OTT HydroMet Blog Team

Ventus-UMB: Consistently Suitable for Wind Turbines

Udo Kronmüller, Lufft Sales Manager for  business unit 'Wind and Weather' answered the questions by the wind fair portal. Read in the complete interview how long Lufft worked to ensure...
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Lufft supports World Solar Challenge 2013

The World Solar Challengeis a biennial solar-powered car race which covers 3,021 km through the Australian Outback.It is known as the hardest race of solar cars on earth. The race...
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Lufft Sensors on the Top of Los Angeles

The AON Center Tower is not only second tallest skyscraper in Los Angeles, but it is one of the newest sites for a WS501-UMB sensor by Lufft. The Aon Center Tower...
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Lufft XA1000: The smartphone of measurement technology

The development of the Lufft XA1000 handheld device written from the perspective of the main responsible developer! As the project of the handheld device XA1000 started in July 2011, Lufft's...
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Passion for Precision: a look into the working world of Lufft

Since 1881, Lufft has been producing and developing all sorts of measurement and control sensors. But what does the work in this tradition-steeped century old company look like? Lufft is...
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Taking No Chances: Severe Weather Monitoring at App State University

First-of-its-kind integrated weather monitoring and forecasting system will protect college athletes, students and fans from extreme heat, high winds, lightning strikes and other weather dangers. (more…)
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Lufft’s Weather Matrix – As Versatile as our Weather Applications

Radiation, wind, temperature, humidity, precipitation, air pressure, road conditions, soil moisture, soil temperature, visibility, present weather. We are working simultaneously on all these sensor challenges and the result is an...
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The Earth in temperature change and climate change: An overview

Climate change is on everyone’s lips. There’s hardly a single news broadcast or international conference in which the subject is not brought up. But how will climate change affect our...
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Forest fires, drought and floods: Extreme weather in Australia

When we think of Australia, stunning landscapes, spectacular wildlife and beautiful beaches come to mind. But Down Under, there are also extreme weather conditions such as floods, drought and heavy...
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The Lufft Weather Expert and His Weather Station

Last year, Lufft launched its “Seeking Passionate Weather Expert” contest. Hobbyist weather watchers entered by sending in a great weather photo, a self-shot weather video or a poem. No limits...
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