Pepperl+Fuchs

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Pepperl+Fuchs SE (sometimes referenced by the initialism P+F) is a German multinational company headquartered in Mannheim, Germany. The company manufactures electronic products for fabrication and process automation. It specializes in sensor manufacturing, such as sensors used in automatic doors in elevators, encoders, AS interfaces, RFID systems, barcode solutions, and explosion protection, as well as components for the automotive industry, and plant engineering. In 2022, the company's revenue exceeded €1 billion for the first time. As of April 2024, the company had approximately 6,850 employees worldwide, with more than 40 foreign subsidiaries on six continents, and manufacturing facilities in Germany, USA, Singapore, Hungary, China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. A new US headquarters opened in 2025. Pepperl+Fuchs was founded in 1945 by Walter Pepperl and Ludwig Fuchs in Mannheim. The company initially operated as a workshop for repairing radio equipment while simultaneously manufacturing transformers. By 1948, Pepperl+Fuchs had expanded to produce other electronics, leading to the development of the first inductive proximity switch, an electronic device capable of measuring the position of objects and commonly used in packaging and filling systems, in 1958. Alongside this, Pepperl+Fuchs also created the first transistor amplifier with an intrinsically safe control circuit.