Sensors, Transducers and Detectors on GlobalSpec

Acceleration and Vibration Sensing (555 companies) - Instruments, sensors and equipment for producing, controlling or measuring vibratory or oscillatory motion.

Acoustic and Audio Equipment (2239 companies) - Sensors and instruments for measuring and transmitting sound levels and frequency.

Analytical Sensors (791 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 (127 companies) - Any method used to determine density and specific gravity including hydrometers, digital instruments, pycnometers, etc.

Displacement Sensing (754 companies) - Devices used to detect (optical, Hall effect, inductive, etc.) or measure changes in displacement.

Electrical and Electromagnetic Sensing (728 companies) - Devices used to detect and measure electrical and electromagnetic signals.

Encoders and Resolvers (416 companies) - Motion feedback devices providing position and velocity information to closed-loop control systems.

Environmental Sensors (2952 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 (1683 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 (1166 companies) - Instruments, sensors and equipment for measuring static or dynamic force or torque.

Gas Sensing (1003 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 (1361 companies) - Instruments, sensors, indicators or controllers for measuring humidity, moisture content and weather conditions.

Level Sensing (1412 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 (754 companies) - Devices used to measure the linear displacement of an object.

Orientation Position Sensing (585 companies) - Sensors and instruments used to detect rotary position, angular position, tilt, or inclination relative to the horizon or a linear position.

Pressure Sensing (1928 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 (678 companies) - Sensors and Instruments for proximity sensing, including capacitive, photoelectric, inductive, Hall effect, ultrasonic, and other technologies.

Rotary Position Sensing (416 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 (456 companies) - Safety sensors and switches are used in machines and other industrial applications to safeguard equipment and prevent personal injury.

Security Sensors and Systems (2480 companies) - Security sensors and systems are used for access control, burglary, smoke or heat detection, and video monitoring or surveillance.

Temperature Sensing (2886 companies) - Devices that are designed to detect or measure changes in temperature such as temperature probes, sensors, etc.

Tension Sensing (279 companies) - Instruments and controllers that measure, monitor or adjust tension in cable, fiber, belts, sheets and other webs.

Tilt Sensing (283 companies) - Sensors or instruments that detect inclination relative to the horizon, rotary position, angular rates or linear acceleration.

Torque Sensing (603 companies) - Instruments and controllers that measure, monitor or adjust torque in shafts, cables, fibers, rods and other components.

Vacuum Sensing (456 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 (560 companies) - Instruments and controllers that measure, monitor or adjust velocity or speed in shafts, moving webs and other components.

Vibration and Acceleration Sensing (523 companies) - Instruments, sensors and equipment for producing, controlling or measuring oscillatory or vibratory motion.

Viscosity Sensing (146 companies) - Instruments and sensors for measuring the viscosity (resistance to flow) or viscoelastic properties of liquid or molten glass and plastic.

Vision Sensing (199 companies) - CCD, CMOS or other image capturing sensors that form the heart of a digital camera or imaging system.

Weather Sensing (2559 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.