Accurate measurement of liquids and solids is a key part of everyday life.You have to know how much petrol is left in your tank and supermarkets certainly need to know what the average contents of their dry goods may be.Even in our leisure time, knowing how much water youve got to pump into the log flume from moment-to- moment is essential to ensure that the plastic tree doesn’t smash itself to pieces at the bottom because the water level is too low.

Accurate level measurement is even more essential in many industrial processes upon which we all rely. At first sight, the only connection between brewing and pharmaceuticals might seem to be the fact that youll need some of the latters end product if you consume too much of the formers! (more…)