This section provides an overview for digital pressure switch as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 34 digital pressure switch manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked digital pressure switch companies as of November, 2024: 1.SenTec, 2.SMC Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd..
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A digital pressure switch is a digital pressure gauge capable of outputting a contact signal to indicate that a certain level of pressure has been reached.
A digital pressure switch is a product that can function as both a digital pressure gauge and a pressure switch at the same time.
7-segment pressure displays and output pressure settings can be set on the panel.
Digital pressure switches are primarily used in production. Specific uses of these switches are as follows:
As an example of use, it is not much different from a digital pressure gauge. However, the main feature of a digital pressure switch is that it can output a contact point. The contact output by pressure can be used to set up interlocks and alarms.
A digital pressure switch consists of a sensor, an arithmetic unit, a display unit, and other components.
The sensor section consists of a pressure sensor and diaphragm. The diaphragm is made of corrosion-resistant stainless steel or silicon. The purpose of the diaphragm is to protect the sensor from the gas or liquid to be observed.
The pressure transmitted from the diaphragm is sensed by a pressure sensor such as a strain gage or piezoelectric element. A strain gage is an element whose resistance changes with pressure, and a piezoelectric element generates a voltage with pressure. The pressure sensed is sent from the sensor to the calculation unit.
The arithmetic section is the part that receives analog inputs from the sensor, calculates and outputs the data. A printed circuit board or similar device is used. It digitally outputs the input analog input. At the same time, the analog input is converted and output to the display section.
The display part visualizes the pressure to be observed; it is generally a 7-segment display using LEDs, and in most cases, the pressure unit is displayed in Pa. Products that allow the decimal point position to be changed are also available.
There are different types of digital pressure switches, which are selected primarily by pressure range. The pressure to be monitored is classified into three types: positive pressure, compound pressure, and negative pressure.
Digital pressure switches for positive pressure monitoring are devices that monitor pressurized conditions. They monitor filter clogging and pump pressure, and are manufactured in a wide range of products for monitoring minute pressure as low as 100 kPa to those for monitoring high pressure as high as 50 MPa. Generally, the upper pressure limit is selected according to the measurement target.
This device can monitor positive pressure to negative pressure. It is applicable to piping, where positive and negative pressures are intermingled. Refrigerant pressure monitoring for air conditioners is an example.
This is a device capable of monitoring negative pressure. Also called a vacuum gauge or vacuum switch. It is used to monitor the degree of vacuum in vacuum equipment.
Digital pressure switches are available with either an integrated sensor/amplifier or a separate sensor/amplifier.
Integrated Model
The integrated type is a product in which the sensor and display are combined into one unit. It is characterized by space-saving installation and easy wiring.
Separated Type
Separate type is a product in which the sensor part and the display part are separated. The sensor part can be installed at the measurement location, while the display part, which serves as an amplifier, can be installed at a remote location. This type is used when the measurement location is in a corrosive environment, and the sensitive amplifier and display can be protected. The display section can also be moved to a position where it is easy for people to see.
The output specifications of digital pressure switches vary from product to product. Generally, they are classified into semiconductor output and contact output.
Semiconductor Output
The semiconductor output is a digital output by means of a transistor or other means. Although there is no life span based on the number of operations, there is a risk of equipment failure if the wrong type of power supply is used.
Contact Output
A contact output is a physical, electrical contact output. Since it has a drive unit, it has a life span that depends on the number of times it is driven. However, the type of power supply can be selected from a relatively wide range, and it has characteristics such as high resistance to heat.
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Bimba Ltd., first founded in 1957 and acquired by IMI plc in 2019, is a manufacturer of motion control components. The company's products include four main categories of actuators that include pneumatic, hydraulic, electric, vacuum, and other developing actuator technologies. In simple terms, the company's products are engineered devices that produce the force to make something move, including factory machinery and robots used for painting in automotive plants. The company also offers two types of customized services: one that includes the modification of its existing components and the other that includes full design, engineering, and production.
KOBOLD Instruments, Inc, founded in Germany, in 1980 is a manufacturer of instruments for monitoring, measuring and regulating flow, pressure, level and temperature. The company's product portfolio includes sensors, pressure gauges, transmitters, switches and transmitters. Their products are used in industries such as Oil and Gas, Aerospace and Defense, Automotive and Transportation, Construction, and Power Generation. They also provide services including product selection, installation, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, customer service, and repair.
Bourns, Inc. is a family-owned company founded in 1947 and currently headquartered in Riverside, California. Bourns is a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of electronic components for several industries including automotive, industrial, instrumentation, medical, consumer, and portable electronics. Bourns operates in 4 market segments: automotive, circuit protection, power conversion, and sensing. The automotive segment produces sensors for almost every use in vehicles including steering, stability, fuel management, and temperature control. Power conversion segment products are used in renewable energy and automotive power. Sensing products are also used in heavy equipment, medical equipment, and welding equipment.
