Key dates

1968-1978

1968
  • The adventure starts in Meaux, within the company Ultrasonic.
1969
  • The first patents are filed for measuring flows using transit time difference or ultrasound wave difference.
1971
  • The first prototype is created on the basis of an NDT machine already equipped with an integrated oscilloscope display and original signal processing.
1972
  • A partnership is set up with Trapil (pipeline operator).
  • The first interface detector, the M212, is developed.
1974
  • Mr Jacques Pierrat (CEO of Ultrasonic) creates the company Ultraflux.
  • The M211, the first portable Tracking Window on the market, is released.
1975
  • Ultraflux becomes a totally separate entity to Ultrasonic.
  • Ultraflux opens its head office in Poissy (April), with 5 people working at the site.
1978
  • The first measurements are taken on rivers in Gourney-sur-Marne.

1979-1989

1984
  • The UF 320 P is launched: the first portable device on the market with a digital interface. It is hugely successful.
1985
  • The first sphere detectors are developed and sold.
1986
  • An electronic card is developed around a microprocessor – all mounted on the UF 321.
1987
  • Olivier Pierrat, the son of Jacques Pierrat, takes over from his father at the head of Ultraflux.

1990-2000

1990
  • The UF 2100 is released: this device uses up to 4 chords to measure flow rate.
    It is released in several versions: CO (Open Channel), RV (River) and MC (Multi-chord for Pipes).
1993
  • A NL (Liquid Level) version of the UF 2100 is developed and a patent is filed with Géostock to measure the level of (liquid) gas in a cavern.
1994
  • The DigiSonic P is released: the first flow meter equipped with a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) to digitally process the ultrasound signal.
1996
  • USE (ULTRAFLUX SERVIÇOS E EQUIPAMENTOS) is set up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1998
  • The Minisonic 600, 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.

2001-2010

2002
  • The portable Minisonic P model is released, with its exclusive, acoustic signal optimising technology using ESC (Echo Shape Control).
2003
  • The ATEX (use in an explosive atmosphere) certification is obtained for several devices in the Minisonic range (entirely manufactured by Ultraflux)
2005
  • The portable flow meter Uf 801 P is launched.
2006
  • USEA (ULTRAFLUX SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT ASIA) is set up in Bangkok, Thailand.

2011 to the present day

2011
  • Takeover of Ultraflux by Société des Domaines, independent family group.
  • The Uf 831 is released, enabling flow rate measurements to be taken for 1 to 8 pipes with the possibility of incorporating up to 8 speed chords.
2012
  • The Ultraflux head office is moved from Poissy (Yvelines) to Éragny-sur-Oise (Val d’Oise).
  • The new Ultraflux visual identity is rolled out.
2013
  • The Uf 811 flow meter is launched in Full Pipe and Open Channel versions.
  • Set up pf an ultra-modern test laboratory in Ultraflux head office.
2014
  • The Uf 821 is released, a fixed flow meter authorising up to 4 measurement chords and available in Full Pipe or Open Channel versions.