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Another fl ourishing SENSOR+TEST trade fair with further success anticipated in 2019


The SENSOR+TEST trade fair in Nuremberg took place from 26thto 28thJune with gratifying fi gures. Just about 8,000 visitors (last year 8,107) used the three days of the fair to obtain comprehensive information at the stands of the 591 exhibitors (last year 569) and to catch up at the forums on the state of the art of sensor, measuring, and testing technology. The number of exhibitors from abroad was the highest in the last ten years. The share of exhibitors from abroad soared to a new record of 40%. Thus, the SENSOR+TEST impressively substantiated its position as the worldwide leading event for sensor, measuring, and testing technology.


Even Germany’s unexpected early exit from the soccer world cup – watched live at many booths – hardly clouded the good mood among the visitors and exhibitors. Christoph Kleye, chair of the Exhibitor Board, commented on the satisfaction of the exhibitors, saying, “The expectations of the exhibitors were exceeded – especially on the fi rst day of the fair. The stream of visitors was better distributed in time and in the halls than ever before. We also noticed that visitors stayed longer at the stands, which also contributed to the relaxed atmosphere.”


Holger Bödeker, managing director of the organizing AMA Service company, confi rmed,


“Worries about the late date of the fair turned out to be largely unwarranted. We’re convinced that the new, permanent date in the last week of June will soon be well established in the sensor and measurement industry. The SENSOR+TEST will keep on being the Measurement Fair from Specialists for Specialists – providing a high quality of visitors and addressing all major areas of application”.


The parallel 19. ITG/GMA Fachtagung Sensoren und Messsysteme 2018 on the fi rst two days of the fair were also well attended. The chairmen of the conference, Prof. Dr. Leonhard Reindl (Freiburg University), and Prof. Dr. Jürgen Wöllenstein (Fraunhofer IPM, Freiburg), were delighted over the expanded conference agenda with fi ve parallel sessions as well as about 170 lectures and poster sessions, not to mention the good attendance.


Also parallel to the SENSOR+TEST was the ettc 2018, the European Test and Telemetry Conference in Hall 2. Renaud Urli, the instrumentation manager at Airbus Helicopters and president of the supporting European Society of Telemetry, said, “The visitors praised the proximity of conference and exhibition. All in all, we had a somewhat lower number of exhibitors than in 2016, but on the other hand we had a lot of new enterprises that presented their products and services at the ettc for the fi rst time. The high level of technical competence and the internationality of the participants must also be mentioned.”


The SENSOR+TEST 2019 – with the special topic Sensors and Measurement for Process Automation – will be held from 25th to 27th June, 2019, as always at the Nuremberg Exhibition Center. Networking and digital transformation will continue to be a focal point of the fair.


Next year, the fair will be accompanied by the 20. GMA/ITG Fachtagung für Sensoren und Messsysteme 2019. For More Info, email:


46551pr@reply-direct.com Keit Spectrometers plans expansion into new headquarters


Keit Spectrometers have recently announced plans for relocating its corporate headquarters and manufacturing into the newly built Zephyr building on the Harwell Oxford Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, England. Following a successful round of funding, Keit announced plans for fi tting out 5,750 square feet of newly dedicated space to accommodate increased manufacturing and commercial activity. Keit began operations on the Harwell Campus at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in 2012 with a promising space technology to monitor the atmosphere on Mars that has since been successfully developed for application in industries on Earth – including monitoring and control of processes in the petrochemical, oil & gas, and biorenewable industries. Commenting on why they chose to expand on the Campus, Dan Wood, CEO, Keit said: “The benefi ts of being at Harwell for a tech company are signifi cant. We have access to world-class testing facilities and experts in a uniquely collaborative environment. This support network and environment has enabled us to successfully grow our company from concept to global commercialisation.”


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Koehler Instrument Company partners with Optimol Instruments to advance tribological testing in key markets


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Koehler Instrument Company is proud to announce their partnership with Optimol Instruments Pruftechnik GmbH, a prominent company for the development and sale of tribological model test systems and inventor of the SRV® test system for investigating fretting and friction wear.


Optimol Instruments offers the world’s leading solutions in tribological modeling, simulation and analysis. They have set the gold standard for investigating friction and wear in model testing environments with the world-renowned SRV test system. As the technology leader in tribological model testing, and with their innovative strength and current technology, they provide custom solutions with many testing options.


Koehler Instrument Company and Optimol Instruments recently signed a distribution and service agreement whereby Koehler will exclusively distribute and provide service to existing customers for the SRV test system in North and Central America as well as in certain countries in the Middle East and South East Asia. With Koehler’s years of expertise, in the petroleum testing and tribology market, coupled with Optimol’s achievements and advances in tribological modeling systems, it will be a mutually benefi cial partnership for both companies as well as for their customers.


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Servomex has appointed Gerd Buettner as Regional Sales Manager (Germany and Eastern Europe).


Based in Germany, Buettner will benefi t Servomex customers in the region with his technical expertise and understanding of key markets, helping clients to fi nd the most effective solutions for their applications.


With more than 25 years of experience in the fi eld of process analysers, he has extensive knowledge of the oil and gas, petrochemical, life science, agriculture, food and pharmaceutical markets.


Holding an M.Sc. in Automation Processes and Computers from Technical University Bucharest, Buettner joins Servomex from Bartec Benke GmbH, where he was the Director of Process Analyser Technology for more than 10 years.


He will report to interim EMEAI Sales Leader Dr Stephen Firth, who said: “Gerd is a highly experienced process analysis expert with a strong background in German and East European industrial markets.


“His profi ciency and capability will be of immense benefi t to customers in the region. We’re delighted to welcome him to Servomex and wish him every success.”


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Servomex appoints new regional sales manager for Germany and Eastern Europe


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