Turck

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Turck

Industry	Industrial Automation
Founded	1965
Headquarters	Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Headquarters)
Key people	Ulrich Turck, Christian Wolf (Managing Directors, Hans Turck GmbH & Co. KG) Guido Frohnhaus (Managing Director, Werner Turck GmbH & Co. KG)
Number of employees	4200
Website	turck.com

Turck is a German manufacturers in industrial automation. With more than 4.200 employees in 28 subsidiaries as well as sales partners in over 60 countries, the family-owned company offers solutions for factory and process automation. Turck makes a range of sensor, fieldbus, interface and connectivity products, as well as hmi (Human–machine interface) and (RFID) systems.

Organization

The Turck group is mainly constituted by the two enterprises Hans Turck GmbH & Co. KG in Mülheim an der Ruhr – organizing marketing and sales – and Werner Turck GmbH & Co. KG in Halver – organizing research and development. Managing Directors of the Hans Turck GmbH & Co. KG are Ulrich Turck, son of the enterprise's cofounder Hans Turck, and Christian Wolf. The Werner Turck GmbH & Co. KG is directed by Guido Frohnhaus.

German subsidiaries are the Turck Mechatec GmbH in Mülheim (producing and selling control cabinets and connectivity products), the Turck Duotec GmbH in Halver and Beierfeld (developing and producing electronic devices) and a production site in Beierfeld/Saxony.

Besides the three locations in Germany, the Turck group incorporates a total of 24 independent subsidiaries. Among the biggest subsidiaries are the Turck Inc. in Minneapolis/USA, the Turck Tianjin Sensor Co., Ltd. in China, as well as companies in Switzerland and Mexico.

History

At the beginning of the 1960s, the brothers Hans and Werner Turck founded the company, starting off with two employees, a seed capital of 20.000 German Marks and the idea of automating manufacturing processes through electronic components. Shortly after, their partner Hermann Hermes joined the young company.

Turck's early international orientation dates back to 1975, which was marked by the foundation of Turck Inc. in Minneapolis, USA. In 1989, Turck took over a measuring instrument factory based in Beierfeld, Saxony, and thus entered into East European markets. In 1995, a sales and production company was founded in Tianjin, China, for the Asian market.

Products

Turck's automation portfolio covers approximately 15.000 sensor, fieldbus, interface and connectivity products. In addition to single products like sensors, remote-I/Os or quick-disconnect cables for machine manufacturers or end users, Turck offers more complex products for factory and process automation like image processing, radiofrequency identification (RFID), or pick-to-light applications.