[5][6] As of April 2024, the company had approximately 6,850 employees worldwide,[7] with more than 40[8] foreign subsidiaries on six continents, and manufacturing facilities in Germany, USA, Singapore, Hungary, China, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

[10] Increasing demand for the proximity switch prompted Pepperl+Fuchs to expand its focus into areas such as sensing technology, intrinsic safety, and explosion protection technology,[10] Starting in the 1970s, the company established subsidiaries for production and sales in countries including China, India, Indonesia, Italy, Singapore, Hungary, and the United States.

[4] Acquisitions included Visolux from Berlic, Elcon from Milan, and the proximity switches and photoelectric sensors division from Honeywell International.

[17] In 2019, Pepperl+Fuchs changed its legal structure from Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) to Aktiengesellschaft (AG) and again in 2020 to Societas Europea (SE).

[19] As of April 2024, the company had approximately 6,850 employees worldwide,[7] with more than 40[8] foreign subsidiaries on six continents, and manufacturing facilities in Germany, USA, Singapore, Hungary, China, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

[22] The acquisition of ecom instruments GmbH expanded its portfolio to include explosion-protected products in mobile computing, communication, measurement and calibration technology, and hand lamps.

[30] Pepperl+Fuchs is actively involved in the Smart Factory initiative, collaborating with the Technical University of Kaiserslautern and other partners to advance automation and manufacturing technologies.

[31] In May 2024 Pepperl+Fuchs signed a contract agreeing to partner with the Mannheim TECHNOSEUM to set up a student laboratory, centred on STEM programs and sensor technology.