The Ultrasonics Business and Markets in the U.S.

SUMMARY

STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES

BCC's goal in conducting this study was to determine the current status of the ultrasonic business in the UnitedStates. The study's primary goal is to give readers a clear understanding of where the various markets for ultrasonic equipment currently stand andwhere they are heading. Detailed market forecasts are presented and important economic trends are analyzed. The developments in ultrasound technologyhave been reviewed and the potential for new developments has been identified. Knowledge of both the market and technological trends that are shapingthe ultrasonics market will help companies to prepare for future developments in this business.

REASONS FOR THE STUDY

Ultrasonics is aunique technology and new applications for this technology continue to emerge. It is a fundamental phenomenon related to the properties of materialsand conversion of energy from one form to another. As such, the uses of the energy are limitless but its potential will depend on the innovations thattake place in the future.

Many changes are taking place in this technology and its markets. New materials and new ideas for use of ultrasonictechnology continue to evolve. The ultrasonic equipment manufacturers and end users of that equipment will benefit from a comprehensive understandingof these changes. This study attempts to identify the major industry movements and trends. Its purpose is to serve as a guide for suppliers,manufacturers, and users of ultrasonic technology. Readers of this study will not only understand where the industry is now, but also where it isheading. There have been significant developments over the past decade that need to be taken into account by the market participants in order to shapetheir competitive strategies.

This study is one of the few reports to examine the entire range of ultrasonic applications. While other researchreports may have studied individual segments of the ultrasonic market, this report gives readers the opportunity to take a unique view of the leadingapplications of the ultrasonic technology.

CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY

Different sectors of the ultrasonic industry will find this reportbeneficial in different ways. Manufacturers and suppliers of ultrasonic equipment will be able to identify those areas of the industry that arestagnant and those areas that are likely to experience strong growth. They will also be able to take advantage of new opportunities and newtechnologies identified in the report and alter their research, development and marketing strategies accordingly.

End users will understand howultrasonic technology works and how the equipment is put together, since the technical fundamentals behind leading applications are discussed. Themanufacturers and suppliers of ultrasonic equipment have been identified and end users can work with these companies to broaden the usefulness of theultrasonic technology. The awareness of the technological trends will prepare end users for future applications.

Other individuals will also findthis report valuable. Scientists and engineers, researchers and academia will gain an overview of ultrasonics and, potentially, may devise new ways toapply this technology. Entrepreneurs will be able to identify areas for starting new businesses. Venture capitalists will be able to make informeddecisions about where to direct investments or fund development.

SCOPE AND FORMAT

This report covers a wide range of applications forultrasonic technology. The main market segments detailed in this report are:

• ultrasonic transducers
• high power industrial ultrasonics
• low power industrial ultrasonics
• medical ultrasonics.

Included within the high power ultrasonics segment are ultrasonic assembly (welding and joining), ultrasonic machining, sonochemistry, andother industrial uses. Low power ultrasonics encompasses nondestructive testing, flow meters and control devices, leak and emission detectors, and airsensing and control devices. Medical ultrasonics is a very competitive field with many new applications being conceived. A separate chapter is devotedto this particular application. A detailed analysis of the market size, growth prospects, and market shares is presented for each segment of theultrasonic industry.

METHODOLOGY

A careful methodology was followed to generate all the forecasts contained in this report. The methodologyemployed both secondary sources of information and primary interviews with a number of industry participants to arrive at market forecasts. Almost allthe companies based in the United States were contacted to strengthen the validity of the gathered data.

To arrive at current market sizes, salesfigures for all equipment manufacturers within a market segment were gathered and analyzed. This data was then used to estimate current market sharesfor all companies.

Sales forecasts for each market segment were generated by analyzing the growth of underlying industries that constitute demandfor each technique. A variety of industry and government data was used to forecast growth in each end user sector through 2008. All projections in thereport use current dollars. A sustained U.S. economic recovery to year 2008 is assumed, with a quick resolution of geo-political issues in early 2003.

