This section provides an overview for oxygen sensors as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 31 oxygen sensor manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked oxygen sensor companies as of November, 2024: 1.MSA, 2.Spectra Premium, 3.Robert Bosch LLC.
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An oxygen sensor is a sensor that measures the concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere of a measurement space.
In an isolated and enclosed space, it is extremely important to measure oxygen concentration in order to maintain vital activities. Oxygen sensors play a major role in this oxygen concentration measurement.
It is said that when oxygen levels fall below 15%, people have difficulty breathing; when oxygen levels fall below 7%, brain function is impaired; and when oxygen levels fall below 4%, death occurs. Oxygen sensors are needed in various scientific and industrial fields, and a wide range of oxygen concentration measurement conditions and systems have been developed to meet the requirements of these fields.
A typical sensor is the zirconia sensor. Zirconia sensors are also used for product control in semiconductor manufacturing, energy conservation in automobiles, and exhaust gas purification.
Measurement of oxygen concentration is performed in two major roles: first, to detect and monitor oxygen concentration in order to prevent oxygen deficiency, which can save human lives. Secondly, they are used in controlling oxygen concentration in the production process of industrial products, etc.
Examples of applications for acid deprivation prevention include safety management at civil engineering sites, such as tunnels and underground construction, and oxygen inhalation management and hyperbaric resuscitation in the medical field. Products for these applications can be portable or wall-mounted.
Oxygen concentration control is used in the chemical, ceramics, and metals industries for process control in the manufacture of industrial products. One of the characteristics of industrial product manufacturing is that they are often used in high-temperature environments during heat treatment processes.
An example familiar to us in our daily lives is its use in automobile and motorcycle engines. By detecting the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas, they play a role in adjusting the fuel concentration.
The measurement principles of oxygen sensors include galvanic cell type, zirconia individual electrolyte type, magnetic type, and wavelength tunable semiconductor laser spectroscopy type.
The galvanic cell type has a simple structure and is used in portable oxygen meters. It consists of gold and lead electrodes, a resin membrane, and an electrolyte solution, and uses a mechanism in which an electric current corresponding to the oxygen concentration flows when oxygen passes through the membrane and dissolves in the electrolyte solution.
The zirconia individual electrolyte method uses zirconia as a solid electrolyte. Zirconia can conduct oxygen negative ions (O2-) in a solid state, and the ions are conducted from a gas with high oxygen concentration (high O2 pressure side) to an atmosphere with low oxygen concentration (low O2 pressure side).
In a zirconia electrolyte oxygen sensor, electrodes are placed on the O2 high-pressure side and the O2 low-pressure side, respectively, and they are electrically connected to each other. The O2- electrode on the low O2 pressure side receives electrons from the transmitted O2-.
The electrons released at the low O2 pressure side (negative electrode) flow back to the high O2 pressure side (positive electrode). The electromotive force generated between the electrodes can be used to determine the partial pressure of oxygen at each electrode using a relationship called the Nernst equation, as shown below.
E= (RT/4F) - 1n (PA/PB)
Where R is the gas constant, T is the temperature, F is Faraday's constant, and PA and PB are the oxygen partial pressures on the high and low O2 pressure sides, respectively. The temperature is measured by a thermocouple installed in the zirconia, and PA is based on the oxygen partial pressure in a normal atmosphere.
Zirconia oxygen sensors used in the manufacturing process of industrial products need to be carefully monitored for deterioration. They are used in high-temperature environments, and a variety of gases can also degrade or affect the zirconia cell. Reducing gases, such as halogens, are also degradation factors.
In automotive applications, oxygen sensors can degrade or fail, causing an increase in toxic substances in the exhaust gases. Also, fuel consumption can deteriorate when fuel is more concentrated than necessary; when O2 sensors deteriorate, parts should be replaced at a dealer or service facility.
