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Three members of staff from Precision Acoustics visited Sunninghill Preparatory School in Dorchester, as part of the school’s Science Week.

The week is designed to introduce school children to all areas of science, make it an engaging subject and, for older students, help them to understand what career pathways are possible.

Precision Acoustics’ Measurement Manager and STEM ambassador, David Bell, Measurement Scientist, Marina Bakaric and Systems Engineer, Timothy Tan spent the day with pupils from different year groups, introducing them to the wonder of acoustics and its applications in real life.

Practical demonstrations included a pyroelectric sensor, which turns heat into electricity for ultrasound to show how to measure sound. The lab experiment was a wonderful platform to explain how the sensor transfers heat to electricity and how this can be used to the group of Year 7 pupils.

There was also a discussion about high-intensity therapeutic ultrasound, the effects and dangers of the technology and how it is used in cancer therapy.

In another demonstration, pupils learned how a thermochromic tile uses heat and how this is used in commercial physiotherapy equipment (as well as children forehead thermometers).

Trombonist David Bell showed Year 5 and 6 pupils the different ways to produce sound using wind instruments like a flute and a clarinet. He also ‘played’ a hosepipe using a trumpet mouthpiece and the group discussed the different sounds produced from different lengths of pipe.

In the playground, a group of pupils were able to demonstrate how sound is transferred with each student acting as a molecule in a chain.

“A STEM ambassador can inspire children to look at science,” says David Bell. “We can explain why STEM subjects are fun, provide a good career path, and it is good to show applications of science in real life applications.”

Projects like this also support gender representation in school. “A key aspect is to encourage girls to study physics, adds Bell.

Following the day at Sunninghill, Marina Bakaric, applied to be a STEM ambassador, to continue the good work of introducing children of all ages to the opportunities presented by STEM subjects.

Commenting on the day and value for the pupils, Margaret Evans, Head of Science said: “Students in years 5 to 8 at Sunninghill Prep school had a great day . . . . [learning] about sound and acoustics . . . how sounds are formed and travel and about ultrasound which linked to the practical activities the pupils experienced.

“Pupils were shown a focussed transducer which vapourised the water at the surface and [they] learned how devices like this could be used for cancer treatment.

“Pupils loved using the pyroelectric sensors which transferred heat to electrical energy. They really enjoyed getting hands-on with the equipment!

“It was also really interesting for the Key Stage Three pupils to have careers input – David, Marina and Tim’s route to their jobs; the education and training they needed, as well as the different roles there are within one company,” she said.

The Netherlands Measurement Institute, NMi, has acquired Chamois Metrology, a leader in UKAS-accredited calibration and instrument supply solutions. The acquisition is part of NMi’s acquisition strategy, which began last year with UK-based Young Calibration.

Headquartered in Warwickshire, England, Chamois Metrology is an experienced, UKAS-accredited provider of pressure, electrical, mass, dimensional, and temperature calibration services. Offering solutions for calibration and measurement instruments, Chamois Metrology works closely with many leading manufacturers, including AccuMac, Additel, Aremeca, Fluke Test Tools, and Zwiebel.

Yvo Jansen, NMi CEO, says: “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to increase our UK footprint once again and to work with the skilled and highly experienced team at Chamois. This acquisition adds to our portfolio of capabilities, and we can now offer a far wider scope of calibration services to our customers across Europe and the UK. The Chamois team are experts across multiple sectors, bolstered by technical knowledge, quality processes, and impressive facility capacities.”

Chamois Metrology also runs a range of calibration training courses designed to enable laboratory, inspection, quality assurance, maintenance, and certification personnel to meet the increasing need to demonstrate competence.

Neil Morgan, CEO of Chamois Metrology, says: “Yvo and the team at NMi are providing Chamois with a great opportunity to continue growing as part of a large and well-respected metrology business. The synergies, resources, and leadership NMi bring, coupled with strategic collaboration, will enable Chamois to extend our customer reach both in the UK and overseas markets.”

According to the United Nations, we can expect 68 per cent of the global population to live in urban areas by 2050. To cope with this increase, cities are focusing on the use of technology to improve equity for residents, facilitate more sustainable living and encourage better use of resources. Here Richard Mount, Director of Sales at ASIC design and supply company Swindon Silicon Systems, explores the sensor-driven technologies that enable smart cities, and the Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) that support them.

