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technologies, a form of optical sensing, can improve manufacturing outcomes. In the afternoon, a seminar on the importance of indepedent instrument evaluation from Tom Nobes at Sellafield was followed by a talk from Chris Hardess, Microsoft, and Paul Haimes, PTC, on the opportunities presented by HoloLens. On the Wednesday, Neil Hamilton opened the seminar sessions by providing real world insight into what is driving companies to connect their products to IoT platforms.
This was followed by a talk from Steve Leech, Siemens GB&I, on the challenges and opportunities that data can bring to businesses. Andrew Peaty, DASA, and Alison Mitchell,
Sensor City, discussed some of the funding opportunities available to companies ranging from micro businesses to primes. Other seminars included an engaging talk from
Mathew Bates, Design Partners on designed successful connected product experiences. While Paul Worthington, Analog Devices, talked about the noise emissions in the power architecture of control and measurement systems.
ENGINEERING WORKSHOP
Over at the Engineering Workshop, new to Sensors & Instrumentation for 2018, visitors could get hands on experience of different technologies. Tuesday’s workshops kicked off with
Mettler Toledo hosted a workshop on gas analysis
John Reynolds, FLIR Systems, giving practical demonstrations of the use of thermal imaging for engineering applications. Later on Tuesday morning,
Third Dimension’s Aidan Hill and Stuart Randall provided an overview of non- contact laser measurement in modern metrology. Using handheld laser measurement devices, the speakers demonstrated the advantages of this technology. Things began to heat up when Martin Peacock
of Zimmer & Peacock closed the Tuesday workshop sessions. Peacock used chilli sauce in a demonstration of an innovation sensing system that can be adapted for different applications for use across many different industries. On Wednesday, Trescal’s Jason Edwards
provided an overview of turn-key metrology engineering and non-contact measurement with a laser tracker. This was followed by a workshop from
Mettler Toledo’s Keith Warren on gas analysis using tunable diode laser technology. In the final workshop, Craig Storey, Cirrus
Environmental, demonstrated noise measurement equipment. Visitors learned more about environmental noise monitoring and the challenges associated with undertaking noise measurement.
10 yEaRS Of SENSORS & INStRumENtatION
Sensors & Instrumentation celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2019. The show will return to the NEC Birmingham, with event director Louise Pudney commenting: “There are a number of exciting changes in store to celebrate a decade of Sensors & Instrumentation and I look forward to growing this event alongside a thriving industry.” More details of the 2019 event will be announced soon on the Sensors &
Paul Worthington, Analog Devices, addressed solving the EMC design challenge in the seminar theatre
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