Smart Discrete Sensors Adoption and Usage

Introduction:

ARC is conducting a survey to get your input on the adoption of smart sensors for the discrete industries. Sensors include proximity, photoelectric, linear and rotary position sensors, and other types of sensors used in discrete manufacturing operations.  Process field devices like pressure transmitters and flowmeters are not included in the scope of this survey.  ARC's definition of a smart sensor is a device combined with a sensing unit and a signal processor that can be plugged into an industrial network. "smart" sensors are smart if:

• a sensor communicates more than its measured variable, e.g. status and diagnostic information such as “lens dirty” or “device communications lost”
• a sensor has built in intelligence to self-adjust to the environment or the detected object
• a sensor can communicate with a host, master, controller or other similar devices to receive parameters

Your responses will be kept strictly confidential. In appreciation for taking our survey, you will receive a free copy of the survey results once all the responses have been tabulated. The survey should take about 5 minutes to complete. For questions or further information, please contact Larry O’Brien, Vice President of research at ARC Advisory Group at lobrien@arcweb.com. Thanks for taking our survey