21 Position Indicator Manufacturers in 2023
This section provides an overview for position indicators as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 21 position indicator manufacturers and their company rankings.
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What Is a Position Indicator?
A position indicator is a machine element part that allows users to easily measure the position of a workpiece, a machine part, by measuring the amount of movement of the workpiece and displaying it in a counted manner. It can be attached to a rotating shaft to check the feed rate. Position indicators with digital displays are also available. Digital display enables fine position adjustment and eliminates conventional errors and misalignments caused by the operator's senses in reading, thereby contributing to improved operations.
Uses of Position Indicators
The following is a description of the uses of position indicators. Position indicators are suitable for adjusting the position of machines, for example, in packaging and packing machines, where they adjust workpieces to the correct width and position. In addition, we can also classify the uses according to the material used for the part of the mounting hub of the position indicator. This is because the mounting portion of the position indicator is in direct contact with the equipment and is thus greatly affected by the operating environment. There are two main categories.
- Steel Steel is used in general environments and a wide variety of applications in various fields. For example, it is used in machine tools and equipment.
- Stainless Steel Stainless steel materials are resistant to rust and corrosion and are used in unique environments where hygiene and resistance to water and chemicals are essential. For example, it is used in machinery and equipment that handle food and chemicals.
Principle of Position Indicators
The principle of position indicators is explained here. By attaching a position indicator to a feed screw or feed rotary shaft, rotating the shaft shows the feed amount of a work part that can be calculated. By matching the pitch of the feed axis with the indication of one rotation of the hub, it is possible to check how much the feed axis has fed. This enables the operator to grasp the feed rate, make precise adjustments, and accurately grasp the work status.
List of 21 Position Indicator Manufacturers
*Including some distributors, etc.
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J.W. Winco, Inc.
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Company Overview
J.W. Winco was originally founded as Ganter in 1894 in Germany. Winco specializes in parts manufacturing. Parts offerings the operating parts segment including handles, adjusting, and positioning parts; clamping parts segment featuring tensioning, clamping, switching, and levers; and finally the machine parts segment with indexing, locking, mounting, connecting elements, guides, spindles, rollers, magnets, casters, and wheels. Winco’s complete catalog contains over 75,000 standard parts. Winco is also ISO 9001 certified. Winco offers free CAD downloads and technical documentation for many arts.
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Duff-Norton
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Company Overview
Duff-Norton is a division of Columbus McKinnon Corp and was originally founded in 1883, now headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Duff-Norton is an automation machinery manufacturer for aerospace, defense, automotive, entertainment, pharmaceutical, food processing, paper, energy, rail/road, and energy supply industries. Duff-Norton manufactures standard and customer-designed screw jacks (mechanical actuators), linear actuators (electro-mechanical actuators), modulator actuators, swivel joints, electric cylinders, rotary unions (rotating joints), acme and ball screws, nuts and rail maintenance equipment to customers globally.
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Process Control Systems, Inc.
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Company Overview
Process Control Systems, Inc. operates out of Chaska, Minnesota and has a 40-year history of manufacturing rotational speed monitoring systems designed to monitor belt conveyors, bucket elevators, screw conveyors as well as other types of material handling and processing equipment with 5-year warranties. Process Control Systems products include switches, tachometers, monitors, and more. Process Control Systems products are often used in belt conveyors, dust collection systems, bucket elevators, and fans. In such machinery they can indicate damage or slippage, count or prove rotation, and indicate operating metrics such as speed and temperature.
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Titan Tool Supply, Inc.
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Company Overview
Titan Tool Supply was founded in 1952 and operates out of Buffalo, New York. Titan Tool Supply is a supplier of optical instrumentation for research & development, quality control, and other professional industries. Titan Tool Supply’s product lines include borescopes, microscopes, illumination devices, and micro finishing. Titan Tool Supply also offers video systems and magnetics solutions. Titan Tool Supply offers customers a 10-day approval program that allows customers to trial products in their workplace to verify satisfaction before purchase.
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RDP Electrosense, Inc.
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Company Overview
RDP Group began in 1966 and is located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands in the UK, and Pottstown, Pennsylvania in the United States. RDP is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of LVDT displacement transducers, amplifiers, load cells, and pressure sensors for use in manufacturing, power plants, and underwater applications. RDP is ISO 9001:2015 certified. RDP products include LVDT displacement transducers, amplifiers such as rail mounting amplifiers and DC-powered strain gauge transducer amplifiers, digital panel meters and multi-channel signal conditioning, and force sensors such as compression load cells and tension load cells.
