Industrial OEM Customizable Position Sensors
Alliance Sensors Group is a trusted leader in industrial OEM linear position sensing, delivering rugged, high-performance LVIT inductive linear position sensor solutions engineered to thrive in environments defined by extreme motion, shock, vibration, and continuous-duty operation. Our contactless inductive LVIT technology provides exceptional accuracy, repeatability, and long-term stability, enabling OEMs to achieve precise motion control and reliable feedback even in the harshest industrial settings. Designed for durability and performance, ASG LVIT sensors help maximize machine uptime, improve process control, and reduce maintenance costs across a wide range of demanding applications.
LVIT Solutions Engineered for Seamless OEM Integration
Built on decades of engineering expertise, ASG LVIT products offer unmatched flexibility for OEM system designers. Our sensors are highly configurable in stroke length, mechanical packaging, electrical output, mounting style, and environmental protection, allowing seamless integration into both new designs and legacy platforms. From compact embedded sensors to heavy-duty industrial packages, ASG provides tailored solutions that meet exact performance and space constraints, empowering OEMs to optimize machine performance without compromise.
What truly sets us apart is our collaborative, application-driven engineering approach. With over 40 years of combined experience, our application engineers work directly with OEM designers to develop sensing solutions using our LVIT technology. By leveraging our core competencies in harsh-environment sensor design, we help customers overcome complex technical challenges, shorten development cycles, and bring innovative products to market faster, transforming design concepts into robust, production-ready systems.
Proven Reliability Across Critical Industrial Applications
From factory automation and mobile hydraulics to heavy equipment, test stands, and industrial machinery, ASG LVIT linear position sensor solutions deliver dependable performance where failure is not an option. Backed by responsive technical support, rapid customization, and proven field reliability, Alliance Sensors Group enables OEMs to build smarter, stronger, and more reliable machines. When precision, durability, and engineering partnership matter most, OEMs choose ASG as their position sensing technology partner.
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Industrial OEM Position Sensors & LVIT Technology
Precision Position Sensing Solutions for Industrial OEMs
Industrial OEMs need position sensors that deliver accurate, repeatable feedback while withstanding vibration, shock, contamination, continuous cycling, and demanding operating environments. Alliance Sensors Group (ASG) provides rugged LVIT linear position sensors engineered for OEM applications where reliability, long service life, and consistent performance are critical.
ASG's contactless Linear Variable Inductance Transducer (LVIT) technology eliminates mechanical contact between moving sensing elements, helping reduce wear and maintain dependable position measurement over extended operating lifecycles.
From factory automation and mobile hydraulics to agricultural machinery, heavy equipment, industrial machinery, and hazardous-location applications, ASG provides configurable industrial linear position sensors designed around the needs of OEM machine builders.
Industrial OEM Position Sensor FAQ
What is an industrial OEM position sensor?
An industrial OEM position sensor measures the location or movement of a machine component and provides position feedback to the machine's control system.
For OEMs, the position sensor is often a critical part of a larger motion-control, hydraulic, automation, or feedback system. The sensor must not only provide accurate measurement but also integrate mechanically and electrically into the equipment while reliably operating under its expected environmental and duty-cycle conditions.
ASG develops linear position sensors for OEM applications that combine precision measurement with rugged construction, contactless LVIT technology, and configurable designs.
What is LVIT linear position sensing?
LVIT stands for Linear Variable Inductance Transducer. LVIT is an inductive sensing technology used to measure linear position without physical contact between the moving sensing elements.
This contactless operating principle eliminates mechanical contact within the sensing mechanism, helping minimize wear caused by repeated cycling, vibration, and dither motion.
For industrial OEMs, LVIT technology can provide a combination of:
- Repeatable linear position measurement
- Long operating life
- Contactless operation
- Resistance to mechanical wear
- Stable performance over extended use
- Suitability for continuous-duty applications
- Flexible integration into industrial equipment
Why should OEMs consider contactless position sensors?