Istanbul, Turkey ranked as the number one congested city in the world in 2021, as reported by the TomTom Traffic Index, with drivers in the city losing an average of 142 hours per year to traffic jams. With increasing populations and a limited amount of space, modern cities like Istanbul need to rethink how they plan and manage several aspects of city life if they’re to create more streamlined, enjoyable environments for their citizens.

To combat urban inefficiencies, many countries are making their cities ‘smarter’ by harnessing data to manage assets, resources and services — ultimately aiming to improve operations across the city. Above all, a smart city must be informed by those who commute, work, live and socialise there. Collecting data is vital in understanding how a city can best serve the needs of its citizens.

The world is turning to Internet of Things (IoT) technology to achieve these smart cities. Data collected by sensor-rich IoT devices is analysed by cities in real-time and used to improve many aspects of critical infrastructure. Intelligence provided by smart city technology enables enhanced services capable of anticipating user’s needs, reducing public spending and increasing sustainability.

Smart sensors

Generally, smart city technology architecture can be divided into four layers. First is the sensing layer, which uses sensors to generate data. Then there is the network layer, which consists of the hardware and software resources that enable network connectivity and communication. The data layer receives and stores vast amounts of data and finally the service layer interprets this information in an intelligent and usable way.

Digitalisation and advancements in the IoT are driving large-scale adoption of sensor technologies across cities. It allows cities to collect data from citizens, buildings and assets that can be processed to monitor and manage everything from traffic and transportation systems to crime detection. Technologies such as artificial intelligence and high-speed internet networks are being integrated with sensor networks to enhance data collection further.

Smart utilities

A wide variety of sensors must be employed to collect all the information necessary for a smart city to function effectively. For example, smart meters can be used to improve efficiency and reduce costs among utilities. Meters that measure voltage, amperage and power factor can monitor electricity consumption, while positive displacement-type sensors detect water usage.

Smart meters enable consumers to monitor their own usage and make individual-level changes to prevent waste and cut costs. Utility companies can also see consumption patterns and implement plans to improve efficiency. For example, electricity companies often offer incentives to shift demand to match peaks in power generation. A network of smart water meters in a piping system can be used to obtain an accurate water balance, helping to find leaks and manage resources where demand exceeds supply.

Reducing congestion

Looking to the future, we can expect smart cities to adopt even more sensor-driven technology. When driving, humans tend to speed up to meet the car in front of them, resulting in phantom traffic jams. By maintaining a consistent speed and distance from other cars, automated vehicles may provide an opportunity to reduce congestion in smart cities.

Autonomous vehicles would be impossible without sensors — radar sensors send out radio waves that detect objects and gauge their proximity to neighbouring vehicles in real time, while Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) sensors use lasers to create 3D images of the detected objects and map the surroundings.

Custom ICs

The signals generated by smart sensors can be digital but are more commonly analogue values, such as voltage or current. To interface with the network layer and facilitate data analytics, these analogue values must be conditioned and digitised. This can be achieved using numerous off-the-shelf integrated circuits (ICs). However, where original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) want to differentiate themselves, both technically and commercially, from their competition, ASICs are often a better route to take.

An ASIC is a custom device designed specifically for the customer’s application, resulting in a chip designed to deliver an optimised performance exactly to their specific requirements. Smart cities employ sensors in a wide variety of applications and mixed signal ASIC design allows for investment in performance where it matters for each particular use. Swindon will be able to optimise the entire signal path down to the finest detail, while removing unnecessary features to reduce cost.

Smart sensors must be compact, use as little power as possible and remain reliable at all times. When designing an ASIC, the developers integrate as much of the circuitry as possible into a single package. This reduces component count, resulting in higher reliability, a reduction in PCB space and reduced power consumption. Assembly becomes simpler, and the electronics are afforded greater protection from environmental factors such as vibration — essential if the smart sensors are going to be deployed around a bustling city.

