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Francisco graduated as an industrial technical engineer at the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (Murcia, Spain) in 1993, and joined HRS in 1998. After a year as a design engineer, he focused on HRS’ food processing projects, developing, designing and commissioning large projects for customers. Throughout his professional career, Francisco has worked primarily within the food industry and has an in-depth understanding of its process nuances and requirements. In 2010, he was made Food Business Director for the HRS Group, supporting the sales teams’ engagements and customer requirements internationally across all of the HRS Group’s offices. Francisco’s extensive technical knowledge developed throughout his career as a design engineer, along with his ability to understand the unique needs of the client, have made him one of the top experts in the food processing industry.

Josh is a Technical Engineer and is an integral member of Industrial Tomography Systems’ talented engineering team. Josh is responsible for creating the many and varied sensor designs required by clients to cover the full gamut of fluid handling applications. When he’s not busy designing bespoke sensors, Josh provides face-to-face technical support for Industrial Tomography Systems’ large domestic and international customer base, where he excels in providing straightforward explanations combined with sound technical advice. Josh graduated from The University of Sheffield with an M.Eng. in Aerospace Engineering which included a 12-month placement at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research – also known as CERN. Industrial Tomography Systems’ range of electrical tomography systems provides the fluid handling fraternity with the ability to monitor any fluidised process through real-time dynamic imaging and data acquisition totally unconstrained by the opaqueness of a pipe or container. Electrical resistance tomography (ERT) and electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) are highly adaptable and versatile technologies that can be used in a raft of different fluid handling applications. This includes novel applications that have yet to be thought of, discovered or utilised. Josh welcomes all questions and enquiries pertaining to electrical tomography and Industrial Tomography Systems’ suite of turnkey and bespoke solutions.

Ryan Fitzgerald, Product Manager at Anderson-Negele, is an expert for the process management sensor portfolio which includes electromagnetic flow meters, Coriolis flow meters, temperature sensors and pressure sensors. He has spent the past years turning customer pain points into innovative sensing and measurement solutions. Given Anderson-Negele’s global 90+ year focus in the hygienic industry Ryan also has a vast knowledge of hygienic/sanitary design standards and requirements that apply to sensors primarily used in the Food & Beverage and Life Science industries. After completing a BS in Mechanical Engineering at Clarkson University Ryan joined the Team at Anderson-Negele in Fultonville NY. Ryan has developed technical product and application knowledge throughout his career through roles in design and application engineering. A passion for understanding and solving customer problems led Ryan to his current position as product manager at Anderson-Negele.

Dietmar Saecker is temperature measurement expert at Endress+Hauser in Nesselwang, Germany. His experience covers technical sales support, consulting for difficult temperature measurement applications and international know-how transfers, especially in the Life Sciences industry. He also teaches at the Kempten University of Applied Sciences. Dietmar studied Chemical Engineering with a focus on measurement and control technology at the University of Dortmund. Experience from many customer visits has shown him that many problems arise from an incorrect choice of equipment. In lectures and training courses on temperature measurement technology, he demonstrates the complexity of the subject and regularly surprises numerous listeners with his thoughts and experiences. His recipe: “Recognizing trends and sharing knowledge. Because only when we share knowledge can we develop better solutions together.” Dietmar is looking forward to your questions and the exchange with you.