Contactless position sensing can be particularly valuable when equipment experiences high cycle counts, vibration, shock, or continuous movement.
Traditional contact-based sensing technologies can experience mechanical wear over time because sensing elements physically interact during operation. LVIT sensors eliminate that type of contact within the sensing mechanism.
For OEM machine designers, this can translate into improved sensor longevity, reduced wear-related maintenance, and more dependable position feedback throughout the equipment lifecycle.
What are the advantages of ASG LVIT position sensors?
ASG LVIT sensors are designed specifically for demanding industrial and OEM applications.
Key advantages include:
- Contactless operation: Eliminates mechanical contact between moving sensing elements.
- Long service life: Designed for applications involving high-cycle and continuous operation.
- Industrial durability: Built for demanding environments involving vibration, shock, and contamination.
- Stable position feedback: Provides repeatable measurement for motion-control and automation systems.
- OEM flexibility: Multiple configurations help address different mechanical and electrical requirements.
- Application engineering: ASG engineers work directly with OEMs to solve application-specific sensing challenges.
Are LVIT position sensors suitable for harsh environments?
LVIT technology is well suited to many harsh industrial environments because its contactless sensing principle eliminates mechanical contact within the sensing mechanism.
ASG position sensors are used in applications exposed to conditions such as:
- Oil
- Dirt
- Moisture
- Dust
- Vibration
- Shock
- Continuous cycling
- Industrial contamination
The appropriate sensor construction depends on the specific application. Factors such as temperature, sealing, mounting, mechanical alignment, environmental exposure, and duty cycle should be evaluated during sensor selection.
How does LVIT technology improve sensor reliability?
A major source of potential failure in contact-based sensors is mechanical wear. Every cycle can contribute to wear of the components involved in sensing.
LVIT technology uses inductive measurement rather than physical contact between moving sensing elements. This removes the wear mechanism associated with that contact.
For OEM equipment operating through millions of cycles, this can help maintain consistent position feedback and extend sensor service life.
Are ASG LVIT sensors suitable for continuous-duty applications?
Yes. Contactless LVIT sensing is particularly well suited to equipment that operates continuously or cycles frequently.
Applications such as automated manufacturing equipment, hydraulic machinery, industrial motion-control systems, and mobile equipment may require position sensors to operate reliably through extensive repetitive movement.
ASG's LVIT technology is designed to support these demanding operating conditions.
What is dither motion, and why is it important for position sensors?
Dither motion is small, repetitive movement around a particular position. Although the movement may be relatively small, continuous dither can create significant mechanical wear in contact-based sensing technologies.
Because ASG LVIT sensors use contactless inductive sensing, the moving sensing elements do not experience the same mechanical contact associated with conventional contact-based designs.
This makes LVIT technology an attractive solution for applications involving continuous vibration, positioning corrections, and repetitive small movements.
What industries use industrial linear position sensors?
Industrial linear position sensors are used in a wide range of OEM equipment and machinery.
ASG LVIT sensors are applicable to industries and applications including:
- Factory automation
- Industrial automation
- Mobile hydraulics
- Agricultural machinery
- Construction equipment
- Heavy equipment
- Material handling
- Hydraulic cylinders
- Industrial machinery
- Test and measurement
- Oil and gas equipment
- Chemical processing
- Petrochemical equipment
- Power generation
- Industrial process control
Wherever accurate linear position feedback is required, an appropriately configured LVIT sensor can be an important part of the machine's control and monitoring system.
What position sensors are available from Alliance Sensors Group?
Alliance Sensors Group offers several LVIT position sensor platforms designed for different OEM requirements.
The primary LZ Series platforms include:
- LZ-9.5 Series: Compact LVIT position sensing for space-constrained applications.
- LZ-13 Series: Versatile industrial position sensing for motion-control and positioning applications.
- LZ-19 Series: Longer-range position sensing for demanding industrial and field applications.
- LZ-19 UL: Hazardous-location position sensing with UL Class I, Division 2, Groups C & D approval.
What is the LZ-9.5 LVIT position sensor?
