The launching meeting of the project on "Ultrasonic phased-array pipe-flaw-detection device" was held in IACAS on Jan.6, 2009. It is a key project in the field of advanced devices production affiliated to 863 Program. The project was jointly undertaken by Eddysun (Xiamen) Electronic Co., Ltd. and IACAS. The delegates from two aspects attended the meeting.　

At the beginning of the meeting, Deputy Director Ju Qi delivered a speech on the status quo of Ultrasonic studies. Followed was a report made by Prof. Zhang Bixing. He briefly introduced the technical index and main functions of the device and the work division of the whole project. At last, Mr. Ku Weiqun, section chief of Science and technology department put forward some suggestions for the detailed work and pointed out the potential problems in the future practical work.