Endress+Hauser (Endress and Hauser) is a Swiss-based globally operating process and laboratory instrumentation and automation supplier."Kaffeetrinken für einen guten Zweck". Rheinische Post. 2024-06-07.
In 2023, the family-owned business employed over 16,500 people and generated revenue of €3.72 billion. In the field of measurement technology, the group is regarded as a global market leader.Rosenberger, Walther (2023-04-05): "Endress+Hauser zeigt Konkurrenten die Rücklichter". Südkurier.
Company structure The Endress+Hauser group, based in Reinach near Basel, consists of 129 companies in 54 countries.
The group's parent company is Endress+Hauser AG in Reinach, Switzerland: a stock corporation under Swiss law whose shares are not listed on a stock exchange. The Endress+Hauser Management AG, based in Reinach, manages and coordinates the group.Wieland, Benjamin (2022-07-02): "Endress+Hauser weiht Wohlfühltempel ein". Aargauer Zeitung.
The families of the descendants of the founding couple each hold 12% of the company. The remaining 4% is owned by the Georg H. Endress Foundation.Möckli, Andreas (2021-05-05): "Generationenwechsel bei Endress+Hauser". Aargauer Zeitung. Peter Selders is Chief executive officer."Endress+Hauser mit Top-Abschluss". Aargauer Zeitung. 2024-04-17."Bei Endress+Hauser endet eine Ära". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 2023-02-22. Matthias Altendorf is chairman of the Supervisory board. The Endress family is represented on the board by Steven Endress and Sandra Genge,"Endress+Hauser stoppt alle Lieferungen nach Russland". Basler Zeitung. 2022-04-06. grandchildren of the founder.
In the financial year 2023, the group achieved a revenue of €3.72 billion and employed over 16,500 people."Endress+Hauser steigert den Umsatz – Ein Umsatzplus von 11 Prozent verzeichnet der Messtechnikhersteller im abgelaufenen Geschäftsjahr. Doch auch E+H spürt die Folgen der schwachen Konjunktur". Badische Zeitung. 2024-02-22. Approximately 7% of the annual revenue is invested in research and development, resulting in between 200 and 300 new patents each year."E+H will 300 neue Jobs schaffen – Nachhaltigkeit und Digitalisierung sollen Endress+Hauser fit machen für die nächsten Jahrzehnte". Badische Zeitung. 2024-04-17."Endress+Hauser ehrt seine Erfinder". Südkurier. 2016-04-07. Overall, Endress+Hauser holds nearly 9,000 patents.
Subsidiaries and Locations The subsidiaries of the Endress+Hauser Group operate as legally independent entities."Endress+Hauser". Südkurier. 2004-06-23. Endress+Hauser provides sales and support in 125 countries and manufactures in the major economic regions. The company operates production facilities in Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Germany, France, India, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Endress+Hauser Level+Pressure manufactures pressure and level measurement devices that are used in various applications, including the pharmaceutical industry."Unterstützung im Kampf gegen Corona kommt aus Maulburg". Südkurier. 2020-08-18. Endress+Hauser Flow produces precision tools for flow technology. Its devices measure liquids and gases and are primarily utilized in the chemical industry as well as in the life sciences sector.Kramer, Thomas (2018-10-04): "Endress+Hauser baut stark aus". Aargauer Zeitung.
Endress+Hauser Liquid Analysis offers sensors and complete systems for liquid analysis."Sensorik und Messgeräte: Ministerpräsident Kretschmann zu Besuch bei Endress+Hauser". Umweltwirtschaft. 2023-01-06. Endress+Hauser Temperature+System Products markets products related to temperature measurement technology."Hochmoderne Anlage am Standort Aurangabad errichtet: Endress+Hauser stärkt Engagement in Indien". Umweltwirtschaft. 2023-08-24.
Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis operates in the United States and was formed from the merger of American companies Kaiser Optical Systems and Spectra Sensors. It provides optical analysis devices in the fields of Raman and TDLAS spectroscopy.
Through Endress+Hauser Digital Solutions, digitalization measures for the corporate group are implemented.
Furthermore, in 2024, Endress+Hauser signed a strategic partnership in process automation with Sick AG, a sensor manufacturer based in Waldkirch, Germany. Starting in 2025, Endress+Hauser will take over global sales of Sick's process analyzers and gas flow measurement devices. A joint venture is planned for the production and development of process devices."Gemeinsam auf dem Weg zur Energiewende – Die regionalen Hightech-Produzenten Sick und Endress+ Hauser (E+H) wollen ein Gemeinschaftsunternehmen gründen". Badische Zeitung. 2023-10-28.
Memberships Endress+Hauser is a member of the Association of Industrial Companies in Baden"Charmant, demütig und auf Distanz zu sich selbst – Kaum ein anderes Unternehmen im Dreiländereck ist in der jüngsten Vergangenheit so stark gewachsen wie Endress+Hauser". Badische Zeitung. 2024-01-09. and the Association of Electrical and Digital Industries. Additionally, Georg Endress founded the Biovalley network, which is a collaboration of biotechnology companies and universities in the tri-border area along the Upper Rhine.
Products, services, customers Endress+Hauser offers products, technologies, and services for the process engineering industry. The business areas are divided into process technology, laboratory measurement technology, and sensors.Gfeller, Tobias (2019-05-15): "Wieder ein neues bestes Jahr". Aargauer Zeitung."Endress+Hauser mit mehr Umsatz". Südkurier. 2019-02-22.
