Pilz celebrates its anniversary! 2/2023

Issue 2/2023
Pilz celebrates its anniversary!

Our anniversary issue of “Mensch und Automation” takes you on a journey through 75 years of Pilz – from its beginnings as a glass-blowing business to today’s automation experts for Safety and Industrial Security. Read more about the joy of innovation and a value-oriented togetherness at Pilz.

“We look to the past with gratitude and to the future with complete joy”

Founded in 1948, Pilz has continuously transformed itself – from a glass-blowing business to an electronics company, to an automation and digitisation company. In conversation with Susanne Kunschert and Thomas Pilz, Managing Partners, they give their personal insights into the development of the safe automation company.

Pilz through the ages

Pilz’s company history is characterised by inspirational events and technological milestones. A journey from 1948 to the present day.

Green light for engine parts

On an extensive crack testing machine, how can you ensure that only authorised employees gain access to the individual process steps? With the flexible operating mode selection and access permission system PITmode fusion, only authorised persons now get the “green light” at Rhode + Wagner.

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A brief history of machinery safety

Even today, safety in the workplace cannot be taken for granted in many parts of the world. However, in more and more countries there is a growing recognition that machinery safety is worth it – for human and machine.

“We’ll take the load off your shoulders”

In November 2022, Daniel Kohler became the new head of the Pilz Academy, looking after the worldwide training offer for machinery safety and automation from Pilz. In this interview he tells us what he values about the Pilz Academy, and how he wishes to write another chapter in its history.

3 minutes with …
… Jan Falb

Jan Falb works in the Quality Management department at Pilz, where he is primarily responsible for sustainability management. In our “3 minutes with …” column, he answers the most important current questions about his area of work.

Close at hand since 1948

The German Sales and Service Company is also celebrating its 75th anniversary. What sets the most experienced of the Pilz subsidiaries apart?

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Pilz celebrates its anniversary!