IFM was founded in 1969 by Gerd Marhofer and Robert Buck, who successfully developed and marketed non-contact sensors. ifm produces over 18.3 million products, which includes 9 million sensors annually. ifm's exceptionally large product range does not only consider all relevantstandard solutions, but also the specific requirements of individual industries. The ifm products include position sensors, ultrasonic sensors, motion control sensors, vision sensors, safety products, process sensors, industrial networks, IO-Link products, RFID systems, machine condition monitors, power supplies and cordsets.