ifm Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Address: 6th Floor, Building 1, Lane 61, Shengxia Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai
Company website: https://www.ifm.cn/
Company Overview
On October 29, 1969, ifm was founded as ifm electronic geräte gmbh + co kg. The motivation for the company's founding was the desire to do things differently and better. At the beginning of the company, ifm started its road to success with the invention of the 220 V inductive proximity switch. ifm is firmly rooted in Germany. The company's headquarters are located in Essen, and the development and production site is located in Tettnang on Lake Constance. More than two thirds of the company's products are developed and produced in Tettnang. Ifm's high-tech center SUMMIT in Siegen is the common office location for five ifm companies. The five companies are pmdtechnologies ag, ifm services gmbh, ifm software gmbh, ifm solutions gmbh and ifm business solutions gmbh. 390 experts from the field of Industry 4.0 work together to come up with and develop forward-looking ideas and successful solutions in the fields of camera technology, the Industrial Internet of Things and SAP-based supply chain management. In addition, SUMMIT also looks to the future to develop and deliver standardized 3D sensors and software modules. ifm has also set up production bases in large sales markets such as Asia and the United States to quickly respond to regional market needs. To ensure ifm's high quality standards, employees in international factories are trained in Germany. Ifm Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was established in January 2005 and is headquartered in Shanghai Zhangjiang High-tech Industrial Development Zone. In order to better serve the vast number of users in China, ifm has 10 offices in Beijing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Shenzhen, Changsha, Qingdao, Dalian, Chengdu, Nanjing and Wuhan, and sales service points in 19 cities across the country including Changchun, Xi'an and Guangzhou. The team of on-site sales engineers and technical product experts has rich experience in automation industry applications, providing users with services from product selection to on-site maintenance, and is committed to providing users with high-quality solutions. Ifm's extensive product group not only takes into account all standard solutions, but also focuses on the special needs of individual industries. For factory automation, in addition to position and process intelligent sensors, ifm's product group includes complex products, such as sensors for motion control and safety technology, products for industrial image processing and communication, and software systems that are in line with Industry 4.0; for the mobile machinery industry, there are rugged and reliable controllers and identification systems.