The overall industry leader in 2001 was Thermo Electron Corp. of Waltham, Massachusetts, with sales of $2.2 billion and 12,000 employees.
Through the mid-2000s, the miscellaneous measuring and controlling devices industry was projected to grow at an annual rate of 3 percent.
Commercial, geophysical, meteorological, and general-purpose instruments and equipment is a large segment in the measuring and controlling devices industry.
The measuring and controlling devices industry involves the manufacturing of instruments and tools used to measure and control various parameters such as temperature, pressure, flow, and level in industrial processes. These devices play a crucial role in ensuring accuracy and efficiency in operations across different industries such as manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, and energy.
Major industry product segments include aircraft engine instruments; nuclear radiation detection and monitoring instruments; commercial, geophysical, meteorological,
The main customers of the aircraft engine instruments segment were General Electric (GE), United Technologies, Rolls Royce, and other aircraft manufacturers.
The noncurrent-carrying wiring devices industry includes products such as outlets, switches, junction boxes, and electrical panels that are used in electrical installations but do not carry the current themselves. These devices are essential components in electrical systems for controlling and distributing electricity throughout buildings. The industry is focused on producing safe, reliable, and code-compliant products for use in residential, commercial, and industrial applications.
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Such devices include typewriting, mailroom, and dictation machines. In addition, a multitude of companies in the industry produce specialty products.
Exactly what measuring device? There are hundreds of "measuring devices" to measure different things.
Although industry employment remained steady during the 1980s--at about 37,000 workers--increased automation and the movement of some manufacturing activities overseas
Some devices that operate based on the pressure of liquids include hydraulic systems for machinery, pressure sensors for measuring fluid levels, and pressure relief valves for controlling the flow of liquids in pipelines.
Companies in this industry manufacture a plethora of devices, including weapon-firing control mechanisms, optical laser-sighting systems, binoculars, borescopes,