Miniaturization is a key selling point with many products, but the challenges of going smaller aren’t just an issue of mocking up a physically smaller housing.  Individual components that make up a product must also be sourced in smaller form factors.  As an added challenge, as space gets tighter within the casing, the potential for heat build-up within a device increases; which means that components must not only be smaller, they must also be more heat-resistant.  A case in point is the Membrane Potentiometer Sensor.  Used in a multitude of high tech industrial applications (including robotics, aerospace and automotive) that face significant miniaturization pressure, only a few years ago the most advanced manufacturing was unable to produce a sensor that could withstand temperatures of greater than 60 degrees Celsius.  Spectra Symbol has broken this barrier, using their proprietary technology to produce a Linear potentiometer that measures an ultra-thin, 0.5mm, yet is able to withstand high operational temperatures and 100% humidity.