In 2023, global sensor manufacturer Leuze Group celebrates 60 years since the launch ot its electronics division.
Today, over 1,600 'Sensor People' worldwide create the innovations of tomorrow: Sensor and safety solutions in automation technology.
Who would have imagined the launch of a fragile "Electronics" seedling as a division of Leuze would have created a technology leader and world market leader in the area of optical sensors as Leuze celebrates record growth on its 60th birthday?
The creation of the electronics division in 1963 was not the beginning of the Leuze company which dates from the 17th century in Eningen/Achalm bei Reutlingen, Southern Germany.
Years later, as mechanical weaving looms increasingly displaced hand weaving and cotton replaced the local linen, the
Leuze family took textile production into their own hands.
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"In the Lenningen Valley in 1861, our ancestors found precisely the prerequisites they needed for building a mechanical cotton weaving mill and spinning mill", explains Helmut Leuze, shareholder of the Leuze Group.
From these origins emerged a renowned textile company, which was able to successfully navigate all the perils of time over generations and continue to develop.
To guard against fundamental changes, additional activities in other areas were initiated early on.
This led to the creation of Leuze electronic in 1963.
Today, Leuze is an international sensor expert and a leading
innovator in the field of industrial automation.
In the Lenningen Valley in 1861, our ancestors found precisely the prerequisites they needed for building a mechanical cotton weaving mill and spinning mill
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With curiosity and determination, knowledge and openness to new technologies, they are working on the innovations of tomorrow.
"Success is always a collaborative effort.
This understanding of values is the basis and requirement for the constant further development of our family business.
Through the energetic dedication of our employees and often many years of loyalty to our business, we have succeeded in leading our company to its current importance", says Christof Leuze, shareholder and former managing director of Leuze electronic, as he acknowledges the role of the entire Leuze workforce in the company's success.
Leuze continues to set ambitious growth targets.
In 2022 the company achieved sales of 322 million euros compared to 258 million euros in 2021 or an expansion of roughly 25 per cent.
Additionally, the high-tech company says it is continuing to invest in decentralised structures, in its Sensor People and in new talent.
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