In a smart city, smart sensors must remain in operation for many years. They are likely part of a ten year plus investment cycle, so manufacturers want to avoid having to constantly update and change the electronics. With standard IC components, obsolescence will inevitably become a problem. Manufacturers of standard IC devices tend to upgrade the product throughout its lifetime, which can cause system performance issues if the new part is not compatible with the existing performance requirements.

A custom silicon solution ensures ASIC supply for the lifetime of the sensor. ASICs are designed with non-obsolescence in mind, and the ASIC supplier will work closely with those manufacturing smart city technology to produce a non-obsolescence plan. Using techniques such as storing wafers in dry nitrogen for up to 30 years, the need for costly system redesign and requalification can be eradicated.

Many cities around the world have already begun their journey to becoming smart cites. As the urban population grows, we can expect to see increasing adoption of IoT technologies to improve quality of life for citizens. Smart cities would not be possible without smart sensor technology. OEMs who choose the ASIC design route can expect improvements in performance and reliability and well as reductions in size and power consumption, helping smart cities to function as efficiently as possible.

If you’re interested in a custom design ASIC for your project, talk to a member of the Swindon team at www.swindonsilicon.com/contact-us or call +44 (0) 1793 649400.

From the monitoring drones that analyse the farmland, the sensors that monitor soil conditions, to the unmanned farming vehicles that harvest the crops, the way we farm is changing. The term Agriculture 4.0 represents the anticipated changes in farming due to the implementation of these technologies. Here Tom Borland, UK and Ireland Country Manager at cables and connectors specialist PEI-Genesis, explores the connectors that will make the connected farm of the future possible.

Survey drones fitted with a multispectral imaging system, allowing them to capture footage in the near-infrared range as well as the visual spectrum, are just one example of how farmers are turning to technology to build farms of the future. In this case, the drone provides a bird’s-eye video to detect problems not easily visible from the ground, including issues with irrigation, soil variation and even pest and fungal infestations.

What may once have been an unusual sight is increasingly becoming commonplace on farms globally. This paradigm shift means that, over the next five years, farms will make increasing use of everything from drones and field sensors, to autonomous harvesting equipment and cab-mounted GPS units.

With this change, farmers must update some of their electrical equipment. One component that’s easy to overlook in this process is the humble connector. Connectors are already used widely across the agricultural sector and are responsible for delivering power, connecting cameras to screens in the tractor cab, and allowing operators to send control signals to harvesting attachments.

While the connectors used in farming equipment are already designed to handle a variety of harsh conditions, it’s essential that connectors used on farms of the future are fit for purpose going forward.

Changing connector needs

While a stainless-steel connector is useful for heat shielding, its weight may make it less favourable for drone applications. Similarly, while a plastic or composite connector offers a low weight and strong connector — one that’s inherently resistant to corrosion and chemicals — plastic can become brittle with prolonged outdoor exposure and the heat from the sun. In some cases, a balance could be achieved with an aluminium connector featuring an electroless nickel plating, delivering a low weight, metalised connector that is strong and durable.

With this growing complexity, farmers must consider the ability to transfer power and high-speed data effectively. This may require high bandwidth fibre optic cables that can collect and process the data from all the sensors as well as the wireless control signals from the remote operator.

It will become vital in the coming years that farmers choose the correct connector across their smart farm, for everything from lighting and power systems, and steering and motion, to monitoring and control, data signals, powertrain and cabin interfaces.

At the most basic level, these connectors will be variations of existing cylindrical style M12 ethernet connectors, favoured for their rugged build, in addition to bayonet and push-fit, quick release designs that make it easier to unmate when wearing gloves and during cold weather. Instead of spending time unthreading a connector when changing over equipment, operators can save time by using a quick push-pull design.

These push-pull connectors have become increasingly popular across industry over the last decade for their ease of use and we may see them become standardised in many agricultural applications in the future.

At the more advanced end of the spectrum, connectors will make use of the ISO-Bus platform, a system that allows farmers to use different equipment from different manufacturers with the same tractor and towing vehicles, increasing compatibility as a result.

To further futureproof connector design, PEI-Genesis can support customers in designing a fully modular connector assembly, allowing farmers to integrate multiple types of connector into a single plate. This allows them to use connectors that meet today’s needs but swap out the inserts when they need to upgrade the type of cable or configuration of contacts. This allows farmers to upgrade systems without incurring additional testing, drawing, reengineering and production costs.