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Capacitec, Inc.
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Company Overview
Capacitec, Inc. was founded in the mid-1980s and is headquartered in Ayer, Massachusetts. The company is an ISO 9001:2008-certified designer and manufacturer of non-contact capacitive displacement sensors, gap sensors, bore probes, and parallelism measurements, which include capacitive amplifiers and data acquisition systems. The company designs custom amplifiers and software for OEM applications and end-users across the aerospace, automotive, power generation, cryogenic, and semiconductor industries. The company’s devices have advantages including small capacitive sensor size, electrostatic discharge protection, internal power supplies, and ruggedness to service extreme temperatures, high radiation, and strong magnetic fields.
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Ohio Pipe, Valve & Fittings, Inc.
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Company Overview
Ohio Pipe, Valves, & Fittings, Inc. was founded in 1929 as Ohio Pipe Bending & Coiling Company. Also known as the Ohio Pipe companies, they specialize in fully welded, seamless, stainless steel, and PVC pipes of many sizes. Ohio Pipe companies also sell flanges, couplings, ball, butterfly, gate, control, and relief valves, with thousands of unique items in stock. Ohio Pipe companies’ past and current customers include power plants, steel mills, oil and gas companies, chemical plants, water and wastewater facilities, as well as many OEMs.
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Emerson Electric Co.
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Company Overview
Founded in 1890 in Missouri, Emerson Electric Co., is a technology and engineering company that provides various solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets globally. Business segments include automation solutions, AspenTech, and commercial & residential solutions segments. The Automation Solutions segment offers measurement and analytical instrumentation, industrial valves and equipment, and process control software and systems. The AspenTech segment provides asset optimization software for enhancing performance through a combination of modeling, simulation, and optimization capabilities. The Commercial & Residential Solutions segment offers residential and commercial HVAC products, system protector and flow control devices, and IoT thermostats.
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Mod-Tronic Instruments Limited
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Company Overview
MOD-TRONIC Instruments Limited was established in 1972 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. MTis a distributor of industrial sensors, transducers, heaters, controls, and instrumentation, primarily made in the USA as well as Japan, Switzerland, and Germany. MT’s customers are primarily in the aerospace, building automation, manufacturing, medical, military, oil and gas, and water treatment industries but also serves individuals. MT offers an above industry standard 5-year warranty and technical support on every product sold.
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Actuonix Motion Devices
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Company Overview
Actuonix Motion Devices was founded in 2004 and is now headquartered in Saanichton, British Columbia. The company is a manufacturer of micro linear actuators and linear servos for several markets including robotics, aerospace, automotive, medical, and radio control. The company offers custom micro linear actuators to OEMs globally. The company’s additional product types include limited switch actuators, PLCs, stepper motor actuators, control boards, and accessories. The company provides an actuator selector tool to assist customers to choose models that meet their needs.
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Position Indicator Manufacturer Ranking
*Including some distributors, etc.Ranking as of June 2023 Globally
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
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| 1 | Secure Meters | 6.7% |
| 2 | Neutronics Manufacturing Company | 6.7% |
| 3 | C.E. ELECTRONICS, INC. | 6.7% |
| 4 | Trumbull Manufacturing | 6.7% |
| 5 | Sofis | 6.7% |
| 6 | Wenzhou Sankq Machine Accessories Co., Ltd. | 6.7% |
| 7 | Tejax Engineering Co. | 6.7% |
| 8 | Actuonix Motion Devices | 6.7% |
| 9 | Capacitec, Inc. | 6.7% |
| 10 | Process Control Systems, Inc. | 6.7% |
| 11 | Titan Tool Supply, Inc. | 6.7% |
| 12 | Mathis Electronics | 6.7% |
| 13 | Brunswick Instrument, LLC | 6.7% |
| 14 | Ohio Pipe, Valve & Fittings, Inc. | 6.7% |
| 15 | RDP Electrosense, Inc. | 6.7% |
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the position indicator page as of June 2023. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
- GEMÜ: 1,200
- VAG: 150
- Sofis: 100
Newly Established Company
- Wenzhou Sankq Machine Accessories Co., Ltd.: 1997 (26 years ago)
- Neutronics Manufacturing Company: 1972 (51 years ago)
- GEMÜ: 1964 (59 years ago)
Company with a History
- Trumbull Manufacturing: 1922 (101 years ago)
- GEMÜ: 1964 (59 years ago)
- Neutronics Manufacturing Company: 1972 (51 years ago)
