| 1945 | Walter Pepperl and Ludwig Fuchs found Pepperl+Fuchs |
| 1958 | P+F invents the first inductive proximity sensor |
| 1973 | First foreign subsidiary is established in England |
| 1979 | First subsidiary outside Europe in established in Singapore |
| 1983 | USA headquarters is opened in Twinsburg, Ohio |
| 1991 | Company splits into two divisions: Factory Automation and Process Automation |
| 1996 | Acquisition of Hohner Elektrotechnik KG |
| 1997 | PLAMET Kft. founded in Hungary to supply plastic and metal parts |
| 2000 | Acquisition of Visolux-Elektronik GmbH
Acquisition of the proximity and photoelectric product lines from Honeywell Micro Switch Acquisition of Elcon Instruments Start manufacturing in Bintan/Indonesia |
| 2003 | Acquisition of purge and pressurization systems from Bebco Industries EPS |
| 2004 | Acquisition of Data Matrix Code products from Omnitron AG |
| 2005 | Acquisition of EXTEC Oesterle GmbH |
| 2006 | Acquisition of the intrinsically safe business unit from Cooper Crouse-Hinds GmbH
Acquisition the SAS business from OJ Electronics Acquisition of VMT Bildverarbeitungssysteme GmbH |
| 2008 | Houston Texas Sales office for the Process Automation Division opened |
| 2010 | Acquisition of Siemens ultrasonic sensor business |
| 2013 | Acquisition of Govan Industries
Houston Texas Solution Engineering Center (SEC) office opened |
| 2015 | Acquisition of MACTek Corp.
Acquisition of Walsall Ltd. Acquisition of Petroleum Safety Products VMT office opened in Alabama |
| 2016 | With the acquisition of ecom instruments GmbH, Pepperl+Fuchs complements the portfolio and the know-how in explosion protection with mobile solutions. |
| 2017 | Katy Texas US Distribution Center (UDC) opened. Solution Engineering Center (SEC) and Sales offices for the Process Automation Division relocated to UDC in Katy, TX. |
| 2019 | Acquisition of Comtrol Corporation in New Brighton, MN. Comtrol´s technologies complement Pepperl+Fuchs´ portfolio of Sensorik4.0® sensor solutions and interface technologies. |