January 11, 2023 Alphasense Strengthens US Sales Team

Alphasense appoints Blake Hasty as OEM Sales Manager for USA/Canada & Americas to enhance customer partnerships and drive OEM collaboration.

Essex, UK – Alphasense, the industry-leading manufacturer of sensors for air quality monitoring, gas detection and industrial applications, has appointed Blake Hasty as OEM Sales Manager for USA/Canada & Americas to enhance customer partnerships and drive collaboration with its OEM customers.

Based in Texas, USA, Blake will focus on working in partnership with OEMs to fully understand their applications and develop next-generation solutions to meet these needs.  This approach will assist Alphasense’s OEM customers to deliver instruments and systems with sensor technologies that meet the specific needs of end-user applications.

Blake joins Alphasense with extensive experience gained with large companies in the petrochemical, refining and industrial safety sectors, as both an end user and equipment provider. In working for companies such as Dräger, and taking a hands-on approach to customer relationships, Blake has developed a deep understanding of the current needs and future challenges of the industries in which he specialises.

Commenting on the role, Blake said: “Being in the industry for almost 15 years, in roles from operations through to engineering, means I have a great understanding of the customer journey from start to finish. This allows me to fully appreciate the challenges that our customers and industry as a whole face, and to work with the team at Alphasense to develop solutions to meet these challenges.”

Erik Børgesen, DVP Business Manager MOCON Europe added, “Blake is a highly skilled and knowledgeable sales manager, who will make a significant contribution to the Alphasense team. We pride ourselves on having a workforce which is focused on delivering industry-leading, next-generation technologies, and Blake will be a key driver in this for the US region.”

Part of the AMETEK MOCON business unit, Alphasense offers a range of gas and particulate sensors, supported by over 25 years of design and manufacturing experience. To learn more, visit alphasense.com.

About Alphasense 
Alphasense manufactures and supplies industry-leading, high-quality sensors for a variety of gases and particulates. Alphasense supplies many of the world’s leading industrial OEM manufacturers of portable / fixed industrial gas detection equipment, stack gas analysers and environmental monitoring instruments.

Alphasense sits within the AMETEK MOCON business unit which, with many synergies and its own expertise in PID gas detection, strengthens Alphasense’s position in the market and expands its global product offering. Alphasense operates out of its site in Braintree, Essex, a location which has been designated AMETEK MOCON’s Global Centre of Excellence for Sensor Technology.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with 2021 sales of $5.5billion.

For additional information, contact Alphasense:

T: +44 (0) 1376 556700
E: sensors.alphasense@ametek.com
Sensor Technology House, 300 Avenue West, Skyline 120, Great Notley, Braintree Essex CM77 7AA

Press enquiries: 
Jo Murphy, Coda – jo@codacomms.com

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