Endress+Hauser has acquired SensAction, a manufacturer of innovative systems for measuring the concentration of liquids. With this move, the Switzerland-based Group intends to strengthen its quality measurement portfolio. SensAction will remain headquartered in Coburg, Germany, and keep its current staff.
SensAction will operate as a division of the Endress+Hauser centre of competence for flow measurement technology headquartered in Reinach, Switzerland. “This innovative technology is an excellent fit with our modern flow measurement portfolio,” says Dr Bernd-Josef Schäfer, managing director of Endress+Hauser Flowtec. “It allows us to expand our range of products for measuring quality parameters.”
Coriolis flow measurement devices from Endress+Hauser can already determine not only mass flow, but density as well. Electromagnetic instruments are capable of measuring conductivity in parallel to the volume flow. “These physical analysis parameters create direct value-add for the customer,” emphasises Bernd-Josef Schäfer. Endress+Hauser plans to integrate the SensAction instruments into its own program and open up new markets via the Group’s international sales structures. In addition, plans are in place to combine the technology directly with Endress+Hauser’s flow instruments.
Innovative technology
The systems from SensAction measure the concentration of liquids with the help of surface acoustic waves. By analysing the transmission time and amplitude, the acoustic parameters of the liquid, such as sound wave velocity, impedance and density, can be measured in order to determine the concentration. Because they contain no moving parts, the systems are maintenance free and do not suffer from wear and tear.
Apart from developing and manufacturing concentration measurement systems, SensAction also offers supplementary services, such as software
products that rely on a laboratory measurement to provide a high degree of accuracy and user-friendliness for customer applications. The key fields of application for the SensAction instruments include concentration measurements for liquid process media.
The acquisition will be effective retroactively from 1 January 2017. Both parties have agreed to not disclose the details of the transaction. Stefan Rothballer and Michael Münch, two of SensAction’s founders, will continue to manage the innovative company’s business.
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