Innovative spectrometer concept from Endress+Hauser wins R&D 100 award

Inline MIR spectroscopy offers continuous monitoring of the concentration of liquids which consist of several components to ensure efficient process control. The MIR spectrometer from Endress+Hauser provides a concept which is unique in every respect. As the first process-suitable spectrometer, it can be directly connected to the process via standard retractable assemblies and can be easily and effectively cleaned. Simple to operate, the MIR spectrometer determines concentrations quickly and precisely and can even be used in hazardous area applications.

The MIR spectrometer was developed in cooperation with Bayer Technology Services GmbH (BTS). The strategic partnership with Endress+Hauser reflects the growing need in the chemicals and pharmaceuticals industry to optimize production processes in terms of performance, safety, cost and quality using online analysis measurement.

In addition to the MIR spectrometer, Endress+Hauser has also won several international awards and prizes for innovation for its Memosens technology. Memosens is the world's first non-contact sensor system offering interference-free transmission of measured values. The digital sensor's re-calibration possibilities and extended lifetime provides new cost-saving concepts in terms of maintenance requirements.

The R&D 100 award is awarded by a distinguished jury comprising professional consultants, university representatives, and researchers from industry who all have considerable experience and expertise in the fields of evaluation. The award was established in 1963 as a national US award with the first international participants receiving an award just two years later. The jury has a distinguished history in awarding products that have become household names of the future: the ATM (1973), halogen bulb (1974), fax machine (1975), liquid crystal display (1980), printer (1986), Nicoderm stop-smoking patch (1992), Taxol anticancer drug (1993), 'lab on a chip' (1996) and HDTV (1998).

Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG is one of the world's leading specialists in liquid analysis. The company was founded in 1970 and became part of the Endress+Hauser Group in 1977. Innovative products and state-of-the-art production centers are evidence of the Group's high degree of competence. The company employs over 500 people worldwide at locations in Gerlingen and Waldheim (Germany), Anaheim (California, USA), as well as Suzhou (China).

The Endress+Hauser Group

Endress+Hauser is a global leader in measurement instrumentation, services and solutions for industrial process engineering. With over 8,000 employees worldwide, the Group generates annual net sales of more than 1.1 billion euros.

Structure

Company-owned sales centers and a network of partners guarantee competent worldwide support. Production centers in eleven countries meet customers' needs and requirements quickly and effectively. As a successful family-owned business, Endress+Hauser is set for continued independence and self-reliance in the future.

Products

Endress+Hauser provides sensors, instruments, systems and services for level, flow, pressure and temperature measurement as well as liquid analysis and data acquisition. The company supports customers with solutions and services in automation engineering, logistics and information technology. Our products set standards in quality and technology.

Industries

Customers are primarily from the chemical/petrochemical, food & beverage, water/wastewater, life science,
oil & gas, energy, primaries, pulp & paper and shipbuilding industries. Endress+Hauser supports its customers to optimize their process engineering procedures while taking into consideration reliability, safety, economic efficiency and environmental protection.

History

Founded in 1953 by Georg H Endress and Ludwig Hauser, Endress+Hauser has developed from being a specialist in level measurement to a provider of complete solutions for industrial measuring technology and automation, with expansion into new territories and markets.

Contact

Stephan-C. Köhler

Human Resources and Company Communications

Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG

Dieselstrasse 24

70839 Gerlingen

Germany

Email: stephan.koehler@conducta.endress.com

Telephone: +49/71 56/209-237

Fax: +49/71 56/209-266