Endress+Hauser
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UnclaimedA Swiss family-owned global supplier of industrial process and laboratory measurement, analysis, and automation technologies.
Last updated August 31, 2026
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Overview
Endress+Hauser is a Swiss family-owned industrial technology group specializing in process measurement, laboratory instrumentation, process analysis, and automation solutions. Its products help industrial operators measure and control variables such as flow, level, pressure, temperature, liquid composition, gas composition, and the properties of solids. The group serves process-intensive industries including chemicals, life sciences, food and beverage, water and wastewater, oil and gas, energy, mining, minerals, metals, and general manufacturing. The company began in 1953 as L Hauser KG, founded by Swiss engineer Georg H. Endress and German banker Ludwig Hauser. Its first commercial activity involved selling level-measurement instruments made by the British company Fielden Electronics. Endress soon began developing proprietary equipment, registering the company’s first patent in 1955 and establishing a production operation. The business adopted the Endress+Hauser name in 1957 and gradually expanded from level measurement into flow, liquid analysis, pressure, temperature, and broader automation technologies. International expansion started with a Dutch subsidiary in 1960, followed by entry into the United States and Japan in 1970. After Ludwig Hauser’s death in 1975, the Endress family became the sole shareholder. The group subsequently developed a network of specialist companies and production centers, including Endress+Hauser Flowtec, established in 1977 as a center for flow-measurement development. Over time, the company combined organic product development with acquisitions in sensors, optical analysis, laboratory measurement, and digital solutions. Endress+Hauser is organized as a group of legally independent companies coordinated from Reinach near Basel. Its parent company is Endress+Hauser AG, while Endress+Hauser Management AG coordinates group management. Major business areas include flow, level and pressure, liquid analysis, temperature and system products, optical analysis, laboratory instrumentation through Analytik Jena, sensor technology through Innovative Sensor Technology IST AG, and digitalization services. The group manufactures in several major economic regions, including Europe, Asia, North America, and South America. The company remains privately held and guided by a family-ownership model intended to support long-term investment and continuity. Georg H. Endress was succeeded as chief executive by his son Klaus Endress in 1995. Matthias Altendorf became CEO in 2014, and Peter Selders assumed the chief executive role at the beginning of 2024, when Altendorf moved to the supervisory board. The group reported 2023 revenue of approximately €3.72 billion and more than 16,500 employees. It describes research and development as a central growth engine, investing roughly 7% of annual revenue and generating substantial patent activity. In 2022, the company withdrew from the Russian market following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In 2024, it announced a strategic process-automation partnership with SICK AG covering sales and planned joint development and production activities.
History
Endress+Hauser was founded on 1 February 1953 by Georg H. Endress and Ludwig Hauser as L Hauser KG. The original operation was established with modest capital in a room in Hauser’s apartment in Lörrach, Germany. The company initially sold level instruments manufactured by Fielden Electronics in Britain. Endress then moved toward proprietary development, filing the company’s first patent in 1955 and creating a production facility. In 1957, the business began trading under the Endress+Hauser name. The company’s first overseas subsidiary opened in the Netherlands in 1960. A Swiss holding company followed in 1968, and the group entered the United States and Japanese markets in 1970. When Ludwig Hauser died in 1975, the Endress family became the sole shareholder. The group expanded its product range and organizational base during the following decades. Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG was established in 1977 in Reinach to develop flow-measurement technology, including magnetic-inductive flowmeters. Measurement recording and liquid analysis were added to the portfolio, followed later by pressure and temperature technologies. Klaus Endress, Georg Endress’s son, joined the company in 1979 and became group chief executive in 1995. By that point, the business had developed into an international company with more than 4,000 employees. Expansion continued through subsidiaries, new production operations, and acquisitions. Innovative Sensors Inc. was acquired in 1997 after a long working relationship. The group expanded into India with a flow-meter production facility in Aurangabad in 2000 and acquired or invested in several companies involved in analytical measurement, sensors, and industrial equipment. The insolvency of subsidiary Photo Print Electronic caused the group’s first reported revenue decline in 2002, but did not halt its longer-term development. In 2005, Endress+Hauser acquired Innovative Sensor Technology IST AG, adding physical, chemical, and biological sensors to the group. Georg H. Endress died in 2008. During his lifetime, the shareholder family established a family charter expressing the intention that the business remain a family company focused on sustainable success. The group passed the €1 billion revenue threshold in 2008 and continued to expand its manufacturing footprint, including a new Indian facility opened around 2010. The company strengthened its American and analytical capabilities during the 2010s. Spectra Sensors was acquired in 2012, adding optical gas-sensing technology. In 2013, Endress+Hauser entered laboratory instrumentation through the acquisition of Analytik Jena AG. Further transactions involving Kaiser Optical Systems and SensAction expanded process analysis and quality-measurement capabilities. Endress+Hauser progressively increased its holding in Analytik Jena and completed the acquisition in 2016, described as its largest acquisition at that time. A later shareholder dispute over compensation for the transfer of shares was rejected by the Gera District Court in 2018. On 1 January 2014, Matthias Altendorf succeeded Klaus Endress as chief executive, while Klaus Endress became president of the supervisory board. The company also established sales companies in the United Arab Emirates and Algeria. In 2017, the group acquired Blue Ocean Nova, a developer of inline spectrometers. It opened a calibration and training center in Saudi Arabia in 2018 and undertook a large investment program from approximately 2018 onward, expanding sites in Switzerland, Germany, the United States, and China. The COVID-19 pandemic reduced 2020 revenue by 2.8%, but the company said its broad industrial and geographic diversification limited the impact and enabled it to largely avoid reduced working hours and layoffs. In 2022, Endress+Hauser withdrew from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. At the turn of 2023–2024, Klaus Endress left active company roles because of his age and resigned from the supervisory board while remaining chairman of the family council. Matthias Altendorf moved to the supervisory board, and Peter Selders became chief executive. In 2024, Endress+Hauser announced a strategic partnership with SICK AG covering global sales and planned joint development and production of selected process-automation products.
