EGE
EGE-Elektronik Spezial-Sensoren GmbH is a family-owned German manufacturer of industrial sensors — flow, fill-level, inductive proximity, infrared, temperature, pressure, ultrasonic, and metal detection — specializing in hazardous-area (ATEX/IECEx) and extreme-temperature applications for machine and plant manufacturers worldwide.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1980
- HeadquartersGettorf, Germany
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What EGE does
EGE-Elektronik Spezial-Sensoren GmbH is a privately held, family-owned German manufacturer of industrial sensors, headquartered in Gettorf, Schleswig-Holstein, and operating with 51–100 employees. The company develops and produces a broad portfolio of special-purpose sensors, including flow sensors (thermal, with and without integrated amplifier, including ATEX variants), flow-rate sensors (calorimetric, for liquid and gaseous media), fill-level sensors (capacitive, optical, microwave, guided microwave, ultrasonic, hydrostatic, conductive), inductive proximity switches (covering temperature ranges from -80°C to +120°C, cryogenic to -230°C in the KGFP, plus high-mechanical-load and all-metal factor-1 versions), infrared detectors for hot-object detection and contactless temperature measurement up to 2000°C, temperature, pressure, and ultrasonic sensors, plus a Metal Detector System 3000 with associated amplifiers and accessories. A defining capability is the hazardous-area product line (ATEX/IECEx Zone 0/20 and Zone 2/22, for gas and dust atmospheres), supported by more than 40 years of in-house development and production experience. The company also offers IO-Link integration via an in-house IO-Link-Master accessory and provides customer-specific sensor modifications (cables, materials, threads, measuring ranges).
EGE operates a direct sales model in Germany through nine regional sales offices (covering Nord, Nord-Ost, Nord-West, West 1, West 2, Mitte, Rhein-Main, Süd, Süd-Ost, Süd-West) and sells internationally through a network of authorized representatives and distributors spanning 27+ countries across Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and North America. Wholly-owned sales subsidiaries in Denmark (EGE-Elektronik ApS) and Sweden (EGE-Specialsensorer AB) anchor Nordic coverage. Revenue is generated almost exclusively through hardware sales of sensors and accessories; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company serves machine and plant manufacturers in industrial automation, with particular focus on customers requiring sensors for extreme environments — explosive atmospheres, cryogenic processes, high-temperature applications, corrosive media, and underwater/offshore use — as well as customers needing customized variants when standard products do not fit. Top-of-funnel demand generation relies on a comprehensive website with product finder tool and active participation in German and European trade fairs such as the All about automation series, MSR-Spezialmesse, and FMB Bad Salzuflen.
EGE firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- EGE
- Legal name
- EGE-Elektronik Spezial-Sensoren GmbH
- Website
- https://ege-elektronik.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1980
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- EGE-Elektronik Spezial-Sensoren GmbH is a family-owned German manufacturer of industrial sensors — flow, fill-level, inductive proximity, infrared, temperature, pressure, ultrasonic, and metal detection — specializing in hazardous-area (ATEX/IECEx) and extreme-temperature applications for machine and plant manufacturers worldwide.
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EGE industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Sensors for Automation
- NAICS
- Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)
- SIC
- Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Industrial Sensors (Pressure, Temperature, Flow, Level, Proximity, Vibration) (IMAGAFAA)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Industrial Sensors & Safety Automation (Sensors, Light Curtains, Safety PLCs) (IMAHAHAF)
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Where EGE is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Gettorf
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices9 records
Markets served
EGE business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Sensor Hardware Sales: Sale of industrial sensors and related equipment including flow sensors, proximity switches, level sensors, temperature sensors, pressure sensors, ultrasonic sensors, and metal detectors with associated accessories and amplifiers
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels3 records
EGE product offering
Product offeringCore offering
EGE designs, manufactures and sells specialized industrial sensors for automation, including flow sensors, flow rate sensors, fill level sensors, inductive and capacitive proximity switches, infrared detectors, temperature sensors, pressure sensors, ultrasonic sensors and metal detector systems. The portfolio is engineered for challenging industrial environments such as explosive atmospheres (ATEX/IECEx), extreme temperatures from -230°C to +2000°C, cryogenic conditions, aggressive media, and underwater use, with custom sensor adaptations offered in-house at its German headquarters in Gettorf.
