Events

The inaugural Instrumentation Excellence Awards, brought to you by Datateam Business Media, the publishers of Instrumentation Monthly, will take place on 20 October 2022 at the Tower Hotel, London. The awards will celebrate the very best professionals, products and companies from the test, measurement, sensor and control sectors.

The winners will be announced at a glittering award ceremony taking place in conjunction with the illustrious Electronics Industry Awards, making it a fantastic networking opportunity.

Entries are open via the IEA portal: https://instrumentationawards.co.uk/

In the meantime, to find out more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Louise Tiller by emailing ltiller@datateam.co.uk or calling 01622 699104.

Preparations for SENSOR+TEST from May 10-12, 2022 are in full swing. There are less than 100 days to go until the opening, and on the occasion of the annual press conference of the AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement in Nuremberg, organiser Holger Bödeker was already able to give an overall positive outlook on this year’s edition of the leading international trade fair for sensor, measuring and testing technology – despite the still ongoing Corona restrictions.

Welcome to the Innovation Dialog! – is the motto again from May 10 to 12, 2022 at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre. Then the SENSOR+TEST will represent the entire metrological system competence for measuring, testing and monitoring tasks in all industries – from the sensor to the evaluation.

“We will finally be able to welcome our exhibitors and visitors back to the exhibition halls in May after a forced break of three years,” Holger Bödeker, Managing Director of AMA Service GmbH, is pleased to announce. “According to current status, we expect more than 300 exhibitors in halls 1 and 2 of the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre this year. Of course, this does not bring us up to the numbers of the 2019 show and before Corona, but against the background of global uncertainties and economic problems, this is a respectable level and shows that SENSOR+TEST has lost none of its appeal even after the pandemic. After all, especially for our small and medium-sized companies, the return to a presence trade fair this year is more important than ever to strengthen and expand contacts with active and potential customers.”

Full supporting program to be expected

The extensive supporting program, which has already characterised the SENSOR+TEST for many years, will again be accompanied by a top-class lecture forum in 2022. Holger Bödeker comments: “The quality continues to be very high due to the professional examination of the submissions, from which above all the visitors of the trade fair will benefit.” Thus, interested parties can already look forward to a highly attractive program. The whole thing is rounded off by the Career Centre, where engineers and students of technical disciplines can get tips on applications and careers from HR professionals.

Special topic “Sensor and Measuring Technology for the Digital World”.

The digital world gives us a variety of ways to better analyse and understand real-world processes. However, in order for digital systems to produce precise results, they need the most comprehensive and accurate information possible about real-world conditions. Sensors and measurement systems ensure this link between the digital and the real, analog world and are thus the key technologies for the functioning of digital processes of all kinds.

The special topic of SENSOR+TEST 2022 offers suppliers and users space for an innovation dialog about new concepts, products and solutions for important application areas: From human vital data to measured variables of our environment to the immense variety of data from industrial and technical processes. Companies and institutes with special expertise in digitisation can present themselves with a cost-effective complete package at the highlighted special forum “Sensor and Measuring Technology for the Digital World”.

Joint stands strongly occupied

There is also a strong demand for state-subsidised participation in the “Innovation Made in Germany” joint stand for young innovative companies, which enables them to showcase their new developments. This stand will be sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology for the fifteenth time in 2022 and is already fully booked.

Other joint stands are organised by research communities such as Bayern Innovativ, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft or the Strategic Partnership for Sensor Technology.

Two established conferences

Sensors and sensor systems for the Internet of Things will also be the focus of the 21. ITG/GMA-Fachtagung Sensoren und Messsysteme, which will be organised in rotation on May 10 and 11, 2022, by the Informationstechnische Gesellschaft im VDE (ITG) in cooperation with the VDI/VDE-Gesellschaft Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik (GMA). Similarly, the conference will also report on new developments in the field of measurement systems, their analysis and description, and system-related (multi-)sensor technology. For more information, interested parties can visit the SENSOR+TEST website at www.sensor-test.com/conferences.

The ettc2022 European Test and Telemetry Conference (May 10-12, 2022) in hall 2 is the most important international platform for telemetry, telecontrol, test instrumentation and data processing. It will be held for the fifth time in parallel with SENSOR+TEST. Visitors and participants will experience the important role of telemetry technologies for applications e.g. in aerospace, automotive industry and biomedicine in current industrial developments such as IoT, Big Data, Wireless or UAV (drones).