The process technology sector under the Endress+Hauser brand includes automation and encompasses the development of products, technologies, and services for flow, level, pressure, and temperature measurement, as well as the analysis of liquids, gases, and solids."Zufriedene Mitarbeiter und eine Kultur der Offenheit machen den großen Erfolg aus". Stuttgarter Zeitung. 2014-09-29. The products and technologies are primarily used by clients in the chemical, food and beverage, water and wastewater, oil and gas, life sciences, power and energy, mining, minerals, and metals industries.Koerfgen, Rahel (2013-05-29): "Für die Zukunft gerüstet. Endress+Hauser glänzt mit Bestwerten bei Umsatz und Gewinn". Basler Zeitung.
In the laboratory measurement technology sector, analytical instruments and bioanalytical systems are marketed under the Analytik Jena brand, serving science and research clients. Through Innovative Sensor Technology IST AG (IST), physical, chemical, and biological sensors as well as sensor modules are developed, produced, and distributed for various applications.
Endress+Hauser is considered a leading provider of measuring points and complete systems for liquid analysis."Endress und Hauser ausgezeichnet". Stuttgarter Zeitung. 2024-05-07. The corporate group delivers around three million sensors and systems annually."Fast drei Millionen Messgeräte ausgeliefert". Thüringische Landeszeitung. 2023-04-05.
History Foundation and beginnings The company was founded as L Hauser KG on 1 February 1953 by Swiss engineer Georg H Endress (1924–2008) and German banker Ludwig Hauser (1895–1975). Starting capital was a modest 2,000 Deutsche Mark; the first ‘operating facility’ was a room in Hauser's apartment in Lörrach, Germany. The business has been trading under the name Endress+Hauser since 1957.
In the beginning, the company sold level instruments produced by the British company Fielden Electronics. Soon after, Georg H Endress started to develop his own devices."Porträt: Vom Verkäufer zum Entwickler". Maschinenmarkt. 2016-05-20. In 1955, he registered his first patent and set up a production facility. The company broadened its offerings by incorporating new measurement principles and explored business opportunities in additional countries.Third-generation success – B2B Central. South African Food Review. 2023-02-23.
The first foreign subsidiary was established in 1960 in the Netherlands.
In 1968, a holding company was registered in Switzerland."Das Messen perfektioniert – 1953 startet Endress+Hauser als Drei-Mann-Betrieb in Lörrach und ist heute ein führender Anbieter für Messtechnik". Badische Zeitung. 2023-06-15. In 1970, Endress+Hauser entered the US and Japanese markets.
Family ownership of the Endress family and generational transition In 1975, co-founder Ludwig Hauser died; the Endress family became sole shareholder. In the following years, the company expanded through acquisitions and start-ups.
In 1977, Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG was founded at the headquarters in Reinach, as a development center for the flow measurement business area.Tschan, Kurt (2021-08-05): "Joe Biden in der Blauen Welt". Basler Zeitung. Among the first products were magnetic inductive flowmeters."E+H baut im Elsass aus". Basler Zeitung. 2004-10-05.
Measurement value recording and liquid analysis were added as other fields of activity, followed later by pressure and temperature measurement technologies.
In 1979, Klaus Endress, the son of the founder, joined the company."Endress+Hauser trotzt widrigem Geschäftsumfeld". Basler Zeitung. 2023-04-05. In 1995, he took over the position as the group's CEO from his father and company founder, Georg Endress."60 Jahre Endress und Hauser". Aargauer Zeitung. 2013-05-25. By that time, Endress+Hauser had grown into a global company with 4,339 employees and generated revenue of CHF 679.6 million.
Expansion from 1996 onwards. In 1997, Innovative Sensors Inc. (ISI), a manufacturer of sensors for water analysis, was acquired. Prior to the acquisition, Endress+Hauser had already collaborated with ISI for over 19 years."E+H übernimmt innovative Sensors". Südkurier. 1999-03-13.Truttmann, Marianne (1999.03-11): "Endress+Hauser kauft US-Firma". Basler Zeitung.
At the beginning of the 2000s, production facilities in Germany and Switzerland were expanded, particularly at the locations in Reinach, Cernay, and Maulburg.Göckel, Wolfgang (2006-05-09): "Endress+Hauser baut in der Region aus". Basler Zeitung. Several German companies were also acquired, including Exner Anlagebau GmbH & Co. KG and Dr. Staiger Mohilo Analysenmesstechnik GmbH & Co."Endress+Hauser-Gruppe übernimmt deutsche Firma". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 2000-01-12.
In addition, in 2000, the company expanded into India with a flow meter production facility in Aurangabad."Endress+Hauser in Indien". Basler Zeitung. 2000-11-09. In 2001, shares were acquired in the American analytical measurement technology company Wedgewood Technology Inc."Endress+Hauser übernimmt amerikanische Wedgewood". Basler Zeitung. 2001-09-05. Shares were also acquired in the Finnish company Satron Instruments, a manufacturer of measuring devices and fittings for the paper and pulp industry.
In 2002, the corporate group recorded losses in revenue for the first time. The reason for this was the insolvency of the subsidiary Photo Print Electronic."Endress+Hauser in tiefroten Zahlen". Basler Zeitung. 2002-06-21. However, the loss did not hinder the company's growth, and in 2008, the corporate group achieved a revenue of over €1 billion for the first time.G.V. Müller: "Endress+Hauser steht nicht zum Verkauf". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 2008-05-08.
In 2005, Endress+Hauser acquired Innovative Sensor Technology IST AG, a Swiss-based provider of physical, chemical and biological sensors with operations in Ebnat-Kappel, Switzerland, and Roznov, Czech Republic.
In 2008, Georg H Endress died. During his lifetime, the shareholder family had created a family charter, which states, “Endress+Hauser shall remain a family company oriented toward sustainable success.”