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Quantum Design, UK and Ireland (QD) and Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF) have entered into a partnership agreement affording customers the ability to view and utilise the JA Woollam IR VASE II Spectroscopic Ellipsometer. Indeed, this is only one of two such instruments in the UK and the only one now made available to customers in the UK in this way. The nature of Ellipsometry (relatively fast and non-destructive) makes it ideal for diagnostics in several sectors such as semiconductor devices, photovoltaics, nano- photonics, flat panel displays, optical coating stacks, construction materials, biological and medical coatings, protective layers as well as real-time quality control. This new collaboration aims to leverage the expertise of QD in materials characterisation,
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Welcome to the January issue of Instrumentation Monthly. We are in another national
lockdown in England. However, with the vaccine roll out gathering pace, an end to restrictions is in sight. Looking back at the news
covered by Instrumentation Monthly in January 2020, businesses were full of optimism for the start of a new decade. Predicted trends in our sector highlighted a move towards digitalisation. Whilst no-one could have predicted what 2020 would bring, the uptake and engagement in digitalistion has certainly gathered pace as companies seek to find new ways to maintain business continuity. Further reviewing the content featured in the
magazine last year, we reported on the use of UVC light as a PPE disinfection system. As a follow up piece in this issue, we consider the verification of light intensity to ensure that the correct UV dose is being applied. The experts at Quantum Design UK and Ireland take up the story on page 16.
VictoriaWhite, Editor
high-sensitivity electrical measurements, magneto-optical experiments, with the significant MEMS, nano-fabrication and medical technology research and development capabilities of MTIF supported by state-of-the- art experimental apparatus. “Visualising and quantifying the so-called Race
to the Surface is considered by many to be one of the key parts of material and interface interactions that still remains underdeveloped. Using exciting high resolution sensitive techniques like these we should be able to resolve the detail of surface bio adsorption and further be able to prove when this can be defined and controlled,” said Professor John Hunt, head of Strategic Research at MTIF. Through this new technical partnership, QD and MTIF will organically integrate their
respective advanced technologies and development capabilities to showcase this novel technology onsite at MTIF in Nottingham, UK.
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inDustry research project to improveWater management
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory has launched a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to help the water industry increase the accuracy of abstraction and leakage reporting. The accuracy of large diameter flow
meters is vital to manage water resources and optimise the water network, yet there is a knowledge gap regarding their performance and accuracy. This causes a significant problem for water companies as they seek to lower abstraction and reduce leakage, as some ‘leakage’ may in fact be measurement error. The JIP aims to fill this knowledge gap and update existing guidance, by providing more
accurate metering of water networks. This will deliver improved network optimisation and give water companies a more precise understanding of leakage rates, allowing them to meet regulatory targets and meet future demand. TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory is working with Arup and Water Research
Centre (WRc), as the principle technical advisors to the project, and is calling on other interested parties from the water industry to join. There is already interest from potential collaborative partners in Australia, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America and South Africa.
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teleDyne to acQuire Flir systems Teledyne is set to acquire FLIR in a cash and stock
transaction valued at approximately $8 billion. Rober t Mehrabian, executive chairman
of Teledyne, commented: “At the core of both our companies is proprietary sensor technologies. Our business models are also similar : we each provide sensors, cameras and sensor systems to our customers. However, our technologies and products are uniquely complementary with minimal overlap, having imaging sensors based on different semiconductor technologies for different wavelengths, For two decades,
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Teledyne has demonstrated its ability to compound earnings and cash flow consistently and predictably. Together with FLIR and an optimised capital structure, I am confident we shall continue delivering superior returns to our stockholders.” Earl Lewis, chairman of FLIR, added:“With
our new partner’s platform of complementary technologies, we will be able to continue this trajectory, providing our employees, customers and stockholders even more exciting momentum for growth. Our Board fully supports this transaction, which delivers
immediate value and the opportunity to participate in the upside potential of the combined company.”
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