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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.

Pascal van Putten, CEO at VPInstruments, has over 25 years of experience in energy monitoring for compressed air and industrial gases. With a background in engineering and a strong focus on sustainability, he founded VPInstruments to provide easy-to-use, reliable tools for measuring flow, pressure, power, dew point, and more. Under his leadership, the company has developed innovative products like the VPFlowScope flow meter series and the VPVision energy management system, now used in factories worldwide. Pascal believes that accurate measurement is the first step toward meaningful energy savings and carbon reduction. He regularly speaks at conferences and workshops, sharing insights on industrial energy efficiency. As part of this expert panel, Pascal looks forward to addressing your questions on compressed air monitoring and sustainable energy management.

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.

As product manager at UWT Nikolas specializes in solving demanding applications, consulting, training and troubleshooting. He also studied industrial engineering, technical product and innovation management. Since coming to UWT in 2018 he found his passion for level measurement solutions for different process situations in a variety of industries. He enjoys new, exciting challenges and he is our go-to expert on tricky installations around the globe. PERFORMANCE. UP TO THE MAX. That’s what motivates him. Markus started out his career by training as a Systems Electronics Technician where he acquired valuable practical experiences in this field. He then moved on to study at the University of Ulster (Northern Ireland) and the University of Applied Sciences Kempten (Germany) where he graduated as an Electronics Engineer. Since then, he has gained over 20 years’ experience in product management, application consulting and product training working for international operating companies specializing in measurement and control devices. During that time Markus has worked with various sensor technologies in the field of flow, pressure and level control providing innovative solutions for organisations around the globe. Currently his professional focus is on level measurement, especially vibration, capacitive and radio frequency technologies. In addition he also specializes in rotary paddle, guided and free radar devices. With his extensive experience within the industry Markus is renowned as an expert in all applications delivering solutions from the standard through to extreme measurement situations as well as the more unusual niche applications.