Contrinex is a global technology leader for Smart Sensors for complex automation and smart factory applications.

With 50 years of experience in the field of intelligent sensing and identification solutions, the products are at home in the most demanding applications, and the tightest space constraints. Using real-time sensor data for IIoT and remote asset management is helping our customers to make faster and better decisions.

At a glance

• Technology leading manufacturer of inductive and photoelectric sensors as well as safety and RFID systems
• World market leader for miniature sensors, sensors with long operating distances and devices for particularly demanding operating conditions (all-metal, high-pressure and high-temperature resistant sensors)
• Represented in over 60 countries worldwide, headquarters in Switzerland
• Approx. 8000 products

• Smart Sensors with high-resolution measurement, user-configurable outputs, embedded predictive maintenance features, direct device-to-device communication, user-defined memory and dual channel.
• Inductive and photoelectric sensor ranges with integral IO-Link interface
• Miniature, self-contained, inductive and photoelectric sensors
• Inductive sensors with operating distances up to 4-times standard
• Mechanically and chemically rugged full-metal inductive sensors
• Inductive sensors for permanent pressures up to 500 bar (peak 1000 bar)
• Inductive sensors and RFID tags for operating temperatures up to 230 °C
• Inductive and photoelectric sensors for the food industry (Ecolab approval)
• Impervious inductive sensors for washdown areas and outdoor use (IP68 & IP69K)
• Full-metal sensors for sea-water applications (IP68 & IP69K)
• Inductive sensors for use in welding cells
• Photoelectric sensors with background suppression
• Color and contrast sensors
• Photoelectric sensors for transparent object detection
• Sensors for distance measurement
• Fiber-optic solutions
• Full-metal RFID systems
• Type 4 and Type 2 safety light curtains