In my family, being artistic is the unofficial standard that was not a prerequisite to be loved, but somehow happened to be true for almost all of us. I write while my brother paints and my youngest sister sings and dabbles in acting. However, my second youngest sister is a math wiz, and doesn’t have a creative bone in her body. She is separate because of this, but still a vital part of our family, one I wouldn’t know what to do without. Her skills may be coming from a different side of the brain then the rest of us, but they are even more important because she is the only one that has them among us.

This same idea can apply to categories of industrial products such as pressure transducers. Most products in the pressure transducer category do some version of what general pressure transducers do, involving the conversion of one kind of energy into another. However, air pressure sensors, which involve transducers and are therefore considered to be in the same family, take pressure measurements rather then stop at translating energy.

Air pressure sensors require pressure transducers to translate the measurements they read within the flow of air in a specific space into a readable number on a display screen. They are incredibly important pieces of machinery, even though they are often very small, just like the other members of their pressure transducer family. Air pressure sensors are what enables systems to remain at a proper air pressure level, which when exceeded can cause explosions to equipment and harm to any individuals who are nearby. They are often connected to alarm systems so that when the measurement exceeds what it should maintenance workers know and can make adjustments accordingly. Often made of the same sort of stuff as pressure transducers, such as stainless steel shells, air pressure sensors are like the odd one out in a family; different but very necessary and very loved.