Ignition specialist NGK is to expand its portfolio of NTK Lambda and other engine management sensors with the addition of new ranges of 87 NTK Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensors and 69 Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) sensors.

For maximum efficiency in engine operation and to ensure effective exhaust gas treatment, the engine control unit needs to precisely regulate the air-fuel ratio. NTK plays a key role in this process as a leading original equipment supplier of Lambda sensors to vehicle manufacturers. MAF and MAP sensors are also an essential element in this process. Both provide the ECU with a signal needed to calculate the amount of air aspirated by the engine.

Mark Hallam, Marketing Manager, NGK Spark Plugs, said, “With the launch of MAF and MAP sensors, NTK Vehicle Electronics is again strengthening its positioning in the market. NTK has incorporated experience from more than 40 years in the sensor business into the new MAP and MAF sensor offering to make it exactly what our customers need and I am sure they will be keen to learn more about our new products.”

NGK Spark Plugs is leading supplier of OE spark plugs and glow plugs, plus ignition coils, to the independent automotive aftermarket. The company is also the world’s largest manufacturer of Lambda sensors and, as an OE supplier to many of the world’s leading VMs under the NTK brand, supplies the same components and other engine management sensors to the aftermarket.

The company has a proven track-record in the supply of new engine management sensors. In 2014, it introduced a range of NTK exhaust gas temperature sensors (EGTS) to support the ever-increasing complexity of exhaust gas management technology. They are thermistor devices that monitor the exhaust gas temperatures to enable the efficient operation and protection of vital components, including turbo chargers, located directly in the flow of those hot gases.

EGTS from NTK are OE in approximately 35 percent of global passenger car sensor applications and are a popular choice for car makers as they provide extreme resilience against heat and vibrations, have high measuring accuracy, fast light-off times and an exceptionally wide measuring range. All of this quality and advanced technology is available in the independent automotive aftermarket through the NTK range.