As the transition to Agriculture 4.0 becomes a reality, farmers will need to ensure that equipment, including connectors, doesn’t become a costly bottleneck in facilitating this smooth transition. Thinking about your connectors now will make this connected future a reality.

Following their hugely successful deployment all over the UK, the Meteor MRC Remote Camera Systems and the MeteorCloud web services will be on display at the MTRComs stand, number 401 in Hall B2 at the IFAT 2022 exhibition, which takes place at the Munich Messe from 30^th May to 3^rd June.

As a specialist manufacturer of remote cameras, MTRComs has established an office in Osnabrück, Germany, as part of the company’s expansion across mainland Europe. “Over 2,000 of our low-power cameras are currently operating in the UK,” explains company director Andrew Scott. “So, they have been thoroughly evaluated by customers such as water utilities and regulators, as well as flooding and drainage authorities.”

Typically, the MTRComs cameras are used to monitor important remote assets such as grilles, screens, channels, culverts and automated remote structures. Andrew says: “They are ideal for sites without mains power and communications infrastructure. This is because our low-power cameras are easy to deploy and are able to deliver both regular and on-demand images over cellular networks.”

The main advantage of remote cameras is that users are able to view sites remotely before deciding whether a visit is necessary, and also to determine what resources would be necessary for that visit. This means that less site visits are necessary, and wireless connectivity also means that operations such as camera configuration and firmware updates can be conducted remotely.

Andrew Scott and Matt Dibbs will be on the MTRComs stand to welcome IFAT visitors and provide live demonstrations of the company’s technologies.

The Task

CG Godfrey Ltd is an engineering contractor, specialising in vacuum sewerage systems and deep drainage. The company was keen to offer its strong customer base of District Councils, utility companies and private landowners the benefits of connected-sensor technology.

The Solution

Powelectrics IIoT kit has been rolled out to customers with multiple pumping stations including South Holland & Fenland District Councils, generating alarms for high level, mains power failure and pump failure, so prompt action can be taken.

The Result

Members of the CG Godfrey team receive alarms and decide on appropriate action, ensuring that timely maintenance visits are made when necessary and that customers receive the highest standards of service.

Summary

• Maintenance costs minimised.
• Excellent customer service.
• Downtime minimised.
• Environmental safety.
• Customers tied in.

“We have used Powelectrics Metron kit for several years now. It has been reliable and robust from the outset. Installation is intuitive and there is great tech support. Telemetry allows us to offer exceptional service to our customers and has helped us develop long-term partnerships,” comments Karl Royce, Senior Quantity Surveyor at CG Godfrey. 

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Farnell, an Avnet Company and global distributor of electronic components, products and solutions, will be attending AMPER 2022, Brno, Czech Republic, at the Brno Exhibition Centre from 17-20 May, at stand location Hall F stand 2.02.

Visitors to AMPER can meet with Farnell’s dedicated local sales teams to discuss how Farnell can support customers in their journey. Joining Farnell on-stand will be four world-leading suppliers, Omron, Harwin, Tektronix and Pico Technology. Customers can visit these suppliers in dedicated pods on the Farnell stand.

In addition, Farnell will be presenting a wide range of technologies to support customers across multiple sectors, from industrial control and automation, to test and measurement through to board level components and more. Cutting-edge technologies displayed on stand will include the PicoScope 6000E, Pico Technology’s ‘Ultra-Deep Memory’ oscilloscope capable of capturing up to 4 giga samples of signal data and providing SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface, as well as a demonstration from Tektronix experts on their TBS1202C product and insights into brand new products yet to hit the market.

Customers will also gain insight into the very latest technology offering from Farnell’s private label brand, Multicomp Pro, which will be presenting its unique customisation services and experts from the Multicomp Pro team can discuss how the range supports the engineer’s every need.

Gabor Szirom, Regional Sales Manager, Eastern Europe South, said: “We are delighted to be attending AMPER 2022, particularly after such a long absence from in-person events. Farnell thrives on face-to-face interaction with our customers and supplier partners, getting to know them and understanding their needs in order that we can best support them on their journey.

