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gas sensor achieves closest match to natural human response to impaired air quality


fusion technology which synthesises the signals from each sensing element while compensating for the effect of humidity. This new technology underlies an industry-best Automatic Baseline


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Correction function, which intelligently resets the local threshold for air quality to ensure that the ENS160 reliably detects changes to pollution levels and odours in indoor air, no matter where in the world it is located. Intelligent sensor fusion is also the key to an enhanced carbon dioxide


equivalents (eCO2) score, which takes account of the range of polluting or odorous gases generated by human activity in addition to exhaled CO2. These advanced features, unique to the ENS160, mean that its air


quality indicators much more closely reflect the effect of airborne pollutants and odours on occupants of indoor space. Systems such as air purifiers, demand-controlled ventilation, cooker hoods and smart home hubs based on the ENS160 can perform more accurate monitoring of indoor air. This means that users can enjoy clean and fresh air at all times while avoiding the waste of money and energy incurred when running air-cleaning equipment unnecessarily. The new micro-hotplates and intelligent operating controls also


provide high immunity to contamination by siloxanes, ensuring a long operating lifetime in any indoor residential, commercial, professional or in-cabin automotive setting. Dirk Enderlein, CEO at ScioSense, said: “When ventilation or air-cleaning


equipment stops running because the air-quality monitoring system has failed to detect human body odours, or has its baseline for air quality set too high, it has a real effect on the occupants of indoor spaces. It impairs the ability of school students to focus on their lessons, it puts people at risk of long-term harm caused by pollution, and it makes our living spaces less


pleasant to work or relax in. Offering a unique combination of high broadband gas sensitivity and intelligent selectivity, the ENS160 enables ventilation and air cleaning systems to be used in the right way at the right time, to improve the quality of life for people indoors.” The multi-element technology on which the ENS160 is based is sensitive


to oxidising gases such as ozone which affect the quality of indoor air, as well as to a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as toluene, ethanol, methane, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. The sensor is housed in a surface-mount package which measures just


3mm x 3mm x 0.9mm, making the ENS160 the smallest fully integrated, reprogrammable air quality sensor in the market, suitable for integration into highly space-constrained designs, including in consumer products. The ENS160 provides its measurement outputs to a host controller via a


serial peripheral or I2C interface. Since all the sensor’s measurement algorithms run on-chip, there is no processing overhead on the host. ScioSense also supplies an analogue version, the ENS145, which is


based on the same micro-hotplate technology that the ENS160 uses. It is intended for distributed system designs in which a central host fully controls the measurement outputs derived from the gas sensor inputs that the ENS145 provides.


www.sciosense.com intelliconnectmoves to larger factory as sales grow I


ntelliconnect, the UK based specialist manufacturer of RF, waterproof and cryogenic connectors and cable


assemblies, has moved to a larger facility at the Corby Innovation Hub following sales growth of 30 per cent in 2020. The move to a 6,400ft² site provides the space required for the company’s immediate increase in production requirements and provides additional space for future expansion. Despite enormous supply chain, delivery and


logistics challenges during 2020 Intelliconnect has introduced a number of key new products including high density connector blocks and high specification cable products and capitalised on a number of significant opportunities in cryogenic, defence, medical and marine applications worldwide. Growth markets include wireless communications, the IoT and Industry 4.0, quantum computing and research. Intelliconnect made a number of strategic


investments during 2020 with the appointment of a global sales and marketing director to oversee sales and marketing across all of Intelliconnect’s markets with their business partners around the world. And a UK sales manager, to lead management and business development of sales for the UK and Ireland with special emphasis on medical, industrial, test


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cioSense has implemented a new multi-element sensing architecture for its next generation of air quality sensors using four highly integrated MEMS micro-hotplates, and developed sensor


and measurement and cryogenic markets. Continuous improvement in working


practices during 2020 has brought accreditation to ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, adding to their existing ISO 9001:2015 quality standard and SC21 silver performance standard for the Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space Industry Supply Chain Programme. Intelliconnect is also a member of the Living Wage Foundation. Roy Phillips, managing director of


Intelliconnect, commented, “Our continued success is due to the close relationships we


have with our customers and the commitment of workforce. After a year of exceptional sales growth, we have relocated our sales, engineering and production facilities to larger premises and will be recruiting new staff at all levels including offering apprenticeships. We are completely signed up to high quality, responsible and ethical manufacturing practices and to ensuring the best possible conditions in the workplace for all of our Team.”


intelliconnect.co.uk January 2021 Instrumentation Monthly


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