- 2024
Peter Selders becomes CEO
[1]Peter Selders took over group management from Matthias Altendorf.
- 2022
Russian operations discontinued
[1]The company withdrew from the Russian market following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- 2016
Analytik Jena acquisition completed
[1]Endress+Hauser acquired the remaining shares and completed its takeover of Analytik Jena.
- 2014
Matthias Altendorf becomes CEO
[1]Altendorf succeeded Klaus Endress as chief executive, beginning a new phase of professional executive leadership.
- 2013
Entry into laboratory instrumentation
[1]Endress+Hauser acquired Analytik Jena AG and entered the laboratory measurement market.
- 2005
IST AG acquired
[1]The acquisition expanded the group’s capabilities in physical, chemical, and biological sensors.
- 1995
Klaus Endress becomes chief executive
[1]Klaus Endress succeeded his father Georg H. Endress as group CEO.
- 1977
Endress+Hauser Flowtec established
[1]The Reinach-based development center strengthened the company’s flow-measurement business.
- 1960
First foreign subsidiary established
[1]The group opened its first overseas subsidiary in the Netherlands.
- 1957
Endress+Hauser name adopted
[1]The business began operating under the name Endress+Hauser.
Products and positioning
Premium industrial measurement and automation supplier emphasizing measurement accuracy, application expertise, reliability, lifecycle support, digital integration, and long-term family ownership.
Process instrumentation
Flow measurement
Endress+Hauser’s flow portfolio measures liquids, gases, and other process media using technologies such as magnetic-inductive, Coriolis, vortex, ultrasonic, and thermal principles. The Proline family combines flow sensors with transmitters, diagnostics, communications, and digital integration. Applications span chemical production, water treatment, food and beverage, life sciences, energy, and oil and gas.
Process instrumentation
Level and pressure measurement
The group supplies instruments for continuous and point level measurement as well as pressure, differential pressure, and hydrostatic measurement. Levelflex systems use guided-wave radar for level applications, while Cerabar instruments address pressure measurement in industrial processes. These products are used in tanks, silos, reactors, utilities, and hygienic production systems.
Process instrumentation
Temperature and system products
Temperature products include sensors, thermowells, transmitters, assemblies, and related system components. The portfolio is designed for industrial and hygienic applications where stable, traceable, and accurate temperature data is needed for control, monitoring, safety, and quality assurance.
Process analysis
Liquid analysis
Endress+Hauser Liquid Analysis provides sensors, analyzers, transmitters, and complete systems for monitoring parameters such as pH, conductivity, oxygen, chlorine, turbidity, and other liquid properties. The Liquiline platform supports standardized operation and integration across water, wastewater, chemical, food, beverage, and life-sciences facilities.
Process analysis
Optical analysis
Through its optical-analysis activities, including businesses associated with Kaiser Optical Systems and Spectra Sensors, the group supplies Raman and tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy technologies. These instruments support composition, concentration, and gas measurements in demanding industrial processes.
Laboratory instrumentation · 2013
Analytik Jena laboratory instrumentation
Analytik Jena is the group’s laboratory-instrumentation brand. Its products serve scientific and research users with analytical systems and bioanalytical technologies, extending Endress+Hauser’s business beyond plant-floor process measurement into laboratory and quality-control environments.
Sensors · 2005
Innovative Sensor Technology IST AG
IST AG develops and manufactures physical, chemical, and biological sensors and sensor modules. Its technologies support applications in industrial monitoring and other specialized fields, complementing Endress+Hauser’s measurement and analysis platforms.
Brand decisions
2024
Strategic partnership with SICK AGStrategyBackground
The partnership was intended to broaden process-automation capabilities and commercial reach in process analysis and gas-flow measurement.
Action taken
Endress+Hauser agreed to take over global sales of selected SICK process analyzers and gas-flow measurement products from 2025, with a joint venture planned for product development and production.
Aftermath
The arrangement expanded cooperation between two privately held industrial-technology companies; the planned joint venture’s subsequent status is not specified here.
2022
Withdrawal from the Russian marketStrategyBackground
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine created geopolitical, operational, and compliance considerations for international companies.
Action taken
Endress+Hauser ceased operations in Russia and withdrew from the market.
Aftermath
The company’s Russian activities were discontinued; no further financial effect is specified in the reference material.
2013
Acquisition of Analytik JenaM&ABackground
Endress+Hauser sought to expand from process instrumentation into laboratory measurement and analysis.
Action taken
The group acquired Analytik Jena AG, increased its stake over subsequent years, and completed the takeover in 2016.
Aftermath
The transaction established laboratory instrumentation as an additional group business and was described as the company’s largest acquisition at the time.
Recent events
Endress+Hauser expands Pacific Northwest service partnership[3]
Endress+Hauser expanded its partnership with Field Instruments and Controls, naming the company its Authorized Service Provider for Oregon, Washington, and the Idaho panhandle effective July 1, 2021.
- Unconfirmed
Endress+Hauser launches iTEMP TMT142B transmitter[4]
Endress+Hauser launched the iTEMP TMT142B, a smart temperature transmitter with Bluetooth communication and configuration features.
- Unconfirmed
Reported
Endress+Hauser rolls out Visual Support globally[5]
Endress+Hauser released its Visual Support service application ahead of schedule and moved the service from its pilot phase to a global rollout, giving customers access to remote audiovisual technical support.
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