PEPPERL + FUCHS AG
Automation & Robotics
PEPPERL + FUCHS AG is a Swiss production company based in Studen, founded in 1945 by Walter Pepperl and Ludwig Fuchs as a radio workshop in Mannheim. The company invented the proximity switch and is now a worldwide pioneer in electrical explosion protection and sensor technology. Its core focus is automation, with products and solutions for industrial sensor applications and hazardous-area protection. The firm develops specific solutions tailored to customer markets and integrates them into customer processes. It employs 20-49 people.