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List of Sensor Manufacturers
A list of sensor manufacturers in Japan and overseas, covering sensors built into production lines and equipment, organized by type such as photoelectric sensors, proximity sensors, laser displacement sensors and flow meters. The categories follow the chapters of the Official Handbook.
- Companies listed
- 1091 companies (Japan and overseas)
- Sensor types
- 21 types
- Information checked on
- October 14, 2026
Detection Sensors
- Photoelectric Sensors and Laser Sensors
- Fiber Optic Sensors
- Proximity Sensors
- Ultrasonic Sensors
- Vision Sensors
Sensors for Measuring Dimensions
- Laser Displacement Sensors (Triangulation)
- Chromatic Confocal Displacement Sensors
- Spectral Interference Displacement Sensors
- Laser Interferometers (Length Measurement)
- Outer Diameter Gauges
- Dimension Measurement Systems
- 2D/3D Profile Measurement Sensors
- Contact Displacement Sensors
- Eddy Current Displacement Sensors
Sensors for Measuring Other Quantities
- Contact Thermometers
- Non-Contact Temperature Sensors
- Flow Meters
- Level Meters
- Pressure Sensors
- Rotary Encoders
- Accelerometers and Vibration Sensors
Listing criteria
- Candidates are gathered widely, in Japan and overseas, from publicly available information such as trade show exhibitor information, information published by industry associations and product information websites. Of these, we list only manufacturers whose relevant products we were able to confirm on their official websites (trading companies and distributors are excluded).
- This list does not cover all manufacturers. To request a listing or a correction, please use the listing request and correction form.
- Within each region, companies are listed in no particular order; the order does not indicate any evaluation or recommendation.
- The list covers products built into production lines and equipment; it does not include dedicated measuring machines used in measurement rooms and the like, or hand-held measuring tools.
- Information checked on: October 14, 2026
- Company names and product names listed are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies.