meet- en regeltechniek

English translation: measurement and control technology

07:41 Dec 2, 2007
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Science - Engineering: Industrial
Dutch term or phrase: meet- en regeltechniek
Please tranlate this term as used in the US
limsgoddess
English translation:measurement and control technology
Explanation:
This seems to be widely used
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CJG (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 12:43
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3measurement and control technology
CJG (X)
4instrumentation and control engineering (ICE)
Michael Beijer
3control engineering
Erik Brinkhof
3instrumentation
Albert Gomperts


  

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meet en regeltechniek
control engineering


Explanation:
I would say that this covers both meettechniek and regeltechniek, in AE as well as BE


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_engineering
Erik Brinkhof
Vietnam
Local time: 18:43
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: since you also do German-English, if you read the German entry in your reference (there is no Dutch but same term in German), you'll see that control is only one aspect and that it's not necessarily engineering -it's technology.
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  -> To be honest, we can't be precise without context. Suppose, for instance, that this is a college or university subject. cjguy may well be right; "measurement and control engineering" is used as well.
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meet en regeltechniek
measurement and control technology


Explanation:
This seems to be widely used

CJG (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 12:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  writeaway
2 days 7 hrs
  -> Thanks, P

agree  Marijke Singer: Yes, and a very important issue when you wish to control your production environment.
3 days 2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Marijke

agree  Michael Beijer: Yup.
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instrumentation


Explanation:
I worked with a Belgian engineer on a manual covering this field some 20 years ago. He was insistent that "instrumentation" was the best translation.

Albert Gomperts
Local time: 12:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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instrumentation and control engineering (ICE)


Explanation:
see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumentation_and_control_en...

“Instrumentation and control engineering (ICE) is a branch of engineering that studies the measurement and control of process variables, and the design and implementation of systems that incorporate them. Process variables include pressure, temperature, humidity, flow, pH, force and speed.

ICE COMBINES TWO BRANCHES OF ENGINEERING:

(1) INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING is the science of the measurement and control of process variables within a production or manufacturing area.

(2) Meanwhile, CONTROL ENGINEERING, also called control systems engineering, is the engineering discipline that applies control theory to design systems with desired behaviors.

Control engineers are responsible for the research, design, and development of control devices and systems, typically in manufacturing facilities and process plants. Control methods employ sensors to measure the output variable of the device and provide feedback to the controller so that it can make corrections toward desired performance. Automatic control manages a device without the need of human inputs for correction, such as cruise control for regulating a car's speed.

Control systems engineering activities are multi-disciplinary in nature. They focus on the implementation of control systems, mainly derived by mathematical modeling. Because instrumentation and control play a significant role in gathering information from a system and changing its parameters, they are a key part of control loops.”

Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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