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PROTECT

Your enclosure. Our complete service.

We make more out of your enclosure: processing, labelling, assembly - all from a single source. For functional units that are ready for immediate use.

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DETECT

New MAK-50 and 54 magnetic switches

Our popular product family is growing. The new MAKs offer new, additional housing variants and functions.

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DETECT

Inductive safety sensors SIB

Specially developed for use in safety concepts: the new inductive SIB safety sensors!

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DETECT

Foot switches

Foot switch variants made of metal or plastic. Available with or without protective shroud and with up to 3 pedals.

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Engineered with heart. Protecting what matters.We build safety and enclosure solutions that protect people and machines

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Safety Technology

The DETECT division includes all products we offer of switch, sensor and safety technology.

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System Solutions

In addition, we offer you complete solutions for safeguarding entire machines and systems.

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Enclosure Technology

In the PROTECT area, we have bundled all of our expertise in the field of enclosure technology for you.

Current highlights

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Proven technology meets new designsThe versatile MAK-50 & MAK-54 magnetic switches

The MAK-50, with its particularly flat construction, and the MAK-54, with its sophisticated design, are specially designed to fulfil the safety requirements in industrial environments.

  • Compact design
  • Low susceptibility to non-metallic dusts and liquids
  • Low coding according to DIN EN ISO 14119
     

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All-rounder made of plastic and metalPosition switches

BERNSTEIN offers position switches and position sensors in numerous different designs. From confined spaces to dirty or damp environments.

  • Plastic or metal housing
  • Large selection of actuators
  • Wide range of designs
     

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Product overview

BERNSTEIN Sicherheitstechnik: Produktauswahl Positionsschalter & -sensoren

DETECT

Position switches and sensors

BERNSTEIN Sicherheitstechnik: Produktauswahl Sicherheitsschalter & -sensoren

DETECT

Safety switches and sensors

Product overview of safety rope pull switches from BERNSTEIN

DETECT

Rope pull switches

BERNSTEIN Gehäusetechnik: Produktauswahl Bediengehäuse

PROTECT

Control enclosures

BERNSTEIN Gehäusetechnik: Produktauswahl Standardgehäuse

Protect

Standard enclosures

BERNSTEIN Gehäusetechnik: Produktauswahl Tragarmsysteme

PROTECT

Suspension systems

About BERNSTEINWho are we?

BERNSTEIN Management Board: Achim and Nicole Bernstein

BE.BERNSTEIN
A family business in the 3rd generation

At the foot of the Kaiser Wilhelm monument in Porta Westfalica, Hans Bernstein founded the company "BERNSTEIN Spezialfabrik für Schaltkontakte" in 1947.

Today - more than 75 years later - the company is still family-owned and is managed in the 3rd generation by the grandchildren Achim and Nicole Bernstein.
 

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History

Founders of BERNSTEIN AG: Ursula and Hans Bernstein

Locations

BERNSTEIN Headquarter Porta Westfalica

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News

Zwei BERNSTEIN Mitarbeiter in der Unternehmensausstellung

Detect

Safety technology by Sascha

/ Understandable. Entertaining - and now also in English thanks to AI. Read more
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Applications

Safety in time

/ Why DKI Logistics relies on BERNSTEIN Read more
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Safety technology

What is a snap-action or slow action switch?

/ In our article, we explain what snap-action and slow action switches are, how they differ and what advantages they offer. Read more
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Enclosure technology

Aluminium enclosures for the industry

/ We explain what aluminium enclosures are, what properties they have, what processing options are available and what advantages they offer. Read more

Detect

Safety technology by Sascha

Applications

Safety in time

Safety technology

What is a snap-action or slow action switch?

Enclosure technology

Aluminium enclosures for the industry

BERNSTEIN AG

Safety for people and machines has been our passion since 1947. As a supplier of industrial safety and enclosure technology, BERNSTEIN combines these competences in the DETECT (safety technology) and PROTECT (enclosure technology) divisions and supports you as a customer in the implementation of your Smart Factory.

Whether switches or sensors. Enclosures, support systems and operating terminals. Or complete system solutions for the operation and protection of entire machines and systems. Which solution can we find for you?

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BERNSTEIN AG, based in East Westphalia, currently employs around 600 people in 10 countries and, as an internationally active family business, is already being managed by the third generation of siblings Achim and Nicole Bernstein.

Customised solutions in particular are one of our strengths.

We implement these from the idea to consulting, development, processing and realisation from a single source.

A service that sets us apart from others and takes our customers that decisive step further.
 

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Zwei BERNSTEIN Mitarbeitende unterhalten sich vor dem Schild "Welcome to BERNSTEIN"

Keep in touch with us

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Keep in touch with us

You have questions or need more information? We will take care of your request and will be happy to advise you on our products and solutions.
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