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MSA Safety, founded in 1914, is a manufacturer and supplier of safety products such as self-contained breathing apparatus, flame detection systems, fall protection devices, and fire & rescue helmets that protect users from potentially dangerous or life-threatening situations while working in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries, the fire service, mining, construction, and military. Cranberry Township, Pa., is the company's headquarters north of Pittsburgh, and it has manufacturing plants in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. MSA generates approximately half of its sales outside North America, with over 40 international sites.
Walchem, Iwaki America, Inc., expanded and incorporated in 2013 with headquarters in the USA, is a manufacturer of online analytical instruments and electronic metering pumps used for wastewater systems in swimming pools and spas. The company's tangible product line includes treatment controllers to monitor and regulate various aspects of water treatment processes and water treatment sensors and accessories used to detect chemicals and impurities in water bodies. It also provides cloud-based software tools and instrumentation that integrate with its products. The company offers its know-how to assist clients with customized and full-scope chemical control systems.
Endress+Hauser Group Services AG, established in 1953 with headquarters in Reinach, Switzerland, is a global manufacturer, distributor, and integrator of industrial process solutions for flow, level, pressure, temperature, and digital communications. The company's product line includes portable pH meters, Raman spectroscopic analyzers, electromagnetic flowmeters, hydrostatic level sensors, and application managers (devices). These products are available individually, and custom-process manufacturing turnkey systems can be commissioned. The company serves industries including food processing, chemical processing, agriculture, mining, and energy.
PureAire Monitoring Systems, Inc. is an American ISO certified manufacturer of gas monitoring systems founded in 1997 and based in Lake Zurich, Illinois. They produce oxygen deficiency monitors, combustible gas monitors, carbon dioxide and monoxide monitors, toxic gas detectors, and trace oxygen analyzers. Their systems have applications in semiconductor, biotechnology, agriculture, cryogenic, and pharmaceutical industries and have been used by numerous universities and notable companies and organizations such as Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Lockheed Martin, 3M, Xerox Corporation, and NASA.
Ocean Insight is the Applied Spectral Knowledge company, founded in 1989, is a manufacutring company using spectral technology, application expertise, and manufacturing scalability to help customers take on important challenges for a safer, cleaner, healthier future, headquartered in Florida, USA. The company consists of three industry brands: Ocean Optics, which pioneered miniature spectrometers and delivers spectral solutions to researchers, OEMs and industrial customers; Ocean Applied, which designs and builds industrial-grade photonics systems for material inspection, chemical identification and quality assurance; and International Light, which supplies lighting assemblies, light measurement solutions and calibration services.
Apogee Instruments, Inc., LTD. founded in Logan, UT in 1996 is a manufacturer of Environmental Sensors and research-grade sensors. The company's product portfolio includes radiation frost detectors, temperature sensors, replacement cables, oxygen sensors and barometric pressures. The company serves industries such as Oil and Gas, Aerospace and Defense, Automotive and Transportation, Construction, and Power Generation. The company provides services such as Product Selection Guidance, Engineering Support, New Product Design and Development and Custom Manufacturing.
Mercury Medical is an American manufacturer and distributor of specialized medical equipment established in 1968 and based in Clearwater, Florida. The company offers various products with applications in airway management, neonatal care, anesthesia, emergency procedures. These include laryngoscopes, resuscitators, ultrasound systems, and nebulizers. Mercury Medical also provides contract manufacturing, refurbishing, and repair services. It primarily serves clients in the biotechnology industry, as well as in hospitals, clinics, and the emergency response services.
CLR Srl is an Italian ISO 9001:2015 certified optical systems and components manufacturer that was established in Milan in 1989. The company’s product portfolio includes various mirrors in various orientations, as well as prisms in different coatings and specifications. It also offers a wide range of spherical and aspherical lenses fabricated from various materials. The company’s products are commonly used in the production of laser systems, optical metrology products, and digital imaging products.
Endress+Hauser Group is based in Switzerland and has over 15,000 employees worldwide. Endress+Hauser manufactures measurement instrumentation and provides services for industrial process engineering. Endress+Hauser’s customers come from various industries including chemical, life sciences, energy, and water. Endress+Hauser’s products include those for level measurement, pressure measurement, software, industrial communication technologies, and liquid analysis. Endress+Hauser also offers services including project and commissioning, support and education, maintenance, and performance optimization. The company has an assortment of online tools to assist customers in services such as product selection.
