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. |