From the Organisers report:
The recent Mtec - Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation, featuring
Industrial Networks, exhibition drew flattering comments from exhibitors
and was considered to have exceeded exhibitor's and visitor's
expectations.
Co-located with Machine Building - Drives & Automation, IPOT - Machine
Vision & Displays Technology and Practical Vacuum, these
industry-leading events attracted over 4,200 people who pre-registered
and visited the shows.
Mtec was supported by a full programme of free workshops and seminars
that were equally well attended on both days of the exhibition.
Jill Wadge, the Mtec Show Manager, is absolutely delighted with the
results saying 'Mtec is the leading event of its type in the UK and this
year, we had to expand the floor plan on three occasions to cope with
the demand in space requirements. I have received many positive comments
from exhibitors, both during the show and afterwards, who have already
rebooked for next year and Mtec 2008 promises to be a bumper event'.
In fact more than 60% of stand space has been sold and reserved in the
two weeks since the 2007 show ended, which equates to 75 exhibitors.
These include the likes of PR Electronics, Huba Control AG, Variohm,
Festo Ltd, Raytek UK, National Instruments, Renishaw plc, and WIKA
Instruments.
The 2008 Mtec Exhibition will be held in Hall 11 of the NEC and, as
before, will be co-located with Trident's other focussed industrial
events, on 13th & 14th February 2008. For further information on
exhibiting at Mtec, contact Jill Wadge on +44 (0)1822 614671,
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Measurement, Control and Automation Resources throughout the World
 Javan Balderson's visit to the Kistler stand at Mtec
2007 proved to be more than just an opportunity to see the latest
piezoelectric sensors. Using his skill and judgement in the Kistler
"Hit the Sensor" challenge, Javan scored 119.9 kN. by far the closest to
the target of 120 kN. His precision hammer blow won Javan the Nintendo
Wii games console shown being presented by Kistler's Nick Gittins at
Powertrain Technologies' offices in Snetterton, Norfolk.
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mtec2007 - Review
14 Feb 2007 to 15 Feb 2007
The only national British event devoted entirely to instrumentation and sensors.
What they said about mtec06:
"The show was another success. Year after year it delivers the goods."
Tony Ingham, Sensor Technology Ltd
"At a time when major exhibitions seem to be shrinking, Mtec is growing year on year. This year there was a really good buzz. Mtec has become a focal point for the industry."
Bob Squirrel, The Profibus Group
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Pre register at mtec 2007
This exhibition is co-located with seven specialist industry events and is organised by Trident Exhibitions
In addition, the dedicated Industrial Networks for Fieldbus and Open Systems section showcases proprietary systems, open systems and the industrial use of Ethernet.
MTEC Exhibition 2007
Visitors to the MTEC, Machine Building and Practical Vacuum exhibitions at the NEC last week had to work hard to dig out the new items on show!
Report from Processingtalk
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New metal housing option for electronics module
Penny
+ Giles launches a new metal enclosure option for its electronics
module, EICT-M. The module, which performs the signal conditioning for
the company's popular in-cylinder (ICT) and sealed linear transducers
(SLT), is now available with a rugged die-cast aluminium alloy housing,
suitable for harsh environmental conditions and electrically noisy
applications.
Infrared Temperature Monitoring System
Raytek, has just launched its new CS200 Process Imaging
System for Kiln Shell Temperature Monitoring, primarily used to monitor
rotating kilns in cement and lime production, as well as on rotating
kilns processing a wide variety of materials in primary minerals
processing. This unique combination of infrared sensor technology and a
powerful, industrial software program allows accurate detection and
monitoring of refractory hot spots to prevent costly kiln damage and
extend production runs between refractory replacement.
New Temperature And Pressure Products
Ametek Calibration Instruments will be
showing three new products for the first time. These are the JOFRA ATC-125
ultra cooler - the world's first dry-block calibrator capable of
reaching -90°C, the compact JOFRA DPC-500 high resolution documenting
pressure calibrator and the JOFRA DTI050 handheld digital temperature
indicator, which offers a measurement accuracy of +0.005°C.
Full range on show
The full range of Extech
Instruments are be on display. Founded in 1971, Extech is known for
its innovation in providing instruments with unique combinations of
features that make them highly useful and very convenient. The
Instruments Division offers over 14 major product lines that are sold
through leading catalogue houses and local stocking distributors in the
US and through master distributors internationally.
Win a Nintendo Wii!
 To mark the launch of a new range of industrial torque sensors,
resulting from the takeover of Staiger Mohilo last year, Kistler Instruments will
be presenting one of the new Nintendo Wii games consoles to a lucky visitor to Stand No: B84 at Mtec
2007.
Even if you don't win a Wii, a visit to the Kistler stand will still be more than worthwhile. A
new range of accelerometers will be demonstrated. Rotating torque sensors, together with the CoMo
process control product family will feature in a live, real-time demonstration of their
extensive QA capability.
Won by Javan Balderson - see panel at top of page!
Non-contact rotary position sensor
Gill Sensors,
has developed a new non-contact 360° rotary position sensor suitable for harsh environments to
be launched at the show.
