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Happy Holidays from the SHM System team

We wish our Customers and Friends peaceful and merry hollidays and all prosperity and success in the New Year. We hope this time brings you and your family joy and togetherness.

We hope that the coming year, like the passing one, will be full of exceptional projects, and that our systems will ensure the safety of many structures. See you in 2025!

Our company will be closed from Monday, December 23. Please contact us on January 7, 2025.

SHM System Team

EpsilonRebars withstand a wide temperature range – from approximately -200°C to +180°C

In many projects, the challenge is to apply DFOS sensors in non-standard temperature ranges. That’s why we prepared bending tests for our EpsilonRebars embedded in liquid nitrogen, where the sensors operated flawlessly.

On the other hand, we have extensive experience placing sensors within asphalt layers*, both in the lab and the field. Through these applications, we’ve confirmed that EpsilonRebars withstand a wide temperature range: from approximately -200°C to +180°C.

Future research directions include long-term testing and examining the effects of fatigue on sensors performance.

* Check our case studies

EpsilonRebar provides accurate strain and precise crack measurements over its entire length. On the other hand, it acts similar to a GFRP rebar with standard diameter of ø5 mm. Thanks to its high stiffness and tensile strength, it can perform a dual function: sensing and reinforcing simultaneously.

PDS – the world’s first plastic deformation sensor enables the identification of the plasticization moment

We often hear the question: “Is my structure safe?”

But how can we answer this based only on strain increments without knowing:

Thanks to our R&D, we’ve developed a solution capable of signaling upcoming yielding or near-to-failure state. Our Plastic Deformation Sensor PDS works like a safety fuse on steel, concrete or composite surfaces. This world-unique monitoring solution is based on a specialised configuration of strain sensors and advanced alghoritms.

The PDS is designed not only for various materials, but also for different measurement technologies, including:

Plastic Deformation Sensor (PDS) is a unique solution, that allows the unambiguous identification of the plasticisation moment of the monitored material, without the need to know its characteristics (in particular the sigma-epsilon curve), its initial stress state and its current technical condition.

The measurements cover selected areas of the structure that are safety-critical due to the risk of stress extremes. Measurements are taken automatically at a pre-set frequency over time and an early warning system alerts about any irregularities.

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Thermal compensation – one of the key aspects in long-term DFOS-based monitoring

Thermal compensation is one of the key aspects in long-term DFOS-based monitoring. To do it well, we need to know:

All the above aspects have been discussed by our team in the latest publication, which shows not only laboratory research, but also results from two real projects: hybrid bridge deck and steel underground pipeline.

Monolithic and composite Nerve-Sensors were deployed in both of these projects.

Read the open-access article in Elsevier’s Measurement!

SHM System at MSPO – International Defence Industry Exhibition!

We are proud to confirm our participation at MSPO, one of the year’s most important and largest defence events.

The MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition provides a unique platform where the greatest achievements of the defence industry worldwide are showcased, and industry leaders, innovators and experts come together to share knowledge and promote the latest technologies.

It is a great honour for us to be part of this event with the PPTF – Polish Photonics Technology Platform and its members.

Welcome to stand E-53! We will be there on Thursday, 7 September, ready to make new contacts and showcase our latest solutions.

Event summary of the first half of 2023 in SHM System

We are incredibly proud to have participated in 9 international conferences this year! It has been a remarkable experience, allowing us to gain valuable knowledge, establish inspiring connections, and share our accomplishments with experts worldwide. We extend our gratitude to our entire team for their dedication and hard work, enabling us to be part of these significant events. We are ready for more challenges and further growth for our company!

See you at the next trade shows, events and conferences!

Finding new talent at the International Photonics Job Fair in Warsaw

DFOS-based structural health monitoring and the corresponding R&D require the expertise of specialists in construction, geotechnics, mechanics, electronics, computer science, optics, and photonics. 

That is why we were at the International Photonics Job Fair at the faculty of physics of the Warsaw University of Technology to recruit talented individuals and future experts in the field of optical sensors!

Special thanks to Łukasz, Tymoteusz and Tomasz for representing Nerve-Sensors at the fair! 💪

The 2023 Smart City Summit and Expo

Smart City Summit and Expo, along with the 2050 Net Zero City Expo, aim to connect global urban forces and take action in implementing digital and green transformations in cities. Through showcasing numerous solutions and exchanging experiences, the goal is to utilize smart technology to address issues related to urban transportation, healthcare, and the environment, ultimately making our homes a better place.

We have spent three days participating in great meetings, networking sessions and forums and can’t wait to visit beautiful Taiwan again. We shared a stand on the 4th floor of the Global Pavilion with the Polish Technological Platform on Photonics, promoting our Distributed Fibre Optic Nerve-Sensors on the booth.

SHM System at the Czech-Polish Photonics 2023 workshop 

We had the pleasure to participate in the first edition of the Czech-Polish Photonics workshop. The event took place in the Technical University of Ostrava. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet experts in the field of photonics and work with them, to broaden our horizons. Connecting the Polish photonics industry with its Czech counterpart, through discussing possibilities of cooperation and exchanging ideas freely, was the main point of this event.

We would like to thank the organizers for inviting us!

Happy Christmas Holiday & 10 years of SHM System

We have been taking care of the safety by creating unique construction monitoring systems for 10 years now!

We sincerely thank you for this time while wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, full of professional success and prosperity in your personal life. 🎄 🎀 🎊

During this decade, our company has grown significantly – both in terms of the size of the Team and market position as well. We have realized more than 200 construction safety monitoring systems, developed more than 120 scientific publications, and filed 10 patent applications, 5 of which have already been granted. We have also been successfully implementing projects abroad for several years. But this is certainly not the end of our ambitions and capabilities!

On the occasion of the anniversary, we would also like to thank our employees for their commitment and professionalism and for conscientiously performing their duties despite the many daily challenges. We hope that working in our team is a source of satisfaction and professional fulfilment. We have no doubt that the next years will bring more great success! 💯