INFORMATIONSOURCES

A variety of information sources were used to compile this study. Some of the main sources include:

• BCC surveyed more than 100 companies in the ultrasonic industry to obtain data and comments for this report. Among the companies contacted werethe manufacturers of piezoelectric materials, transducers and ultrasonic equipment for different applications.
• Product literature, technical reports, and research papers from companies, universities, research institutes, ultrasonic industry associationsand government agencies.
• Various press reports on individual companies, technologies, and trends.
• Government publications including U.S. Industrial Outlook and other Department of Commerce studies.
• Publicly available company data from Dun & Bradstreet, the Thomas Register, and Ward's Business Directory.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

• STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
• REASONS FOR THE STUDY
• CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY
• SCOPE AND FORMAT
• METHODOLOGY
• INFORMATION SOURCES
• RELATED BCC PUBLICATIONS
• AUTHOR'S CREDENTIALS
• BCC ONLINE SERVICES
  • DIRECT ACCESS

• Summary Table:
  U.S. ULTRASONIC MARKET BY MARKET SEGMENTS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • INDUSTRY TRENDS
• Summary Figure:
  U.S. ULTRASONIC MARKET BY MARKET SEGMENTS, 2003-2008 ($ MILLIONS)

• INTRODUCTION
  • BRIEF HISTORY
• Figure 1 ACCOUSTIC FREQUENCY SCALE
  • Brief History (Continued)
  • Brief History (Continued)
• Table 1 A SCHEMATIC HISTORY OF ULTRASONICS
  • Applications
    • Applications (Continued)
• Table 2 APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASONICS TECHNOLOGY
• Table 2 (CONTINUED)
  • HIGH POWER ULTRASONICS
  • LOW POWER ULTRASONICS
• Table 3 APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASOUND
  • TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
    • TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY (CONTINUED)

• INTRODUCTION
  • ULTRASONIC CLEANING
  • ULTRASONIC NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
  • ULTRASONIC ASSEMBLY
  • ULTRASONIC MACHINING
  • MEDICINE
  • OTHER

• PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS
  • MANUFACTURING OF MATERIALS
    • Market Forecasts
• Table 4 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS AND/OR COMPONENTS BY PRODUCT CATEGORY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 2 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS AND/OR COMPONENTS BY PRODUCT CATEGORY, 2003-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 5 APPLICATIONS OF PIEZO ELECTRIC MATERIALS
  • MARKET SHARES AND THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
• Table 6 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS AND/OR COMPONENTS, 2003
• Table 6 (CONTINUED)

• PRODUCT DEFINITION AND DIFFERENTIATION
  • PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS
  • ELECTROSTRICTIVE TRANSDUCERS
  • MAGNETOSTRICTIVE TRANSDUCERS
  • OTHER TYPES OF TRANSDUCERS
• TRANSDUCER DESIGNS
  • CONTACT TRANSDUCERS
• Table 7 TYPES OF TRANSDUCERS MANUFACTURED BY A SINGLE MANUFACTURER
• Table 7 (CONTINUED)
  • DELAY TRANSDUCERS
  • DUAL ELEMENT TRANSDUCERS
  • ANGLE BEAM TRANSDUCERS
  • MULTIELEMENT TRANSDUCERS
  • TRANSDUCER ARRAYS
    • MECHANICAL SECTOR TRANSDUCER SYSTEMS
    • PHASED-ARRAY TRANSDUCER SYSTEMS
    • LINEAR-ARRAY TRANSDUCER SYSTEMS
    • COMPARISON OF PHASED-ARRAY AND LINEAR-ARRAY SYSTEMS
  • MARKET FORECASTS
• Table 8 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH OF ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS, BY PRODUCT CATEGORY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 3 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH OF ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS, BY PRODUCT CATEGORY, 2003-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • MARKET SHARES
• Table 9 SHARES OF R.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS, 2003