Cubic Sensor and Instrument Co. Ltd., founded in 2003 and based in Wuhan, China, is a manufacturer of gas sensors and sensor solutions and is ISO 9001 certified. It stocks products like spirometers, CO2 sensors, and gas analyzers that serve various fields, including air quality, environmental monitoring, and healthcare. It is a publicly listed company in the SSE STAR Market that has exported its products to more than 80 countries and has obtained more than 100 patents at home and abroad. It has also received ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and Automotive Tier 1 Supplier with IATF16949 certification.
Anton Paar, founded in 1933 and headquartered in Graz, Austria, is a manufacturer and supplier of analytical instruments Their product range includes density meters for measuring liquid and solid density, concentration meters for analyzing solution concentration, viscosity meters for assessing liquid viscosity, particle size analyzers for measuring particle size in liquids or solids, and chromatography systems for substance separation and identification in mixtures. Anton Paar's products cater to a wide range of industries, including food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and chemical, providing analytical solutions for diverse applications.
s::can Messtechnik GmbH, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, is an online spectrometer products for real-time environmental monitoring developer and manufacturer. The company's products include spectrometer probes, ion-selective multiparameter probes that can continuously determine the parameters of chemical, pH, and temperature of water, and industrial process control terminals that can be extended to be operated as distributed systems, either via radio, GSM, or GPRS telemetry. The company also offers modular monitoring stations that allow the expansion of its systems used for air pollution, drinking water, and wastewater monitoring.
NGK Spark Plugs Co. Ltd, established in 1936 at Nagoya, Japan is a manufacturer of spark plugs for internal combustion and other varieties of engines used in automobiles. The company has a global clientele and manufactures new age spark plugs for automobiles that come with better ignition and reliability. The products included but not limited to are spark igniter plugs, glow plugs, glow controller and resistor cables. These spark plugs are temperature-resistant, safe, environmentally sustainable and reduce fuel consumption with their better ignition properties. They also manufacture sensors and ceramics for multiple applications such as automobiles, semiconductors and medical equipment.
Mettler Toledo was incorporated in 1945 in Toledo, Ohio, and is today headquartered in Greifensee, Switzerland. Mettler Toledo is a manufacturer of various analytical instruments for use in laboratories, industrial and manufacturing, and food retailing applications to customers globally. Mettler Toledo offers many products across product lines for uses such as product inspection, process analytics, jewelry scales, moisture analyzers, and software for laboratory weighing. Mettler Toledo also offers numerous accessories such as density kits, hands-free accessories, weighing tables, and weight accessories.
SST Sensing Ltd is an ISO 9001-certified manufacturer and supplier of oxygen and liquid level sensors established in 2002 in Coatbridge, Scotland, UK. The company specializes in products for detecting the presence, levels, and absence of liquids or gasses, including hazardous area-approved liquid level switches, carbon dioxide sensors, and optical liquid level switches. The company also offers customization, calibration, and repair services. It mainly serves clients in the aviation, transportation, and industrial processing sectors.
Baker Hughes Co. (BHC) is an American service provider and manufacturer of industrial oilfield equipment that was established in 1987 following the merger of Baker International and Hughes Tool Company. Based in Houston, Texas, the company produces several categories of oilfield products including drilling equipment, pipe and subsea production systems, generators, and storage systems. It also offers process control components and actuators such as pumps, valves and regulators. BHC provides various services for oilfield and liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations, including regasification, well construction, transportation, and storage.
Delphi Autoparts, established in 1998 and headquartered in Michigan, US, is a manufacturer that offers aftermarket solutions to fuel economy. The company offers a wide range of products, including gasoline fuel systems, diesel fuel systems, maintenance solutions, engine management, and vehicle electronics. It also provides comprehensive diagnostics, test equipment, and robust training to help repair vehicles. Its product delivers fewer hydrocarbons, particulate emissions, and increased fuel savings. Frost & Sullivan recognized the company with the 2017 North American Company of the Year Award. It serves industries such as passenger vehicles, marine vehicles, agricultural vehicles, and more.
