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PBP Optel Sp. z o.o.

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19/05/2026

Dr inż. Agnieszka Bicz Appointed to the Committee on Acoustics of the Polish Academy of Sciences

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Agnieszka Bicz, Member of the Management Board of PBP OPTEL Sp. z o.o. and expert in ultrasonic techniques and non-destructive testing (NDT), has been appointed as a member of the Ultrasound, Underwater and Medical Acoustics Section of the Committee on Acoustics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) for the 2026 to 2028 term.

This appointment is a significant scientific and professional distinction, recognizing Dr. Bicz’s long-standing contribution to the development of ultrasonics, applied acoustics, and advanced ultrasonic measurement systems.

For over three decades, ultrasonics and non-destructive testing have been at the core of her professional work, from early-stage research and development to the design of high-precision ultrasonic systems and real industrial implementations.

At PBP OPTEL, this experience directly supports the company’s mission: to bridge advanced scientific knowledge with practical industrial engineering and to deliver reliable ultrasonic technologies for research, industry, and non-destructive evaluation.

We sincerely congratulate Agnieszka Bicz on this appointment and are proud that her expertise will contribute to the work of the Committee on Acoustics of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

PBP OPTEL continues to advance ultrasonic technology, applied acoustics, and NDT solutions for demanding scientific and industrial applications

19/05/2026

I am deeply honored and proud to share a significant milestone in my professional journey.

I have been appointed as a member of the Ultrasound, Underwater and Medical Acoustics Section of the Committee on Acoustics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) for the 2026–2028 term.

For over three decades, ultrasonics and non-destructive testing (NDT) have been more than just a career. They have been my greatest professional passion.

From early-stage R&D and designing high-precision ultrasonic systems to real-world industrial implementations, this field has shaped how I approach science and engineering.

This appointment is both a privilege and an exciting opportunity to help bridge the gap between academic excellence and practical industrial engineering.

My sincere thanks to the Committee on Acoustics of the Polish Academy of Sciences for their trust.

I look forward to collaborating with distinguished colleagues and continuing to push the boundaries of acoustic technology and innovation.

dr inż. Agnieszka Bicz

08/05/2026

Before AI can find a defect,
someone has to capture the signal.

Before automation.
Before dashboards.
Before “smart inspection.”

There is physics.

A pulse. An echo.
A material that answers in microseconds.
This is where ultrasonic engineering really begins.

Not in the final report.
Not in the software screenshot.
Not in the pass/fail decision.

It begins much earlier:
At the transducer.
At the first echo.

At the moment when weak data either becomes useful, or becomes noise.

Because if the signal is poor,
no algorithm can make it true.

For over 35 years, at PBP OPTEL, we’ve followed one rule:

Better data first. Smarter interpretation second.

Whether it’s medical research or heavy industrial NDT, the lesson remains:

AI can help classify.

Automation can help scale.

But everything starts with the signal.

Physics doesn’t care about buzzwords.

It rewards those who listen carefully.

What is the one engineering principle you still trust more than any trend?

06/05/2026

Quality control doesn’t end on the surface.

Sometimes the real defect is hidden inside.

Before the panel looks wrong.
Before the customer complains.
Before waste becomes visible.

In particle boards, MDF, HDF and OSB, delaminations, blows and internal inconsistencies may remain invisible from the outside.

But ultrasound can listen deeper.

That is exactly why **UPU 3000, Ultrasonic Camera** was developed by **PBP OPTEL Sp. z o.o.** for **GreCon**.

An advanced ultrasonic system for non-destructive inspection of wood-based panel materials.

Inline.
Real-time.
At transport speeds of up to **250 m/min**.

It detects what the eye cannot see.
It supports thickness and gap monitoring.
It uses natural panel gaps for automatic zeroing and sensor condition monitoring.

For us, UPU 3000 is more than a measurement system.

It proves that our ultrasonic engineering is ready for demanding, high-speed, automated industrial lines around the world.

Because modern quality control is not only about finding defects.

It is about understanding the process early enough to act.

Physics doesn’t change.

We just get better at listening.

05/05/2026

The most expensive defect is not the one you detect.

It is the one that keeps moving down the production line.

Random sample testing tells you what happened to a sample.

In-line inspection tells you what is happening to the process.

In rod manufacturing, this difference matters, especially in automotive, aerospace, steel processing and nuclear applications, where material integrity becomes a safety-critical parameter.

That is why OPTEL developed **OpRod v3.1**: a multi-channel ultrasonic system for **100% in-line rod inspection during production**.

The challenge?

Production is not a laboratory.

The rod moves.
It vibrates.
The surface echo shifts.
And the system must distinguish a real discontinuity from process noise.

This is where **REL1 relative gates** make the difference.