• OVERVIEW
• Table 10 HIGH-POWER ULTRASONICS: CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, POWER RANGES, DISPLACEMENT AMPLITUDES AND OSCILLATION FREQUENCIES
  • MARKET SUMMARY-HIGH POWER ULTRASONICS
• Table 11 U.S. HIGH POWER INDUSTRIAL ULTRASONICS MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH BY PRODUCT, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 4 U.S. HIGH POWER INDUSTRIAL ULTRASONICS MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH BY PRODUCT, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 12 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR HIGH POWER ULTRASONICS APPLICATIONS, YEAR 2003
  • MARKET SUMMARY-HIGH POWER...(CONTINUED)
  • ULTRASONIC CLEANING: MARKET SIZES, MARKET SHARES AND GROWTH
• Table 13 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC CLEANING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS, 2003
  • ULTRASONIC ASSEMBLY (WELDING AND SOLDERING)
    • Market Size, Market Shares and Growth
• Table 14 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC ASSEMBLY EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS, 2003
• Table 14 (CONTINUED)
  • ULTRASONIC MACHINING (CUTTING AND DRILLING)
    • Market Size, Market Shares and Growth
• Table 15 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC MACHINING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS, 2001
  • SONOCHEMISTRY
    • Sonochemistry (Continued)
• Table 16 SONOCHEMISTRY MARKET FORECAST, THROUGH 2008
  • OTHER INDUSTRIAL USES OF HIGH POWER ULTRASONIC ENERGY
    • Market Size, Market Shares and Growth
• Table 17 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR OTHER INDUSTRIAL USES OF HIGH POWER ULTRASONIC ENERGY, 2003

• OVERVIEW
• MARKET SUMMARY-LOW POWER ULTRASONICS
• Table 18 U.S. LOW POWER INDUSTRIAL ULTRASONICS MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH BY PRODUCT MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 5 U.S. LOW POWER INDUSTRIAL ULTRASONICS MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH BY PRODUCT MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 19 CURRENT SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR LOW POWER INDUSTRIAL ULTRASONICS, 2003
  • NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
    • Principles and Processes
      • Flaw Detection
  • Table 20 APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASONIC FLAW AND QUALITY CONTROL DETECTORS-FOUR PRINCIPAL CONFIGURATIONS
• Table 21 EXAMPLES OF COMPONENTS THAT ARE ULTRASONICALLY TESTED FOR FLAWS
  • Flaw Detection (Continued)
  • Computerized Flaw Detector Systems
  • Advantages and Limitations
• Table 22 ADVANTAGES OF ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTION
• Table 23 LIMITATIONS OF ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTION
  • Immersion Testing and High-Speed Scanning
• Table 24 ADVANTAGES AND FEATURES OF IMMERSION TESTING
  • Thickness Gauges and Micrometers
  • Market Forecast
• Table 25 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FOR ULTRASONIC NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING INSTRUMENTS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 6 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FOR ULTRASONIC NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING INSTRUMENTS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Market Shares
• Table 26 ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING INSTRUMENTS, 2003
  • AIR SENSING AND CONTROL
    • Principles and Processes
      • Intrusion Detection
      • Vehicle Detection
      • Television and Appliance Control
      • Level Detectors
    • Market Forecast
    • Market Shares
• Table 27 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC AIR SENSING AND CONTROL INSTRUMENTS, 2001
  • FLOW METERS AND CONTROL DEVICES
    • Principles and Processes
      • Principles and Processes (Continued)
• Table 28 TYPICAL INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASONIC FLOW METERING AND FLOW CONTROL SYSTEMS
  • Market Forecast
• Table 29 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FOR ULTRASONIC FLOW METERS AND CONTROLLERS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 7 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FOR ULTRASONIC FLOW METERS AND CONTROLLERS, 2003-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Market Shares
• Table 30 ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC FLOW METERS AND CONTROLLERS, 2003
  • LEAK AND EMISSION DETECTION
    • Principles and Processes
• Table 31 INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASONIC LEAK DETECTORS, EMISSION DETECTORS, AND STETHOSCOPES
  • Market Forecast
  • Market Shares
• Table 32 ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC LEAK DETECTION AND EMISSION INSTRUMENTS, 2003
• Table 32 (CONTINUED)
  • NEW DEVELOPMENTS
    • New Developments (Continued)

• HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
  • MARKET FORECAST
• Table 33 U.S. MEDICAL ULTRASONICS MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 8 U.S. MEDICAL ULTRASONICS MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH, 2003-2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • MARKET SHARES
• Table 34 MEDICAL ULTRASONICS U.S. MARKET, 2003
  • DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY
    • Principles and Techniques
      • Principles and Techniques (Continued)
    • Applications and/or Medical Indications
      • Applications and/or Medical...(Continued)
    • Advantages and/or Disadvantages
    • Market Size and Growth
    • Market Shares
• Table 35 CURRENT SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS BY IN-MARKET U.S. DOLLARS, BY ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVESHARES, 2003
  • ULTRASONIC SURGERY
    • Principles
    • Applications
      • Ear Surgery
      • Eye Surgery
      • Liver Surgery
      • Dental Cleaning and Scaling
      • Lithotripsy
      • Liposuction
      • Osteosynthesis
    • Market Size and Growth
• Table 36 SURGICAL ULTRASOUND U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Shares of Market
• Table 37 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET SURGICAL ULTRASOUND, 2003
  • NON-SURGICAL THERAPEUTIC MARKET
    • Shares of Market (Continued)
    • Shares of Market
• Table 38 THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 39 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET SURGICAL ULTRASOUND, 2003
  • OTHER

• OVERVIEW
  • SONAR
  • FISH LOCATORS
  • DELAY LINES

• AIRMAR TECHNOLOGY
• AMERICAN GFM CORPORATION
• AVX KYOCERA
• BRANSON ULTRASONICS
• CREST ULTRASONICS
• DUKANE CORPORATION
• EDO CORPORATION
• GE PANAMETRICS
• GE PARALLEL DESIGN
• INTERNATIONAL TRANSDUCER CORPORATION
• KRAUTKRAMER
• LEWIS CLEANING SYSTEMS
• MASSA PRODUCTS CORPORATION
• MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES
• MORGAN ELECTRO CERAMICS
• MURATA ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA
• NDT SYSTEMS
• PHILIPS ULTRASOUND
• PIEZOTECH, LLC
• SIEMENS MEDICAL
• SONIC MILL
• SONICS AND MATERIALS
• SONOBOND ULTRASONICS
• SONOSITE, INC.
• STAPLA ULTRASONICS
• STAVELEY NDT TECHNOLOGIES
• VALPEYFISHER
• VALPEYFISHER (CONTINUED)