The LZ-9.5 Series is a compact linear position sensor designed for OEM applications where installation space is limited.
Its small form factor makes it suitable for applications such as hydraulic cylinders, mobile equipment, industrial automation systems, and compact machine assemblies.
The contactless LVIT design provides repeatable linear position feedback without mechanical contact between the moving sensing elements.
For OEMs dealing with tight packaging requirements, the LZ-9.5 provides a compact approach to integrating linear position sensing into machine designs.
What is the LZ-13 LVIT position sensor?
The LZ-13 Series is a versatile industrial LVIT position sensor designed for a broad range of OEM motion-control and positioning applications.
It provides a balance of size, measurement capability, and rugged industrial construction. Its contactless sensing principle helps eliminate mechanical wear while providing stable, repeatable position feedback.
The LZ-13 is appropriate for OEM applications where designers need dependable linear position sensing combined with flexible integration.
What is the LZ-19 LVIT position sensor?
The LZ-19 Series is designed for longer-range linear position sensing in industrial and field applications.
The LZ-19 is suitable for equipment exposed to demanding operating conditions, including vibration, shock loading, contamination, and continuous-duty operation.
Potential applications include:
- Agricultural equipment
- Industrial hydraulic cylinders
- Material handling equipment
- Mobile construction equipment
- Industrial automation
- Heavy industrial machinery
The LZ-19 combines rugged mechanical construction with contactless LVIT sensing to provide dependable position feedback in demanding environments.
What is the LZ-19 UL position sensor?
The LZ-19 UL is an LVIT linear position sensor designed for applicable hazardous-location environments.
It combines contactless inductive position sensing with UL Class I, Division 2, Groups C & D hazardous-location approval for applications where the appropriate NRTL certification is required.
Potential applications include:
- Oil and gas field equipment
- Petrochemical processing
- Refining
- Chemical processing
- Power generation
- Industrial process control
- Bulk material handling
The LZ-19 UL gives OEM designers a position-sensing option for equipment operating in applicable hazardous locations while providing the contactless, wear-resistant benefits of LVIT technology.
Can ASG position sensors be customized for OEM applications?
Yes. OEM equipment frequently has unique requirements that cannot be addressed by a single standard sensor configuration.
ASG offers configurable LVIT position sensing solutions that can be adapted to application requirements involving:
- Stroke length
- Sensor housing
- Mounting configuration
- Output signal
- Environmental protection
- Mechanical packaging
- Installation constraints
- Duty-cycle requirements
This configurability allows OEMs to integrate position sensing into their equipment without unnecessarily compromising the machine's mechanical architecture.
Can ASG provide application-specific position sensing solutions?
Yes. Application engineering is a core part of ASG's approach to OEM customers.
Rather than treating the sensor as an isolated component, ASG engineers work with OEM teams to understand the machine, operating environment, mechanical interface, electrical requirements, and performance objectives.
This can help OEMs:
- Reduce technical risk
- Solve difficult integration problems
- Accelerate prototype development
- Reduce redesign requirements
- Improve sensor reliability
- Optimize sensor packaging
- Modernize legacy sensing systems
Can ASG position sensors replace legacy position sensors?
Potentially. LVIT technology can provide an effective modernization path for OEMs using older or contact-based position sensing technologies.
The feasibility of a replacement depends on the existing sensor's dimensions, stroke, mounting arrangement, output, environmental requirements, accuracy, and other application-specific factors.
ASG's application engineers can help OEMs evaluate an existing sensing system and identify an appropriate LVIT replacement or alternative configuration.
How can OEMs integrate LVIT sensors into existing equipment?
Sensor integration depends on the machine's mechanical and electrical architecture.
ASG offers multiple configurations and works with OEM engineers to address factors such as:
- Available installation space
- Stroke requirements
- Mounting points
- Mechanical alignment
- Environmental exposure
- Electrical interface
- Cable or connector requirements
- Duty cycle
- Temperature
Engaging with ASG early in the design process can help identify integration challenges before they result in expensive mechanical or electrical redesigns.
