The cross-site project of the trainees of the ifm group of companies from Lake Constance and Essen, which started at the end of 2023, has been successfully completed. At the final meeting on July 9, 2025, the teams presented their results and exchanged experiences.
At Lake Constance, the trainees involved in the project are being trained as electronics technicians for devices and systems, and in Essen they are learning the profession of electronics technician for automation technology. The two...

The SM Foodmag electromagnetic flow sensor from ifm wins the Red Dot Design Award 2025. The sensor for the food industry impresses with a reduced commissioning time and an easy-to-read graphic display. For ifm, it is the next success in a design competition within a few weeks.
The demands of the food and beverage industry are high: Strict hygiene standards and harsh operating conditions apply in the facilities to ensure product quality and consumer safety. The hygienic flow sensor SM Foodmag wa...

ifm once again hosted the SUCCESS DAYS on 3 and 4 June 2025. The two-day supply chain management conference, which was all about transparency, attracted a record number of attendees. More than 400 participants from the supply chain environment learned about the functions and possible applications of ifm software, experienced practical customer presentations and attended interactive workshops at the Apollo Theatre in Siegen and via livestream. Gerlinde Comisel and Louis Awode guided the audience...

ifm today announced a strategic partnership and minority investment from KKR, a global investment firm. The founding families, along with co-CEOs Martin Buck and Michael Marhofer, will remain majority owners and continue leading the company.
A global leader in industrial automation and Industry 4.0 technologies, ifm serves over 150,000 customers with a portfolio spanning sensors, connectivity solutions, software, and cloud platforms. With more than 9,000 employees worldwide, ifm is driving the...

The PQ Cube pneumatic pressure sensor and the moneo Track & Trace software from ifm have been awarded at the iF Design Award 2025. For the company, it is the next success in a series of design competitions over many years.
Since 1954, the iF Design Award has been presented annually by the International Forum Design. Originally limited to product design, the international competition now includes nine disciplines, including packaging design, branding and communication design, service, system...

In Suzhou, China, the foundation stone was laid last week for the construction of a new plant of the ifm Group. A sustainable production facility in accordance with the DGNB Gold Standard is being built on the 40,000 sqm site. China is the third largest sales market for the ifm Group and therefore strategically important.
With the symbolic laying of the foundation stone on April 15, 2025, ifm ceremoniously heralded the construction phase of the greenfield project in the metropolis of Suzhou, Ch...

During his tour of the Hannover Messe, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck and his delegation visited the stand of the ifm Group in Hall 9. Michael Marhofer, co-CEO of the group, showed the minister how ifm solutions can help customers increase energy efficiency in industrial applications. Specifically, it was about compressed air – one of the most expensive forms of energy in industry. Flow sensors from ifm record four relevant measurands in compressed air systems in one d...

The IIoT platform moneo from ifm is now also available to AWS customers. Amazon Web Services (AWS) and ifm have worked closely together to create an interface between ifm's IIoT sensor data platform and AWS services. This benefits both sides, the production and IT managers.
ifm is a member of the AWS Partner Network (APN) and, together with AWS, has now created a basis for the integration of the IIoT platform moneo on AWS. Industrial customers who already use AWS can now use moneo to process th...