3 Things I Learned at MD & amp;M West on Day 2

1. Temperature Is a Really Big Deal. Remember calling "time and temp" when you were a little kid? Growing up in the landline era, there were few things as exciting to me as being able to dial a local number on our rotary-dial telephone and hear a pleasant female voice tell me the exact time and temperature. I was reminded of this childhood pastime during a chat with Peter Smith at TE Connectivity's booth at MD&M West on Wednesday. "Temperature is the single most measured parameter in the world, except for time," said Smith, senior manager of sensor product knowledge and training at TE Connectivity. Smith pointed out that more temperature readings are taken everyday than any other measureable factor, aside from time, as he showed me a variety of sensors the company makes. This little bit of trivia makes a lot of sense (no pun intended) when you think about it, and probably explains why the two are often paired together, just like the Time and Temp phone number I was so fond with calling back in the 80s. 2. Every Connection Really Does Count Speaking of TE Connectivity, I got a real kick out of hearing Scott Larson's story of how he ended up working at the company. About two years ago, a TE Connectivity regional general manager (RGM) met with Larson at Olympus (his employer at the time), to sell him on TE Connectivity's products. Larson was so inspired by the company's story that he called the RGM afterward to ask ...
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