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Sensors, Transducers & Detectors

318
Companies
87
Programmes
23
Countries

Sensors, Transducers & Detectors encompasses the sensing elements and signal-conditioning assemblies used to measure and convert physical parameters — including pressure, temperature, flow, torque, displacement, vibration, crack propagation, and fluid/gas composition — into calibrated electrical outputs, covering technologies such as LVDT, synchro-resolver, piezoelectric, magnetostrictive, MEMS, thermocouple, RTD, optical and ultrasonic transduction, shaft encoders, tachometer generators, and magnetic chip detection.

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Supplier reach

How many distinct aircraft programmes each supplier in this area is linked to in our database — a proxy for how widely established a company is across the industry. Bars are relative to the top-ranked supplier.

1Crane Aerospace & Electronics, Power Solutions19
2Garmin International16
3CiES Inc.11
4FCI Aerospace11
5Collins Aerospace, Sensors & Integrated Systems10
6Leonardo Airborne Systems UK9
7Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc.7
8Parker Meggitt SA7
9Elimco Aerospace4
10Electromech Technologies4
11HarcoSemco3
12Hypernetics Ltd.3
13Druck UK (part of Crane Co.)3
14CMC Electronics Inc.3
15Guardian Avionics3
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Market structure

Whether supply here is concentrated in a few big players or spread across many. Top-5 share is the portion of all programme links held by the five largest suppliers. HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) runs 0–10,000: under ~1,500 is competitive, over ~2,500 is concentrated.

41%
Top-5 share
488
Concentration (HHI)
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Geography

Where the listed suppliers in this area are based, by country of head office. Useful for sourcing, near-shoring and understanding regional strengths.

Worldwide — by country
U.S.A.192
U.K.46
France20
Germany18
Canada10
Australia4
Italy3
Austria3
Japan3
Sweden2
Switzerland2
Denmark2
Other (11)13
United States — by state
California37
New York18
Texas12
Massachusetts11
Washington10
Pennsylvania10
Arizona7
Illinois7
Virginia7
Florida6
Kansas6
Connecticut5
Other (24)56