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and enabling predictive maintenance . Our domain expertise , combined with digital sensing capabilities , has seen us create a new product line of IO-Link Smart Sensors , which we launched earlier this year . Offering a phenomenal value proposition , we ’ re pleased to say that the sensors are already receiving great market feedback .
“ OEM custom sensors , on the other hand , take an existing sensing capability and integrate it into the customers ’ hardware . The example I use to best explain this process and its impact is using a strain gauge sensor on an accessory seed planter . This transforms the seed planter into a smart solution , as it can now measure the depth at which the seeds must be planted based on soil condition . At a practical level , it means farmers can accurately plant seeds regardless of differing soil conditions , leading to three-to-four percent yield increases .”
Turning to the company ’ s structure , Ben explains : “ We have a small base in the UK and are part of a FTSE 250 , precision engineering company , Spectris plc , which is split into two divisions : Spectris Scientific and Spectris
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