Sensitec GmbH

Sensitec GmbH is a German technology company specializing in magnetic sensor technology, in particular magnetoresistive (XMR) sensors. The company is headquartered in Wetzlar, Germany, and describes itself as a provider of magnetoresistive sensors and individual system solutions. Its official website presents application areas including automotive, automation, biosensor technology and machine tools, positioning its sensors as components that help vehicles move safely through road traffic, make industrial processes more efficient, support modern biosensor applications and enable highly integrated machine-tool performance. Sensitec's product portfolio centers on magnetic field sensing based on magnetoresistive effects. The company offers current sensors under the Sinomags catalog, and it has introduced the TA900 family for angle measurement, which combines its long experience in length and position sensing with the energy efficiency and temperature stability of the TMR (tunneling magnetoresistance) effect. The company also promotes selected products through distribution partners such as DigiKey. Its communication channels include the Sensor.Kosmos newsletter, which covers news about magnetoresistive sensors and related topics. As a specialist supplier, Sensitec serves both OEM and industrial customers. Its sensors are used where precise, robust and energy-efficient magnetic measurement is required, including position, length, angle and current sensing. The company maintains an active presence at major industry trade fairs, including SPS in Nuremberg and electronica in Munich, and it organizes and hosts the XMR Symposium, a technical conference dedicated to magnetoresistive sensor technology. The 18th XMR Symposium is announced for 9–10 March 2027 in Wetzlar. Sensitec is a privately held German company. Public evidence identifies it as a German magnetic sensor technology company, but does not provide a founding year, founder names, ownership structure or financial details. The brand is therefore best characterized as a specialized B2B sensor technology provider with a strong focus on magnetoresistive sensing and a growing portfolio that includes TMR-based products.

Sensitec GmbH is a German magnetic sensor technology company based in Wetzlar. Public evidence identifies it as a German magnetic sensor technology company, but does not provide a founding year, founder names or a detailed corporate history. What is clear from its own communications is that the company has built its identity around magnetoresistive (XMR) sensor technology and has developed long-standing expertise in length and position sensing. Over time, Sensitec has expanded its portfolio beyond classical magnetoresistive effects. The introduction of the TA900 family for angle measurement illustrates this evolution: the company describes the TA900 family as combining its many years of experience in length and position sensor technology with the energy efficiency and temperature stability of the newer TMR (tunneling magnetoresistance) effect. This positions Sensitec within the broader trend of TMR adoption in magnetic sensing, where higher sensitivity and thermal stability are valued in automotive and industrial applications. The company markets its sensors across several application domains. On its website, Sensitec highlights automotive, automation, biosensor technology and machine tools. In automotive, its sensors are presented as helping vehicles move safely through road traffic. In automation, magnetoresistive sensors are promoted as enabling more efficient processes. In biosensor technology, Sensitec sensors are associated with more comfortable everyday life. In machine tools, the emphasis is on high integration for greater performance. The company also offers individual system solutions for special applications. Sensitec maintains a visible presence in the German and European sensor and automation communities. It exhibits at major trade fairs such as SPS in Nuremberg and electronica in Munich, and it hosts the XMR Symposium, a technical event dedicated to magnetoresistive sensor technology. The 18th XMR Symposium is scheduled for 9–10 March 2027 in Wetzlar, indicating a long-running series of such events. The company also publishes the Sensor.Kosmos newsletter and a Sinomags catalog of current sensors, and it makes selected products available through the distributor DigiKey. As of the available evidence, Sensitec remains an active, privately held German company. No public information in the supplied sources indicates a listing on a stock exchange, a parent company or a change of ownership. Its history is therefore best understood through its product and technology trajectory: a sustained focus on magnetoresistive sensing, expansion into TMR-based products such as the TA900 family, and continued engagement with the industrial sensor market through trade fairs, technical symposia and distribution partnerships.

• 18th XMR Symposium announced for 9–10 March 2027 in Wetzlar

• Sensitec to exhibit at SPS 2026, 24–26 November 2026, Nuremberg, stand 4A-647

• Sensitec to exhibit at electronica 2026, 10–13 November 2026, Munich, stand B4.119

• TA900 family for angle measurement introduced, combining length/position sensing experience with TMR effect

• Sinomags catalog of current sensors published

• Sensor.Kosmos newsletter launched

Specialist supplier of magnetoresistive (XMR) magnetic sensor technology and individual system solutions for automotive, industrial, automation, biosensor and machine-tool applications.

• Sinomags current sensors

  A catalog of current sensors offered by Sensitec.

• TA900 family

  Angle measurement sensor family combining Sensitec's experience in length and position sensing with the energy efficiency and temperature stability of the TMR effect.

• Magnetoresistive (XMR) sensors

  Core sensor technology used across automotive, automation, biosensor and machine-tool applications.

1. 1Startseite - Sensitecsensitec.com
2. 2Sensitec GmbH - Wikidatawikidata.org