Instrumentation Monthly Test | Measurement | Control

Renishaw will be showcasing its smart technologies and intelligent process control solutions across three stands at EMO Hannover 2019 in Germany, 16th–21st September 2019. These include high-speed, multi-sensor measurement systems for CMMs; high-accuracy and high-speed products for machine tool probing; flexible shop-floor gauging systems; new calibration and encoder innovations for …

Researchers from Imperial College London say new sensors could help detect spoilage and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers. One in three UK consumers throw away food solely because it reaches the use-by date, but sixty per cent (4.2million tonnes) of the £12.5 billion-worth of food we throw away …

Brad Guay is no ordinary new recruit. With a degree in Meteorology from Penn State University, he has worked for the Colorado-based Center for Severe Weather Research on a tornado research project investigating ground level conditions inside tornados. Brad worked as part of a team which deployed meteorological instruments into …

Mecmesin, a leading global manufacturer of force, materials and torque testing equipment, has appointed a new Materials Testing product manager. Carl Bramley has been appointed to the role, which has been created as a result of the development of Mecmesin’ s new range of OmniTest materials testers and cutting-edge VectorPro …

Yokogawa and Finland-based Sensire have announced that they have reached an agreement for Yokogawa to take a €6 million stake in Sensire and to begin collaborating in the cold chain monitoring field. Through this initiative, both companies aim to develop and provide new services that combine Yokogawa’s Industrial Internet of …

Visitors to CEM India 2019 (New Delhi 24-26 Sept.) can now register online at www.cemindia.com. Focusing on continuous emissions monitoring, the event will provide access to information on new Indian environmental regulations, along with the latest monitoring methods and technologies for reliable regulatory compliance. The Indian Central Pollution Control Board …

Molex, a member of the board of the eSync alliance, is pleased to announce the accelerating growth in membership.  The alliance is in an industry-wide initiative developing and promoting the technology needed for automotive Over-the-Air (OTA) and in-vehicle networks, which reduce the cost of software and firmware updates and recalls, and improve data …

RPI UK has installed the first of two integrated rotor measurement and assembly platforms (iMAPs) at a major aero engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility. The US based facility carry out MRO of major OEM engines in the United States. Jim Palmer, RPI’s sales manager, said: “It’s great news …

A UK manufacturer of wireless environmental monitoring equipment, Hanwell Solutions, has announced its acquisition by Denmark based Ellab, a global leader in thermal validation solutions for the pharmaceutical, medical and food processing industries. The arrangement is an ideal match as Hanwell’s wireless monitoring and control range is world renowned for offering …

Maynooth University has opened Ireland’s National 5G Test Centre.  The state-of-the-art facility called RadioSpace, which represents an investment of €1.5 million, is the country’s first large-scale facility for the research and testing of radio and wireless technologies needed for 5G and the future Internet of Things. RadioSpace, the 5G facility at …