Pepperl+Fuchs SE is a German multinational company headquartered in Mannheim, Germany. The company manufactures products for fabrication and process automation. It is specialized in sensor manufacturing, such as sensors used in automatic doors in elevators.

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Pepperl+Fuchs SE

Headquarters in Schönau, Germany
Company type	Societas Europea
Industry	Factory automation, mobile computing & communication, 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 (Chairman), Werner Guthier (Deputy Chairman), Lutz Liebers, Reiner Müller, Florian Ochs
Products	Explosion protection, industrial sensors, mobile computing & communication
Revenue	>1 billion EUR (2022)
Number of employees	6,850 (2024)
Subsidiaries	>40
Website	www.pepperl-fuchs.com

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In 2022, the company's revenue exceeded €1 billion for the first time.^[1]

Pepperl+Fuchs was founded in 1945 by Walter Pepperl and Ludwig Fuchs as a radio repair shop. By 1948, Pepperl+Fuchs had expanded to produce other electronics, leading to the development of the first proximity switch in 1958 and the first transistor amplifier with an intrinsically safe control circuit.^[2]

Pepperl+Fuchs has progressed in the development in areas such as sensing technology, intrinsic safety, and explosion protection technology,^[2] As of April 2024, the company had approximately 6,850 employees worldwide,^[3] with more than 40^[4] 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 Pepperl+Fuchs moved to Schönau in 1971.^[5]

In 2019, Pepperl+Fuchs Comtrol partnered with Callisto Integration, in the manufacturing industry.^[6]

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).^[4]

This section relies excessively on references to primary sources. (May 2024)

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, cordsets, and other accessories.^[7]

The Process Automation division is a manufacturer of explosion protection products. It makes a range of intrinsic safety barriers, signal conditioners, remote I/O systems, HART interface solutions, surge protection, HMI systems, electrical explosion protection equipment, purge and pressurization systems, power supplies, and level measurement.^[8]