Small, light and robust, the Blade Rotary sensor is fully electronic with on-board processing
providing considerable configuration flexibility. It also has diagnostic information for assisting
in system failsafe functionality. An attractive alternative to potentiometers and RVDTs, this sensor
is ideal for a variety of automotive, industrial vehicle, marine and control applications where
grime, moisture, temperature and vibration can have an adverse affect on other types of sensor.
They will also show their extensive range of non-contact position, liquid level and gas flow
sensors.
Total
capability in sensors on display
Transducer solutions specialists RDP Electronics show the latest developments in sensor technology. Offering a
comprehensive range of transducers, instrumentation and measurement software, RDP are specialists in
providing cost effective solutions to a broad range of measurement needs, right from the point of
measurement through to PC display of data. With more than 40 years of research, development and
manufacture RDP are thoroughly experienced in manufacturing to the highest accredited international
standards, with proven accuracy and long-term reliability and supported by a first class sales
engineering team.
Temperature sensors for
industrial applications
The Labfacility
range of temperature sensors and installation fittings offers PRT or
thermocouple sensors for any industrial application. The established
range has been greatly enhanced to meet the needs of virtually any
application. Standard configurations or custom made assemblies are
offered in all of the widely used calibrations, type J,K,N,R,S and B.
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Premier manufacturer of pressure, temperature and flow instrumentation
Roxspur Measurement & Control presents several new
 products. Conventional Brearley thermocouple-based temperature
sensors are alongside the new TI4010 Thermal Imaging camera. With an industry leading 3.5" high quality
colour LCD display, this unit is ideal for the thermographer and
maintenance engineer alike. The Sensit range of strain gauge pressure
sensors now includes a new smaller -15mm diameter - OEM transducer, as
well as the industrial range of transmitters. In liquid and gas flow,
the new Platon NGX standard glass tube VA frame offers a wide range of
connections and precision flow control with optional multi-turn valves.
New transducers with Profibus interface for precision and reliability
Gefran has expanded its MK and IK range of magnetostrictive linear displacement transducers with new Profibus DP interface versions featuring parameter based GSD file set-up. With stroke lengths from 50 mm to 4000 mm, Gefrans new MK4-P (profile version) and IK2-P (rod version) are aimed at applications requiring integration in complex processing and automation systems, especially over long communication distances and where data transmission must be rapid and secure.
Vision Seminars Take A 'Holistic' Approach
The regular series of free seminars organised by UKIVA at IPOT (co-show
to mtec) will be taking on a rather different theme. This time, the
seminars will focus on 'Holistic Vision' and they will concentrate on
the totality of solving problems with vision, including optics and
lighting, as well as cameras and software and other components. UKIVA
Director, Don Braggins, said: "Our seminars in the past have been
extremely well received, but have often concentrated on one particular
aspect of vision, such as a particular type of camera, or an interface
standard or a lighting arrangement. Solving vision problems in an
industrial or scientific environment requires every aspect of vision to
be considered. This ranges from the illumination, image acquisition,
processing and measurement, through to the outcome of the process,
whether in the form of a signal sent to a reject mechanism or an alert
to a production operator or a printed report."
GigE vision focus
Also at IPOT Firstsight Vision will be showing the first new GigE
Vision cameras for 2007 from Jai and Dalsa. These will include a new,
high-speed camera in the Genie series from Dalsa. Genie cameras combine
standard gigabit Ethernet technology with Dalsa's 'Trigger to Image
Reliability' framework to dependably capture and transfer images from
the camera to the host PC.
Pressure mapping systems
 The well established top of
the range I-Scan system from Tekscan just became more portable and easier to use, with the
introduction of the "Evolution USB handle". This device allows instant USB connection of Tekscan's
0.1mm thick Mylar pressure sensors to any notebook PC running Windows XP.
In order to make the
I-Scan system even more portable, Tekscan have introduced a software version that runs on a PDA and
which will communicate with the Evolution handle, thus enabling pressure mapping measurements to be
carried out almost anywhere. This package is ideal for field work, machinery set-up and control or
for use where weight or available space is at a premium.
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The 2006 Machine Building event, had a total of 33 exhibitors. Currently, for the 2007 show, 51 exhibitors have booked with space still available. This represents an incredible 54% increase in stand sales, 'which proves Machine Building's value as the premier event of its type for 2007.'
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Don't touch! The shaft is turning! -
Total solutions for non-contact torque measurement can be seen on Sensor Technology's stand.
The RWT310/320 series of Torqsense Rotary Torque Sensors is now available in
a full range of sizes from 1Nm to 10,000Nm, so can be applied to virtually
any size of system where precise yet simple torque monitoring is required.
And these are complemented by Torqview II, a software programme that
generates a virtual instrumentation display of the output from a Torqsense
transducer that can be run on any computer.
Birthday celebration for National Instruments
For 30 years, National Instruments has been a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation - a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government and academia approach measurement and automation. Leveraging PCs and commercial technologies, virtual instrumentation increases productivity and lowers costs for test, control and design applications through easy-to-integrate software, such as NI LabVIEW and modular measurement and control hardware for PXI, PXI Express, PCI, USB and Ethernet.
At MTEC 2007 (stand B98), NI will will celebrate by demonstrating the latest innovations in virtual instrumentation including National Instruments LabVIEW 8.20, the 20th anniversary edition, new CompactDAQ, the simple, complete USB data acquisition platform, and modular instrumentation hardware.
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