Measurement Specialties' experience designing Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) using silicon structures is unsurpassed in the world.  We have developed and commercialized several product areas based on silicon micromachining technology, offering an unmatched range of standard products with a strong custom design capability.  Measurement Specialties MEMS technology offers customers a robust sensor that is small, lightweight and long-lived. Requiring low power, it is easily integrated with analog and digital circuits while also very friendly to large volume fabrication.  Measurement Specialties' MEMS accelerometers are used for automobile crash and crush testing, auto OEM safety applications, instrumentation, robotics and military/aerospace applications.

Measurement Specialties innovative approach for cost-effective piezoelectric accelerometer designs resides in its ability to use a broad range of materials including crystals such as quartz or man-made ceramic and polymers that have piezoelectric properties.  OEM manufacturers look towards this technology as it provides lower-cost sensors requiring no external power supply.  Such sensors are used in a broad range of applications including patient monitoring, commercial appliances, traffic regulation, safety devices, alarms and switches for such common devices as printers and games.

Bonded strain-gage technology is a favorite among measurement professionals demanding miniaturization and customization for unique, small volume applications.  Easily packaged with amplified and unamplified signal outputs, this technology is employed across wide g and temperature ranges.