# Pepperl+Fuchs: robotics company

Canonical ID: `57e8f32b-b3d0-46dd-8ede-5f718ee8362e`

## Key facts

- **Headquarters:** Mannheim, Germany
- **Status:** private
- **Type:** hardware
- **CEO:** [Dr. Wilhelm Nehring](/people/wilhelm-nehring.md) (since May 1, 2025)
- **CFO:** Martin Walter
- **Previous CEO:** [Dr.-Ing. Gunther Kegel](/people/gunther-kegel.md) (30+ years)
- **Founded:** 1945, Mannheim (by Walter Pepperl & Ludwig Fuchs)
- **Revenue:** >€1 billion (first time 2022, ~$1.1B)
- **Employees:** ~6,850 (40+ subsidiaries)
- **Key Products:** Inductive/photoelectric/ultrasonic sensors, LiDAR R2000/R2300, RFID, barcode readers, AS-Interface, encoders
- **Robotics/AGV:** Major AGV/AMR sensor supplier — LiDAR navigation, PGV Data Matrix positioning, USi-safety ultrasonic (ISO 13849-1)
- **Brands:** Bebco EPS, ecom, Polyplan, Neoception, VMT

- **Slug:** pepperlfuchs
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 0
- **HQ:** Mannheim, Germany

## Models

_No models registered._

## Current leadership (1)

- [Dr. Wilhelm Nehring](/people/wilhelm-nehring.md) CEO (secondary-verified)

## Former / Previously (1)

- [Dr.-Ing. Gunther Kegel](/people/gunther-kegel.md) Former CEO (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (1)

- [Pepperl+Fuchs Sensor Solutions for AGVs and AMRs](/partnerships/pepperl-fuchs-sensor-solutions-for-agvs-and-amrs.md) with AGV/AMR Industry _technology_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Pepperl+Fuchs?

Industrial sensors including ultrasonic, inductive, and photoelectric sensors for robotic systems.. Headquarters: Mannheim, Germany. Status: private. Type: hardware.

### What does Pepperl+Fuchs make?

Pepperl+Fuchs has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Pepperl+Fuchs builds physical robots.

### Is Pepperl+Fuchs publicly traded?

No. Pepperl+Fuchs is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Pepperl+Fuchs?

Pepperl+Fuchs is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is Pepperl+Fuchs headquartered?

Pepperl+Fuchs is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany.

### Who owns Pepperl+Fuchs?

Pepperl+Fuchs is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is Pepperl+Fuchs a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Pepperl+Fuchs ranks in roughly the top 60% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.pepperl-fuchs.com

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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