List of companies from research coverage that are profiled in the study
                                                        
                                                            
                                                                - LAP GmbH Laser Applications (Germany)
 
                                                            
                                                                - First Sensor AG (Germany)
 
                                                            
                                                                - ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbH (Germany)
 
                                                            
                                                                - WayCon Positionsmesstechnik GmbH (Germany)
 
                                                            
                                                                - OPTEX CO., LTD (Japan)
 
                                                            
                                                                - Laser Technology, Inc. (United States)
 
                                                            
                                                                - Capacitec, Inc. (United States)
 
                                                            
                                                                - Micro-Epsilon (Germany)
 
                                                            
                                                                - Burster Präzisionsmesstechnik GmbH & Co KG (Germany)
 
                                                            
                                                                - Variohm EuroSensor (United Kingdom)
 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                
                                                
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Additional players considered in the study are as follows:
                                                            
                                                                MTI Instruments Inc. (United States)
                                                                ,
                                                            
                                                                OMRON Corporation (Japan)
                                                                ,
                                                            
                                                                Rockwell Automation, Inc. (United States)
                                                                ,
                                                            
                                                                Panasonic Corporation (Japan)
                                                                ,
                                                            
                                                                Baumer Electric AG (Switzerland)