Jean-François Allier

Measurement Specialties, Inc. manufactures digital electronic measurement devices. Its sensor products comprise pressure components, sensors, and transducers; load cells; linear variable differential transformers, rotary position transducers, and magneto-resistive sensors and magnetic encoders; long stroke linear displacement, magnetostrictive, and hi-rel rotary sensors; traffic and custom piezoelectric film sensors; accelerometers; relative humidity sensors; fluid monitoring sensors; thermistors and resistance temperature detectors; pulse oximetry and X-ray detection sensors; angular rate measurement sensors; and static and dynamic torque or force sensors. The company’s technologies comprise piezoresistive silicon, polymer and ceramic piezoelectric materials, application specific integrated circuits, micro-electromechanical systems, foil strain gauges, electromagnetic force balance systems, fluid capacitive sensors, linear and rotational variable differential transformers and anisotropic magneto-resistive devices. Measurement Specialties was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Hampton, VA.

Part of TE Connectivity Ltd., Humirel SA is a French company that designs and manufactures humidity sensors. The company is based in Toulouse, France. The company was founded by Jean-François Allier. Humirel was acquired by Measurement Specialties, Inc., part of TE Connectivity Ltd. from October 10, 2014 on December 22, 2004 for $31.60 million.

HL Planartechnik GmbH develops, manufactures and sells components and subsystems using microstructures with sensory function on ceramic, glass and silicon chips. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Dortmund, Germany.