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MSI
Sensors Acquires Elekon Industries
Elekon designs and manufactures optical sensors and components sold primarily to the medical and security markets. Their products include pulse oximetry (SpO2) sensors for use in hospitals and other primary and secondary care environments. These non-invasive sensors are used to measure blood oxygen saturation and pulse rate. Elekon customers include medical device manufacturers such as Tyco, Phillips and GE. The Elekon SpO2 sensors are offered in disposable versions for use with an OEM device and in a reusable format. Elekon also designs and manufactures optical electronics components such as infrared detectors assemblies (Si based), light sources with various wavelength combinations (LEDs) and photodiodes. Elekon has a strategic relationship with India-based Opto Circuits India, Ltd., who assembles most of the division’s products. In
September, Elekon received FDA clearance to start marketing and selling
sensors made with its
patent-pending Flexistat™ technology. Flexistat™ is
a multi-platform delivery system which enhances durability and accuracy
of the SpO2 sensors while reducing manufacturing costs. "Obtaining
FDA approval for our new line of OEM sensors enhances our position
as a market leader and innovator in medical sensing,” noted Thomas
Dietiker, founder of Elekon and now product line manager of optical
products for
MSI Sensors. Vibration Sensing Expert Joins MSI Sensors
Mr. Chu has 25 years of engineering and marketing experience in the sensor industry with a special emphasis on piezoelectric and piezoresistive sensor designs and MEMs development. He is an internationally known authority and published author on the subjects of shock measurement and accelerometers. Mr. Chu is fluent in Chinese, which will facilitate his work with MSI Sensors’ engineering and manufacturing center in Shenzhen, China. For more than two decades, Mr. Chu worked at Endevco Corporation, a division of Meggitt PLC, in roles of increasing responsibility. Most recently, as Director of Product Management, he managed the entire Endevco product line of piezoelectric, silicon MEMs and electronic systems products. Mr. Chu also held leadership positions in marketing, manufacturing and engineering design. “We are thrilled to bring on a talent such as Anthony Chu to further develop our growing portfolio of vibration sensing technologies,” noted Vic Chatigny, Vice President and General Manager of MSI Sensors. “Mr. Chu will build on the platform we’ve established with our capabilities in silicon MEMs, piezoelectric polymer film, piezoelectric ceramic, bonded gage and accelerometer miniaturization through our recent Entran acquisition.” Mr. Chu commented: “I see great opportunity for MSI Sensors in vibration sensing because of the company’s uniquely broad technology portfolio. Our expanded toolbox provides competitive advantage because we can choose the best possible way to solve customer problems and achieve high performance at very competitive costs.”
MSI Sensors Receives Patents for Piezo Film Inventions
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This
past summer, MSI Sensors acquired three companies to rapidly increase
capabilities and product offerings for our customers: Encoder Devices,
Elekon Industries and Entran. Encoder Devices and Entran were profiled
in 
MSI
Sensors is pleased to announce that Anthony Chu has joined the
company as Director, Vibration Sensors Business Unit. He will lead
MSI Sensors’ global initiative to significantly expand its
accelerometer and vibration sensing business with customers in
the automotive, medical, military/aerospace and consumer goods
industries. 
