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SenSorS and metrology ShowS Stable growth at a high level and inveStS again
information, the industry generated an overall increase in sales of twenty per cent, compared to the previous year. In the first quarter, the industry recorded a significant increase in sales due to a catch-up effect, while the subsequent quarters showed stable sales at a high level.
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SenSorS and meaSurement technology ShowS willingneSS to inveSt The industry is once again showing a willingness to invest. While investments declined in 2020, AMA members invested 12 per cent more last year and plan to increase investments by a further 14 per cent in the current year. This shows that the sensor and measurement technology sector is an optimistic industry in a spirit of optimism.
exportS down due to pandemic Until now, the industry’s export quotas have grown continuously, but this changed last year. The export quota decreased by 11 per cent, but overall, with an export quota of 50 per cent, sensor and measurement technology is within the comparable average of the industry.
number of employeeS increaSeS, Short- time work decreaSeS Significantly Short-time work fell at AMA member companies from around 50 per cent in the comparable quarter to seven per cent in Q4 2021. If the industry hired three per cent new employees last year, it plans to hire another plus five per cent this year.
poSitive development in r&d intenSity The AMA Association asked its members about the percentage of sales that companies invest in research and development. The large companies invested 12 per cent and the small and medium-sized ones ten per cent. Overall, the industry invested around 11 per cent of sales in research and development. “If the year 2020 was challenging for our members due to the
pandemic, they were able to catch up significantly last year and use catch- up effects for themselves,” says Thomas Simmons, managing director AMA Association for Sensor and Measurement Technology. “Sales are stabilising at a high level, and the industry is investing in research and development and hiring new employees. This illustrates the optimistic mood of optimism in our industry for the current fiscal year.”
www.ama-sensorik.de/en/ 6 March 2022 Instrumentation Monthly
he AMA Association for Sensor and Measuring Technology (AMA) surveyed its members in January 2022 on the economic development of the past fiscal year. According to its own
indysoft announced as sponsor of test & measurement product of the year award
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ndySoft, a leader in calibration and asset management software, is sponsoring the Test and Measurement Product of the Year category at the Instrumentation Excellence Awards. IndySoft is recognised as supplying the best ‘commercially
available’ Enterprise-wide range of Gauge Management, Instrument Calibration Software and Tool Management Software Tools on the market today.
IndySoft
www.indysoft.com
ifm electronic sponsors the digital transformation award
the inaugural Instrumentation Excellence Awards. Measuring and controlling is at
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the heart of ifm electronic with its innovative and robust range of products comprising position sensors and object recognition, fluid sensors and diagnostic systems as well as bus identification and control systems. When it comes to an industry benchmark in automation technology, ifm electronic guarantees flexibility and compatibility. The Instrumentation Excellence Awards will take place on
20 October 2022 at the Tower Hotel, London. Turn to page 38 to find out more about the awards.
ifm electronic
www.ifm.com/gb/en
fm electronic ltd has been announced as the sponsor of the Digital Transformation Award at
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