Reed Switches, Sensors, and Relays for a Smarter, Safer World
Standex Detect delivers precision-engineered Reed switches, sensors, relays and emerging technologies that empower innovation across industries. With a legacy rooted in reliability, we help customers solve complex challenges in automation, transportation, energy, and test and measurement; enabling smarter, safer, and more connected systems worldwide.
Who We Are
We are a global team of engineers, experts, and problem-solvers united by a deep commitment to customer partnership and technical excellence. At Standex Detect, we are an extension of our customers’ engineering teams, collaborating from concept through production to transform ideas into reliable, manufacturable solutions. By working side-by-side with OEMs and design teams around the world, we tailor our technologies to meet specific performance, environmental, and market requirements, enabling faster development, greater reliability, and meaningful differentiation.
Our company builds on the strength of industry-leading legacy brands—MEDER electronic, Sensor Solutions, American Relays, and Sanyu—each with decades of innovation in reed, relay, and sensing technologies. Today, we carry that legacy forward with a relentless focus on innovation, advancing new materials, processes, and design approaches that push the boundaries of what’s possible in switching and sensing. Guided by a shared culture of quality, integrity, and continuous improvement, we help our customers build smarter, safer, and more efficient systems across established and emerging markets.
What We Do
Building on our core reed technology, we are continuously developing emerging technologies to advance the future of switching and sensing. From next-generation relay designs to innovative sensor architectures, we’re developing solutions that enable higher performance, greater integration, and enhanced reliability in rapidly evolving applications such as automation, energy, transportation, and test and measurement.
By combining our proven expertise in reed, solid-state, and hybrid technologies with a forward-looking approach to innovation, Standex Detect empowers customers to stay ahead as their systems become smarter, faster, and more connected.