Pilz GmbH & Co. KG is a German automation technology company headquarted in Ostfildern, Germany, with 42 subsidiaries and branches on all continents.[4]
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| Company type | GmbH & Co. KG |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automation technology |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Founder | Hermann Pilz |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Susanne Kunschert, Thomas Pilz[1] |
| Products | Sensor technology, motion control, safety relays, programmable safety and control systems, automation systems[2] |
| Revenue | 433 Mio. EUR (2023)[3] |
Number of employees | 2,476 (2023)[3] |
| Subsidiaries | 42 |
| Website | www.pilz.com |
The company was founded as a glass-blowing business by Hermann Pilz in Esslingen in 1948. Initial products included glass apparatus for medical technology and mercury relays for industrial applications.[5]
In the 1960s control passed to Pilz' son Peter, who developed the company into a supplier of electronic control and monitoring devices and programmable logic controllers. In 1987 he launched safety relay PNOZ, an emergency stop system.[6] PSS control systems were developed in the 1990s.[7] Other products and services include sensor technology, bus and industrial wireless systems, risk assessments and machinery safety training courses.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Management". pilz.com.
- ^ Hannes Hesse, Florian Langenscheidt und Hartmut Rauen: The Best of German Engineering, ISBN 9783816306467, page 757
- ^ a b "Pilz continues its 2023 success story". pilz.com.
- ^ "Company Profile". pilz.com.
- ^ Hannes Hesse, Florian Langenscheidt und Hartmut Rauen: The Best of German Engineering, ISBN 9783816306467, page 753
- ^ German patent 4033801
- ^ European Patent EP0808482B1
- ^ Kompetenzatlas microTEC Südwest