Amphenol Advanced Sensors, established in 1999 and headquartered in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, is a manufacturer and supplier of sensing technologies. Their diverse product portfolio includes temperature sensors like RTDs, thermocouples, and thermistors, serving applications in industrial automation, medical devices, and environmental monitoring. Furthermore, they offer a wide range of pressure sensors, such as absolute pressure, differential pressure, and vacuum sensors, utilized in industrial automation, medical devices, and automotive industries. They also provide an extensive array of air quality sensors, including CO2, VOC, and particulate sensors, serving applications in environmental monitoring, building automation, and healthcare sectors.
Servoflo Corp., a supplier and distributor of sensors and components based in Massachusetts, USA, was founded in 1968. The company offers sensors and solutions measuring various physical parameters and offering valuable data for diverse industries and applications. The company provides a broad spectrum of sensor types, including pressure, humidity, and gas. These sensors are crucial in monitoring and controlling various environmental and industrial conditions. The company's sensors find applications in multiple industries, including automotive, medical, industrial automation, and consumer electronics.
CS INSTRUMENTS USA is based in Bluffton, South Carolina, and is the American subsidiary of CS INSTRUMENTS headquartered in Tannheim, Germany. CS INSTRUMENTS was established in 2002 is a manufacturer and distributor of compressed air technology and related products, generally used in industrial and manufacturing settings. CS product lines encompass a complete compressed air monitoring system with individual segments including dew point, compressed air quality, leak detection, chart recording, and software. Many of these components can be used in other capacities, such as flow measurement devices in underwater settings such as marine or water treatment industries.
Design Automated Systems is a distributor of factory automation and robotic components, established in 1987 and based in Gardena, United States of America. The company supplies vacuum sensors and cups, pneumatic fittings, as well as pressure gauges and thermometers. These products are specifically useful for companies that have implemented automation and leveraged robots in its operations. The company possesses several certifications such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 27001.
NK Instruments Pvt. Ltd., established in 1996 and based in Thane, India, is a manufacturer of industrial process instrumentation. The company produces various instruments used for indicating and controlling various process parameters, including pressure, differential pressure, vacuum, density, and temperature. The company offers process control instruments, including programmable indicators, sequential timers, time totalizers, logic systems, and more. These products find applications in engineering industries, gas mixing systems, medical & hospital equipment, petrochemical & fertilizer industries, food & beverage industries, and more.
China SNS Pneumatic, established in 1999, is a manufacturer and supplier specializing in pneumatic components based in Zhejiang, China. The company’s product portfolio includes auxillary components, cylinders, valves, and hydraulic components. Their products find applications in various industrial sectors that require pneumatic components for automation, control systems, and fluid handling such as manufacturing, automotive, aerospace and electronics. The company is ISO9001 and 2000 certified and serves clients worldwide including Southeast Asia, Europe, America, and the Middle East.
LEFOO INDUSTRIAL CO.,LTD. (LIC) is a Chinese ISO 9001 certified manufacturer of pressure and temperature control devices that was established in 2005. Based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, the company produces various pumps including reverse osmosis (RO), peristaltic, and diaphragm booster models, as well as solenoid valves. It also offers control and monitoring equipment, such as temperature controllers, pressure switches, and differential pressure gauges. LIC products are used by clients in water treatment, hydraulic systems, food and beverage processing, and automotive manufacturing.
Micro Sensor is a Baoji, Shaanxi, China-based manufacturer of OEM, ODM, and custom-designed transmitters, flowmeters, and sensors used for industrial automation, established in 1993. The production line has level, temperature, and pressure transmitters, pressure sensors, flowmeters, and accessories, including valves, indicators, protectors, and connection boxes for pressure sensors and transmitters used in the HVAC, marine, water, oil, and gas industries. The company has a subsidiary, Micro Sensor GmbH, based in Essen, German.
Nihon Pisco Co. Ltd., founded in 1976 and based in Nagano, Japan, is a manufacturer and distributor of pneumatic equipment and is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified. The company stocks various products like valves, actuators, and vacuum accessories used in several industries, including semiconductor, medicine, and rechargeable battery. The company started selling push-in fitting for pneumatic piping in 1977 and launched the industry’s first push-in fitting built-in type speed controller in 1981. In 1993, it launched a few products, including a quick exhaust valve, a digital pressure sensor, and a vacuum generator with a digital pressure sensor.
SMC corporation was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. SMC Corporation manufactures and sells automatic control equipment and filtration equipment. SMC has production facilities in 30 countries, technical development centers in Japan, the United States, Europe, and China, and sales offices, globally. SMC product lines divided by them include filter replacements, condensation prevention, heat resistance, thermos-chilling, and others. SMC provides a video library as well as product selection guide to assist customers in finding solutions and optimizing product efficiency.
SensorsONE Ltd., founded in the UK, in 2006 is a manufacturer of measurement instruments and sensors. The company’s product portfolio includes temperature sensors, pressure sensors, proximity sensors that detect the presence or absence of objects without direct contact, level sensors that enable precise monitoring of liquid levels in tanks and containers and motion sensors that detect movement and acceleration. The company serves industries such as Oil and Gas, Aerospace and Defense, Automotive and Transportation, Construction, and Power Generation.
