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Sensors, Transducers and Detectors
Devices that sense and convert physical information about the environment into a readable form such as analog voltage, current, charge, or frequency.  

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Acceleration and Vibration Sensing (554 companies)
Instruments, sensors and equipment for producing, controlling or measuring vibratory or oscillatory motion.

Acoustic and Audio Equipment (2262 companies)
Sensors and instruments for measuring and transmitting sound levels and frequency.

Analytical Sensors (797 companies)
A wide classification of sensors that are used to analyze material samples, or their components, and record data specific to the application.

Density and Specific Gravity Sensing (126 companies)
Any method used to determine density and specific gravity including hydrometers, digital instruments, pycnometers, etc.

Displacement Sensing (762 companies)
Devices used to detect (optical, Hall effect, inductive, etc.) or measure changes in displacement.

Electrical and Electromagnetic Sensing (740 companies)
Devices used to detect and measure electrical and electromagnetic signals.

Encoders and Resolvers (422 companies)
Motion feedback devices providing position and velocity information to closed-loop control systems.

Environmental Sensors (2982 companies)
Sensors designed to measure and test for changes in environmental conditions, including radiation (both wavelength and as a hazardous emission), temperature, moisture and dew point, smoke, dust and opacity, light, weather, and water quality.

Flow Sensing (1704 companies)
Flow measurement instruments are used to determine flow rate by monitoring the amount of media passing during a specific time. Devices within this category can monitor liquids, gases or solids, and measure in units of mass, velocity or volume.

Force Sensing (1174 companies)
Instruments, sensors and equipment for measuring static or dynamic force or torque.

Gas Sensing (1007 companies)
Any method used to measure the amount of a specific gas or gases in a given environment including both sensors and instruments.

Humidity and Moisture Sensing (1375 companies)
Instruments, sensors, indicators or controllers for measuring humidity, moisture content and weather conditions.

Level Sensing (1425 companies)
Devices used to detect or measure level of liquids, gases or solids, within pipes or tanks, or to detect the interfaces between different materials.

Linear Position Sensing (762 companies)
Devices used to measure the linear displacement of an object.

Orientation Position Sensing (592 companies)
Sensors and instruments used to detect rotary position, angular position, tilt, or inclination relative to the horizon or a linear position.

Pressure Sensing (1949 companies)
Instruments and sensors for measuring or controlling the pressure applied to a surface from a liquid, bulk material or discrete component.

Proximity or Presence Sensing (681 companies)
Sensors and Instruments for proximity sensing, including capacitive, photoelectric, inductive, Hall effect, ultrasonic, and other technologies.

Rotary Position Sensing (422 companies)
Devices and instruments for sensing and measurement of angular motion, speed, and position; includes encoders, resolvers, synchros and similar devices.

Safety Sensors and Switches (460 companies)
Safety sensors and switches are used in machines and other industrial applications to safeguard equipment and prevent personal injury.

Security Sensors and Systems (1596 companies)
Security sensors and systems are used for access control, burglary, smoke or heat detection, and video monitoring or surveillance.

Temperature Sensing (2912 companies)
Devices that are designed to detect or measure changes in temperature such as temperature probes, sensors, etc.

Tension Sensing (280 companies)
Instruments and controllers that measure, monitor or adjust tension in cable, fiber, belts, sheets and other webs.

Tilt Sensing (288 companies)
Sensors or instruments that detect inclination relative to the horizon, rotary position, angular rates or linear acceleration.

Torque Sensing (611 companies)
Instruments and controllers that measure, monitor or adjust torque in shafts, cables, fibers, rods and other components.

Vacuum Sensing (468 companies)
Instruments, sensors and test equipment for measuring sub-atmospheric pressures, controlling vacuum levels, detecting vacuum chamber leaks or analyzing gas compositions in vacuum systems.

Velocity Sensing (563 companies)
Instruments and controllers that measure, monitor or adjust velocity or speed in shafts, moving webs and other components.

Vibration and Acceleration Sensing (505 companies)
Instruments, sensors and equipment for producing, controlling or measuring oscillatory or vibratory motion.

Viscosity Sensing (145 companies)
Instruments and sensors for measuring the viscosity (resistance to flow) or viscoelastic properties of liquid or molten glass and plastic.

Vision Sensing (201 companies)
CCD, CMOS or other image capturing sensors that form the heart of a digital camera or imaging system.

Weather Sensing (2579 companies)
Instruments or sensors designed to measure one or multiple components of weather; including wind speed and direction, rain/snow fall, solar radiation, temperature, pressure and humidity.

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Single Point NanoSensor
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DC LVDT Position Sensor Spring-Loaded LVDT Sensor
Macro Sensors, A Division of Howard A. Schaevitz Technologies


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