Setra Systems
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| Company type | Subsidiary of Fortive |
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| Industry | Electronics Industrial manufacturing |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Headquarters | Boxborough, Massachusetts, USA |
| Products | Pressure Sensors, Current Sensors, Indicators |
Number of employees | 201-500 |
| Parent | Fortive |
| Website | http://www.setra.com |
Setra Systems, Inc. is an American electronics company that manufactures electronic instruments that measure pressure, acceleration, and weight. The company's products are used chiefly in industrial manufacturing Setra Systems Inc. was a fully owned subsidiary of Fortive.[1]
History
[edit]Founded in 1967, Setra Systems, Inc. is a USA-based designer and manufacturer of pressure, humidity and current sensing products for the HVAC industry. In 2001, Setra was acquired by Danaher Corporation. Setra Technology Park is located in Boxborough, MA.[2] Setra's range of products also cater to agricultural, medical, and semi-conductor industries apart from the existing OEM, barometric, HVAC/R, environmental, test and measurement, food and pharmaceutical industries.[2]
Management
[edit]The company was founded by Y. T. Li and S. Y. Lee, former professors of engineering at MIT,[3] who co-developed the variable capacitance transduction principle, the force sensing technology which is the basis of Setra's products.[4]
Products
[edit]Setra's range of products include differential pressure transmitters, low differential pressure transducer, wet-to-wet differential pressure transducer, gauge pressure transmitters, current switches and sensors, humidity sensors and vacuum sensors. The engineering and research efforts of Setra have been put into the development of transmitters and transducers designed using the variable capacitive transduction principle.[5] Setra has applications in various industries such as OEM, barometric, HVAC/R, environmental, test and measurement, food and pharmaceutical industries and has now ventured into building automation,[6] agricultural, medical and semi-conductor industries.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gems Sensors acquires of Setra Systems in December 2000".
- ^ "Setra Systems Profile on ALPSControls.com".
- ^ "History of Setra".
- ^ Capacitance-based Pressure Transducer Handbook (PDF) (Report). Teesing, Setra. 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Setra Systems Inc. Profile On ALPS Controls".
- ^ "Setra creates a new business area - Building Products & Systems". 31 January 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ "Innovative Partnership Program With NASA".