In the beginning it was passion that drove the founders to want to do better. To develop sensors with extraordinary quality and reliability and an unparalleled customer service. With this vision and the awareness that the term "quality" goes far beyond the actual product, ifm started in October 1969. After many years of intensive cooperation with our customers, we have now established ourselves on the market as a service-oriented sensor specialist with over 7,300 employees worldwide. Even though we have grown up, we have retained the virtues of the founding years: the flexibility and individuality of a small business and the quality and professionalism of a group. And the focus of our work is still on our customers - close to you. For us, quality is a term that goes far beyond the product. All of our processes are designed for customer service and product quality. We are personally at the side of every customer - no matter where in the world and in which language. And if things have to be done quickly, the experts on our free service hotlines provide competent assistance. We use the feedback from our customers to continuously improve the quality of our products. With special test procedures, our sensors are loaded far beyond their limits to ensure that they keep what we promise in the customer's processes. In addition, every product undergoes a final inspection before it leaves the company. And we take this promise to heart and grant a 5-year guarantee on every catalog product. 70% of our products are developed and manufactured in Germany. We feel closely connected to Germany as a business location. But we have now reached a point where we want to further expand the vision of our service concept “close to you”. With production and development sites in the USA, Singapore, Poland, Romania and India, we follow our principles and can react quickly, flexibly and professionally to the different market requirements with a high level of professional competence. All of our production and development sites are built according to the same high German quality standards, regardless of whether it is about the working conditions of our employees, environmental protection or the high quality standards in development and production. and jobs as well as investing in innovations. However, value-oriented action plays an important role within the ifm group of companies. The founding generation already anchored guiding principles in a philosophy that is now translated into 16 languages ​​and passed on to every employee. In it, we promote our ethical corporate culture and encourage responsible and sustainable action - also in a global context. Successful economic activity and moral behavior are therefore not mutually exclusive for us. This confirms our continuous growth since the company was founded. Based on this philosophy, we generated a company turnover of 964.7 million euros (HGB) in 2020. ifm is always on the move. Innovations are constantly being developed, products optimized and system solutions adapted. Career prospects and career opportunities should set standards and ensure a secure future. All the better that ifm is regularly recognized for its services.