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From a strong foundation in instrumentation, Sira's activities today extend from expert systems to space technology. Richard Brook talks to Sensor Review.

Sira, the UK independent applied research and technology company, is expanding its presence in North America with the formation of two new companies: Sira Inc and Sira Holdings Inc. The new companies will spearhead Sira's drive to increase its instrumentation and control systems business in the North American market, which already accounts for 22% of the Group's turnover.

The purpose of this paper is to describe a simulation approach to the management of information and library services. The technique is being developed to aid in organizing and planning Siraid and other industrial communications activity at Sira (British Scientific Instruments Research Association). To put this work in context it will be helpful to indicate the nature of this activity and its relevance to the current functions of Sira.

Sira Institute, the R & D establishment for scientific and industrial measurement has set up its own company, Ometron Ltd., to manufacture and market products which would not otherwise be exploited. Its first product is equipment for studying cyclic stresses by the minute temperature changes which they cause. Peter Hunt, general manager of Ometron, and Martin Webber of Sira who was responsible for the development of the technique, talked to Sensor Review.

An instrument capable of measuring the quality of a lens to better than one‐twentieth of the wavelength of light, has been designed and built by Sira Electro‐optics Division for the Japanese camera and optics specialist, Nikon.

The government‐sponsored Foresight programme, begun four years ago with the aim of bringing together industrial companies with academic and research organisations to improve the competitiveness of the British economy, has now entered a second round of activity focusing on developing its range of tasks. In the area of sensing technology three themes are being taken up for collaboration by Sira during the coming year: industry and the environment; security and observation; and Earth observation. Last November Sira sponsored a conference to introduce these themes and recently Professor Richard Brook, director of Sira, and Anne Burns, technology marketing manager, talked to Jack Hollingum about the way ahead.