| Type | GmbH & Co. KG |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automation technology |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Founder | Hermann Pilz |
| Headquarters | , |
| Susanne Kunschert, Thomas Pilz | |
| Products | Sensor technology, motion control, safety relays, programmable safety and control systems, automation systems[1] |
| Revenue | 338 Mio. EUR (2017)[2] |
Number of employees | 2,346 (2017)[3] |
| Subsidiaries | 40 |
| Website | www.pilz.com |
Contact Email pilz.gmbh@pilz.de Phone Number 49 711 34 09 0 Currently employing more than 1,600 staff worldwide, Pilz operates internationally as technology leader in automation technology. German budget label active roughly from 1988 to 1995. Note: Not to be confused with: - Pilz (2), German krautrock label from the early 70s. Pilz Compact Disc, German CD pressing plant Related companies: Pilz GmbH & Co. Media Group KG Pilz GmbH & Co.
Pilz GmbH & Co. KG is a German automation technology company in Ostfildern, Germany. In addition to the head office in Germany, Pilz is represented in 40 subsidiaries and branches on all continents.[4]
Pilz Schindler GmbH is located in Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany and is part of the Fresh Produce Wholesalers Industry. Pilz Schindler GmbH has 20 employees at this location and generates $20.81 million in sales (USD). Spedition Pilz GmbH, Erfurt, Germany, District Court of Jena HRB 503302: Total assets, Earnings, Revenue, Employees, Network, Financial information. The Pilz Group The Pilz Group is a global supplier of products, systems and services for automation technology. Based in Ostfildern, near Stuttgart, the family-run company employs around 2,500 people. With 42 subsidiaries and branches around the world, Pilz supplies safe solutions for people, machinery and the environment.
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 Hermann's son Peter, who developed the company into a supplier of electronic control and monitoring devices and programmable logic controllers.[6] In 1987 the company launched safety relay PNOZ, an emergency stop system.[7]PSS control systems were developed in the 1990s.[8] Other Pilz products and services include sensor technology, bus and industrial wireless systems, risk assessments and training courses on machinery safety.[9]
References[edit]
- ^Hannes Hesse, Florian Langenscheidt und Hartmut Rauen: The Best of German Engineering, ISBN9783816306467, page 757
- ^Pilz continues to grow in turnover and number of employees- new to the portfolio: Modules for service robotics: 'Grateful for a successful year 2017.'
- ^Pilz continues to grow in turnover and number of employees- new to the portfolio: Modules for service robotics: 'Grateful for a successful year 2017.'
- ^Kompetenzatlas microTEC Südwest
- ^Hannes Hesse, Florian Langenscheidt und Hartmut Rauen: The Best of German Engineering, ISBN9783816306467, page 753
- ^Background information for the annual press conference 2013
- ^German patent 4033801
- ^European Patent EP0808482B1
- ^Kompetenzatlas microTEC Südwest
External links[edit]
Pilz Gmbh & Co. Kg Drivers