The Sensors division manufactures products utilizing magnetostriction technology. Sensors division products are also used to measure fluid displacement, such as liquid levels for customers in the process industries. The industries that use MTS Sensors include manufacturers of plastic injection molding machines, steel mills, fluid power, oil and gas, medical, wood product processing equipment, mobile equipment and alternative energy. Structural engineering customers include government agencies, universities and the manufacturers of building materials.
The energy market consists of wind turbine manufacturers and their component suppliers and the oil and gas industry. The aerospace structural testing market consists of manufacturers of commercial, military, and private aircraft and their suppliers. The Structures segment serves the structural testing needs in the fields of aerospace, wind energy, structural engineering, and petroleum, among others. Biomedical applications include systems to test durability and performance of implants, prostheses, and other medical materials and devices. The company's products and services support customers in research and development and QA/QC testing of products through the physical characterization of materials, such as ceramics, composites and steel. The Materials segment covers diverse industries, including raw material manufacturing, power generation, aerospace, vehicles, geomaterials, biomaterials and biomedical devices, consumer products and construction materials.
MTS test system and service products are used for the testing of vehicles, subsystems and components. The Ground Vehicles segment consists of automobile, truck, motorcycle, motorsports vehicle, construction equipment, agricultural equipment, rail, and off-road vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers. Products and customers are grouped into three global segments: Ground Vehicles, Materials and Structures. The Test division has customers in the Americas, Europe and Asia, which respectively represent approximately 30%, 30% and 40% of total orders. MTS designs and produces test systems to simulate the forces and motions that materials, products and structures are expected to encounter.