Demand for Test and Measurement Sensors Set to Increase

测试与测量传感器需求提升

July 31, 2014 - Test and measurement is a prerequisite for constant innovation and improvement in the development and manufacturing space. In turn, monitoring various operating conditions such as acceleration, pressure, temperature, magnetic field and frequency range while performing test and measurement tasks automatically necessitates a variety of sensors. As innovations in testing methods gather pace, the development of sensors used in test and measurement applications too will pick up.

7月31日消息——测试和测量是研发和制造领域不断创新和完善的先决条件。反过来，监测如加速度、压力、温度、磁场和频率范围等各种操作条件，同时自动执行测试和测量任务就必须用到各种传感器。随着测试方法创新的步伐加快，传感器在测试和测量应用领域的发展也将回升。

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Sensors in Test and Measurement, finds that the market earned revenues of $1.10 billion in 2013 and estimates this to reach $1.53 billion in 2020. The aerospace and defence as well as automotive industries will generate the maximum revenue due to the large number of applications involved, and the high cost of sensors used. Meanwhile, the installation of wind turbines, owing to the intensifying focus on renewable energy, will present opportunities for sensors in testing wind turbines. Product testing in consumer electronics is another avenue that promises high growth.

Frost＆Sullivan在其新报告《测试与测量传感器》中指出，2013年该市场容量为11亿美元，预计这一数字到2020年将达15.3亿美元。航空航天、国防以及汽车行业由于涉及应用众多，而且这类传感器的成本较高，因此来自这些行业的营收最大。同时，由于对可再生能源关注的加强，风力涡轮机的安装将为风力涡轮机测试传感器带来机会。消费电子产品测试是另一个有望取得高增长的行业。

“As product design and development become more complex, the need for highly accurate, sophisticated sensors for test and measurement applications will increase,” said Frost & Sullivan Measurement and Instrumentation Senior Industry Analyst Sankara Narayanan. “The shift to smaller, lighter structures will also drive the demand for smaller, lighter electronic components, including sensors.”  

Frost＆Sullivan测控仪表资深产业分析师Sankara Narayanan 表示：“随着产品设计和开发变得更加复杂，测试和测量应用对高精度、复杂传感器的需求增加。向更小、更轻结构的转变也将推动对包括传感器在内的更小、更轻电子元件的需求。”

However, innovations in core sensor technologies have not kept pace with developments in other areas such as instrumentation and sensor packaging. To expand market scope, proven experience of having met the requirements of demanding test and measurement end markets will be critical. Further, easy-to-use, dedicated sensor solutions that provide state-of-the-art measurement and monitoring will be mandatory irrespective of the end market.
但是，核心传感器技术的创新并没有跟上其他领域技术的发展，比如仪表和传感器封装。为扩大市场规模，符合测试和测量终端市场需求条件的现有经验至关重要。此外，提供最先进的测量和监测而且易于使用的专用传感器解决方案，无论任何终端市场，都将是必须的。

It is important for sensor manufacturers to offer a wide configuration of sensors to support multiple applications. Maturing into a one-stop shop by supplying test equipment and associated software along with sensors will help vendors appeal to a larger consumer base.

对于传感器制造商而言，提供支持多个应用的传感器配置范围至关重要。通过向配套传感器提供测试设备和相关软件的一站式商家发展，将帮助厂商吸引更大的消费群。

“Moreover, sensors used in test and measurement are put to extreme working conditions involving high temperature and pressure,” noted Sankara Narayanan. “Therefore, manufacturers must be able to deliver both on-site and local technical, repair and calibration services to stamp their authority in the global market.”

Sankara Narayanan 指出：“此外，用于测试和测量的传感器往往处于高温高压等极端工作条件，因此，制造商必须能够同时提供现场和本地的技术、维修和校准服务，以加强他们在全球市场的影响力。”