CKD Corporation, established in 1943 under the name of Japan Aircraft Electric Co., Ltd., is a Japanese manufacturer of automation machinery and manufacturing components, headquartered in Komaki, Aichi. Their diverse portfolio includes pneumatic and fluid control components, fine system components, drive components, and labor-saving components. The company has also developed various types of automation machinery, such as transparent object inspection systems, pharmaceutical products packaging machines, and more. These products find applications in various industries, for example their automated food packaging systems are designed for maintaining food quality and hygienic conditions. Their fluid control components are used in the solar cell manufacturing process.
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.
General Air Products, Inc., founded in 1936 and based in Pennsylvania, United States, is a manufacturer of industrial products. The company also produces other products, such as fire protection air compressors, vapor pipe shields, fire protection accessories, air-cooled chillers, and nitrogen generators. All these products are for commercial and industrial use. Apart from this, the company manufactures air compressors for laundry equipment and fire protection applications. Soon, the company expanded its portfolio of products to fluid processing equipment such as chillers, air-fluid coolers, and compressed air treatment products for industrial applications.
Anderson-Negele is based in Fultonville, New York, USA, and is a manufacturer of sensors for process analysis and control applications that was established in 2004 following the merger of Anderson Instrument Company and Negele Messtechnik GmbH. The company’s product lineup includes conductivity sensors, turbidity sensors, and temperature sensors. It also offers bulk tank recorders, process recorders, and adaptors or fittings for a range of connector types. The company chiefly serves clients in the recreational beverages, biopharmaceuticals, and food processing industries.
Applied Measurements, a company established in 1991 and based in Aldermaston, West Berkshire, United Kingdom, is a manufacturer and supplier of measuring systems, transducers, and sensors. The product portfolio has pressure sensors, depth sensors, position sensors, LVDTs, and load cells used in industries involved in the production and supply chains making precise measurements and calculations. The ISO 9001-certified company offers various services including calibration, designing, repair, bonding, and custom control of specific products with a 3-annuals warranty.
XI’AN UTOP MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT CO., LTD, established in 2008, based in Xi’an, China, is a professional high-tech enterprise that manufactures pressure sensor products. The company specialized in manufacturing and exporting a series of isolated diaphragm pressure sensors, melt pressure transducers/transmitters, differential pressure transmitters, level transducers/transmitters, digital intelligent transmitters, and temperature transmitters. They provide intensive cooperation with all of their customers for mutual benefit, and offer professional services, active and efficient support. The company’s products have been exported to Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Pakistan, Iran, Taiwan, Peru, Italy, Greece, USA, and Australia.
RPL Automation Pvt. Ltd., founded in India, is a supplier of automation solutions and electrical control panels. The company's product portfolio includes Inductive Sensors, Control Panels, Mitsubishi PLC, Vision Systems, and Barcode Scanner. It is also a distributor of Panasonic, Japan for their big range of PLCs, Servo Drives. It caters to a broad spectrum of industries, including manufacturing, energy, pharmaceuticals, and water treatment, and exports its products to throughout the world.
MEOKON SENSOR TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD, established in 2008, based in Shanghai, China, is a service provider based on smart sensors. The company’s products include digital pressure gauge, digital pressure switch, intelligent pressure controller, pressure sensor, and pressure transmitter. The products' sensors, display control appliances and measuring control systems can be customized by customer's request. These products are used in for air compressor, automobile professions, spurt & hydraulic pressure, water supply system, and transmitting instrument, among others. The company’s products and testing instruments are imported from the US and Germany.
SMC Corporation of America, established in 1977 and located in Noblesville, Indiana, is a manufacturer of pneumatic equipment and motion control products used in the automation, controls, and process industries. It is the North American subsidiary of Japan’s SMC Corporation, and it offers a broad range of products, including actuators, directional control valves, and airline equipment. The company is ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 certified and has an education division that teaches technical skills and the latest developments in industrial automation. It also runs a sales development program for training outside sales at the company.
Eurovacuum B.V. is an industrial vacuum systems and equipment supplier established in 2004 in Reeuwijk, South Holland, the Netherlands. The company’s products include vacuum compressors and pumps, vacuum gauges such as capacitance manometers and ionization gauges, and leak detection systems such as helium saturation chambers and calibration leak testers. It also offers spare parts, calibration, and repair services. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified and mainly serves clients in the industrial processing and manufacturing sectors.
Ranking as of November 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | CS INSTRUMENTS USA INC. |
60.0%
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2 | SenTec |
20.0%
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3 | SMC Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd. |
20.0%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the digital pressure switch 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
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Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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United States of America | 7 | 36.8% |
China | 4 | 21.1% |
India | 3 | 15.8% |
Japan | 3 | 15.8% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 5.3% |
Netherlands | 1 | 5.3% |
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