Exhibit and visit

In any case, companies that still want to exhibit should hurry. All information they need on the many ways to participate in the trade fair, as well as the opportunities to subsidise participation for SMEs, are available on the SENSOR+TEST website. Visitors can already secure their trade fair ticket online. www.sensor-test.com

Also 2022 with strong digital offer

SENSOR+TEST will continue its digital innovation communication in 2022. Already in the run-up to the event, interested visitors will find a whole range of innovations and topics on the website, which they can experience live at the trade fair. This is rounded off by regular newsletters, which draw attention to the technologies offered by exhibitors, as well as via the social media channels, which provide continuous and up-to-date reports – before, during and after the event.

Almost two months before the opening, preparations for SENSOR+TEST from May 10-12, 2022 in Nuremberg are in full swing. More than 300 exhibitors will present their latest achievements and technologies from sensor and measurement technology on site. Visitors can already discover a whole series of these innovations now.

“We have turned into the home straight and are very pleased to finally be able to return to the Innovation Dialog with exhibitors and participants in Nuremberg and resume it with all its facets. The more than 300 expected exhibitors are looking forward to the presence event, which was sorely missed in the last two years, to present their innovations to the interested public in person again,” says organiser Holger Bödeker.

However, numerous innovations can already be marvelled at today. For example, many product highlights are already available for visitors on the SENSOR+TEST website – and there are more every day.

“So it’s worth taking a closer look before, during and even after the three days of the event,” recommends Holger Bödeker. This year, the exhibitors will once again show the diversity of their innovative developments not only in text and images, but also in a large number of video presentations.

Save exhibition ticket now

Visitors can now save their exhibition ticket online. Registration is at https://www.sensor-test.com/voucher. “We cordially invite all interested visitors to SENSOR+TEST 2022 in Nuremberg. Register and enter into the innovation dialog with experts. Follow the activities of exhibitors and speakers on our internet portal, via newsletter as well as in the social media channels and network with them. This year, interested parties will finally be able to grasp cutting-edge technology with all their senses on site again. Each participant will be able to obtain the information that is important to him first-hand and make new valuable contacts,” says Bödeker.

To launch its Irish facility, industrial metrology specialist The Sempre Group is hosting a virtual roundtable on digitalising Irish manufacturing. On February 14, 2022, at 11:00am, The Sempre Group will host a panel with Andrew Lynch, chief information officer of Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR), Catherine Collins, head of First Polymer Skillnet and Pauline O’Flanagan, head of engineering industries Ireland for IBEC. In the webinar these experts from manufacturing and academia will discuss how we can overcome common barriers to Industry 4.0. Register for the roundtable for free here.

At the event, thought leaders from academia and industry will join a roundtable panel that explores the role of metrology in digitalisation to enable Irish manufacturers to further their digitalisation journeys.

“While Industry 4.0 is a topic that manufacturers have been aware of for a long time, few manufacturers have fully digitalised the manufacturing process,” explained Jason McGlynn, commercial manager at The Sempre Group. “This is particularly true when looking at quality, which is often treated as a separate entity in manufacturing and therefore neglected in plans to digitalise. During the roundtable we aim to change the narrative and demonstrate how metrology enables manufacturers to make improvements at every step of production.”

The discussion, facilitated by McGlynn, will explore topics such as the steps to digitalising the manufacturing process, digitalising quality management and how these changes will impact the workforce. McGlynn will be joined on the panel by Andrew Lynch, chief information officer of Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR), Catherine Collins, head of First Polymer Skillnet and Pauline O’Flanagan, head of engineering industries Ireland for IBEC.

Lynch chairs the European Industry 4.E Lighthouse Initiative (LIASE) in ECSEL, EU Joint Undertaking in Digital Transformation, as well as the ManuFuture ETP Working Group (State Aid Strategies – Research & Innovation). Andrew is also on the board of directors of the Irish Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence (AMTEC), the FutureCAST Innovation Centre (Ireland NW) and sits on the national advisory board for the Digital Manufacturing Futures Centre (AIM).

Collins has held various technical roles in process and polymer engineering before joining IBEC to work with First Polymer Training Skillnet In 2001. Collins is a member of the Institute of Materials Committee (IOM3 Polymer South), the Midland Regional Skills Forum, QQI’s Consultative Forum and represents Polymer Technology Ireland (Ibec) on various industry working groups.

