Report: Instrumentation, Analysis & Testing Exhibition 2015
The annual Instrumentation, Analysis and Testing Exhibition was held on 17 March 2015 in the International Conference Centre at the Silverstone Wing. This was our most successful exhibition to date and once again the show was enlarged to accommodate as many exhibitors as possible. Sadly, we were not able to offer all the requesting exhibitors spaces and recommend booking early for 2016 to avoid disappointment.
opportunity for visitors to see a wide range of instrumentation and analysis software, and to have the opportunity to discuss latest developments and their requirements, together with any instrumentation issues they are having difficulty in resolving in an informal atmosphere. The exhibition also provides the opportunity for visitors to meet colleagues from other companies and industries. Please see at the end of the report the list of exhibitors who attended the exhibition. 4 technical forums were held alongside the exhibition and these proved popular with attendees. Visitors had the
The exhibition was well-attended with visitor numbers increasing slightly on last year. Visitors came from a wide variety of industries including aerospace, material handling, automotive (including motorcycle, bus and coach, suspension manufacturers and F1 teams), power generation, medical and design and test consultancies. The exhibition provides a great
opportunity to view brief presentations from a panel of experts before having the chance to raise questions. The relaxed, informal style of the forums
A & D Europe GmbH UK Branch AcSoft Ltd ASDEC BMTA Bose Ltd Bruel & Kjaer Carl Zeiss Ltd CentraTEQ Ltd Data Acquisition and Testing Services Ltd Data Physics (UK) Ltd Datron Technology Ltd Dewesoft UK DJB Instruments Form and Test Seidner & Co Ltd Fylde Electronics Gantner Instrumentation GOM UK Ltd HBM United Kingdom Ltd HGL Dynamics Ltd IDT (UK) Ltd Infolytica Europe
Interface Force Measurements Ltd Jaeger Computergesteuerte Messtechnik / ADAS KDPES Kemo Ltd Kistler Instruments Ltd M&P International (UK) Ltd Mecmesin Meggitt Sensing Systems Micro-Epsilon Moog MTS Systems Muller BBM-VAS Nprime P.A.R.C. Ltd PCB Piezotronics Ltd Photo-Sonics International Ltd Polytec QTP Environmental Ltd Racelogic Ltd SEE
allowed for audience participation and a number of interesting and stimulating debates took place. It is hoped that one or two of these sessions may lead on to one-day events in the near future. The forums were entitled: Residual Strain and What is Failure Similar Vehicles Have Similar Loads. (Why Collect Data?) Durability Testing of Ground Vehicle and Aerospace Electronic Components and Systems Metrology – Saving Time, Money and Tempers, and Reducing Waste Additional interest was provided by Porsche who were using the Silverstone track for testing purposes throughout the day. Many visitors took advantage of the great views from the gallery to take in the action on the track. Next year’s exhibition will be held on 15 March 2016, again in the Silverstone Wing and we hope to see many of you there. Entry to the exhibition and forums remains free to visitors, with complimentary refreshments provided throughout the day. The following exhibitors attended: Sensorland Sensors UK Servotest Shimadzu Siemens PLM Software Smart Fibres Ltd Stack Ltd Star Hydraulics Strainsense Ltd Techni Measure Tesla Test Systems Thermal Vision Research THP Systems Ltd Tiab Ltd Transmission Dynamics Variohm Vishay Measurements Group UK Ltd V-Teq Vibration Services Ltd Yokogawa Zwick Testing Machines Ltd
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