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'''WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG''' is a German multinational company which manufactures [[pressure]] and [[temperature]] measuring equipment.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/17707588 Alexander Wiegand], ''Bloomberg profile'', retrieved 11 August 2021</ref>. The company designs, engineers and manufactures solutions for Process Instrumentation, Industrial Instrumentation and [[Industrial internet of things|Industrial Instrumentation (IIoT)]].
'''WIKA Group''' is a German multinational company which manufactures [[pressure]] and [[temperature]] measuring equipment.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/17707588 Alexander Wiegand], ''Bloomberg profile'', retrieved 11 August 2021</ref>. The company designs, engineers and manufactures solutions for Process Instrumentation, Industrial Instrumentation and [[Industrial internet of things|Industrial Instrumentation (IIoT)]].


In 2023 the company employed about 11,200 people at its 45 subsidiaries and production sites worldwide. Its turnover was about 1.2 billion euros.<ref>[https://www.main-echo.de/regional/kreis-miltenberg/zahlen-und-fakten-messgeraetehersteller-wika-art-6088043 Zahlen und Fakten: Messgerätehersteller Wika], ''Main Echo'', 4 July 2018 (in German)</ref>. The company was established in 1946 in the town [[Klingenberg am Main]], located in the district of [[Lower Franconia]] in [[Bavaria]]. It is headquartered and has its main industrial establishment there since then.<ref>[https://process-technology-online.com/top-news/news/wika-celebrates-75-years/ WIKA celebrates 75 years] ''Process technology online'', retrieved 11 August 2021</ref>
In 2023 the company employed about 11,200 people at its 45 subsidiaries and production sites worldwide. Its turnover was about 1.2 billion euros.<ref>[https://www.main-echo.de/regional/kreis-miltenberg/zahlen-und-fakten-messgeraetehersteller-wika-art-6088043 Zahlen und Fakten: Messgerätehersteller Wika], ''Main Echo'', 4 July 2018 (in German)</ref>. The company was established in 1946 in the town [[Klingenberg am Main]], located in the district of [[Lower Franconia]] in [[Bavaria]]. It is headquartered and has its main industrial establishment there since then.<ref>[https://process-technology-online.com/top-news/news/wika-celebrates-75-years/ WIKA celebrates 75 years] ''Process technology online'', retrieved 11 August 2021</ref>
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The name of the company "WIKA" was combined from the initial letters of the names of its founders Alexander Wiegand and Philipp Kachel. In 1956 Kachel left the company and founded his own business to produce [[thermometers]]. WIKA is still owned and chaired by a descendant of Alexander Wiegand. His son Konrad Wiegand took over in 1951. After the death of Konrad Wiegand in 1967 Ursula Wiegand, his widow, became chief of the company. Her son, who bears the same name as his grandfather, followed in 1996.<ref>[http://www.genios.de/presse-archiv/artikel/FAZ/19960314/ursula-wiegand/F19960314PERFI13102.html ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'', 14 March 1996: Ursula Wiegand] (in German)</ref><ref>[https://www.wika.com/en-en/history.WIKA WIKA-history] at website of the company, retrieved 24 August 2021</ref>
The name of the company "WIKA" was combined from the initial letters of the names of its founders Alexander Wiegand and Philipp Kachel. In 1956 Kachel left the company and founded his own business to produce [[thermometers]]. WIKA is still owned and chaired by a descendant of Alexander Wiegand. His son Konrad Wiegand took over in 1951. After the death of Konrad Wiegand in 1967 Ursula Wiegand, his widow, became chief of the company. Her son, who bears the same name as his grandfather, followed in 1996.<ref>[http://www.genios.de/presse-archiv/artikel/FAZ/19960314/ursula-wiegand/F19960314PERFI13102.html ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'', 14 March 1996: Ursula Wiegand] (in German)</ref><ref>[https://www.wika.com/en-en/history.WIKA WIKA-history] at website of the company, retrieved 24 August 2021</ref>