O’Flanagan has held leadership positions in Medtech research and manufacturing for 15 years. In her role at Ibec, O’Flanagan represents the interests of engineering business sectors in Ireland. O’Flanagan is also a member of groups such as Orgalim, representing European Technology Industries, the Lean Business Ireland Leadership Team and Solas, Skills to Advance Micro-Qualifications Oversight Team.

“By collaborating with innovators in industry and academia, we can better understand the needs of manufacturers in the area and supply the quality management equipment and services needed to give manufacturers that competitive edge in the global market,” concluded McGlynn.

Overcoming the barriers to Industry 4.0 adoption will take place online on February 14, 2022, at 11:00am. Sign up here. To find out more about The Sempre Group in Ireland, visit www.TheSempreGroup.com/sempre-metrology-in-ireland/.

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics makes a welcome return to Farnborough from February 8th to 10th 2022.

Southern Manufacturing 2020 was one of the last trade shows to occur before the arrival of the pandemic and the subsequent 20 months of turmoil. For many, the show’s reappearance is a positive sign of a revival of fortunes for the south’s engineering sector, and this seems borne out by the show’s organisers who report a strong uptake in stand bookings from companies eager to return to face-to-face business. Already close to being fully booked, the 2022 show will once again assemble an incredibly wide range of enterprises covering an equally wide range of activities, from high-tech machine tools and automation to mechanical and electronics components, electronics production, business and subcontract services. Despite its regional title, the show is very much an international event with firms from all over the UK, Europe and Asia taking part.

Instrumentation and associated components such as sensors are well represented at this year’s show, with numerous leading vendors from both the UK and Europe taking part. Some of the larger names with a presence at the show include Transfer Multisort Elektronik (TME), one of Europe’s largest distributors of electronic, electromechanical and industrial automatic components, as well as workplace equipment. With its headquarters in Poland, the firm has subsidiaries in 11 countries and offers 500,000 products from more than 1,200 leading manufacturers. The product range includes semiconductors, embedded and IoT systems, optoelectronics and all manner of passive and electromechanical components. Also joing this year is Turkey’s Ozdisan Elektronik, the region’s largest electronic component distributor. Its $35m product portfolio spans semi-conductors, passive components and electro-mechanical parts from over 200 named brands.

Some of the more specialist sensor vendors exhibiting this year include ESI Technology, which showcases pressure transducers and transmitters designed for the aerospace, defence, oil and gas, sub-sea, medical, automotive, marine, process and general industrial markets. Recent innovations that will be highlighted at this year’s show include live demonstrations of the GS4400 pressure transmitter with RS-485 interface. This range also includes a high pressure and sub-sea variant. Demonstrated on the stand will be a USB transducer specifically designed for the monitoring and recording of pressure data. There is also the HI6000 pressure transmitter which is capable of withstanding a consistent compensated temperature range of -25 to +135°C.

Sensors and monitoring instruments for measuring pressure, temperature and gas density exhibited by Trafag UK will include the new CMP 8271. It extends the range of the CMP 8270 CANopen pressure transmitter and is attractive for price-sensitive customers with high quantities in mobile hydraulics and similar applications. The company claims its thin-film-on-steel technology and ASICs developed in-house offer high accuracy and long-term stability even in the dusty heat of deserts, to the icy cold of sub-arctic forests.  Tailor-made solutions can be developed for OEM-clients, and the company has sales and service networks in over 40 countries.

RF Solutions will be displaying additions to its range of LoRa radio modules launched back in 2019 together with its latest HIRK modules launched this year. Examples include the Lambda 62 RF module, an 868/915Mhz LoRa transceiver, a class leading, cost effective radio module; featuring the Semtech SX1262 LoRa providing ultra-long range of 20KM+.  The Lambda 80 will also be available to view which is a long range LoRa RF module operating at 2.4GHz, the only world-wide Licence exempt fband,  featuring the Semtech SX1280 LoRa spread spectrum. These highly efficient, affordable modules are said to be ideal for developing new applications.

The show also features a wide range of test and analysis instruments, from optical inspection to advanced metrology from firms such as Faro, Nikon Metrology and Vision Engineering. Broadband Technology 2000 will highlight its recently launched GFlex RF telecom scanning receiver, which operates at 10MHz to 8GHz and 24 to 48GHz and can collect all the mmWave and sub-8GHz data needed for drive test, walk test, and government applications in one pass, with one unit.