• U.S. MANUFACTURERS OF ULTRASONIC PRODUCTS
  • ACCUSONICS, INC.
  • ADROIT AUTOMATION
  • ADVANCED MATERIAL SOLUTIONS
  • ADVANCED SONIC PROCESSING SYSTEMS
  • AIRMAR TECHNOLOGY CORP.
  • ALPHA CERAMICS, INC.
  • AMDATA TECHNOLOGIES
  • AMERICAN GFM CORPORATION
  • AMERICAN MEDICAL DESIGN
  • AMERICAN PIEZO CERAMICS, INC.
  • AMERICAN REMOTE VISION COMPANY
  • AMETEK DREXELBROOK
  • AMTECH (AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY, INC.)
  • ANDERSEN LABORATORIES, INC.
  • ANZA TECHNOLOGY
  • APPLIED PROCESS EQUIPMENT COMPANY
  • APPLIED TEST SYSTEMS, INC.
  • APPLIED ULTRASONICS, INC.
  • ATOMERGIC CHEMETALS CORP.
  • AUTOMATED INSPECTION SYSTEMS, INC.
  • AUTOMATED SONIX CORP.
  • AUTOMATION INDUSTRIES CORP.
  • BANNER ENGINEERING CORP.
  • BAUMER ELECTRIC, LTD.
  • BIOSOUND ESAOTE, INC.
  • BLACKSTONE-NEY ULTRASONICS, INC.
  • BLATEK, INC.
  • BLILEY ELECTRIC CO.
  • BLUE WAVE ULTRASONICS
  • BRAIN POWER, INC.
  • BRANSON ULTRASONICS CORP.
  • BURACK, FRED, CO.
  • CHAND KARE TECHNICAL CERAMICS
  • CHANNEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
  • CLEVELAND CRYSTALS, INC.
  • COILTEK (COIL TECHNOLOGY, INC.)
  • CONTROL ELECTRONICS, INC.
  • COOL-FOG SYSTEMS, INC.
  • CREST ULTRASONICS CORP.
  • CRYSTAL ASSOCIATES, INC.
  • CUSTOM ULTRASONICS, INC.
  • CYBERMOTION, INC.
  • CYGNUS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
  • DAPCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
  • DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND CORP.
  • DP&D TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
  • DUKANE CORP.
  • DYNASONICS, INC.
  • EDO ELECTRO CERAMIC PRODUCT CORPORATION
  • ELECTROWAVE ULTRASONICS CORP.
  • ENGINEERING MEASUREMENT COMPANY-EMCO
  • ENGLER ENGINEERING CORP.
  • ESMA INC.
  • ETALON, INC.
  • ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
  • ETREMA PRODUCTS, INC.
  • FINISHING EQUIPMENT, INC.
  • FORWARD TECHNOLOGY
  • FORWARD TECHNOLOGY
  • GENERAL ELECTRIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS
  • GE PANAMETRICS, INC.
  • GRECO BROTHERS, INC.
  • HEALTH SONICS CORP.
  • HERRMANN ULTRASONICS, INC.
  • HITECH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • HUMIDIFIRST
  • HYDE PARK ELECTRONICS, INC.
  • HY-Q INTERNATIONAL (USA), INC.
  • INDUS INSTRUMENTS
  • INTERNATIONAL CRYSTAL MFG. CO., INC.
  • INTERNATIONAL TRANSDUCERS CORP.
  • INTERPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • INTERTEST, INC.
  • INVENSYS SENSOR SYSTEMS
  • ISL PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
  • IVEK CORP.
  • JEM MANUFACTURING CORP.
  • JENFAB
  • JNJ INDUSTRIES, INC.
  • JSR ULTRASONICS, INC.
  • J-TEC ASSOCIATES, INC.
  • KAM CONTROLS, INC.
  • KAMAN AEROSPACE, MEASURING AND MEMORY SYSTEMS
  • KARTA TECHNOLGIES, INC.
  • KELL-STROM TOOL CO., INC.
  • KERAMOS, INC.
  • KISTLER-MORSE CORP.
  • KRAUTKRAMER INC.
  • KRELL ENGINEERING
  • L & R MANUFACTURING CO.
  • LAGRANGE INSTRUMENTS, INC.
  • LASSON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • LEWIS CLEANING SYSTEMS, LLC
  • LIBERTY MACHINE CO., INC.
  • LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC.
  • LUNDAHL INSTRUMENTS, INC.
  • MASSA PRODUCTS CORP.
  • MASTERSONICS, INC.