Instead of keeping defect detection gates fixed in time, OpRod allows them to follow the reference surface echo of the rod.

So when the material moves, the detection logic stays aligned with the real ultrasonic signal, not with an ideal, static setup.

And with ultrasonic signal sampling up to **100 MHz**, the system works with a very fine time resolution, corresponding to a theoretical defect positioning step of approximately **0.0295 mm** in steel.

**What OpRod v3.1 enables:**

✅ 16 ultrasonic channels
✅ external and internal flaw detection
✅ reduced false alarms
✅ real-time rod cross-section visualization
✅ alarm history and traceability
✅ integration with PLC, MES/ERP and rejection systems
✅ data archiving for Industry 4.0 production environments

In modern manufacturing, NDT is no longer just a final quality check.

It is becoming part of process control.

Because the goal is not only to find defects.

The goal is to stop defective material before it moves further down the value chain.

That is where ultrasonic inspection becomes production intelligence.

23/04/2026

A pressure cylinder is only “safe” until the day nobody checks it properly.

That is why inspection frequency is not just a technical parameter.

It is a safety issue.

In the European gas sector, inaccurate tare weight identification is estimated to generate around €1.2 billion in losses every year for SMEs.

But the real problem goes beyond economics.

When cylinder integrity is uncertain, safety, traceability, and operational reliability are all at risk.

That is exactly the challenge addressed by the EU-funded TARE-IT project, which developed a hybrid non-contact NDT approach for:

🔹 tare identification
🔹 corrosion detection
🔹 screening during the filling process

The system combined:

▪️ Laser ultrasonics
▪️ EMAT
▪️ Air-coupled testing

Why does this matter?

Because traditional inspection intervals of 5 to 10 years are not enough for assets operating under constant pressure, repeated handling, and demanding field conditions.

A solution capable of checking cylinders during filling, without couplant, and even through paint or oxidation changes the logic completely.

It shifts inspection from an occasional control step to something far more valuable:
an embedded safety function of the process itself.

That is the moment when advanced ultrasonics stop being just a laboratory capability
and start becoming a real industrial advantage.

Potential impact:

✅ Higher operational productivity
✅ Fewer losses linked to tare weight errors
✅ More frequent integrity screening
✅ Improved safety across the full cylinder lifecycle
✅ Greater efficiency for gas SMEs
✅ Protection of high-tech competence and jobs in Europe

At PBP OPTEL Sp. z o.o., we were proud to contribute to work that showed how hybrid ultrasonic systems can solve real industrial problems, where accuracy, scalability, and safety all matter at once.

Because in industry, assumptions are expensive.

Verification is what creates safety.

22/04/2026

✈️ The future of aviation safety will not be built on disassembly, delay, and guesswork.

It will be built on structures that can monitor themselves.

That is the real significance of the EU-funded SELF-SCAN project.

SELF-SCAN helped move aerospace maintenance beyond periodic inspection and toward something far more powerful: continuous structural awareness powered by ultrasonics, advanced sensing, and AI.

This is not just an incremental improvement in NDT.

It is a change in philosophy.

Instead of waiting for scheduled inspections, removing components, and searching for defects after the fact, SELF-SCAN showed how damage detection can become embedded, intelligent, and ongoing.

What enabled that shift?
🔹 Long Range Ultrasonic Testing (LRUT) for wide-area monitoring from a limited number of sensors
🔹 Artificial Neural Networks capable of separating true defect signals from temperature effects and operational noise
🔹 Flexible MFC and magnetostrictive transducers adapted to curved aerospace structures
🔹 Time Reversal Focusing to improve sensitivity and localization in complex materials

The result is a system designed to detect small but safety-critical defects in areas that are often difficult to inspect using conventional approaches.

Why does this matter?
✅ Earlier detection means higher safety
✅ Smarter monitoring means less downtime
✅ Condition-based maintenance is more efficient than maintenance driven only by schedule
✅ High-value aerospace structures should not be treated as passive objects

They should be treated as active sources of information.

That is where aviation is heading:
from inspection to intelligence,
from periodic control to continuous awareness,
from reactive maintenance to structures that do not just carry load,
but continuously report their condition.

SELF-SCAN did not just improve inspection.
It helped show what the next generation of aerospace maintenance can look like.

14/04/2026

Case Study 13: What do ultrasound and a smart cooktop have in common?

Not every ultrasonic innovation ends up in heavy industry, NDT systems, or research laboratories.

Some of it makes its way straight into the kitchen.

At PBP OPTEL, we develop ultrasonic technologies built on advanced signal analysis and wave-based phenomena. One of the most interesting examples is the technology described in patent EP 2193732 B1, a solution for detecting liquid boiling through active ultrasonic probing.

