ecom instruments - A Pepperl+Fuchs Brand
Pepperl+Fuchs – Innovations for Industry 4.0
A pioneer and technology leader in industrial sensor technology and explosion protection, Pepper+Fuchs has been a reliable and experienced partner to the global automation industry for over 70 years. Today, the company remains true to its commitment to drive innovation: a forward-thinking portfolio and brand strategy help customers fully prepare for the challenges of Industry 4.0.
The Sensorik4.0® brand from Pepperl+Fuchs makes sensor technologies available that can transmit sensor data horizontally within production processes, vertically into higher-level information systems such as MES or ERP, and even beyond company boundaries-a fundamental requirement of Industry 4.0. Components from the newly founded Pepperl+Fuchs Comtrol expand the company's portfolio of communication-capable sensor technology. With Ethernet-based industrial communication technology and an extended IO-Link portfolio, industrial network communication can be adapted to the requirements of Industry 4.0 at an early stage.
The right solution is also available to optimize conventional and networked applications-and everything in between. The Pepperl+Fuchs subsidiary Neoception can implement, operate, and maintain all IT services necessary for Industry 4.0 applications, including consulting and engineering.
Pepperl+Fuchs also equips the process industry for future requirements. As part of an international consortium, the company is working to make Ethernet the core technology for Industry 4.0 applications in this market. In addition, the Pepperl+Fuchs brand ecom offers mobile computing and communication solutions for hazardous areas that enable networking of applications via mobile devices-another step for the automation industry toward digitalization and Industry 4.0.
Synergies for Your Success - We Welcome ecom in the Pepperl+Fuchs Group
On October 24, 2016, Pepperl+Fuchs announced the takeover of ECOM Instruments GmbH, the world market leader for mobile industrial devices for hazardous areas. As an industry pioneer, ecom has developed explosion protection for mobile devices since 1986 and has demonstrated its technological expertise with numerous innovations. Thus, ecom is also the first manufacturer to introduce explosion-proof cell phones, 4G smartphones, and tablets onto the market.
Today, the company domiciled at Assamstadt in Germany is a global player offering integrated solutions based on robust, reliable, and explosion-proof mobile hardware, state-of-the-art products (tablets, smartphones, PDA, etc.), peripheral devices, intelligent software, and applications as well as worldwide support.
In addition to the expanded product range and competence in the field of electrical explosion protection, Pepperl+Fuchs sees completely new opportunities for our customers along the entire value added chain. Additionally, ecoms‘ mobile devices and solutions form the ideal basis to develop new solutions around the complex of Industrie 4.0.