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Overview
- Summary
- WayCon is a specialized manufacturer and developer of precision sensors and measurement systems for position and distance measurement since 1999. Headquartered in Taufkirchen near Munich with a branch in Brühl near Cologne, the company sells its products through distributors in over 40 countries worldwide, focusing on providing optimal measurement technology solutions to its customers. It offers a comprehensive range of products from premium sensors to customized solutions, serving diverse applications in industrial and research sectors.WayCon is a specialized manufacturer and developer of precision sensors and measurement systems for position and distance measurement since 1999. Headquartered in Taufkirchen near Munich with a branch in Brühl near Cologne, the company sells its products through distributors in over 40 countries worldwide, focusing on providing optimal measurement technology solutions to its customers. It offers a comprehensive range of products from premium sensors to customized solutions, serving diverse applications in industrial and research sectors.
- Key Products/Technologies
- Draw Wire Sensors: Offering a wide measuring range from 50 mm to 42.5 m, high linearity up to ±0.02%, and precise resolution up to 17 µm. These sensors provide various output options including potentiometric, analog, digital incremental, digital absolute, bus, and tachometer, utilizing precision measuring wire and sensor elements for position and displacement measurement.Draw Wire Sensors: Offering a wide measuring range from 50 mm to 42.5 m, high linearity up to ±0.02%, and precise resolution up to 17 µm. These sensors provide various output options including potentiometric, analog, digital incremental, digital absolute, bus, and tachometer, utilizing precision measuring wire and sensor elements for position and displacement measurement.
- LVDT (Inductive Sensors): Displacement sensors operating on the inductive measuring principle, performing precise measurements via spring-loaded or non-spring-loaded push rods. They can be equipped with various probe heads (ball tips, probe plates, probe rollers) or articulated eyes, with versions available for hydraulic applications. Features include measuring ranges from 2 mm to 25 mm, linearity up to ±0.1%, resolution up to 0.8 µm, analog outputs (4-20mA, 0-10V), and IP67 protection class.LVDT (Inductive Sensors): Displacement sensors operating on the inductive measuring principle, performing precise measurements via spring-loaded or non-spring-loaded push rods. They can be equipped with various probe heads (ball tips, probe plates, probe rollers) or articulated eyes, with versions available for hydraulic applications. Features include measuring ranges from 2 mm to 25 mm, linearity up to ±0.1%, resolution up to 0.8 µm, analog outputs (4-20mA, 0-10V), and IP67 protection class.
- Laser Sensors: High-precision, non-contact sensors utilizing one of three measuring principles: triangulation, runtime measurement, or phase comparison measurement. The LAS, LAR, LAH-G1, and LAM series employ triangulation, the LAV series uses runtime measurement, and the LLD series operates on the phase comparison principle.Laser Sensors: High-precision, non-contact sensors utilizing one of three measuring principles: triangulation, runtime measurement, or phase comparison measurement. The LAS, LAR, LAH-G1, and LAM series employ triangulation, the LAV series uses runtime measurement, and the LLD series operates on the phase comparison principle.
- Linear Potentiometers: Cost-effective distance and position measurement sensors combining simple design with high precision. They operate via a voltage divider through a hybrid plastic layer and are available with high protection classes up to IP68.Linear Potentiometers: Cost-effective distance and position measurement sensors combining simple design with high precision. They operate via a voltage divider through a hybrid plastic layer and are available with high protection classes up to IP68.
- Magnetostrictive Transducers: Precision measurement devices with measuring ranges from 50 mm to 4000 mm, linearity up to ±0.02%, and resolution up to 2 µm. They support various digital and analog outputs including analog, SSI, CANopen, and tachometer.Magnetostrictive Transducers: Precision measurement devices with measuring ranges from 50 mm to 4000 mm, linearity up to ±0.02%, and resolution up to 2 µm. They support various digital and analog outputs including analog, SSI, CANopen, and tachometer.
- Capacitive Sensors: Non-contact sensors with a fine measuring range from 0.05 mm to 10 mm, linearity up to ±0.2%, and dynamic resolution of 0.01%. They feature a wide operating temperature range from -50°C to +200°C and analog output.Capacitive Sensors: Non-contact sensors with a fine measuring range from 0.05 mm to 10 mm, linearity up to ±0.2%, and dynamic resolution of 0.01%. They feature a wide operating temperature range from -50°C to +200°C and analog output.
- Core Advantages
- Extensive Sensor Portfolio: Offering a diverse range of sensors based on various measuring principles such as draw wire, LVDT, laser, linear potentiometers, magnetostrictive, capacitive, and encoders, addressing a wide spectrum of customer needs.Extensive Sensor Portfolio: Offering a diverse range of sensors based on various measuring principles such as draw wire, LVDT, laser, linear potentiometers, magnetostrictive, capacitive, and encoders, addressing a wide spectrum of customer needs.