How does ASG support OEM engineering teams?
ASG provides direct application engineering support to help OEMs select and integrate position sensing technology.
With more than 100 years of resident application engineering expertise, ASG brings extensive experience to challenging industrial sensing applications.
OEM engineering teams can work with ASG to address:
- Sensor selection
- Mechanical integration
- Packaging
- Environmental requirements
- Performance requirements
- Legacy sensor replacement
- Prototype development
- Application-specific challenges
How does reliable position sensing support Industry 4.0?
Modern industrial equipment increasingly depends on accurate machine data for automation, diagnostics, process optimization, and predictive maintenance.
Reliable linear position feedback can support:
- Advanced motion control
- Automated positioning
- Real-time machine feedback
- Predictive maintenance
- Process optimization
- Machine diagnostics
- Closed-loop control
- Smart manufacturing systems
As industrial machinery becomes more connected and data-driven, dependable position sensing becomes increasingly important to overall machine performance.
Can position sensing contribute to predictive maintenance?
Yes. Consistent position feedback can provide useful information to a machine's control or monitoring system.
When combined with other machine data, position information can help identify changes in operating behavior, movement, or machine performance that may warrant investigation.
ASG LVIT sensors are designed to provide stable, repeatable position information that can support advanced monitoring and automation architectures.
How can industrial position sensors help improve machine uptime?
Sensor failures or inconsistent feedback can contribute to machine downtime, maintenance requirements, and production interruptions.
Contactless LVIT sensing eliminates mechanical wear between moving sensing elements, which can help improve long-term sensor durability in high-cycle applications.
By combining durable sensor construction with appropriate application-specific configuration, OEMs can help reduce the risk of position-sensing problems affecting machine availability.
Why should OEMs work with Alliance Sensors Group?
OEMs increasingly need sensor suppliers that understand the entire machine application—not simply the sensor specification.
Alliance Sensors Group combines:
- Contactless LVIT technology
- Rugged industrial sensor designs
- OEM-focused configurability
- Application engineering expertise
- Support for challenging environments
- Solutions for both new and legacy machine designs
This engineering-partnership approach helps OEMs develop position-sensing systems aligned with their machine's performance, reliability, integration, and lifecycle requirements.
Industrial OEM Position Sensing Applications
Factory Automation
ASG LVIT position sensors provide repeatable linear position feedback for automated manufacturing equipment, motion-control systems, and production machinery.
Mobile Hydraulics
Rugged inductive position sensing can support hydraulic cylinders and mobile equipment used in construction, agriculture, utilities, and other demanding field environments.
Heavy Equipment
Durable linear position sensors help provide dependable feedback in machinery exposed to vibration, shock, contamination, and continuous operation.
Industrial Machinery
ASG LVIT sensors can support machine positioning, motion control, and automated processes while reducing concerns associated with mechanical sensor wear.
Test & Measurement
Repeatable linear position measurement is essential for many testing, measurement, calibration, and motion-control applications.
Oil, Gas & Chemical Processing
The LZ-19 UL provides applicable hazardous-location-approved position sensing for OEM equipment used in oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical processing, accuracy, maintenance requirements, and long-term operating, and related industrial environments.
Why Choose ASG for OEM Position Sensing?
The right position sensor can have a significant impact on machine reliability, accuracy, maintenance requirements, and long-term operating performance.
Alliance Sensors Group provides OEMs with more than a sensor catalog. ASG combines LVIT inductive sensing technology, rugged industrial engineering, configurable product platforms, and direct application engineering support to help solve complex position feedback challenges.
Whether your application requires a compact sensor, versatile industrial position feedback, longer-range sensing, or hazardous-location capability, ASG's LZ Series provides scalable options for demanding OEM equipment.
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Talk with Alliance Sensors Group about your application -- 856-727-0250! Our application engineers can help you evaluate your requirements and identify an LVIT linear position sensing solution designed for your equipment.
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