“Alongside our great supplier partners, Farnell will be displaying market-leading technologies that will help engineers at all stages of their design process and business at each stage of the lifecycle bring their products to market faster than ever before. We have invested significantly in inventory over the last couple of years, now offering close to one million parts for fast delivery.”

Customers can book a meeting with Farnell and Suppliers through the company’s dedicated AMPER 2022 website page enabling them to plan their visit to the Farnell stand.

Anritsu has announced its enhanced partnership with Bluetest of Sweden, offering a new unified test solution for Over-The-Air (OTA) measurement of 5G mobile terminals.

Anritsu and Bluetest have long been working closely for LTE/5G FR1 (Sub-6 GHz band) and FR2 (mmWave) CATR OTA measurements with Bluetest’s RTS65 OTA Reverberation Test System, but this enhanced partnership provides further advantages by supporting the new MT8000A Single Instrument NSA solution with Anritsu’s MT8000A RF measurement test platform for 5G mobile terminals to implement new LTE & 5G (FR1, FR2) OTA measurements.

Generally, a separate call box MT8821C was required for LTE OTA measurements, but this unified solution facilitates LTE, 5G FR1 and 5G FR2 measurements using just one OTA chamber and one single instrument, Anritsu MT8000A, resulting in lower costs for LTE/5G terminal developers as well as for operator specific Carrier Acceptance Tests (CAT) in an LTE/5G OTA test environment. In addition, the unified smaller system also saves valuable laboratory space.

Outline of Unified Test Solution

This solution is composed of the Anritsu MT8000A and MT8821C (now optional), as well as the Bluetest RTS65.

The Radio Communication Test Station MT8000A is an all-in-one 5G test platform supporting RF parametric and protocol tests, functional, and application tests, validation of beam characteristics, and more. It supports Non-Standalone (NSA) and Standalone (SA) mode base-station emulation functions for the development of LTE/5G chipsets and devices supporting both FR1 and FR2. The MT8000A is widely used for conducted and OTA tests to evaluate the performance of LTE/5G devices.

Bluetest’s RTS65 OTA Reverberation Test System optimizes the time required for OTA measurements to improve R&D productivity. It supports 5G MIMO measurements on FR1 and FR2, including the 28 and 39-GHz mmWave bands. Its unique design, with both RIMP (Rich Isotropic MultiPath) and CATR (Compact Antenna Test Range) environments, allows for multicarrier MIMO measurements as well as directional measurements on FR2. Additionally, the built-in measurement computer with easy-to-use touch-screen interface helps simplify measurement-results control and monitoring. Using the MT8000A and RTS65 to configure an efficient development environment with RF TRx tests, simulated base-station, and measurement-result monitoring functions, facilitates cost-effective OTA measurements of LTE and 5G FR1/FR2 mobiles.

“A commitment to people and the environment” is one of the Kistler Group‘s corporate values – and to put these words into practice, the Group has committed to a series of ambitious targets. “Cut the Carbon” is Kistler’s initiative to make all six of its German production sites CO₂-neutral by 2025; at the same time, e-mobility is to be developed and expanded throughout the company. Kistler will also compile a comprehensive Sustainability Report before the end of this year. To drive implementation of these projects ahead and continue strengthening sustainability in the Kistler Group on a long-term basis, CEO Rolf Sonderegger has designated a dedicated sustainability team led by Franziska Kunz as the new Sustainability & CSR Manager.

“Protecting people and the environment is a heartfelt concern of ours. And that’s also why it numbers among our foremost corporate values,” Rolf Sonderegger explains. “We now have a dedicated project team to focus our sustainability activities and goals so we can drive them ahead consistently.” Franziska Kunz, Manager of Kistler’s Meerane site since 2011, has also headed the sustainability team since 1 April 2022 in her new role of Sustainability & CSR Manager.

One of the greatest challenges is to implement “Cut the Carbon”: by launching this ambitious project, Kistler is committing to make all six of its German production sites completely CO₂-neutral by 2025. This initiative follows the guidelines set out in the “Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol” for scopes 1 and 2: Kistler is thus targeting direct emissions from combustion processes at its own sites as well as indirect emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heat and cooling. To attain this goal, Kistler intends to make its entire production emission-free; production at all its German sites is already operated exclusively with power from renewable sources.

