Sensors

The Sensors category covers a broad range of industrial sensing devices used by controls engineers, machine builders, and OEM panel shops to detect position, presence, distance, and process conditions across virtually every automation application. Common product types include photoelectric sensors — such as diffuse-mode, retro-reflective, and through-beam configurations — as well as proximity sensors (inductive and capacitive) for non-contact object detection, and specialty sensors including ultrasonic, vision-based, and fiber-optic variants for demanding or confined sensing environments. These devices are selected based on sensing range, output type (NPN/PNP, analog, or discrete), operating voltage, and environmental rating (IP67/IP69K). Whether the application involves part detection on a conveyor, end-of-travel limit sensing, or level detection in process equipment, this catalog of over 1,700 in-stock sensor SKUs supports a wide range of industrial sensing requirements across discrete manufacturing, material handling, and process control.