
Half a billion in sight
21.4% increase in turnover - the Balluff Group recorded record growth in 2017. And has set itself the goal of breaking the 500 million euro barrier in 2019.
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21.4% increase in turnover - the Balluff Group recorded record growth in 2017. And has set itself the goal of breaking the 500 million euro barrier in 2019.

The process industry is still rather cautious when it comes to Industry 4.0. Ralf Höll, Product Manager for System Components and Communication at Vega, explains how his company is approaching the topic of I4.0.

The Balluff Group successfully concluded the 2016 financial year with a 3.3% increase in sales. After the double-digit growth leap in 2015, the management is satisfied with the growth in 2016.

Leuze electronic is creating the position of Vice President Operations Global and filling it with Jochen Wimmer.

Endress+Hauser achieved growth in local currencies in the 2016 financial year - consolidated sales in euros, on the other hand, fell by 0.2 %, mainly due to exchange rate effects.

Endress+Hauser is once again launching an 80 GHz radar measuring device for continuous level measurement - for the first time with an 80 GHz operating frequency for the process industry. Markus Schmid explains the background.
Before products leave the hygiene area for logistics, they are put through their paces - using ultrasonic sensors, among other things. However, this was previously subject to restrictions due to regulations in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Vega describes the market launch of a radar level sensor for liquids that operates at a frequency of 80 GHz instead of 26 GHz as the dawn of a "new era in radar measurement technology".