The production in 1946 began with mechanical pressure and temperature gauges, which ran without electricity. In 1970 WIKA achieved the leading position in Europe. The company held its position as one of the world market leaders also after the classical manometry was more and more replaced by electronic pressure and temperature measuring and display devices. In 2010 WIKA produced more than 43 Million units. In 1986 the company was reunited with the Kachel-thermometer-factory.<ref>[https://www.main-echo.de/ueberregional/wirtschaft/druck-und-temperatur-zuverlaessig-messen-art-1499469 Druck und Temperatur zuverlässig messen], ''Main Echo'', 21 January 2011 (in German)</ref>
The production in 1946 began with mechanical pressure and temperature gauges. The company held its position as one of the world market leaders also after the classical manometry was more and more replaced by electronic pressure and temperature measuring and display devices. In 2010 WIKA produced more than 43 Million units. In 1986 the company was reunited with the Kachel-thermometer-factory.<ref>[https://www.main-echo.de/ueberregional/wirtschaft/druck-und-temperatur-zuverlaessig-messen-art-1499469 Druck und Temperatur zuverlässig messen], ''Main Echo'', 21 January 2011 (in German)</ref>


Historical Milestones and Achievements
Historical Milestones and Achievements
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The company manufactures around 800 pressure and temperature measurement products in thousands of variants. The measuring ranges extend between [[vacuum]] and 15,000 [[Bar (unit)|bar]]. WIKA products can measure and display temperatures in the spectrum between minus 250 and plus 1800 [[degrees Celsius]].<ref>[https://www.main-echo.de/ueberregional/wirtschaft/druck-und-temperatur-zuverlaessig-messen-art-1499469 Druck und Temperatur zuverlässig messen], ''Main Echo'', 21 January 2011 (in German)</ref>
The company manufactures around 800 pressure and temperature measurement products in thousands of variants. The measuring ranges extend between [[vacuum]] and 15,000 [[Bar (unit)|bar]]. WIKA products can measure and display temperatures in the spectrum between minus 250 and plus 1800 [[degrees Celsius]].<ref>[https://www.main-echo.de/ueberregional/wirtschaft/druck-und-temperatur-zuverlaessig-messen-art-1499469 Druck und Temperatur zuverlässig messen], ''Main Echo'', 21 January 2011 (in German)</ref>


==Shift in Strategy==<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNunEWzEdabPpFJdzlX756m9FX0anAnR8JSoi3j=s680-w680-h510}}</ref>
==Shift in Strategy==
In 2021, WIKA listed digitalisation, decarbonisation and demographic change as megatrends shaping it's global strategy. With a <ref>renewed corporate claim</ref> of 'Smart in Sensing' it shifted it's focus on sensors smarter and offers added value through the combination and use of digital measured data. In the same year, WIKA introduced a new IIoT portfolio focusing on the entire value chain, from the installation of the sensors, measuring instruments and gateways to the secure connection to the cloud or the local data server as well as the configuration of the customer application and customer training.
In 2021, WIKA listed digitalisation, decarbonisation and demographic change as megatrends shaping it's global strategy. With a <ref>renewed corporate claim</ref> of 'Smart in Sensing' it shifted it's focus on sensors smarter and offers added value through the combination and use of digital measured data. In the same year, WIKA introduced a new IIoT portfolio focusing on the entire value chain, from the installation of the sensors, measuring instruments and gateways to the secure connection to the cloud or the local data server as well as the configuration of the customer application and customer training.


Revision as of 09:02, 3 July 2024

WIKA
Company typeSocietas Europaea
IndustryMeasuring instruments
Founded1946
Headquarters
Klingenberg am Main, Germany
Revenue€ 1.2 billion (2023)
Number of employees
11,200 (2023)
Websitewww.wika.com

WIKA Group is a German multinational company which manufactures pressure and temperature measuring equipment.[1]. The company designs, engineers and manufactures solutions for Process Instrumentation, Industrial Instrumentation and Industrial Instrumentation (IIoT).