Motorcraft, founded in St Muncie, IN, is a manufacturer of Household Appliances and Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment. The company's product portfolio includes Air Conditioners, Alternators, Batteries, Starting and Charging and Belts & Hoses. Their products are used in industries such as Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology, Chemical and Petrochemical, Environmental Testing and healthcare. The company also provides services including national distribution, product selection, installation, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and customer service.
Spectra Premium, founded in Boucherville, CA, in Boucherville, in 1989 is a manufacturer and distributor of automotive parts. The company's product portfolio includes fuel tanks, radiators and fuel modules, cooling systems, and engine management systems. The company serves industries such as Oil and Gas, Aerospace and Defense, Automotive and Transportation, Construction, and Power Generation. The company also provides services including national distribution, product selection, customized services, technical support and customer service.
Xylem Analytics Germany Sales GmbH & Co. KG Sensortechnik Meinsberg, founded in 1945 and headquartered in Meinsberg, Germany, is an electrochemical sensor and component manufacturer and B2B supplier. The company's products include a range of application-specific sensors and electrodes, such as temperature sensors, humidity sensors, and pH combination electrodes. Its laboratory-use electrodes come with plug and cable length choices, and its online-use sensors for measurements in process use process electrodes that come with a plug connector for mounting in immersion or flow-through housings. The company's services include accepting orders via phone, email, and fax and offering technical support over the phone.
Supmea Automation Co. Ltd., founded in 2006 and based in Zhejiang, China, is a manufacturer and supplier of industrial process automation sensors and instruments. Its products include analysis instruments, recorders, pressure transmitters, flowmeters, and other field instruments, serving industries across over 100 countries. Its products are ISO 9001-compliant, and in 2022, its Supmea ULS-B Split Type Ultrasonic Level Transmitter received the Editor's Choice Award at the Control Engineering China Product Awards.
PreSens Precision Sensing GmbH, founded in 1997 and situated in Regensburg, Germany, is a manufacturer and distributor of optical-chemical sensors and scientific instruments. Its product line includes sensor probes, meters, and complete systems for optical measurements of oxygen, pH, and carbon dioxide, catering to various scientific research fields and industrial applications. Certified with EN ISO 13485:2016 and EN ISO 9001:2015, the company underscores its adherence to maintaining quality standards in product production.
Campbell Scientific Inc., established in 1974 and headquartered in Logan, Utah, is a designer and manufacturer of measurement, data acquisition systems, and data loggers. The company sells sensors, measurement devices, and OEM products for water, weather, and soil applications. It also provides software for several purposes, including communication between data loggers and supporting data logger programming. It is ISO 14001, ISO 9001, and ISO 27001 certified, and it marketed its first product, named the CA-9 Path-Averaging Laser Anemometer, in 1974. It introduced its first data acquisition system, the CR5 Digital Recorder, in 1975.
Ranking as of November 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | MSA |
9.9%
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2 | Spectra Premium |
7.5%
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3 | Robert Bosch LLC |
6.3%
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4 | Apogee Instruments, Inc. |
5.8%
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5 | Walchem |
5.4%
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6 | Ocean Insight |
5.4%
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7 | PureAire Monitoring Systems, Inc. |
4.5%
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8 | Motorcraft |
4.1%
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9 | Mercury Medical |
3.7%
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10 | Endress+Hauser Group Services AG |
3.4%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the oxygen sensor page as of November 2024. 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
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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United States of America | 10 | 52.6% |
Switzerland | 2 | 10.5% |
Austria | 2 | 10.5% |
Italy | 1 | 5.3% |
China | 1 | 5.3% |
Japan | 1 | 5.3% |
Germany | 1 | 5.3% |
Canada | 1 | 5.3% |
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