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Sensor Technology

Sensor Technology Ltd.

Collingwood, Ontario, Canada

Naval SystemsRadar & SensorsDual-use
Founded 1983Component Supplier, Subsystem ManufacturerSupplies Naval Forces
Profile last updated: April 18, 2026

About

Founded in 1983, Sensor Technology is a defense component supplier based in Collingwood, Canada working in naval systems, radar & sensors.

Sensor Technology Ltd. is a Canadian manufacturer of piezoelectric ceramics, hydrophones, acoustic transducers and sonar sensors. It began in 1983 as the R&D diversification of Blue Mountain Pottery, with the BM Hi-Tech piezo materials programme. The company developed proprietary PZT powder formulations to Navy standards and later added in-house hydrophone and assembled sensor manufacturing. Its products serve naval defence customers, including naval security and maritime surveillance, as well as aquaculture, energy, oceanography and hydrography markets. The company operates facilities in Collingwood, Ontario and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and exports ceramics internationally.

Location

Collingwood, Canada

Founded

1983

Legal name

Sensor Technology Ltd.

Focus areas

piezoelectric ceramicshydrophonessonaracoustic transducersunderwater acousticsnaval defencePZT

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Naval SystemsRadar & Sensors

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierSubsystem Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareComponents

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Piezoelectric ceramics

Piezoelectric ceramic component

Custom piezoelectric ceramic discs, bars, tubes and other shapes, produced in PZT formulations for transducer and sensor applications.

Hydrophones

Underwater acoustic sensor

Fully encapsulated piezo hydrophones for underwater listening and sensing, manufactured in-house from the company's own ceramics.

Acoustic transducers

Underwater acoustic transducer

Custom acoustic transducers used in underwater applications such as sonar, echo sounders and marine monitoring.

Sonar transducers

Sonar component

Single beam and side scan sonar sensors and custom sonars for hydrographic data acquisition, including for remote and uncrewed underwater and surface vehicles.

End users

Naval Forces

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

MIL-STD-1376B

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