Product overview
EGE-Elektronik Spezial-Sensoren GmbH is a German manufacturer of industrial sensors and automation solutions. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized into main product categories: Flow sensors (SC/ST/LN/LC series) for liquid and gaseous media monitoring with/without integrated amplifiers; Flow rate sensors (SD/SDN/SDI/LDN series) for precise flow measurement; Fill level sensors utilizing capacitive, optical, microwave, ultrasonic, and conductive technologies (KGFR/KGF/MFP/AG/UFGS/CFC series); Inductive proximity switches (INK/IGM/ID/IGV/IGMW/IGMT/IGMO/IDA/IDB/IFE/IGEX series) for object detection in standard, extreme temperature, hazardous area, and underwater environments; Capacitive proximity switches; Infrared detectors (OD series) for hot object detection and temperature measurement up to 2000°C; Temperature sensors (TN/TG series); Pressure sensors; Ultrasonic sensors (AG/ARKS/ARKU/AGVU series); and the Metal Detector System 3000 with amplifiers (MDV series) and detector coils (MDS series). The company also provides IO-Link-Master accessories, various cables and connectors (M12/PG system), and offers customer-specific customized solutions. EGE specializes in sensors for hazardous areas (ATEX/IECEx) and extreme temperature applications ranging from -230°C to +200°C.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Flow Sensors Thermal flow sensors for liquid and gaseous media offered with integrated or separate amplifiers and ATEX-certified variants for explosive areas, used in industrial automation for monitoring of fluid and air flows.
- Flow Rate Sensors Precision flow rate sensors for fluid media (0.01-100 l/min) and gaseous media (up to 100 Nm³/h), with options for various pipe diameters and integration into process lines.
- Fill Level Sensors Fill level sensors using capacitive, optical, microwave, guided microwave, ultrasonic, hydrostatic and conductive measuring principles for non-contact and contact level detection in liquids and bulk materials, including variants for aggressive media, high temperatures and cryogenic use down to -230°C.
- Inductive Proximity Switches Inductive proximity switches for object detection covering standard, high-mechanical-load, all-metal, analog output, cryogenic (-80°C), high-temperature (up to 120°C), offshore/underwater, and ATEX/IECEx-certified versions for Zones 0/20 and 2/22.
- Capacitive Proximity Switches Capacitive proximity switches for detection of liquids, granules and powders in industrial automation processes.
- Infrared Detectors Infrared detectors for contactless detection of hot objects and for non-contact temperature measurement up to 2000°C, used to monitor processes involving high thermal loads.
- Temperature Sensors Programmable temperature sensors with digital display (TN series) and application-specific temperature sensors (TGM, TGBA series) for process monitoring in industrial automation.
- Pressure Sensors Pressure sensors for monitoring of process pressures in industrial automation applications.
- Ultrasonic Sensors Ultrasonic sensors for contactless fill level measurement and object detection in industrial automation.
- Metal Detector System 3000 Metal detection system consisting of detector coils (MDS series) and amplifiers (MDV series) for contamination detection in industrial production processes, complemented by overvoltage protection, connection boxes and extension cables.
- Customer-Specific Sensor Solutions Customized sensor adaptations including modified cables, resistant materials, threads, measuring ranges and form factors produced at EGE's German headquarters to meet application-specific requirements.
Companies that use EGE
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
EGE technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
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Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
Feature6 records
EGE partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
28 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.
- ANS VietnamminorExclusive representative for EGE products in Vietnam with office in Ho Chi Minh City providing local sales and technical support
- Colterlec Pty LtdminorAuthorized distributor for EGE products in Australia with office in New South Wales covering the Australian market
- Countapulse ControlsminorAuthorized distributor for EGE products in South Africa with office in Johannesburg
- DuSan Engineering LLPminorAuthorized distributor for EGE products in Kyrgyzstan with office in Bishkek city
- GEBRUEDER pgminorAuthorized distributor for EGE products in India with office in Mumbai
- Hydraulic Systems KazakhstanminorAuthorized distributor for EGE products in Kazakhstan with office in Kostanay city
- HITECH LtdminorAuthorized distributor for EGE products in Japan with office in Tokyo
- IAC & AssociatesminorAuthorized distributor for EGE products in Canada with office in Ontario
- PROTEK Teknik ElektrikminorAuthorized distributor for EGE products in Turkey with office in Istanbul
- ChengTian Auto Instrumentation (Shanghai) Co., LtdminorAuthorized distributor for EGE products in China with office in Shanghai
- Yuden-Tech CO., LTDminorAuthorized distributor for EGE products in Taiwan with office in New Taipei City
- AFRY Finland OyminorAuthorized representative for EGE products in Finland with office in Jyväskylä
- Bachofen AGminorAuthorized representative for EGE products in Switzerland with office in Uster
- Bibus Spain, S.L.minorAuthorized representative for EGE products in Spain with office in Nigran
- Bibus Portugal, LDAminorAuthorized representative for EGE products in Portugal with office in Porto
- Idétrading Electronics B.V.minorAuthorized representative for EGE products in the Netherlands with office in Dordrecht
- EGE-Elektronik ApSminorSister company and authorized representative for EGE products in Denmark with office in Aabenraa
- EGE-Specialsensorer ABminorSister company and authorized representative for EGE products in Sweden with office in Borås
- ICM Ital Control Meters SrlminorAuthorized representative for EGE products in Italy with office in Carate Brianza
- Kolektor Sisteh d.o.o.minorAuthorized representative for EGE products in Slovenia with office in Ljubljana
- MegaSensorminorAuthorized representative for EGE products in Belarus with office in Minsk
- MegaSensor Ukraine TOVminorAuthorized representative for EGE products in Ukraine with office in Kiev
- Pascal KraszewskiminorAuthorized representative for EGE products in France with office in Nanteuil les Meaux
- PowTechnology LimitedminorAuthorized representative for EGE products in United Kingdom with office in Staffordshire
- Sakala Tööstusautomaatika OÜminorAuthorized representative for EGE products in Estonia with office in Tallinn
- Stork ASminorAuthorized representative for EGE products in Norway with office in Kolsås
- VWR International GmbHminorAuthorized representative for EGE products in Austria with office in Vienna
- Wolf Process Automation Ltd.minorAuthorized representative for EGE products in Ireland with office in Co. Kildare
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
EGE competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- SICK AG: German manufacturer of sensors and sensor-based automation solutions including flow, level, temperature, and proximity technologies for industrial process and factory automation, closely overlapping EGE's product and customer mix.
