As part of an expansion plan, the sensor technology business of Heraeus will operate under a new name. Heraeus Nexensos platinum temperature sensors can be used to measure and regulate thermal processes up to 1922°F (1050°C).

BriskHeat, a provider of flexible heating, insulating, temperature-control and composite-curing solutions, opened a calibration center in Shenzhen, China. It joins the company’s ACR hot bonder calibration and repair centers in Columbus, Ohio, and AeroNed B.V. in Rotterdam Netherlands. These centers are manned by technical product specialists and sales engineers to provide field training and phone support.

A batch processing feature is suited for OEMs and end users with thermal processes that seek to collect manufacturing part processing thermal data. With that in mind, Watlow introduced a batch processing feature for its F4T temperature and process controller and D4T datalogger.

Watlow, St. Louis, Mo., acquired Yarbrough Solutions Worldwide, a semiconductor equipment solutions provider that services semiconductor fabrication companies globally by developing, installing and servicing solutions at its customers’ fabrication plants. In performing these services, the Austin, Texas-based company has long utilized Watlow product offerings.