In 2023 the company employed about 11,200 people at its 45 subsidiaries and production sites worldwide. Its turnover was about 1.2 billion euros.[2]. The company was established in 1946 in the town Klingenberg am Main, located in the district of Lower Franconia in Bavaria. It is headquartered and has its main industrial establishment there since then.[3]

History

The name of the company "WIKA" was combined from the initial letters of the names of its founders Alexander Wiegand and Philipp Kachel. In 1956 Kachel left the company and founded his own business to produce thermometers. WIKA is still owned and chaired by a descendant of Alexander Wiegand. His son Konrad Wiegand took over in 1951. After the death of Konrad Wiegand in 1967 Ursula Wiegand, his widow, became chief of the company. Her son, who bears the same name as his grandfather, followed in 1996.[4][5]

The production in 1946 began with mechanical pressure and temperature gauges. The company held its position as one of the world market leaders also after the classical manometry was more and more replaced by electronic pressure and temperature measuring and display devices. In 2010 WIKA produced more than 43 Million units. In 1986 the company was reunited with the Kachel-thermometer-factory.[6]

Historical Milestones and Achievements

1960: Expansion and Global Reach In 1960, WIKA expanded its operations domestically and internationally for the first time.

1970: European Leadership in Pressure Gauges By 1970, WIKA had become the largest manufacturer of pressure gauges in Europe.

1980: Manufacturing Milestone The company produced its 100,000,000th pressure measuring instrument in 1980.

1994: Quality Certification In 1994, WIKA achieved certification to DIN ISO 9001.

1996: Global Leadership By 1996, WIKA was the worldwide leader in mechanical pressure and temperature measuring instruments.

1999: New Sensor and Technology Center In 1999, the company opened a new sensor/technology center with a 10,000 m² production area.

2002: Production Optimization WIKA initiated the "WIKA goes lean" program in 2002, starting Kaizen activities for production optimization.

2008: Strategic Acquisitions The company acquired a majority holding in KSR KUEBLER Niveau-Messtechnik AG in 2008.

2011-2012: Further Acquisitions In 2011, WIKA acquired DH-Budenberg, followed by Euromisure and Gayesco in 2012.

2017: Portfolio Expansion In 2017, WIKA introduced the measurand force into its portfolio.

2018: Acquisition of Hirschmann MCS The company acquired Hirschmann Mobile Machine Control Solutions (MCS) in 2018.

2021: 75th Anniversary and IIoT Solutions In 2021, WIKA developed complete IIoT solutions in its 75th anniversary year.

2022: Inauguration of the New Innovation Center In 2022, the company opened a new Innovation Center with a 24,000 m² area.

Products

The company manufactures around 800 pressure and temperature measurement products in thousands of variants. The measuring ranges extend between vacuum and 15,000 bar. WIKA products can measure and display temperatures in the spectrum between minus 250 and plus 1800 degrees Celsius.[7]

==Shift in Strategy==[8] In 2021, WIKA listed digitalisation, decarbonisation and demographic change as megatrends shaping it's global strategy. With a [9] of 'Smart in Sensing' it shifted it's focus on sensors smarter and offers added value through the combination and use of digital measured data. In the same year, WIKA introduced a new IIoT portfolio focusing on the entire value chain, from the installation of the sensors, measuring instruments and gateways to the secure connection to the cloud or the local data server as well as the configuration of the customer application and customer training.

References

  1. ^ Alexander Wiegand, Bloomberg profile, retrieved 11 August 2021
  2. ^ Zahlen und Fakten: Messgerätehersteller Wika, Main Echo, 4 July 2018 (in German)
  3. ^ WIKA celebrates 75 years Process technology online, retrieved 11 August 2021
  4. ^ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 14 March 1996: Ursula Wiegand (in German)
  5. ^ WIKA-history at website of the company, retrieved 24 August 2021
  6. ^ Druck und Temperatur zuverlässig messen, Main Echo, 21 January 2011 (in German)
  7. ^ Druck und Temperatur zuverlässig messen, Main Echo, 21 January 2011 (in German)
  8. ^ https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNunEWzEdabPpFJdzlX756m9FX0anAnR8JSoi3j=s680-w680-h510. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ renewed corporate claim
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