New report pinpoints significant advances in test and measurement technology

Citation

(1999), "New report pinpoints significant advances in test and measurement technology", Sensor Review, Vol. 19 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.1999.08719dab.002

New report pinpoints significant advances in test and measurement technology

New report pinpoints significant advances in test and measurement technology

Keywords: Testing, Technology

Sweeping changes in sensor technology are transforming test and measurement equipment in many industries, and creating new investment and product development opportunities, according to Test and Measurement: A Definitive Guide to Sensor Developments and Opportunities, a new report from Technical Insights.

"Thanks to the availability of low-cost microprocessors, and new breakthroughs in sensor technology, sensors are being incorporated in a wide variety of devices all along the assembly line", says Peter Katz, publisher of Technical Insights. "They are helping to streamline the manufacturing process and reduce rejection rates, and they are invaluable in ensuring safety by monitoring the work environment."

Test and Measurement: A Definitive Guide to Sensor Developments and Opportunities presents investors and R&D executives with the most up-to-date survey of current applications, research directions, technical challenges, and market potential of sensor-based test and measurement devices. It features capsule descriptions of sensor developments in five categories:

1. 1.

   control technologies;

2. 2.

   sensing technologies;

3. 3.

   software;

4. 4.

   standards; and

5. 5.

   test and measurement facilities,

grouped according to the parameters being measured, such as acceleration, pressure, temperature, or hardness. Each capsule presents:

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  a description of a new sensor development;

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  an explanation of the technology involved;

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  projections of its market potential;

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  possible application areas and industries where the technology will be marketed;

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  any barriers to commercialization;

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  any technology transfer opportunities sought by the developers;

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  full contact information, including names, mail and e-mail addresses, phone and fax numbers.

In addition, Test and Measurement: A Definitive Guide to Sensor Developments and Opportunities provides a listing of more than 170 organizations active in sensor research, cross-indexed with the developments covered. Some of the companies and research organizations mentioned in this report include: ADE Corp., Adept Technology Inc., Brigham Young University, Carnegie Mellon University, Applied Advanced Technologies Group, Focal Technologies, Inc., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory, SatCon Technology, Inc., Therma-Wave, Inc., US Army Research, Development, and Engineering Center.

For further details, please contact: Peter Savage, Editor-in-Chief, Technical Insights/John Wiley & Sons, 32 North Dean St, Englewood NJ 07631. E-mail: insights@wiley.com; URL: www. wiley.com/technical_insights