FUEL THOUGHT for ANNUAL BUYERS’ GUIDE 2025 FCI celebrates 60-year anniversary’


A technology innovator and global leader in flow, level and temperature measurement since 1964, Fluid Components International (FCI), a PST brand, is celebrating 60 years in business by providing its customers with a renewed commitment to advanced instrumentation, superior quality, reliability and excellent value.


Randy Brown, FCI President, said, “We are privileged to be one of a few select companies that can claim 60 years of instrumentation service. From our origins in oil field flow detection, FCI has grown into a world leader in applying thermal dispersion technology to solve flow and level challenges in a wide range of industrial processes and aircraft applications.”


Founded in 1964 by California engineers Malcolm “Mac” McQueen and Bob Deane. FCI initially found success in the oil/gas industry. FCI was the first company to develop a robust thermal flow switch to detect low flow rates in stripper wells. In the 1970s, the company followed up with flow rate and liquid level switches and transmitters, then next pioneered the development of air/gas thermal dispersion mass flow meters.


Process Sensing Technologies (PST), FCI’s parent company since November 2023, congratulates FCI on its 60th anniversary and looks forward to many more innovative technology industry-first milestones to come. PST brings together well-established brands such as FCI, each of which is trusted within their industries for the precision and reliability of their products, strong innovation and singular focus on customer service.


FCI today continues to design and manufacture thermal mass flow meters, flow switches and level switches for process measurement applications utilising patented thermal dispersion flow measurement technologies. FCI products deliver accuracy and reliability to the world’s most demanding processes and industries including chemical, oil and gas, power and energy, water and wastewater, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, nuclear power, aerospace, and many more.


FCI’s world-class, fully NIST traceable Flow Calibration Laboratories test and calibrate all FCI products to ensure instrument measurement accuracy under the customers’ actual fluid and process conditions. FCI’s calibration laboratories are ISO9001:2008 certified and AS9100 compliant. The laboratories also meet MIL-STD45662A and ANSI/NCSL-Z-540 requirements.


FCI’s products are requested by name in many of the world’s most demanding industries. They are recognised for their precision measurement accuracy and repeatability in harsh field and plant environments from freezing to frying to humid conditions, where their high performance ensures both end-product quality and operational safety. The company offers a broad range of application solutions from off-the-shelf devices to custom-engineered systems.


FCI’s newest air/gas flow meters combine feature- and function-rich state-of-the-art electronics with the industry’s most advanced flow sensors to achieve a truly state-of-the-science flow metering solution. They combine measurement accuracy with a rugged design that is compatible with caustic, corrosive, humid and elevated temperature environments.


FCI’s next-gen flow switches support a wide range of point-level process applications, featuring an advanced, no-moving parts thermal dispersion flow sensor. Their design also allows them to measure air/ gas flow or liquid level, or temperature. FCI flow switches are ideal for interface monitoring in mixed density media, such as foams, emulsion layers and slurries.


FCI’s custom designed air, gas and liquid flow and level sensors for OEM applications are installed in equipment where monitoring is required for high/low alarming, metering, switching and totalised flow data. Measuring air, gases or liquids, they feature micro-electronics for direct mass flow measurement in a no-moving parts design for high reliability and long-life.


Flow conditioners from FCI’s Vortab Company provide a low-pressure loss solution to correcting flow profile irregularities affecting flow instrumentation accuracy. In crowded plants, elbows, valves, blowers and other devices in the pipeline can disrupt flowing media, which reduces accuracy. Vortab®


flow conditioners flow disturbances to ensure accurate measurement.


The FCI Aerospace Division is a world leading manufacturer of built-to-specification flow, level, temperature and pressure sensors designed for mission-critical performance and reliability. Whether military or civilian fixed wing or rotary aircraft, FCI Aerospace has designed and manufactured qualified, flight-worthy sensor systems for over 30 years to meet a broad range of military and commercial applications.


