Gems Sensors & Controls

One Cowles Road
Plainville, CT 06062

About Gems Sensors & Controls

Gems designs and manufactures a broad portfolio of liquid level, flow switches and pressure switches, sensors and transducers, miniature solenoid valves, and pre-assembled fluidic systems. Gems is a division of Fortive Corporation, a fortune 500 company with a presence around the globe.

Products by Gems Sensors & Controls

By Gems Sensors & Controls

When your applications require exceptional pressure sensing performance and long-life reliability, look to Gems to deliver. From vacuum to 10,000 psig (-1 to 689 bar), we've got you covered with the industry's largest selection and best choice of technologies. Our capacitance type sensors are... Read more »

By Gems Sensors & Controls

Gems™ Liquid Level Sensors operate on a direct, simple principle. In most models, a float encircling a stationary stem is equipped with powerful, permanent magnets. As the float rises or lowers with liquid level, the magnetic field generated from within the float actuates a hermetically sealed,... Read more »

By Gems Sensors & Controls

Gems™ PS75 series pressure switches have all metal surfaces for overload stops and deliver reliable operation under extremely high pressure surges. They are designed with a wear disc and cushioning ring for increased life. The switches use a piston/diaphragm design which combines the high proof... Read more »

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Content by Gems Sensors & Controls

Tackling Tough Fluid Sensing Challenges

Tackling Tough Fluid Sensing Challenges

Tackling Tough Fluid Sensing Challenges

By Gems Sensors & Controls

If an application calls for the accurate fluid sensing of liquid level, pressure or flow, Gems Sensors & Controls can help. Their extensive fluid sensing portfolio has evolved from nearly 60 years of field-proven successes in a variety of markets. Common customer fluid sensing challenges can...
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Simplifying the Search for the Perfect Fluid Sensor

Simplifying the Search for the Perfect Fluid Sensor

Simplifying the Search for the Perfect Fluid Sensor

By Gems Sensors & Controls

A search on Google for "sensors" delivers 38,600,000 results. Even the more specific search for "liquid level sensors: dumps 4,520,000 results in your lap. Whether you call it information overload or the Tyranny of Choice, it adds up to a daunting task as an engineer to source the ideal sensor...
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Fluid Level Sensors in Oil & Gas

Fluid Level Sensors in Oil & Gas

Fluid Level Sensors in Oil & Gas

By Gems Sensors & Controls

Fluid sensing in Oil & Gas is more important than ever. Water, oils and chemical fluids are integral throughout the lifecycle of a well, and even more so with the increased activity in unconventional drilling techniques such as hydraulic fracturing. New techniques and regulations have added the...
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