Measure Humidity Where Standard Sensors Fail
SHUTE develops patented polymer optical fiber sensor systems for real-time monitoring inside materials, components and demanding production environments.
When standard electrical sensors or glass fiber sensing are too rigid, too fragile or too exposed to drift, SHUTE helps you build a smarter sensing setup — from customized polymer fibers to complete monitoring systems.
We Turn Difficult Measurement Problems into Fiber-Based Sensing Solutions
SHUTE is not just a component supplier. SHUTE helps companies and research organizations design practical sensing solutions for applications where conventional sensors are difficult to use, unstable over time or impossible to embed.
Custom polymer optical fibers
For OEMs, research teams and advanced manufacturers that need application-specific fiber geometry, length, diameter, cladding, core structure or polymer setup.
Explore Custom Fiber Options
Humidity sensors for harsh environments
For applications where humidity, moisture, condensation, salt, oil or long-term drift make traditional sensing unreliable.
Discuss Humidity Monitoring
Complete sensing systems
For teams that need sensors, interrogator, data logging, software interface and technical support in one integrated setup.
Build a Complete Monitoring SetupWhat are you trying to measure?
Select the challenge closest to your application. SHUTE can help evaluate whether polymer optical fiber sensing is technically relevant.
Built for Customers Where Measurement Failure Is Expensive
SHUTE works best when the sensing challenge is technically demanding, the environment is harsh, or the measurement point is difficult to access after installation.
Pharma & life science manufacturing
Humidity and environmental monitoring in sensitive production, storage, packaging and validation environments.
Food production & processing
Moisture and humidity monitoring in production lines, drying processes, packaging zones and high-cleaning environments.
National laboratories & advanced research
FBG and polymer fiber sensing for experimental setups, materials testing, thermal/humidity chambers and advanced optical measurement systems.
Industrial OEMs
Custom fiber sensors integrated into components, machines, assemblies or embedded structures.
Aerospace, defence & energy
Lightweight, EMI-immune sensing for structures, composites, harsh environments and mission-critical monitoring.
Construction & infrastructure
Embedded humidity and structural monitoring inside concrete, tunnels, bridges, joints and other hard-to-access structures.
Why Polymer Optical Fiber Changes the Sensing Possibilities
SHUTE’s polymer optical fiber technology makes sensing possible in places where conventional electrical sensors or glass fiber sensors may be difficult to install, protect or embed.
- Flexible and embeddable in hard and soft materials
- Sensitive to small changes in selected applications
- EMI-immune, lightweight and suitable for demanding environments
- Designed for real-time monitoring of humidity, strain/stress, temperature and vibration
- Available as custom fibers, standalone sensors or complete monitoring systems
Start with the application challenge
Send SHUTE a short description of your measurement problem. SHUTE can help evaluate whether the technology is relevant before you spend time on the wrong sensor route.
Where SHUTE Technology Can Create Business-Critical Measurement Value
These examples describe typical application directions. They should be treated as application examples unless SHUTE has documented permission to present them as customer cases.
Custom Fiber Geometry for Sensitive Pharma Applications
Problem: A compact or sensitive system needs sensing where standard sensors are too large, too rigid or difficult to integrate.
SHUTE solution: A customized polymer optical fiber setup adapted to length, diameter, core structure, cladding, material compatibility and measurement location.
Value: The sensing element can be designed around the application instead of forcing the application to fit a standard sensor.
Discuss Custom Fiber for Pharma
Real-Time Humidity Insight for Pharma Environments
Problem: Humidity changes in production, packaging, storage or validation environments can affect product quality and documentation.
SHUTE solution: Polymer optical fiber humidity sensing integrated into selected production environments, enclosures, chambers or monitoring setups.
Value: Technical teams get real-time humidity data from difficult measurement points.
Evaluate a Pharma Humidity Setup
Better Moisture Monitoring in Food Production
Problem: Food manufacturers need to control moisture and humidity in drying, storage, packaging or washdown-adjacent areas.
SHUTE solution: SHUTE evaluates where polymer optical fiber humidity sensing can monitor critical points in the process or packaging environment.
Value: Better visibility into moisture behavior in locations where conventional sensing may be less reliable.
Talk About Food Industry Humidity Monitoring
Advanced FBG Sensing for Research Facilities and National Labs
Problem: Research teams need to monitor temperature, strain, humidity, vibration or material behavior in difficult environments.
SHUTE solution: Polymer optical fiber sensors, FBG/CFBG sensing concepts and customized fiber designs for experimental setups.
Value: Researchers get access to polymer fiber sensing technology adapted to highly specific test conditions.
Discuss a Research Application
Put the Sensor Inside the Material
Problem: External sensors cannot always capture what happens inside components, structures or composites during production, testing or operation.
SHUTE solution: Polymer optical fibers can be embedded into hard or soft materials to create internal sensing points.
Value: A new layer of data from inside the product, structure or material.
Explore Embedded Fiber SensingHave a different measurement challenge?
The strongest SHUTE opportunities are often the ones where the application does not fit into a standard sensor category.
Send SHUTE a short technical description and let an engineer evaluate the fit.
Send Your Application ChallengeFrom Sensing Challenge to Working Monitoring Setup
The process starts with the application — not with a generic sensor catalogue.
You describe the application
Tell SHUTE what you need to measure, where the sensor must be placed, what environment it must survive and what data you need.
SHUTE evaluates the sensing fit
SHUTE assesses whether a polymer fiber, humidity sensor, FBG/CFBG setup, standalone sensor or complete system is the right approach.
The sensor is adapted
Fiber length, geometry, connector, sensing points, packaging, housing and system setup are adapted where relevant.
You get data from the real environment
The system can include sensor, interrogator, logging and software interface depending on the project need.
Questions Engineers Ask Before Contacting SHUTE
Short answers for technical buyers, engineers, R&D teams and production specialists.
What does SHUTE actually deliver?
SHUTE delivers polymer optical fiber sensors, customized polymer fibers and complete sensing systems. Depending on the application, this can include the fiber sensor, interrogator, software interface, logging and technical support.
Can SHUTE customize the fiber?
Yes. SHUTE manufactures polymer fibers in-house and can adapt fibers by length, diameter, cladding, core structure, geometry and polymer type depending on the application.
Is this only for humidity?
No. SHUTE’s technology is relevant for humidity, strain/stress, temperature and vibration monitoring, depending on the setup and application.
Can SHUTE work with existing interrogator infrastructure?
In relevant setups, yes. SHUTE can help evaluate compatibility with selected optical interrogation setups, including relevant C-band environments where applicable.
Can the sensor survive high humidity?
SHUTE technology is designed for demanding humidity environments, including applications where standard sensors may struggle with drift, condensation or long-term exposure.
Who should contact SHUTE?
Contact SHUTE if you are an engineer, R&D manager, innovation lead, QA specialist, production specialist or technical buyer looking for humidity, strain, stress, temperature or embedded sensing in demanding environments.
Have a Sensing Challenge? Let’s Evaluate It.
Send SHUTE your application challenge. SHUTE will help evaluate whether polymer optical fiber sensing is relevant for your environment, material, process or monitoring system.
- Phone: +45 2338 6728
- Email: info@shute.dk
- Company: SHUTE Sensing Solutions A/S
- Address: Oldenvej 1A, DK-3490 Kvistgaard, Denmark