Pepperl+Fuchs SE

Company Overview

Founded in 1945, Pepperl+Fuchs is a manufacturer of electronic sensors and a market leader for intrinsic safety and explosion protection technology. Headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, the company has two divisions: the industrial sensors division and explosion protection division.

The industrial sensors division is a manufacturer of industrial sensors designed to address specific market needs on a global basis. Industrial sensors products include proximity sensors, photoelectric sensors, industrial vision, ultrasonic sensors, rotary encoders, positioning systems, inclination and acceleration sensors, vibration monitoring, industrial communication, identification systems, displays and signal processing, connectivity, accessories, and software. The products are used in a wide variety of markets and applications in industrial automation for machine + plant engineering, automotive industry, mobile equipment, renewable energy, material handling, print and paper industry, packaging industry, electronics industry, process equipment, and entrance automation.

The Explosion protection division manufactures intrinsically safe components and products for hazardous area applications. The company’s products enable the customer to combine a wide range of electronic equipment into complete system solutions, including intrinsic safety barriers, signal conditioners, fieldconnex ethernet-APl and fieldbus infrastructure, remote I/O systems, hart, interface solutions, surge protection, wireless solutions, intrinsically safe mobile devices, HMI systems, electrical explosion protection equipment, purge+pressurization systems, power supplies, level measurement, and software. The target industries for the explosion protection equipment are involved in offshore+marine, oil and gas, chemical industry, pharmaceutics, power industries, and water and wastewater.

The main ultrasonic products of the company are ultrasonic sensors of various types, including thru-beam sensors, diffuse and retroreflective mode sensors, double sheet sensors, and ultrasonic sensor accessories.

Company's Business Segments

• Automation Machinery Manufacturing : This segment includes Automation Products like Inductive, Capacitive, Photoelectric and Ultrasonic Sensors, ID Systems, AS-Interface, Rotary Encoders, Zone Scanners.