Measurement & Sensors Directory
Measurement & Sensors Directory 2012/2013, in association with
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Contents… FEATURES
Industry comment..
4. Rachael Morling interviews Karmjit Sidhu, VP, business development, and John Matlack, global business development manager, Macro Sensors, about the sensors industry, past and present and future
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Sensor solutions...
5. New markets for sensors are opening up, creating new applications and placing more demands on the sensors being used – with one of the most recent being oceanographic sensing. Rachael Morling finds out more from Derek Guenther, sensor R&D engineer, and Rob Morris, director of marketing, Ocean Optics
The sensors industry...
6. Tony Ingham from Sensor Technology discusses sensor markets; product and application developments; innovations; and the future possibilities for sensors – which are ‘virtually endless’
Sourcing instruments...
7. In an ever more competitive business environment, having the technological edge can be what makes the difference between resounding commercial success and abject failure. But with today’s high end test equipment offering higher levels of functionality at greater cost, can renting the equipment be a cost effective solution?
Condition monitoring...
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8. Andy Anthony, managing director of Monitran, recounts how two very different condition monitoring projects went far beyond the provision of just vibration sensors
Measurement solutions...
9. Base bending, or base strain sensitivity, and its effects upon piezoelectric accelerometer signal output is an important performance consideration for any transducer user
pH sensors...
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10. Fred Kohlmann, analytical product business manager at Endress+Hauser, guides us through when to do a pH sensor calibration versus a calibration check; how to properly clean pH sensors; and how to actually carry out pH sensor calibration
Oscilloscopes...
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12. The latest technology in basic bench oscilloscopes will change the way you solve your measurement problems. This technology delivers value, functionality and flexibility by combining four instruments into one general purpose oscilloscope. Agilent Technologies explains
Exhibitions ... 14. Sensing Technology 2012
15. A number of exhibitions will be taking place during the upcoming year that will cover sensor/measurement solutions
measurement & sensors directory 2012-2013 Directory 2012/2013 COVER STORY Sensors: From Earth to Mars
During its 24 years in operation, FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology has had the privilege of joining forces with NASA on several occasions. Here Natasha Niezgoda from the company takes a look some recent ‘out of this world’ applications, showing how it has made a name for itself within the aerospace industry.
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