News & Events

Althen Sensors & Controls expands its activities, with the strategic acquisition of Metesco Nederland BV. With the addition of Metesco, Althen gains access to a whole new market segment, namely the rental of sensors, measurement systems and portable measurement & data acquisition equipment. Richard Zwakke founded Metesco BV in 2005 and has since grown it into a renowned name in the world of rental of measuring instruments, measuring systems and innovative on-demand solutions.

Althen Sensors & Controls has reached the next phase of the innovation competition for monitoring bridges and quay walls for the Municipality of Amsterdam. For this innovation tender, Althen started the development of a new IoT sensor solution called the Smartbrick, specifically suited for cost-effective monitoring of quays and bridges.

On Friday December 18th, Althen BV Sensors & Controls has moved from Leidschendam to Rijswijk.

After successful tests by the French SNCF, Althen GmbH Mess- und Sensortechnik is bringing its dynamic weighing system AWIM (Althen Weighing in Motion) to the German railway sector. The weighing system allows monitoring infrastructure load and enables predictive maintenance.

During the test flight of the Flying V, TU Delft used Aeroprobe's specialized Micro Air Data System and an integrated multi-hole Air Data Probe to gather accurate test results.