The ever-popular free seminar programme also returns for 2022 in a socially-distanced format. With UK business now operating in a very different world to that which prevailed pre-pandemic, keeping abreast of the latest legislation and management strategies has never been more important. This year, among the topics discussed, Tim Scurlock of Applied Lean Consulting gives some ideas on how to drive continuous improvement in your business; Graham Cooper offers tips on energy usage reduction in manufacturing and Nick Aitken and Dr Alex Martin give advice on how to handle a product safety incident. Sessions run over all three days and a full list is available on the show’s website at www.industrysouth.co.uk

Farnborough International Exhibition Centre is among Europe’s most up-to-date exhibition sites, with extensive infection control measures in place to help ensure as low-risk an environment as possible. There’s free onsite car parking for 3,500 vehicles, as well as a dedicated free bus service between Farnborough’s train stations straight to the show. The venue itself delivers a very good standard of services including a free WiFi service and on-site catering.

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2022 opens from February 8th to 10th. Admission to the exhibition is free. More information and tickets are available from www.industrysouth.co.uk

For many years the AQE (Air Quality & Emissions) and WWEM (Water Wastewater & Environmental Monitoring) events have been important dates in the diaries of anyone with an interest in environmental monitoring. In 2021 (13/14 Oct.) WWEM and AQE will both take place online, providing registered participants with free, exclusive access to both live and recorded presentations from the comfort and convenience of their own PC, tablet or smartphone.

WWEM and AQE visitors can now register (free of charge) for the virtual conference and exhibition at www.ilmexhibitions.com.  Pre-registration will provide free access to a comprehensive conference programme that will address all of the most topical environmental monitoring issues. Virtual attendees will be able to dip in and out of their chosen presentations, as well as visiting the virtual booths of the world’s leading organisations in air quality, emissions, water and wastewater monitoring, and related products and services.

The event platform will provide networking and match-making opportunities for all visitors, speakers and exhibitors, with facilities to quickly and easily arrange appointments/ meetings/ calls with exhibitors or other visitors in advance of the show. In total, there will be over 60 hours of free LIVE technical content, virtual exhibits from over 150 world-leading organisations, and technical experts will be available on the virtual exhibition booths to answer questions and provide demonstrations. Registered visitors are therefore urged to pre-book appointments with their chosen exhibitors.

The air quality conference will address three major themes: air quality regulations; air quality and climate change, and indoor air quality and public health.

The emissions conference will also address three themes: the measurement of low emissions; biogenic carbon measurement, and mercury monitoring.

The three main themes of the analytical conference will be the challenges involved with the laboratory analysis of microplastics, PFAS, and coronaviruses in wastewater.

The WWEM instrumentation conference will cover highly topical issues in the water sector such as pollution control in receiving waters, CSO spills, data management, climate change and stakeholder engagement.

By pre-registering for either of the virtual events (www.ilmexhibitions.com), visitors will be able to assimilate all of the latest findings from some of the world’s leading researchers, and at the same time be able to discuss the practicalities of environmental testing and monitoring with some of the sector’s leading experts.

Following the recent announcement from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, where £53 million funding is being made available for UK manufacturers to boost competitiveness through digital technologies, Rittal and Eplan have partnered with the likes of GAMBICA, B&R, Machineering, Omron, Panasonic, Phoenix Contact and Rockwell Automation, to bring The Future Forum. The online event aims to address the scope, possible effects of automation as well as the solutions currently available.

The event’s strongly practical orientation will be particularly in evidence with live talks and software demonstrations which provide insights into industry trends, as well as tips and tricks that’ll help to streamline daily tasks in engineering and manufacturing.

Among the many highlights of the Future Forum will be keynote presentations from both GAMBICA and the Rittal and Eplan management board. Nikesh Mistry, Sector Head for Industrial Automation at GAMBICA will be kicking off the series of talks and demonstrations and will discuss the latest industry trends and how the pandemic has acted as a catalyst for digital innovation and adoption. Nikesh will also talk through challenges faced and obstacles tackled by members and how digitalisation has helped companies with efficiency, sustainability and profitability.

Live between 09:00 and 17:00 on the 6th October, all those interested in attending can register free of charge at https://future-forum.co.uk/

Shane Hope, Managing Director at Rittal comments: “We’re witnessing rapid technological progress, with digital platforms, automation and many other innovations are changing the world around us. As we look to the future, we know that major changes will take place. The Rittal and Eplan Future Forum will provide the opportunity to network, participate in panel discussions and discover ways in which to overcome challenges associated with implementing automation.”