In parallel with this project, Kistler will also expand e-mobility throughout the company. Charging stations for e-cars will be installed at the Winterthur, Sindelfingen and Lorch sites, and the percentage of electric vehicles in the corporate fleet will gradually increase.

Sustainable management with solutions from Kistler

Above and beyond the specific goals set for the company itself, Kistler also supplies its customers with products that ensure sustainable management. For example: in the automotive sector, diagnostic equipment for combustion engines has already been making engines more efficient and thus reducing CO₂ emissions for many years. In large marine engines, sensors from Kistler monitor pressure in the cylinders to cut fuel consumption and reduce emissions. Similarly, electromechanical joining modules allow large quantities of energy to be saved on joining processes in production, as compared to pneumatic or pneumohydraulic systems. “In all these ways, we play our part in global decarbonisation and resource efficiency at many different levels,” CEO Rolf Sonderegger notes.

Sustainability Report makes commitment transparent

Franziska Kunz and her team are currently summarising all the goals, activities and results in a Sustainability Report that will make the information accessible and transparent to the general public. “We’re showing that we take our responsibilities seriously,” Franziska Kunz points out. “And we’re focusing just as much on the social and economic dimensions of sustainability as on the ecological aspects – after all, we can only accomplish our mission by working together in every area.”

Endress+Hauser Raman spectroscopy-based analyser systems are a reliable and low-maintenance alternative to traditional gas chromatography (GC)/vaporiser systems for liquefied natural gas (LNG) composition and energy content measurement during custody transfer transactions. This is the result of a years-long study of the European Gas Research Group (GERG), representing 33 members from 15 countries across Europe, comparing different methods.

“Raman spectroscopy is swiftly gaining traction around the world as a robust, efficient, and economical analysis technique for LNG composition measurement,” said John Schnake, Managing Director and Corporate Director Process Analyzers at the Endress+Hauser Group. “Our Raman instrumentation allows companies to have confidence in the accuracy and precision of their LNG measurements during critical custody transfer transactions with a significantly reduced maintenance burden.”

Supporting the global energy transition

As the world strives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cope with energy supply chain disruptions, demand for LNG as a means to efficiently transport large quantities of natural gas around the world is skyrocketing. One of the most critical steps in the LNG process chain is the transfer of custody during LNG transport by land and sea. At each key point of contractual exchange, fast and reliable LNG composition measurement is essential. Even tiny differences in calorific value can alter the value of an LNG load by hundred thousands of euros.

Certified and validated LNG data

The aim of the GERG evaluation project was to validate the measurement capabilities of Raman technology to deliver reliable, accurate and precise composition measurements for energy calculation in LNG custody transfer applications. During the multi-year study, thorough testing was performed at a baseload LNG transfer facility at Fluxys LNG in Zeebrugge, Belgium. To ensure the data met LNG metrology standards, reference LNG samples were provided by EffecTech, a leading provider of inspection, calibration, and testing. Measurements of LNG were taken directly in the liquid phase by an Endress+Hauser Raman system comprised of a Raman Rxn-41 cryogenic probe fibre-optically coupled to a Raman analyser optimised for LNG.

Reliable Raman measurements with lower operating expense

The published GERG report, “Raman method for determination and measurement of LNG composition,” concluded that Endress+Hauser Raman analyser systems offer equivalent LNG measurement uncertainty with significantly lower operating expense and technical expertise than traditional GC/vaporiser systems. Not only did the Raman system reduce the complexity of the LNG monitoring system and have faster start-up stabilisation times, but it also proved to have better repeatability, responded more quickly to process changes and required no maintenance during the entire evaluation period (experiencing >99% uptime). These results demonstrate the value of using Endress+Hauser Raman measurement technology for field installations at LNG baseload, satellite, and peak shaving sites, as well as for LNG truck loading and bunkering ships.

“We are pleased the results presented in the GERG study reinforce the value of our Raman analysis portfolio for LNG custody transfer applications,” added John Schnake. “By providing fast and reliable liquid-phase measurement at such vital points in the LNG process chain, our Raman systems play an important role in the evolving global energy transition.”