IDEC brings European Excellence to the U.S. with Innovative DATASENSOR products

Sensing devices manufactured by DATASENSOR will be combined with current IDEC photoelectric and specialty sensing products, to provide you with a complete range of high-performance, easy-to-install, high-quality sensors backed by excellent customer support.

Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, IDEC Corporation is a global manufacturer known worldwide for 60 years for its reliable and innovative control and automation products. In the United States, IDEC has over thirty local sales offices to assist customers with choosing the right switches, relays, power supplies, PLCs, O/Is, sensors and more. A leader in the industry, IDEC produces only the highest quality products. In 2005, IDEC received the first Monozukuri Nippon Grand Award, a Prime Ministerial award, from the Japanese government for developing a robot-controlled cell production system, a new paradigm in manufacturing. IDEC was commended for the system’s excellent productivity and safety, as well as its ability to produce high-quality products. The system, which was built with cutting-edge IDEC safety control devices and ergonomic considerations, conforms to ISO12100, and has produced more than 20 million units of control devices from August 2000 to the present.

DATASENSOR, a spin-off from DATALOGIC, was established in Italy over 35 years ago to develop photoelectric sensors for industrial automation. Now, in partnership with IDEC, you will have access to these products in the United States. DATASENSOR has won many awards including the prestigious International Best Factory Award in 2005 and 2006, “for exceptional manufacturing and logistic performance achieved through the application of an array of tools and management practices.” DATASENSOR is also the third largest photoelectric sensor manufacturer in Europe; Italy’s foremost market leader; and the largest manufacturer of 18mm-style tubular photoelectric sensors in the world! In fact, DATASENSOR products are so innovative, they hold over twenty patents and trademarks and boast many brand name customers.

For years, customers have been using IDEC solutions to get precision optical sensors for color detection, water detection and laser measurement. Now, with this partnership, you get the same reliable, high-quality products, as well as our superior customer service and support, while gaining additional solutions for all your sensing needs. Knowledgeable IDEC Field Sales are ready to assist in the selection of products and to support your design-in process. So keep your eyes peeled for exciting, new products from IDEC-DATASENSOR in the field of safety, machine vision and application specific products.

Note: IDEC and DATASENSOR have co-branded select products specifically for our customers. These IDEC-DATASENSOR branded products will be stocked, marketed and sold through established IDEC automation channel partners. In addition, DATASENSOR branded products that have not been co-branded with IDEC can still be ordered through your local IDEC distributor. Access to the complete DATASENSOR catalog will be available at www.idec-ds.com in October 2007.