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Welcome to the June issue of the magazine. This year marks an


important milestone for Instrumentation. For 50 years, the magazine has explored all aspects of the test, measurement and control market through technical articles, product overviews and case studies. This, combined with features on the latest devices, has given users of instrumentation equipment the knowledge they need to source the right product for their application. Changes are on the


horizon for Instrumentation magazine. To celebrate 50 years, the magazine is to be relaunched. The next issue will have a new design and new size. We will also be relaunching the website. As you can imagine, the team are very excited by these changes and we hope that you like the new design. As the special


anniversary edition of the magazine, the issue will also be a bumper edition, covering a myriad of topics related to the instrument market. In the meantime, I


hope you enjoy this issue of the magazine. Features include gas sensing and flow, level and control. We also focus on the pharmaceutical and medical industries.


Victoria White - Editor


SAP and Endress+ Hauser are to intensify their cooperation in the development of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications for the process industry. In future, both companies intend to work closer together in the development of joint solutions, sales and customer implementation. The goal is to fully integrate the Endress+Hauser


field instruments as digital twins into the SAP cloud platform. Both companies want to take advantage of the services and smart apps from SAP’s Leonardo system, as well as Endress+Hauser’s IIoT offering. The idea is to tightly integrate master and sensor data, as well as measurement values, into customer business, logistics and production processes and develop new digital services focused on predictive maintenance and predictive quality. An open platform concept forms the basis for this approach.


www.endress.com


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HBM AND BKSV TO MERGE


HBM has announced it will be merging its activities with BKSV (Brüel and Kjær Sound and Vibration) from 1 January 2019. The new company will be named HBK (Hottinger, Brüel and Kjær). HBM and BKSV have


complementary expertise across the measurement chain. By leveraging their respective strengths, the aim is to create a business with the capabilities, breadth and scale to deliver differentiated customer value, for example, in the domains of propulsion, durability, safety and noise, vibration and harshness. In preparation of the


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team has been selected, drawing on the strengths and expertise from both HBM and BKSV. Merger preparation activities will be undertaken from now through to the end of 2018, and during this phase, both companies will operate in existing structures. All existing HBM agreements, points of contact, procedures, partnerships etc. will continue as normal. www.hbm.com


BSRIA has been shortlisted as a finalist in a category for the 2018 CSA (Commissioning Specialists Association) Awards, namely the Investment in Training Award (sponsored by Johnson Controls) with the BSRIA North Training Academy. www.bsria.co.uk


RS Components (RS) has announced its headline sponsorship of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) FIRST LEGO League INTO ORBIT 2018/19 season. rs-online.com


Trescal has acquired RS Calibration, an A2LA accredited calibration, qualification and validation laboratory dedicated to the life science industry. trescal.com


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