ifm electronic GmbH

To ensure safety at airports and to make aircraft traffic as smooth as possible numerous technologies are available. As a manufacturer and distributor of sensor and automation technology, the ifm group headquartered in Essen provides, for example, airports with their products: 2D/3D vision solutions help with collision warnings and positioning of aircraft stairs, ifm sensors with counting people and camera-based barcode readers with the detection of barcodes. Since the foundation in 1969 ifm has become established on the market as a service-oriented sensor specialist and system supplier and today is represented in more than 95 countries worldwide with more than 7300 employees.