D2.1 - Future Challenges of Flow Measurement: towards smart and compact sensors

How has the business of flow measurement developed over the years? The first widely used and commercially available flowmeters were mechanical, and were developed over 100 years ago. Since these “traditional” technologies still today make up a significant part of the market, one could speak of the “evolution” of flow measurement. Around 60 years ago, electronic flowmeter technologies were introduced and have also evolved. Many millions of flowmeters are manufactured and sold every year by over 1000 companies, and are installed in hundreds of different applications in dozens of industry sectors.