Pilz, which is the inventor of Safe Automation, was established in 1948 in Germany by Herman Pilz. Pilz became an advanced technology provider as well as product and service developer ever since it launched the first world’s double-hand safety relay in 1968.

Today, Pilz is a global player with 25 subsidiaries and many local representatives in 5 continents, providing safety and standard automation product & services all around the world. Pilz performs most of the manufacturing in Germany. In addition to this, Elesta Relay’s GmbH – Switzerland, that produces safety relays as pcb components & sensors, belongs also to Pilz group of companies.

 The allocation of 25% of human resources to R&D is the concrete proof of Pilz’s leadership. By means of R&D, Pilz became more a technology provider than an automation system manufacturer. The first Safety PLC PSS 3000 developed in 1995, the first Safety Communication Bus SafetyBUSp launched in 1999, the first Programmable Safety Relay PNOZmulti that is created an industrial product family in 2002, the first 3 Dimensional Safe Camera System SafetyEYE launched in 2007 are only few examples of this high technology.

Pilz which is recognized as safety ambassador in most of countries continuously produces new solutions & services to create safe & efficient working environments and provide CE adaptation of machines & plants. The automation system PSS 4000 which is launched in 2009 is not only merged Safety & Standard Automation together in one platform but also it blazed a trail by offering about 40% cost reduction in engineering & programming works.

The major products & services of Pilz are as follows:

• PNOZ X, PNOZsigma  - Safety Relays
• PNOZmulti - Compact & Modular Programmable Safety Relays
• PSS Universal – Decentralized Input & Output Units
• PSS 3000 – Safety PLC Systems
• PSS 4000 – Integrated PLC Systems
• PMC – Motion Control Systems
• SafetyBUSp, SafetyNET – Safety Network Structures
• PSENopt – Light Curtains & Barriers
• PSENvip, SafetyEYE – 2 & 3 Dimensional Safety Camera Systems
• PSENmech, PSENmag, PSENcode, PSENbolt, PSENsgate, PSENhinge, PSENrope, PSENini – Every kind of contact, non-contact safety sensors
• PIT – Emergency Stop Units
• PMI – Monitoring & HMI Units
• Risk Analysis, Safety Concept, Safety Design, System Integration, Safety Validation Services
• CE Marking, International Compliance Services, Plant Assessment, ESPE Inspection, Training