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A Market Prime for Boom, Thermal Flowmeters to Gain from Environmental Push

From Sierra Instruments, Inc.
 

 

Among the established flow measurement technologies, thermal flowmeters account for fewer units shipped than any other flow technology except for target meters. In perspective, thermal flowmeters, at a market size of under $100 million, represent less than 2 percent of a worldwide flowmeter market that is projected to approach $5 billion in 2009. Yet, despite a global economic slump, thermal flowmeters are suddenly emerging into the spotlight and are primed to show an upswing in demand. Why is this? The answer lies primarily in the trend toward increased environmental monitoring and the suitability thermal flowmeters have for such applications.


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