2009
New factory in Teddington A new factory is built in Teddington to house the wind tunnel and ramp up production of the FT702 to meet the growing demand from wind turbine manufacturers.
2011
FT702LT-V22 launched The V22 features superior lightning and EMC protection, intelligent fast response heater control, a stronger body with better sealing and more customer-configurable parameters including an additional calibration table. As sales to North America increase, a business development office is opened [...]
2014
Testing at TechnoCentre Éolien in Canada A five-month independent measurement campaign is conducted at the Technocentre Éolien, Quebec, Canada, to test data availability and anti-icing performance in cold climate conditions. FT sensors achieve >99.9998% data availability.
2014
Technical representation appointed in China FT shows its commitment to the burgeoning Chinese wind industry and its distributors by appointing a permanent Technical Support Manager based in Beijing.
2015
FT722 and FT742 launched The new design incorporates a series of “turbulators” that condition the air flow to deliver our highest levels of accuracy yet. The FT742 reads wind speeds up to 75m/s.
2017
New factory and head office in Sunbury-on-Thames In order to meet growing demand, FT moves to a brand new factory and establishes a new head office in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey.
2017
Extreme weather trial at Mount Washington, NH, USA An FT742-DM sensor is installed at the summit of Mount Washington “home of the world’s worst weather”. The observatory’s meteorologists are so impressed with its performance, they choose it as their permanent wind sensor.
2018
Acoustic temperature readings Updated software means FT722 and FT742 digital sensors now read acoustic temperature as well as wind speed and direction.
2018
FT205 lightweight sensor for drones The first in a new generation of lightweight ultrasonic wind sensors is launched. Made from a graphite and nylon composite, the FT205 weighs only 100g.
