- ifm at a glance
- Strategy
Key figures relating to our corporate strategy
Technology for everyone
Clear focus on developing smart products for everyone
- Highly complex solutions rethought and reduced to the essentials
- More than 1,210 active patents
- 1,530 employees in research and development
- More than 10% of the turnover is invested in R&D
- Development and production sites in Europe, the USA and Asia
- Award Winning Products – Intelligent solutions with easy handling and innovative design
Collaborate to trust
Developing a relationship of trust worldwide in close contact with colleagues, with customers and partners
- 5-year warranty on ifm products
- Certification for ethical trade according to SMETA
- Certification of all production sites according to DIN ISO 9001, DIN ISO 14001, ISO 27001
- National and international approvals such as ATEX certification, EHEDG, FDA, ecolab, EN 62061, EN ISO 13849-1, E1 type approval and many more ...
World class supply chain
Using our logistics as a competitive advantage for our customers
- 160,000 customers worldwide
- 1.3 million orders per year with 99% delivery accuracy
- 97% product availability on the customer's requested date
- Global express delivery with same day delivery
- 28 logistics centres worldwide
- Convenient 24/7 ordering option in the ifm online shop
Customer centricity
Helping our customers to secure and expand competitive advantages
- Advice from 2,000 ifm sales engineers – worldwide
- Technical support both online and on site from ifm application specialists
- In more than 150 countries worldwide, ifm’s customers are supported by independent sales companies or trade partners
- Comprehensive consulting in the area of Industry 4.0 – products, services, software
- Expert knowledge in a wide range of different industries