Measurement Specialties, Inc., is one of the leading designers and manufacturers of sensors and sensor-based consumer products. The company produces sensors that measure precise ranges of physical characteristics, such as pressure, motion, force, displacement, angle, flow and distance. Measurement Specialties uses a variety of technologies to allow its sensors to operate precisely and cost effectively. The company s technologies include piezoresistive applications, application-specific integrated circuits, micro-electromechanical systems, piezopolymers and strain gages. Measurement Specialties offers its products to original equipment manufacturers, as well as end-users. The company markets to industries, such as automotive, off-road, medical, industrial, traffic applications, consumer, military and aerospace, and test and measurement. Measurement Specialties is traded on the American Stock Exchange and maintains its headquarters in Hampton, Va.