Alberto Maia

HBK FiberSensing is a business subsidiary of HBK – Hottinger Brüel & Kjær and a world leader in the development and production of advanced monitoring systems based on optical Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) technology. Founded in 2004 in Porto, Portugal, as FiberSensing, the company offers the most complete portfolio of FBG sensors to measure strain, temperature, tilt, acceleration, and displacement, as well as measurement units and software packages for interconnection to external systems. HBK FiberSensing also provides technologically advanced solutions for monitoring, including custom development of OEM systems and monitoring projects. As for October 1st, 2014, FiberSensing was acquired by HBM Test and Measurement, a leading supplier of test and measurement equipment, which was recently merged with B&K to become HBK. The main markets are the ones of structural health monitoring in Civil and Geotechnical Engineering, Energy, Industry and R&D. The company is supported by competences in fiber optic technology, optoelectronics, digital electronics and instrumentation, and is certified in accordance with ISO NP EN 9001:2015 standards. HBK FiberSensing is proud of having addressed hundreds of different monitoring projects and delivered thousands of sensors and measurement units around the world, while ensuring innovation & excellence of its products and services.