The MSI Sonar Transducer Advantage

MSI has more experience designing and manufacturing piezocomposite sonar transducers and arrays than any other company. Since 1991, naval, scientific and commercial sonar customers have repeatedly turned to MSI for assistance with their sonar performance challenges. MSI's reputation for delivering innovative and cost-effective sonar array products using our distinctive injection molded piezocomposite sonar transducer technology has grown over the years. Today you can find MSI sonar transducers enhancing the acoustic performance of sonar systems in all parts of the world.

Broadband performance is becoming increasingly important as new frequency modulation techniques and multi-ping sonar applications are being introduced into the undersea community. MSI's inherently broadband piezocomposite technology has improved sonar performance and resulted in a competitive advantage for many customers. The conformal shape capability, powerful transmit response and high receive sensitivity of MSI injection molded piezocomposite sonar transducers are enabling a new generation of littoral sonar systems.

MSI's patented ceramics injection molding process efficiently produces piezocomposite material in high volume with excellent uniformity. Our ability to fabricate piezocomposite in large sheets allows cost-effective manufacturing of layered arrays having multiple elements and complex shading. MSI's proprietary array curving and laminating techniques and custom acoustic backing and matching layer materials are enabling new sonar array designs that can produce the complex beam-patterns, high sensitivity and broadband performance essential for successful sonar operation in today's littoral environments.

MSI has an experienced staff of scientists, acoustic designers, mechanical engineers, and technicians who can develop custom sonar transducers and arrays to meet your system upgrade or new product engineering needs. During the transducer design process, our engineers work closely with each and every client to ensure that the resulting MSI sonar array products fully meet customer-specified electromechanical requirements and are optimally integrated with each customer's signal processing electronics. The solution for each customer - and each application - is unique, but utilizing MSI's "concept-to-production" capability, we can efficiently develop and manufacture transducers that provide you with the best overall value.

Once the engineering and prototyping are complete, MSI has the manufacturing, testing and quality assurance infrastructure needed to provide you with sonar transducers and arrays in full scale production. Our process is largely vertically integrated, with full control over all raw materials. Our injection molding production capacity for piezocomposite is substantial, sufficient to meet the needs of even the largest volume sonar array customers. All MSI processes are thoroughly documented and our products are manufactured under rigorous quality control. For those customers who need them, we can implement additional quality assurance procedures to meet their special requirements.

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