ifm efector gmbh
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German subsidiary of ifm group responsible for sensor manufacturing under the efector brand; founded alongside ifm in 1969 in Essen.
ifm efector gmbh is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ifm position gmbh within the broader ifm group, headquartered at Friedrichstraße 1, 45128 Essen, Germany. The entity carries the historic 'efector' brand name, which was introduced by the ifm founders Robert Buck and Gerd Marhofer in 1969 when they launched the world's first inductive proximity sensors under that label. Today, ifm efector gmbh operates as the manufacturing and distribution arm responsible for the ifm group's core sensor product portfolio.
Its product range spans inductive and capacitive sensors, photoelectric sensors, magnetic and inductive position sensors, process sensors (pressure, temperature, flow), condition monitoring devices, image processing systems, safety technology, and IO-Link master devices. ifm efector gmbh is a subsidiary under ifm position gmbh, which since 2014 has bundled the former ifm syntron, ifm efector, and pmd holding subsidiaries. Products manufactured under the ifm efector umbrella are sold to over 155,000 customers across more than 165 countries. In the United States, ifm efector, Inc. operates a North American headquarters established in 2015 at the Atwater Corporate Center in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
Target industries for efector-branded products include automotive, food and beverage, plastics, metal forming, assembly and robotics, mobile machinery, and material handling. The ifm group generated 1.37 billion euros in revenue in 2022 and employs over 8,760 people globally as of 2025. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ifm efector became a key supplier of medical consumables and components in the US market.
The company supports digital transformation through its moneo IIoT platform and has a partnership with Microsoft Azure for cloud-based industrial solutions signed in April 2024.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
IO-Link Vibration Sensor
3-axis IO-Link vibration sensor for condition monitoring.
io-key
IIoT gateway to record and visualize production data in the cloud.
ecomatBasic Controllers
Compact controllers for mobile machines.
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Contact ifm efector gmbh
WEBSITE
https://www.ifm.comPHONE
+49 201 2422-0HEADQUARTERS
Germany
Company Facts
Founded
1969
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Manufacturer
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Europe
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