  • MATEC INSTRUMENTS NDT
  • MATERIAL SYSTEMS, INC.
  • MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORP OF AMERICA
  • MAXTEK, INC.
  • MEASUREMENTS SPECIALTIES, INC.
  • MIDWEST ULTRASONICS CO., INC.
  • MIGATRON CORP.
  • MISONIX INCORPORATED
  • MMD COMPONENTS
  • MODAL MECHANICS
  • MONITEK, A METRISA COMPANY
  • MORANTZ, S., INC.
  • MORGAN ELECTRO CERAMICS, INC.
  • MOTOROLA CERAMIC PRODUCTS
  • M-TRON INDUSTRIES, INC.
  • MULTIGON INDUSTRIES, INC.
  • MURATA ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  • NDT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  • NDT SYSTEMS
  • NICOLET VASCULAR
  • OCEAN MOTIONS COMPANY
  • OHMIC INSTRUMENTS CO.
  • OMEGASONICS
  • OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC.
  • OMRON ELECTRONICS, INC.
  • ORTHODYNE ELECTRONICS
  • PAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • PARSONICS, CORP.
  • PEPPERL & FUCHS, INC.
  • PHARVISION ULTRASOUND
  • PHILIPS ULTRASOUND
  • PHYSICAL ACOUSTICS CORP.
  • PIEZO KINETICS, INC.
  • PIEZO SYSTEMS, INC.
  • PIEZO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • PIEZO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  • PILLAR POWER SONICS
  • PLASTIC ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS, INC.
  • PLASTISONICS CO., INC.
  • PMR SYSTEMS, INC.
  • PPB, INC.
  • RAMCO EQUIPMENT CORP.
  • RAYMARINE
  • REMOTE VETERINARY CONSULTANTS
  • RENCO CORPORATION
  • RESON, INC.
  • RITEC, INC.
  • ROYCE INSTRUMENT CORP.
  • SAIC/ULTRA IMAGE INTERNATIONAL
  • SENIX CORP.
  • SENSANT CORPORATION
  • SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA INC.
  • SIEMENS MILLTRONICS PROCESS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
  • SIMPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • SI-TEX MARINE ELECTRONICS,
  • SMART SONIC CORPORATION
  • SMITH + NEPHEW CO.
  • SONAER ULTRASONICS
  • SONATECH, INC.
  • SONIC CORP.
  • SONIC MILL
  • SONIC SYSTEMS, INC.
  • SONIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • SONICRON SYSTEMS CORP.
  • SONICS & MATERIALS, INC.
  • SONITEK, INC.
  • SONIX INC.
  • SONIX IV CORPORATION
  • SONOBOND ULTRASONICS, INC.
  • SONOSITE, INC.
  • SONOTECH, INC.
  • SONOTECH ULTRASONICS CORP.
  • SONO-TEK CORP.
  • SPENCER TECHNOLOGIES
  • STANDARD CRYSTAL CORP.
  • STAPLA ULTRASONICS CORP.
  • STATEK CORP.
  • STAVELEY INSTRUMENTS, INC.
  • STAVELEY SENSORS, INC.
  • STERLING FILTER & METAL PRODUCTS, INC.
  • STRESSTEL CORP.
  • STRUCTURAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
  • SUPERIOR SIGNAL COMPANY, INC.
  • TEKSCO USA
  • TELSONIC USA INC.
  • TERASON
  • THERMO MEASURE TECH
  • THERMO POLYSONICS
  • TOMAN TOOL CORPORATION
  • TOOLTEX, INC.
  • TRS CERAMICS, INC.
  • U.E. SYSTEMS, INC.
  • U.S. SURGICAL CORP.
  • ULTRA CLEAN EQUIPMENT, INC.
  • ULTRA SONIC SEAL CO.
  • ULTRAN LABORATORIES, INC.
  • ULTRASONIC ENERGY SYSTEMS
  • ULTRASONIC FOR LESS
  • ULTRASONIC POWER CORPORATION
  • ULTRASONIC SYSTEMS, INC.
  • ULTRONIX, INC.
  • UTHE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  • VALLEYLAB
  • VALPEY-FISHER CORP. ULTRASOUND DIVISION
  • VERITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.
  • XACTEX
  • ZENITH ULTRASONICS

