Instrumentation Live 2026 Exhibitor List

An understanding of how a sensor works is critical to its correct selection and use. Jim Flanagan of Centrateq Ltd will give a fundamental overview of how a piezoelectric accelerometer operates and the key factors to ensure the correct use and data accuracy, remembering that a vibration environment is damaging and dynamic.

Daniel Watson provides an introduction to Sensor City. Topics covered in his seminar will include: - Sensor City’s in-house laboratory facilities and technical expertise - Case study examples of sensor and IoT lab projects - Future plans and technology developments - Collaborative opportunities

Dan Canty, The Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET), will be providing an introduction to apprenticeship and technician qualifications. He will give details of where to access information and support about the qualifications. Canty will also be outlining how the IET supports engineering apprentices, providers and employers.

Several challenges are hitting the test lab. For one, many test labs have a hard time to attract new people, test technicians and test engineers. Even, when new people can be hired, it takes 1 to 5 years before they can work completely independently and autonomously. At the same time the test requirements are getting more and more complicated. A good example is the group of the test for the automotive batteries. One way to handle the challenges is to automate the lab. This happens already at the logistic level. Companies install database solutions to handle the whole process from the first customer contact up to the planning of the test, reporting and invoicing after the test has been finished. The underlying level is the automation of the test itself: to synchronise the vibration test with climatic test, to control the DUT, to monitor the DUT and to synchronise other measurement systems during the test. Join Ben Haest of Quality Electronics Design S.A to address the challenges facing the test lab and find out how automation could e the solution – based on the GUS Standard Interface.

Julian Moore, University of Birmingham’s Centre for Innovation in Advanced Measurement in Manufacturing (CIAMM), will be explaining how quantum theory is driving the development of more accurate, faster and portable technologies. CIAMM offers pre-funded assistance to help SMEs solve quality-related challenges through advanced inspection and measurement, enabling them to realise their new product aspirations. It delivers support by providing access to specialist expertise, world-class facilities and a wide network of collaborative partners.

Supply chain management can be one of the most complex business challenges – dealing with multiple suppliers, contracts and approval processes, all of which are potentially vital to your success. This session will take a look at why organisations are looking to move their supply chain management beyond basic compliance to digitised best practice that offers greater efficiency, improved supplier performance and tangible returns on investment.

The shaker is used to input vibration to a product or structure. Data from accelerometers and force sensors can be collected and analysed post-test. Marco Peres will demonstrate how PCB’s latest USB signal conditioner can be used to collect data on a smart phone or tablet for an easy to use, portable test solution.

Marco Peres Msc will deliver a presentation on excitation techniques for experimental modal analysis that typically use hammers and (one or more) electrodynamic shakers for controlled force input, showcasing application examples and discussing the force and acceleration transducers used during testing.

Charlotte Horobin will provide an overview of Make UK’s research into how the sector is faring in these challenging times and will explore some of the key hurdles that need to be capitalised on, turning them into opportunities such as skills, productivity and export.

The vision of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is to make the UK recognised as the place where the most creative researchers can deliver world-leading engineering and physical sciences research by working within the UK academic research ecosystem and the R&D base within business. EPSRC supports novel underpinning research in sensors and instrumentation that advances a number of application areas, including aerospace, healthcare, energy, robotics, manufacturing, and infrastructure. Andy Lawrence will highlight the breadth of the research portfolio and highlight any future opportunities that could help to support both new emerging markets and established industries within EPSRC’s strategy for business engagement.