Since 1978, FCI’s Nuclear Division has delivered level, flow and temperature measurement solutions to the nuclear power industry. FCI products are applied in both safety-rated and balance of plant applications in both BWR and PWR designs. FCI products and quality systems feature certifications and credentials complying with nuclear industry global standards.


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New seal of quality for world-class piezoresistive pressure sensors


KELLER customers receive piezoresistive pressure measurement technology of the highest quality. Produced in Switzerland, the pressure sensors are the original – invented by company founder Hannes W. Keller more than 50 years ago. KELLER products bear the Swiss cross on the chest, the seagull in the heart and now the KELLER seal of quality on the packaging.


KELLER has been taking care of the entire production process, from development to design, at its base in


Winterthur since 1974. The company’s high-quality products, characterised by excellent longevity and functionality, are the result of its unique expertise in the fields of measuring and testing.


KELLER represents high-accuracy measurement technology. With an accuracy class of 0.05 % FS, the pressure sensors from Winterthur can be used even in the most sensitive applications.


Amongst other things, the KELLER quality seal represents the Swiss Made label, which is associated with expertise, quality, tradition and being grounded approach all across the world. These are KELLER’s core values as a business – values embodied by the company and its products.


The KELLER seagull has been guiding the company since 1993, epitomising freedom and independence. It flies out into the world and returns to head office with insights into pressure measurement technology, all to lay the building blocks for the pressure sensors of tomorrow.


The new KELLER seal symbolises KELLER quality; it reflects the most important values of the company and tells its story.


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Four become five with the latest automated solutions acquisition


Advanced Automation Technologies has announced an agreement to acquire GERSTEL GmbH & Co. KG and its international subsidiaries.


GERSTEL, headquartered in Germany, specialises in automated solutions for gas and liquid chromatography. GERSTEL develops and manufactures systems for sample preparation, thermal desorption and odour analysis, primarily focusing on GC/MS and LC/MS. Their products are designed to enhance precision and efficiency in laboratories, offering a range of solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of various industries. GERSTEL’s systems help streamline workflows, reduce manual intervention, and improve the accuracy and reproducibility of analytical results.


GERSTEL will join AAT’s existing brands – Skalar Analytical, LCTech, PromoChrom Technologies, EST Analytical and tsHR – providing a highly complementary product offering for commercial and industrial laboratories globally. GERSTEL’s strength in Europe, North America and Asia also bolsters AAT’s presence in these regions and greatly expands regional sales and service capabilities.


“I’ve been contacted by Battery Ventures, and other investment firms, persistently for many years, but never considered selling the business, as I was planning to keep it in the family forever,” said Holger Gerstel, GERSTEL’s Owner & MD. “My view changed after seeing the complementary group of companies Battery brought together, so I knew AAT would be a


good future home for GERSTEL. I am excited to see GERSTEL continue to flourish alongside the AAT family.”


The transition will be actively supported by the former owner, Holger Gerstel, and the current managing director, Peter Wiersdörfer: “I am delighted that GERSTEL is joining the AAT family of brands,” said Amod Kher, CEO of the AAT. GERSTEL is an iconic company with a great brand, global reach and technological leadership. It is well positioned in the food, flavour and fragrance markets. GERSTEL is an excellent complement to our existing AAT brands. As part of AAT’s laboratory automation platform, Gerstel employees will have the opportunity to leverage the power of Masterworks, AAT’s business system, which will help accelerate growth through new product innovation, sales, marketing, and service excellence, as well as its strength in continuous margin expansion.”


“As we approach two years since our initial investment in Skalar Analytical as the starting point for AAT, we are pleased with our M&A traction and the organic growth each company has experienced,” said Zack Smotherman, a Battery general partner who serves on AAT’s board. “We continue to be excited about additional acquisition opportunities we are pursuing, and the broader market tailwinds supporting the continued development of the platform.”


The acquisition is expected to close before the end of 2024, subject to customary regulatory filings.


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