1939
Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard start a test and measurement company in a garage in Palo Alto, California, known today as the "Birthplace of Silicon Valley."
THE HISTORY AND INNOVATIONS AT AP SENSING
A rich heritage and a passion for innovations to serve customer needs
Our Mission: A passionate focus on people and on customer needs ensures our continued success. We stand for expertise and quality, with highly-qualified and committed employees, worldwide offices, and a network of expert regional partners. AP Sensing is "Leading the Way with Passion."
Our Values: We strive to continually improve our 35+ year HP/Agilent heritage in optical test leadership. Our employees and partners have a talent for innovation. With the industry's most complete set of tests and certifications, we will continue to set industry standards and strive to be the best possible partner for you.
History
1959
HP establishes its first production site outside of the US in Boeblingen, Germany.
1986
In 1986 HP released its first OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer), the HP 8145A.
1999
Nov. 1st, 1999, the measurement business from HP spins off into an independent company – Agilent Technologies.
2006
In 2006 (then still Agilent), the world's first outdoor DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) model was released.
2007
Nov. 1st, 2007, Agilent’s Fiber Sensing business in Boeblingen, Germany starts with a new Business Model, based on AP Sensing as a dedicated and focused company.
2008
DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) gets VdS Certificate of Approval.
2010
AP Sensing is selected to monitor and protect the Eurotunnel, the world's longest undersea tunnel.
2013
DAS (Distributed Acoustic Sensing) 1st Generation for Rail Monitoring, Smart City and TPI (Third Party Intrusion).
2014
AP Sensing introduces market-leading measurement ranges -- up to 50km for both singlemode and multimode fiber.
2015
AP Sensing was selected to supply the DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) system to monitor the world's longest XLPE subsea cable link between Sweden and Lithuania.
2016
DVS (Distributed Vibration Sensing) – Pipeline projects utilizing Long Ranger technology (Michelson Interferometer – Mach Zehnder).
2017
DAS 2nd Generation extended range and AI-Algorithms for enhanced classification.
2018
Industry's most advanced DTS is released, reaching new levels of asset monitoring.
Enhanced 4th Generation DAS is developed utilizing 2P Squared Technology.
2019
Next Level of AI-Algorithms, aggregation and enhanced classification technologies plus MLTA (Machine Learning Transient Alarm).
2021
Release of the 5th Generation DAS achieving the world's leading measurement range for true phase-based systems without the use of amplification.
2023
Launch of the fiber optic Linear Heat Detection (LHD) N45-Series with the most complete set of certifications and the longest certified distance range on the market.
