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RAIL BERNSTEIN

EFFICIENCY

MEETS SAFETY

BERNSTEIN has an established reputation for providing high-quality safety
switches, sensors and enclosures for the rail industry

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Bernstein is a well known and trusted company that produces and distributes high quality electromechanical solutions for signal
acquisition and pre-processing. The
company values its clients very
highly and works hard to build strong relationships throughout the industry. In the
course of the company's history it has been
involved in many revolutionary discoveries in
the field of industrial safety technology.
The success of the business has seen it
strengthen its position in the UK and Ireland in
addition to delivering solutions all around the
world. Paul Sharp, Business Development
Manager, said: “In the UK we employ 22 people
and have over 65 years of experience in the
marketplace, this helps when we are dealing
with customers as we have a wealth of knowl-

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edge and experience to help them with. Our
products are long lasting and durable and we
work hard to provide our customers with a
solution rather than just a product.
“Out in the field we can offer solutions of
contact and non-contact detections for solids
and liquids as well as protection services and
solutions for harsh environments such as oil
and gas. The majority of items that we produce
for the rail industry are our enclosures, we supply enclosures in various different materials
and customise these to exact specifications,
including pre-wiring and painting if needed. On
the sensor side of the business we can offer
sensors that can detect up to 0.4 of a millimetre
away and they can go up to 6m, those are your
non-contact sensors. On the switches side we
are concerned with interaction between man
and machine and protecting people through the