Cars today require a variety of sensors to monitor elements such as engine speed, tyre pressure, air temperature and more. As being able to respond to changing conditions, by monitoring and responding to data is a must. A standard on board diagnostic interface on most modern-day automotive vehicles will now normally contain more than 50 individual sensors.
This has been largely driven by increased demands on safety, comfort, reliability, energy efficiency and reducing environmental impact. All key areas that are becoming more important in modern day cars, as more demanding requirements are placed upon the machines. As a result sensor technology has become an integral part of automotive vehicle design and manufacturing. We are committed to improving the safety of vehicles and helping to make them more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.
Quest’s automotive sensors are produced to exacting specifications, providing essential data used within a number of automotive vehicles. Allowing on-board systems to identify and respond to changing conditions both inside and out.
We also provide sensors to the automotive sector. These are regularly designed and manufactured to exacting specifications, often on a custom basis. As we have the experience and capacity to optimize and adapt sensors to meet individual requirements and markets.
Industrial sensors are an essential component of modern manufacturing and production processes.
These devices are designed to detect and measure various physical parameters, such as temperature, pressure, and humidity, and provide real-time data to control systems and operators.
One of the primary benefits of industrial sensors is their ability to improve efficiency and productivity in manufacturing processes.
By providing accurate and timely data, sensors can help operators optimise production and reduce waste, leading to cost savings and increased profitability.
Sensors can also help improve product quality and safety by detecting and preventing defects or anomalies in the production process.
The potential for MEMs based sensors to revolutionise the Health Tech and Well-Being market sectors has long been recognised and is rapidly gaining pace.
Of course regulatory compliance in this sector is of paramount importance but does represent a degree of inertia to be overcome before new ideas can be implemented.
Quests ASICs are used in heart pacemakers and our precision analogue foundry ICs in MRI and CT scanners. Quests foundry thermopile sensor chips are in widespread use in non contact ear thermometers. Quests photodiode manufacturing capabilities are exploited in urine analysis equipment where colouration of chemical strips are measured.
Most recently, production of blood viscosity sensors has started for personal INR monitoring systems for people at risk of stroke or heart problems.
Lab on a chip for blood analysis and nano wires with electro-polymerised, antigen selective coatings are current areas of R&D interest together with our commercial partners in industry and academia.
Quest is helping to make people healthy and live longer.
