact-free via the air in hygienic or hazardous environments.
On the other hand, an innovative ultrasonic system is characterised by a sensible interplay of key components such as transducers, processes and signal processing, which in most cases leads to an application-specific design.
A very important aspect of the use of ultrasound is the further evaluation potential of ultrasonic waves. In addition to flow, concentration or air can also be detected. Proximity sensors can also provide information about reflector properties and defects can be assessed in terms of their structural effects.
Ultrasound-based methods are therefore gaining ground and also due to the constantly improving situation in signal processing, which allows the integration of more complex signal analyses and thus also supplements evaluation reliability and value-added information.
All employees at inoson GmbH are therefore convinced that ultrasound is an important sensory mainstay, particularly in the digitalisation of sensor technology.
Our growth
We believe that development and research are most effective when we can do this as a team and across different resources. We want to be able to sit around a large table to solve challenges. We consciously differentiate ourselves from a traditional engineering office by positioning ourselves sustainably and growing in the R&D service sector in a focussed and quality-oriented manner. We are also growing with our customer-orientated component manufacturing (primarily ultrasonic transducers and modules) and device manufacturing (ultrasonic measuring and testing devices, process measurement technology and QA systems). The skills acquired there then have an influence on our development services. This closes the circle of knowledge.