On October 29, 1969, ifm company was officially established. The company name at that time was ifm electronic geräte gmbh+co kg. The motivation for the company to be established is to find a different approach and do better.

At the beginning of the company's establishment, ifm started its road to success with the invention of a 220 V inductive proximity switch.

Ifm is firmly rooted in Germany. The company is headquartered in Essen City, and its R&D and production base is located in Tetnan on the shore of Lake Constance. More than two-thirds of the company's products are developed and produced in Tetnan.

Ifm's high-tech center SUMMIT is located in Siegen, which is the joint office of five companies under ifm. These 5 companies are pmdtechnologies ag, ifm services gmbh, ifm software gmbh, ifm solutions gmbh and ifm business solutions gmbh. 390 experts from the Industry 4.0 field are committed to proposing and developing forward-looking ideas and successful solutions in the fields of camera technology, industrial IoT and SAP-based supply chain management. In addition, SUMMIT also focuses on the future and carries out the research and development and delivery of standardized 3D sensors and software modules.

Ifm has also set up production bases in large markets such as Asia and the United States to quickly respond to regional market demand. To ensure high quality standards of Ifm, employees of the international factory will receive training in Germany.

Yifumen Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was established in January 2005 and is headquartered in Shanghai Zhangjiang High-tech Industrial Development Zone. In order to better serve China's users, Yifumen has 10 offices in Beijing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Shenzhen, Changsha, Qingdao, Dalian, Chengdu, Nanjing and Wuhan, and includes Changchun, Xi'an and Guangzhou nationwide. There are sales service points in 19 cities, including 19 cities. The team of on-site sales engineers and technical product experts has rich experience in the automation industry, providing users with services from product selection to on-site maintenance, and is committed to providing users with high-quality solutions.

Yifumen’s extensive product group not only takes into account all standard solutions, but also focuses on the special needs of individual industries. For factory automation, in addition to position and process intelligent sensors, the Yifumen product group includes complex products such as sensors for motion control and safety technology, products for industrial image processing and communication, and software connected to Industry 4.0. System; for the mobile machinery industry, there are solid and reliable controllers and identification systems, etc.