Our team has an abundance of reed switch knowledge that sometimes seems hard to contain. But here on our blog our engineers and leadership share their abundance of knowledge to give you an inside look at how we use our work ethic, creativity and passion to push the limits of sensor technology everyday. Whether we are examining how we prototype projects or imagining ways that a reed switch could help us save a little water at home, we live sleep and breath sensor technology and want to share our insights with you.

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HSI Continues to Meet Aerospace Sensor Demands Head On
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HSI Continues to Meet Aerospace Sensor Demands Head On

HSI Sensing has continued to meet the unique challenges of aerospace engineering for more than 40 years by providing mission-critical solutions for everything from seat belt connections and shock sensing to fluid level monitoring and wing positioning. There are several ways that HSI Sensing sets ourselves apart in the aerospace sensor industry. We Are AS9100 … Continued

A Brief History of the Reed Switch
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A Brief History of the Reed Switch

A reed switch is an electrical relay operated by an applied magnetic field. While it may just look like a piece of glass with leads protruding from it, it is an intensely engineered device that works in amazing ways with customization methods employed for their use in many applications. Nearly all reed switches work on … Continued

Upgrade Outdated Technology with Sentinel Retro
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Upgrade Outdated Technology with Sentinel Retro

HSI Sensing was selected as the 2019 winner of the Intrusion Detection and Prevention Solutions for its Sentinel Retro – PRX+12215 and recognized on the main stage at ISC West, the nation’s largest converged security trade show, on April 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Sentinel Retro is designed as a drop-in replacement to simplify … Continued

How Shipping Container Door Security Can Combat Cargo Threats
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How Shipping Container Door Security Can Combat Cargo Threats

According reports from the FBI, cargo theft has cost shipping and trucking companies around $30 billion in lost revenue a year in just the United States alone. Losses can occur in a myriad of ways, from containers being mislaid, mislabeled, or simply failing to arrive at their destination, to instances involving premeditated criminal intent, such … Continued

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Ryan Posey currently serves as CEO at HSI Sensing, formerly Hermetic Switch, Inc. Founded in 1968 by Posey’s grandfather, William Posey, HSI Sensing is a multimillion-dollar manufacturing company that designs, develops and manufactures reed switches, proximity sensors and other sensing technologies for clients around the world. It serves industries ranging from aerospace, agricultural, oil and...

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