Pepperl+Fuchs

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Pepperl+Fuchs SE

Headquarters at Schönau
Type	Societas Europea
Industry	Factory automation, process automation, sensor manufacturing
Founded	1945
Founders	Walter Pepperl Ludwig Fuchs
Headquarters	Schönau, Mannheim , Germany
Number of locations	6 facilities
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Dr.-Ing. Gunther Kegel, Werner Guthier, Mehmet Hatiboglu
Products	Sensors
Revenue	715 million EUR (2019)
Number of employees	6,300 (2019)
Subsidiaries	>40
Website	www.pepperl-fuchs.com

Pepperl+Fuchs SE is a German multinational company with its headquarters in Mannheim, Germany. The company manufactures products for fabrication and process automation and is specialized in sensor manufacturing, for example, sensors that are used in automatic doors in elevators.

In 2019, Pepperl+Fuchs had a revenue of €715 million and employed 6,300 people worldwide.^[1]

History[]

Pepperl+Fuchs was founded in 1945 by Walter Pepperl and Ludwig Fuchs as a radio repair shop. By 1948, Pepperl+Fuchs was expanding into other electronic production, leading to the development of the first proximity switch in 1958 and the first transistor amplifier with an intrinsically safe control circuit.

Pepperl+Fuchs has progressed in the development in areas such as sensing technology, intrinsic safety, and explosion protection technology. Now the company has approximately 6,300 employees worldwide with more than 40^[2] foreign subsidiaries on six continents and manufacturing facilities in Germany, USA, Singapore, Hungary, China, Indonesia and Vietnam.

While the company was originally located in Sandhofen, the headquarters of Peperl+Fuchs moved to Schönau in 1971.^[3]

In 2019, Pepperl+Fuchs Control partnered with , a leading systems integrator in the manufacturing industry to enable companies seamlessly implement solutions that provide Transparency and Control of their manufacturing operations.^[4]

In 2019, Pepperl+Fuchs changed its legal structure from Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) to Aktiengesellschaft (AG) and again in 2020 to Societas Europea (SE).^[2]

In india Pepperl Fuchs Factory Automation supplying all range of Industrial Sensors like Proximity Sensors, Photoelectric Sensors, Fiber optic Sensors, Rotary Encoders, Vision Sensors, RFID's, Scanners etc., they are supplying directly to customers and through Pepperl Fuchs Dealers supplying in India.

One company–two divisions[]

The Factory Automation Division is a manufacturer of industrial sensors designed to address specific market needs on a global basis. It makes a range of inductive, capacitive, photoelectric, and ultrasonic sensors as well as identification systems, barcode and camera systems, rotary encoders, position measurement systems, cord-sets, and other accessories.

The Process Automation Division claims to be the market leader in intrinsically safe explosion protection components and protection of hazardous area applications.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• Official website