{"id":3217,"date":"2014-06-07T08:50:08","date_gmt":"2014-06-07T07:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ultraflux.net\/quelques-dates-2\/"},"modified":"2019-08-30T11:52:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T09:52:50","slug":"key-dates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ultraflux.net\/en\/company\/key-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Key dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"gallery\"><li class=\"active image-1\"><p><img width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ultraflux.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Ultraflux-presence-mondiale-2019-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultraflux.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Ultraflux-presence-mondiale-2019-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ultraflux.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Ultraflux-presence-mondiale-2019-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultraflux.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Ultraflux-presence-mondiale-2019-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ultraflux.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Ultraflux-presence-mondiale-2019-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p><\/li><\/ul><nav id=\"gallery-nav\"><ul class=\"gallery-nav\"><li class=\"active image-1\"><p><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n<div class=\"block\"><div class=\"title\">1968-1978<\/div><div class=\"text\"><div class=\"text-container\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1968<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>The adventure starts in Meaux, within the company <strong>Ultrasonic<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1969<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>first patents<\/strong> are filed for measuring flows using transit time difference or ultrasound wave difference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1971<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>first prototype<\/strong> is created on the basis of an NDT machine already equipped with an integrated oscilloscope display and original signal processing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1972<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>A partnership is set up with <strong>Trapil<\/strong> (pipeline operator).<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>first interface detector<\/strong>, the M212, is developed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1974<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>Mr Jacques Pierrat (CEO of Ultrasonic) creates the company <strong>Ultraflux<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The M211, the <strong>first portable Tracking Window<\/strong> on the market, is released.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1975<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ultraflux becomes a totally <strong>separate entity<\/strong> to Ultrasonic.<\/li>\n<li>Ultraflux opens its <strong>head office in Poissy<\/strong> (April), with 5 people working at the site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1978<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>first measurements<\/strong> are taken <strong>on rivers<\/strong> in Gourney-sur-Marne.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"block\"><div class=\"title\">1979-1989<\/div><div class=\"text\"><div class=\"text-container\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1984<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>UF 320 P<\/strong> is launched: the first portable device on the market with a digital interface. It is hugely successful.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1985<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>The<strong> first sphere detectors <\/strong>are developed and sold<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1986<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>An <strong>electronic card<\/strong> is developed around a microprocessor &#8211; all mounted on the <strong>UF 321<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1987<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Olivier Pierrat<\/strong>, the son of Jacques Pierrat, takes over from his father at the head of<strong> Ultraflux.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"block\"><div class=\"title\">1990-2000<\/div><div class=\"text\"><div class=\"text-container\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1990<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>UF 2100<\/strong> is released: this device uses up to 4 chords to measure flow rate.<br \/>\nIt is released in several versions: CO (Open Channel), RV (River) and MC (Multi-chord for Pipes).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1993<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>A NL (Liquid Level) version of the UF 2100 is developed and a patent is filed with G\u00e9ostock to <strong>measure the level of (liquid) gas<\/strong> in a cavern.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1994<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>The<strong> DigiSonic P<\/strong> is released: the first flow meter equipped with a DSP (<strong>Digital Signal Processor<\/strong>) to digitally process the ultrasound signal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1996<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>USE<\/strong> (ULTRAFLUX SERVI\u00c7OS E EQUIPAMENTOS) is set up in Rio de Janeiro, <strong>Brazil.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">1998<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Minisonic 600<\/strong>, a fixed flow meter to measure pipes with a diameter of up to 630 mm, is launched. This flagship product is still sold by Ultraflux.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"block\"><div class=\"title\">2001-2010<\/div><div class=\"text\"><div class=\"text-container\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">2002<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>portable Minisonic P<\/strong> model is released, with its exclusive, acoustic signal optimising technology\u00a0using <strong>ESC<\/strong> (Echo Shape Control).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">2003<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>ATEX<\/strong> (use in an explosive atmosphere) <strong>certification<\/strong> is obtained for several devices in the Minisonic range (entirely manufactured by Ultraflux)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">2005<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>The portable flow meter <strong>Uf 801 P<\/strong> is launched.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">2006<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>USEA<\/strong> (ULTRAFLUX SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT ASIA) is set up in Bangkok, <strong>Thailand.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"block\"><div class=\"title\">2011 to the present day<\/div><div class=\"text\"><div class=\"text-container\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">2011<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>Takeover of Ultraflux by<strong> Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Domaines<\/strong>, independent family group.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Uf 831<\/strong> is released, enabling flow rate measurements to be taken for 1 to 8 pipes with the possibility of incorporating up to 8 speed chords.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">2012<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>The Ultraflux head office is <strong>moved<\/strong> from Poissy (Yvelines) to <strong>\u00c9ragny-sur-Oise<\/strong> (Val d\u2019Oise).<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>new Ultraflux visual identity<\/strong> is rolled out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">2013<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Uf 811<\/strong> flow meter is launched in Full Pipe and Open Channel versions.<\/li>\n<li>Set up pf an ultra-modern\u00a0<strong>test laboratory<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Ultraflux head office<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"54\">2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"560\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Uf 821<\/strong> is released, a fixed flow meter authorising up to 4 measurement chords and available in Full Pipe or Open Channel versions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":5557,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Key dates | Ultraflux - Expert in flow meters since 1974<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the key dates of the French maker of ultrasonic flow meters and detectors. 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