Pepperl+Fuchs acquires Extec Oesterle

Pepperl+Fuchs is announcing its acquisition of Extec Oesterle, a leading manufacturer of industrial PC components and visualisation equipment for use in hazardous locations.

Pepperl+Fuchs announces the acquisition of Extec Oesterle.

Headquartered in Esslingen, Germany, Extec is a leading manufacturer of industrial PC components and visualisation equipment for use in hazardous locations, with a focus on equipment used for the human interface to automation systems in such locations.

"This acquisition allows Pepperl+Fuchs to provide both field and human interfaces for hazardous locations, and strengthens our position as a complete solutions provider to the process automation industry," says Jim Bolin, vice president of Pepperl+Fuchs' process automation division.

Pepperl+Fuchs is a world leader in the design, manufacture and application of high-quality process automation products and services.

Pepperl+Fuchs also claims to be the number-one provider of hazardous area technology from intrinsic safety to purge and pressurisation, on-line corrosion monitoring and fieldbus.

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