IFM Electronic has more than 150,000 buying customers worldwide from Europe to North and South America and from Africa to Australia: the family-run ifm group of companies has joint, development and production facilities in more than 70 countries. IFM optimizes your production and gives you valuable competitive advantages. IFM Electronic is one of the leaders in automation technology.
Product safety is most important for food production. That is why IFM Electronic has the highest requirements for cleanliness and hygiene through thorough cleaning and disinfection. All-metal sensors from IFM such as the IFT perfectly meet these high requirements in combination with the EVT plugs
Under harsh conditions in steel processing or in sensitive industries such as the food industry, even under permanent changing weather conditions such as in offshore wind turbines or in mobile machines: IFM's competence is high in every industry, which can change the success of your company. For almost 50 years, IFM's success has been based on, among other things, early identification of specific industry requirements and furthermore on offering perfectly fitted and reliable solutions through global key industry specialists. Since the establishment of ifm, has leading application knowledge for each industry development, strong support for efficient automation.
Exact position detection, fast and perfect condition detection. Optimal control of standard applications and improved implementation of intended production and control processes. IFM Electronic has the right products and solutions for all your wishes – for your automation requirements of tomorrow.
"High product quality and accurate technical data are unquestionable values of IFM." This principle from the IFM Electronic company philosophy is lived by all employees with passion. All factories around the world have uniform quality standards and safety processes – in Germany alone about 70% of all sensors and systems are manufactured. This is based on quality management ISO 9001 at all locations. As a result, IFM can offer a 5-year warranty on all its high-quality and long-life catalog products. Demanding customers from all over the world appreciate it.
No wonder that IFM's seniority is above average (partly over 45 years) and that the fluctuation of employees is low, in Germany and abroad. Sustainable business success is not possible without satisfied employees in a working atmosphere. In all business sectors such as production, sales, service, research and development, administration offers many perspectives. Everyone can make optimal use of talents. At the moment, more than 110 trainees met without accompanying studies to prepare their professional career at IFM Electronic.
Always one step ahead – that is the goal of IFM Electronic. This is the only way to efficiently gain production and competitive advantages. Innovative products will enable our partners such as Ebora to respond optimally and flexibly to changing markets and, even better, to initiate changes themselves. More than 820 employees in research and development worldwide are working on it every day. More than 750 proprietary patents for future requirements speak a clear language. There are close links with universities and research institutes. IFM has already won many awards for its development and perfecting TOP technologies and TOP products. An example is the Hermes Award, one of the highest technology prizes of 100,000 euros worldwide, for the "efector pmd" distance sensor. IFM was also instrumental in developing the IO-Link communication standard that formed the basis of Industry 4.0.
Industry 4.0 is not just a keyword, but will revolutionize production and automation – at all levels of the product process. The decisive factor is that the intelligent sensors are connected to each other via IO-Link and connected to the machine control. Thanks to IO-Link technology, the sensor data for the fully automatic
IFM Electronic Position sensors
- Inductive sensors
- Capacitive sensors
- Magnetic sensors
- Cylinder sensors
- Ultrasonic sensors
- Photoelectric sensors
- Optical fork sensors / optical angle sensors
- Laser sensors
- Distance sensors
- Fibre optic sensors
- Photoelectric sensors for specific applications
- Touch sensors
- Feedback systems for valves and valve actuators
- Switching amplifiers
IFM Sensors for motion control
- Encoders
- Speed sensors
- Inclination sensors
- Systems for the evaluation of standard signals
- Systems for signal conversion
- Systems for signalling and indication
- Systems for pulse evaluation
- Sensors for conveyor belt monitoring
IFM Industrial imaging
- Vision sensors
- 3D sensors
- 3D cameras
- Illumination
IFM Safety technology
- Fail-safe inductive sensors
- Safety light curtains
- Safety light grids
- Safety relays
- Safety controllers
- AS-Interface Safety at Work
IFM Electronic Process sensors
- Pressure sensors
- Vacuum sensors
- Flow sensors / flow meters
- Level sensors
- Temperature sensors
- Signal evaluation systems
- Feedback systems for valves
- and valve actuators
IFM Industrial communication
- AS-Interface masters
- AS-Interface power supplies and monitors
- AS-Interface I/O modules
- AS-Interface systems and sensors
- AS-Interface Safety at Work
- AS-Interface for hazardous areas
- Fieldbus components
- Apps
- AS-Interface wiring technology
IFM Electronic IO-Link
- IO-Link masters
- IO-Link modules
- IO-Link devices
- IO-Link position sensors
- IO-Link sensors for motion control
- IO-Link process sensors
- IO-Link software
- IO-Link accessories / connection technology
IFM Identification systems
- RFID 125 kHz
- RFID 13.56 MHz
- RFID UHF
- 1D/2D code readers
IFM Condition monitoring systems
- Systems for vibration monitoring
- and diagnostics
- Flow meters for compressed air
- Flow meters for water consumption
- Systems for oil quality monitoring
- Systems for pulse evaluation
- Systems for the evaluation of standard signals
- Systems for signalling and indication
- Systems for signal conversion
IFM Systems for mobile machines
- Controllers
- I/O modules
- Devices for operation and monitoring tasks
- Cameras for mobile applications
- Diagnostic and service units
- Signal converters
- Sensors for mobile machines
IFM Connection technology
- Industrial applications / Factory automation
- Use in applications with machine tools,
- coolants and lubricants
- For use in wet areas and in the food industry
- Use in welding areas
- Use in mobile and robust applications
- Use in hazardous areas
IFM Electronic Software
- Parameter setting and operating software
- OPC server software
- Programming software
- Apps
- Condition monitoring and
- energy consumption analysis
