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A large number of improvements were canied-out on the LEP Wire-Scanners in preparation for the 1992 running period.They include modifications of the monitors mechanics to decrease the vibrations and the heating of the wire by the beam generated electromagnetic fields, improvements of the detector chain and a software re-organization at the various levels for better noise rejection, improved user interface and "off-line" data analysis capabilities. It is now also possible to acquire the profiles of each of the sixteen circulating bunches, electrons and positrons, during the same sweep. As a consequence of these actions the quality of the collected data is much improved. The results are presented and discussed.

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In 1998 the CERN SPS accelerator finished a five years long program providing 450GeV proton beams for neutrino physics. These experiments required the highest possible beam intensity the SPS can deliver. During the last five years the maximum proton intensity in the SPS has steadily been increased to a maximum of 4.8 10 13 protons per cycle. In order to achieve these intensities a careful monitoring and improvement of the vertical aperture was necessary. Improved feedback systems on the different RF cavities were needed in order to avoid instabilities. Also the quality (emittance and extraction spill) of the injector, the CERN PS, had be optimised.