- Balluff: Family-owned German sensor manufacturer specializing in inductive, capacitive, and IO-Link industrial sensors for factory automation. Highly comparable mid-sized German Mittelstand competitor to EGE.
- Turck: German family-owned industrial automation specialist offering inductive, capacitive, flow, level, and temperature sensors with strong Ex-protected product lines, directly comparable to EGE's specialist sensor portfolio.
- IFM Electronic: IFM is a German-based global manufacturer of industrial sensors and automation technology, with overlapping flow, level, pressure, temperature, and IO-Link offerings directly comparable to EGE's portfolio and target customers.
- Baumer Group: Swiss-German manufacturer of sensors, encoders, and process instrumentation covering flow, level, temperature, and proximity sensing for industrial automation—a direct comparable to EGE's special-sensor portfolio.
- Pepperl+Fuchs: Global leader in explosion-protected (ATEX/IECEx) industrial sensors and intrinsic safety. EGE's ATEX-certified flow, level, and inductive sensors compete directly with Pepperl+Fuchs in the same hazardous-area customer applications.
- Wenglor Sensoric: Mid-sized German manufacturer of photoelectric, inductive, ultrasonic, and fluid sensors for industrial automation, serving comparable factory and process automation customers with similar product breadth.
Emerging players
- Rechner Sensors: German specialist manufacturer of capacitive sensors, level switches, and ATEX/IECEx certified sensors for industrial applications—a comparable niche Mittelstand competitor focused on special-environment sensing.
Broad incumbents
- Endress+Hauser: Global leader in process instrumentation including flow, level, pressure, and temperature measurement for industrial process industries. Larger and broader portfolio, but overlaps directly with EGE's flow and level sensor offerings in process automation.
- WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG: Family-owned German leader in pressure, temperature, level, and flow measurement instrumentation for industrial process applications. Comparable German Mittelstand player with overlapping flow, level, and temperature product categories.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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EGE leadership team
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EGE subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
EGE funding detail
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EGE M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about EGE
What does EGE do?
EGE designs, manufactures and sells specialized industrial sensors for automation, including flow sensors, flow rate sensors, fill level sensors, inductive and capacitive proximity switches, infrared detectors, temperature sensors, pressure sensors, ultrasonic sensors and metal detector systems. The portfolio is engineered for challenging industrial environments such as explosive atmospheres (ATEX/IECEx), extreme temperatures from -230°C to +2000°C, cryogenic conditions, aggressive media, and underwater use, with custom sensor adaptations offered in-house at its German headquarters in Gettorf.
Is EGE a public or private company?
EGE is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was EGE founded?
EGE was founded in 1980. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is EGE based?
EGE is headquartered in Gettorf, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does EGE make money?
One revenue line is on record: sensor Hardware Sales.
Who are EGE's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are SICK AG, Balluff, Turck, IFM Electronic, Baumer Group, Pepperl+Fuchs and Wenglor Sensoric. Rechner Sensors is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Endress+Hauser and WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG.
Does EGE have an API?
No public API is recorded for EGE.
What industry is EGE in?
EGE's product category is Industrial Sensors for Automation. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGAFAA, Industrial Sensors (Pressure, Temperature, Flow, Level, Proximity, Vibration), with a secondary code of IMAHAHAF, Industrial Sensors & Safety Automation (Sensors, Light Curtains, Safety PLCs). Its NAICS code is 334513 and its SIC code is 3823.