Electro-Sensors, Inc. manufactures and sells industrial production monitoring and process control systems.
Products
The company manufactures a complete line of monitoring and control systems for a wide range of industrial machine applications. The systems measure machine production and operation rates, as well as regulate the speed of related machines in production processes.
The company has a sales agreement with Motrona GmbH, a German control and interface devices manufacturer, under which...
Electro-Sensors, Inc. manufactures and sells industrial production monitoring and process control systems.
Products
The company manufactures a complete line of monitoring and control systems for a wide range of industrial machine applications. The systems measure machine production and operation rates, as well as regulate the speed of related machines in production processes.
The company has a sales agreement with Motrona GmbH, a German control and interface devices manufacturer, under which it has the right to distribute Motrona products in the United States. These products interface with its products on various applications for motion monitoring.
Speed Monitoring Systems
The company’s speed monitoring systems compare revolutions per minute or speed against acceptable rates as determined by its customers. These systems vary in complexity, from simple systems that detect slow-downs or stoppages, to sophisticated systems that warn of deviations from precise tolerances and that permit various subsidiary operations to be determined through monitoring shaft speed.
The company’s speed monitoring systems also include a line of products that measure production counts or rates, such as number of parts, gallons per minute, or board feet. These speed monitoring systems include alarm systems, tachometers, and other devices that translate impulses from the sensors into alarm signals utilized by its customers.
The company has several products used in drive control systems that regulate the speed of motors on related machines in a production sequence to ensure that the performances of various operations are coordinated. The products consist of a line of digital control products for motors that require a complete closed loop PID (Proportional Integral Derivative) control. The closed loop controllers coordinate production speed among process motors and reduce waste.
Temperature Application Products
The company’s main temperature applications include bearing, gear box, and motor temperature monitoring sensors. These sensors alert an operator when the temperature exceeds or is less than a specified temperature.
Position Application Products
The company also offers production monitoring devices that include a belt alignment and slide gate position monitor. The belt alignment monitor is used to determine if a belt is tracking correctly. The slide gate position monitor is used in plant operations to provide feedback of the position of a slide gate.
Vibration Monitoring Products
The company’s vibration monitors alert operators when the vibration of a machine in a production system exceeds or is less than a specified level.
Tilt Switches
A tilt switch is designed to alert the operator when a storage bin or production system reaches a certain capacity.
Hazard Monitoring Systems
Electro-Sentry: The company offers the Electro-Sentry 1 and Electro-Sentry 16 hazard monitoring systems, which integrate its sensors for monitoring temperature, belt alignment, and shaft speed with programmable control logic to create a complete hazard monitoring system. These systems enable its customers to locate which part of their material handling system is operating incorrectly, typically in less than ten seconds.
HazardPRO: The company markets its wireless hazard technology monitoring system under the HazardPRO product name. This integrated hazard monitoring system captures and displays key information in an intuitive format allowing the user to quickly and comprehensively understand the status and history of the user's processes. The simple but powerful interface provides insight into a customer's internal operations as they strive to maximize safety and facility runtime, while minimizing costs associated with unscheduled maintenance and unplanned downtime. The HazardPRO system has been approved for use in hazardous dust environments by a third-party nationally recognized testing laboratory.
The HazardPRO site system manager software efficiently collects data from all sensors in a customer's monitoring system, with effective wireless monitoring across a widely dispersed area. It has also added a complete antenna pair mounting system to the product line for easy and accurate customer installation.
The company expects to continue to expend resources to develop new products and to market new and existing products for use in a wide variety of monitoring applications.
Marketing and Distribution
The company sells its products primarily through both its internal sales team and a number of manufacturer’s representatives and distributors, both nationally and internationally. In 2023, the company had international sales through distributors in the following countries: Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Peru, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Egypt, South Africa, India, Australia, China, the Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore. Sales to customers outside the United States represented approximately 10% of revenues in 2023. It sells its products under the Electro-Sensors, Inc. brand as a range of products from simple sensors to complex integrated monitoring systems. The company’s customers operate in a wide range of industries, including grain/feed/milling, bulk materials, manufacturing, food products, ethanol, power generation, and other processing industries.
The company continues to explore new industries and applications within the industries it serves to expand sales and may also consider acquiring compatible businesses or product lines as part of its growth strategy.
The company sells its products into both the retro-fit market and into new manufacturing or processing systems. The company advertises in national industrial periodicals that cover a range of industries and attend several local, national and international industry tradeshows throughout the year. It also uses its corporate website and other related industry websites for advertising and marketing purposes.
Competition
The company’s competitors are 4B Components Ltd., Maxi-Tronic, Inc., Siemens Corporation, and Ag Growth International Inc. (AGI).
Patents, Trademarks and Licenses
The company has registered the name ‘Electro-Sensors’ as a trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Reg. No. 1,142,310. The company established the HazardPRO trademark in the first quarter of 2014 and intend to register this trademark. It holds six patents relating to its production monitoring systems.
Seasonality
Generally, the company experiences seasonality in the sale of its products with the second and third calendar quarters (year ended December 2023) historically the strongest.
Research and Development
The company's research and development expenses were $973 in 2023.
History
Electro-Sensors, Inc. was founded in 1968. The company was incorporated in Minnesota in 1968.
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