Xsens extends operations sensing increased global demand

Xsens, producer and developer of motion sensors, will expand its Enschede office significantly. It is planning to erect a three-story building right next to its current headquarters at Kennispark Twente. The expansion will bring a substantial increase in turnover and employment.

Founded in 2000 as a University of Twente spinoff, Xsens is now a world player in the development and production of motion sensors and support software. Its 3D motion tracking sensors register movements extremely accurately and record the obtained data in a computer. It can be applied to machines and vehicles but also to human body movements. The technology is used in healthcare, industry and the entertainment sector.

The expansion is in response to a growing worldwide demand for Xsens’s sensors. “The plan is to grow from 120 to 200 employees and a turnover of 25 million dollars in the coming years,” says Boele de Bie, general manager of Xsens. The company decided on expanding in Enschede because of the region’s good high-tech industry facilities.