🔍 The challenge

Traditional boiling detection methods, based on temperature measurement or steam sensing, come with natural limitations. They are indirect, affected by thermal inertia, and often respond only when the process is already fully developed.

In other words, the system can “see” the temperature of the vessel, but it cannot directly observe the dynamics of the liquid itself.

💡 The ultrasonic approach
Our solution is based on the active emission of an ultrasonic wave and the analysis of changes in the reflected signal.

The system tracks phase and amplitude changes, as well as modulations related to cavitation and turbulence on the liquid surface.

This makes it possible to observe the physical effects accompanying boiling much more directly than with conventional thermal methods.

From concept to market application

Originally developed in cooperation with FagorMastercook, this technology became the foundation for features such as Automatic Boil in appliances from Hansa and Amica.

In practical terms, this delivers clear benefits:

✅ more precise boiling-point detection,
✅ automatic optimization of the heating process,
✅ improved everyday safety,
✅ greater energy efficiency.

Why does this project matter?

Because it shows that technologies developed at the intersection of ultrasonics, electronics, and signal analysis can succeed not only in industrial, diagnostic, or research environments, but also in everyday consumer products.

These are exactly the kinds of projects we value most:
advanced physics, a real-world problem, and technology that moves from the laboratory into everyday life.

At PBP OPTEL, this is what innovation means to us a combination of solid engineering, practical value, and implementations that make a real impact on the market.

08/04/2026

Why is it worth looking at Opbox not as a device, but as a measurement platform?

In modern NDT, the line between an “instrument” and an “ecosystem” is disappearing.

Traditional flaw detectors are often closed boxes.
Opbox by PBP Optel is different.

It is a foundation for building advanced, custom ultrasonic systems — from industrial inspection to robotics, biometrics and medical applications.

A perfect example? Voliro AG and their groundbreaking Voliro T inspection drone.

This is far more than a drone. It is a flying inspection robot that:

✅ performs wall thickness measurements at height with millimetre-level precision
✅ maintains stable contact force of up to 30 N thanks to its tiltable rotors
✅ reduces inspection time and risk significantly in some cases by up to 40%

So where does Opbox come in?

At the core of the Voliro T measurement system is an OEM version of Opbox, integrated directly into the drone platform.

And this is exactly why Opbox should be seen as a platform, not just a device.

1️⃣ Open integration architecture
With SDK support for C++, Python, MATLAB and LabVIEW, engineers can stream raw RF data directly into their own analytics pipelines, custom software and AI-based algorithms.

2️⃣ High-end ultrasonic performance
With PRF up to 10,000 Hz and 100 MHz sampling, Opbox enables fast, high-quality data acquisition even in demanding dynamic inspection scenarios.

3️⃣ Hardware-level synchronization

Encoders and digital I/O lines allow precise correlation of measurement data with position, geometry and digital twin environments.

In the era of Industry 4.0, competitive advantage belongs to systems that are not only accurate, but also open, integrable and software-defined.

That is why Opbox works so well as the heart of custom inspection solutions whether for wind turbine inspection in minutes, robotic NDT, advanced biometrics or next-generation medical diagnostics.

If you are building your own measurement system, do not just look for an instrument.

Look for a platform that can carry your innovation.

Let’s talk about how our technology can help take your inspection system to the next level. 💡

07/04/2026

Case Study 12: Guided Wave Ultrasonic Testing (GWUT)

A 1 mm defect can destroy a subsea system worth millions.

And the deeper the water, the smaller the margin for error.

As offshore operations expanded into ultra-deepwater regions such as Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, and West Africa, one question became critical:

How do you inspect subsea risers and flowlines when direct access is difficult, costly, and dangerous?

That was the challenge behind RISERTEST - a €2M EU-funded project focused on pushing ultrasonic inspection far beyond the limits of conventional NDT.

Instead of relying on local point-by-point inspection, the project advanced Guided Wave Ultrasonic Testing (GWUT) using the pipe itself as a waveguide to send low-frequency ultrasonic waves over long distances from a single access point.

Why was that such a breakthrough?
Because subsea assets are expected to operate for 20+ years, and fatigue analysis showed that even tiny “start-of-life” defects could grow into major integrity threats over time.

RISERTEST helped change the game:
🔹 Long-range screening of large pipe sections
🔹 Reduced need for coating removal and excavation
🔹 Improved flaw localization through phased-array focusing
🔹 Safer inspection strategy with less reliance on risky subsea intervention

The project brought together 10 international partners, connecting innovative SMEs such as Optel Sp. z o.o. with major offshore players including BP and Petrobras.

And that is what makes projects like RISERTEST so important.
They do not just improve inspection.
They redefine what is possible in environments where failure is expensive, access is limited, and safety is non-negotiable.

This is what Ultrasound Without Borders really means: taking advanced sensing into places where conventional methods simply stop working.

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