LIST OF TABLES

Summary Table:
U.S. ULTRASONIC MARKET BY MARKET SEGMENTS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 1 A SCHEMATIC HISTORY OF ULTRASONICS

Table 2 APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASONICS TECHNOLOGY

Table 3 APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASOUND

Table 4 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS AND/OR COMPONENTS BY PRODUCT CATEGORY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 5 APPLICATIONS OF PIEZO ELECTRIC MATERIALS

Table 6 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS AND/OR COMPONENTS, 2003

Table 7 TYPES OF TRANSDUCERS MANUFACTURED BY A SINGLE MANUFACTURER

Table 8 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH OF ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS, BY PRODUCT CATEGORY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 9 SHARES OF R.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS, 2003

Table 10 HIGH-POWER ULTRASONICS: CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, POWER RANGES, DISPLACEMENT AMPLITUDES AND OSCILLATION FREQUENCIES

Table 11 U.S. HIGH POWER INDUSTRIAL ULTRASONICS MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH BY PRODUCT, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 12 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR HIGH POWER ULTRASONICS APPLICATIONS, YEAR 2003

Table 13 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC CLEANING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS, 2003

Table 14 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC ASSEMBLY EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS, 2003

Table 15 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC MACHINING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS, 2001

Table 16 SONOCHEMISTRY MARKET FORECAST, THROUGH 2008

Table 17 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR OTHER INDUSTRIAL USES OF HIGH POWER ULTRASONIC ENERGY, 2003

Table 18 U.S. LOW POWER INDUSTRIAL ULTRASONICS MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH BY PRODUCT MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 19 CURRENT SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR LOW POWER INDUSTRIAL ULTRASONICS, 2003

Table 20 APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASONIC FLAW AND QUALITY CONTROL DETECTORS-FOUR PRINCIPAL CONFIGURATIONS

Table 21 EXAMPLES OF COMPONENTS THAT ARE ULTRASONICALLY TESTED FOR FLAWS

Table 22 ADVANTAGES OF ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTION

Table 23 LIMITATIONS OF ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTION

Table 24 ADVANTAGES AND FEATURES OF IMMERSION TESTING

Table 25 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FOR ULTRASONIC NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING INSTRUMENTS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 26 ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING INSTRUMENTS, 2003

Table 27 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC AIR SENSING AND CONTROL INSTRUMENTS, 2001

Table 28 TYPICAL INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASONIC FLOW METERING AND FLOW CONTROL SYSTEMS

Table 29 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FOR ULTRASONIC FLOW METERS AND CONTROLLERS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 30 ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC FLOW METERS AND CONTROLLERS, 2003

Table 31 INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASONIC LEAK DETECTORS, EMISSION DETECTORS, AND STETHOSCOPES

Table 32 ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR ULTRASONIC LEAK DETECTION AND EMISSION INSTRUMENTS, 2003

Table 33 U.S. MEDICAL ULTRASONICS MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 34 MEDICAL ULTRASONICS U.S. MARKET, 2003

Table 35 CURRENT SHARES OF U.S. MARKET FOR DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS BY IN-MARKET U.S. DOLLARS, BY ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVESHARES, 2003

Table 36 SURGICAL ULTRASOUND U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 37 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET SURGICAL ULTRASOUND, 2003

Table 38 THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 39 SHARES OF U.S. MARKET SURGICAL ULTRASOUND, 2003  

LIST OF FIGURES

Summary Figure:
U.S. ULTRASONIC MARKET BY MARKET SEGMENTS, 2003-2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 1 ACCOUSTIC FREQUENCY SCALE

Figure 2 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS AND/OR COMPONENTS BY PRODUCT CATEGORY, 2003-2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 3 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH OF ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS, BY PRODUCT CATEGORY, 2003-2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 4 U.S. HIGH POWER INDUSTRIAL ULTRASONICS MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH BY PRODUCT, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 5 U.S. LOW POWER INDUSTRIAL ULTRASONICS MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH BY PRODUCT MARKET, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 6 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FOR ULTRASONIC NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING INSTRUMENTS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 7 U.S. MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FOR ULTRASONIC FLOW METERS AND CONTROLLERS, 2003-2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 8 U.S. MEDICAL ULTRASONICS MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH, 2003-2008 ($ MILLIONS)