- High Precision and Reliability: Leveraging expertise in precision sensor development and manufacturing since 1999, providing products manufactured under rigorous quality standards and delivered with calibration protocols, ensuring high reliability.High Precision and Reliability: Leveraging expertise in precision sensor development and manufacturing since 1999, providing products manufactured under rigorous quality standards and delivered with calibration protocols, ensuring high reliability.
- Customized Solution Expertise: Capability to develop and produce tailored sensor solutions from prototypes to series production, meeting specific application requirements beyond standard products.Customized Solution Expertise: Capability to develop and produce tailored sensor solutions from prototypes to series production, meeting specific application requirements beyond standard products.
- Global Distribution and Support Network: Established global sales and technical support network through distributors in over 40 countries worldwide, enhancing international market access and customer service capabilities.Global Distribution and Support Network: Established global sales and technical support network through distributors in over 40 countries worldwide, enhancing international market access and customer service capabilities.
- Diverse Industry Application Experience: Successful application of sensor solutions across a broad range of industries including automotive, automation, aerospace, medical, energy, agriculture, infrastructure, and semiconductor manufacturing.Diverse Industry Application Experience: Successful application of sensor solutions across a broad range of industries including automotive, automation, aerospace, medical, energy, agriculture, infrastructure, and semiconductor manufacturing.
- Innovative Technology Development Capability: Continuous research and development, along with the application of new technologies, to provide optimal measurement technology solutions to customers, demonstrating proactive responsiveness to market changes.Innovative Technology Development Capability: Continuous research and development, along with the application of new technologies, to provide optimal measurement technology solutions to customers, demonstrating proactive responsiveness to market changes.
- Target Industries
- Automotive Industry: Application of precision position and distance measurement sensors.Automotive Industry: Application of precision position and distance measurement sensors.
- Automation and Robotics: Used for position, displacement, and speed control in industrial automation and robotic systems.Automation and Robotics: Used for position, displacement, and speed control in industrial automation and robotic systems.
- Aerospace Industry: Meeting high-precision measurement and control system requirements.Aerospace Industry: Meeting high-precision measurement and control system requirements.
- Medical Engineering: Applied in medical devices requiring precise motion and position sensing.Medical Engineering: Applied in medical devices requiring precise motion and position sensing.
- Energy Industry: Contributing to various energy production and management sectors such as optimal panel alignment in solar power plants, vibration detection in wind turbines, gate control in hydropower plants, and high-temperature measurement in geothermal applications.Energy Industry: Contributing to various energy production and management sectors such as optimal panel alignment in solar power plants, vibration detection in wind turbines, gate control in hydropower plants, and high-temperature measurement in geothermal applications.
- Agriculture: Providing sensor solutions for position and control systems in agricultural machinery.Agriculture: Providing sensor solutions for position and control systems in agricultural machinery.
- Infrastructure: Utilized for displacement and condition monitoring in large structures like bridges and dams.Infrastructure: Utilized for displacement and condition monitoring in large structures like bridges and dams.
- Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment: Playing a critical role in nanometer-level precision measurement in semiconductor production processes, including wafer fabrication tools, lithography scanners, wafer inspection systems, and chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) equipment.Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment: Playing a critical role in nanometer-level precision measurement in semiconductor production processes, including wafer fabrication tools, lithography scanners, wafer inspection systems, and chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) equipment.
- Major Markets
- Asia-Pacific (concentration of semiconductor manufacturing and industrial automation demand)Asia-Pacific (concentration of semiconductor manufacturing and industrial automation demand)
- Germany, Over 40 countries in Europe (distributor network)Germany, Over 40 countries in Europe (distributor network)
- Australia (via Applied Measurement Australia Pty Ltd)Australia (via Applied Measurement Australia Pty Ltd)
- Certifications/Patents
- Rigorous Quality Standards and Calibration Protocols: All products manufactured in Taufkirchen adhere to strict quality standards and are delivered to customers with individual calibration protocols, demonstrating a robust quality management system.Rigorous Quality Standards and Calibration Protocols: All products manufactured in Taufkirchen adhere to strict quality standards and are delivered to customers with individual calibration protocols, demonstrating a robust quality management system.
- Technological Strengths: Expertise in developing and manufacturing various sensor technologies for precise position and distance measurement (draw wire, LVDT, laser, magnetostrictive, capacitive, etc.). Key technological competitive advantages include the application of triangulation, runtime measurement, and phase comparison principles in laser sensors, and inductive measurement principles with diverse probe heads in LVDTs.Technological Strengths: Expertise in developing and manufacturing various sensor technologies for precise position and distance measurement (draw wire, LVDT, laser, magnetostrictive, capacitive, etc.). Key technological competitive advantages include the application of triangulation, runtime measurement, and phase comparison principles in laser sensors, and inductive measurement principles with diverse probe heads in LVDTs.
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Location
Mehlbeerenstraße 4, 82024 Taufkirchen, Germany
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