orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2012 fluid components international type private industry instrumentation process automation aerospace nuclear founded 1964 headquarters san marcos california key people dan mcqueen president products thermal mass flowmeters air gas mass flow meters biogas flow meters flow switches level switches flow sensors pressure sensors temperature sensors flow conditioners website http www.fluidcomponents.com fluid components international fci headquartered in san marcos california is a manufacturer of thermal dispersion flow and level measurement instrumentation . fci has two divisions one serving customers with measurement needs in industrial process and plant applications and an aerospace division which produces sensors for aircraft manufacturers . fci was a pioneer in developing thermal dispersion technology and holds numerous design and technology patents for its application in flow and level measurement . 1 fci s flt93 flow switches installed in orange county sanitation district s chemical injection process the industrial division s products include gas mass flow meters air flow meters biogas flow meters thermal mass flow meters gas flow switches liquid flow switches flow sensors level switches and flow conditioners . fci s aerospace products include temperature sensors liquid level and interface sensors flow sensors pressure sensors and flow conditioners . fci is an iso 9001 2000 and as 9100 certified manufacturer . fci operates a nist flow calibration laboratory with 17 precision flow stands . fci utilizes these precision flow stands to flow actual gases and reference fluids matched to the temperature process conditions and line size of individual customer flow meter applications . the company has subsidiaries in tilburg netherlands and beijing china . fci is represented in 105 countries and has full factory service centers located in the united states europe asia and the middle east . history edit fci was founded in 1964 in canoga park california by robert bob deane and malcom mac mcqueen . 2 in 1978 fci began its nuclear division to deliver level flow and temperature measurement solutions to the nuclear power industry . these products have the certifications and credentials that comply with global standards for nuclear plant installations . in 1980 fci relocated its corporate and manufacturing headquarters to san marcos california near san diego . in order to support fci s increasing international customer base the company opened the european sales and service center in the netherlands in 1993 . in 2001 fci received as 9100 certification . fci s design manufacturing and calibration systems processes and facilities are continuously reviewed and audited . in 2010 control global magazine reader choice awards for thermal flowmeters and flow switches were awarded to fci . 3 references edit http www.legendsofflow.com technologies thermal articles thermal % 20market march 2004.pdf http www.legendsofflow.com legends mcqueen.htm http www.controlglobal.com articles 2010 rca2010 1001.html page 1 external links edit fci global website fci global website spanish fci global website german fci global website chinese isa directory of automation measurement control & automation association retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fluid components international & oldid 740122005 categories companies based in san marcos californiamanufacturing companies based in californiaamerican companies established in 1964hidden categories orphaned articles from august 2012all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 19 september 2016 at 05 24 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view