The group achieved a record turnover of 403.3 million euros in the 2022 financial year. Susanne Kunschert, managing partner of Peel Magnetic, looks back with gratitude: “2022 is a year full of opportunities and challenges! Pilz’s employees have worked together to overcome the adverse and unpredictable external economic environment. We are very pleased with the result.”

In 2022, the company recorded a turnover of 403.3 million euros, with sales increasing by 15.8%. The export share in 2022 rose 1.1 percentage points to 76.3 percent. Piermagnetic has shown particularly strong growth in Asia.

In addition, by 2025, the company will invest approximately 38 million euros in its global production sites in Ostfildern, Germany; Betschdorf, France; Bad Ragaz, Switzerland; and Jintan, China. To expand and update its SMD manufacturing, relay production and internal logistics.

Staff numbers are also growing

Automation company Peer Magneto had 2,399 employees in 42 countries as of Dec. 31, 2022, a 2.7 percent increase. In Germany, the number of employees was 1,010 (as of December 31, 2022), an increase of 1.7%. The company traditionally runs a professional in-house training program: on 31 December 2022, there were 43 students at its headquarters, including 21 students from Baden-Wurttemberg Cooperative State University.

Outlook: Industrial information security guarantees productivity

Peer Magnetic is expanding its products and services in the field of industrial information security, providing support in the form of services and training in addition to technical solutions. “In the next few years, the entire industry is facing a huge challenge in terms of security. Thomas Pilz, managing partner at Pilmagnetic, explained: “To ensure productivity, machines must be protected from malicious manipulation and unauthorized access. Companies also have to adapt quickly to changing legal provisions, such as the new Machinery Regulations or NIS II. We support our customers through this process.”

Pierre Magnetic 75 years old – Value. Create the future.

In 2023, Pierre Magneto celebrates its 75th anniversary. “Our company has been transformed from a glass blowing company to an electronics company to an automation and digital company. All of these eras have one thing in common: our corporate values and spirit of innovation. That’s why we’ve always been able to focus on the challenge and become the company we are today, “explains Thomas Pilz.

Pierre Magnetism says “Yes” to 2023.

Peale Magneto has made a good start in 2023 and plans to overcome the difficult environment to grow further in terms of turnover and staff numbers. Susanne Kunschert is optimistic about the immediate future: “As we look ahead to 2023, we are always groping our way forward cautiously and optimistically — no matter what challenges we come across, we will say Yes!” To be positive.