On a successful path
- Employees: 11.200
- Subsidiaries: in over 45 countries
- Sales: 1.2 billion euros
- Annual production: approx. 50,000,000 units worldwide
- Daily production: approx. 200,000 units
- Batch sizes: 1 up to 10,000 units and more
- Measuring ranges: 0…0.5 mbar to 0…15,000 bar / -250 ˚C to 1,800 ˚C / 0.5 N up to over 10,000 kN
- Prices per unit: 2 euros to over 50,000 euros
Innovation with tradition
- 1960: Expansion domestically and, for the first time, also overseas
- 1970: Largest manufacturer of pressure gauges in Europe
- 1980: Manufacture of the 100,000,000th pressure measuring instrument
- 1994: Certification to DIN ISO 9001
- 1996: Worldwide no. 1 for mechanical pressure and temperature measuring instruments
- 1999: New sensor/technology centre with a 10,000 m2 production area
- 2002: "WIKA goes lean": Start of the Kaizen activities for production optimisation
- 2008: Majority holding in KSR KUEBLER Niveau-Messtechnik AG
- 2011: Acquisition of DH-Budenberg
- 2012: Acquisition of the companies Euromisure and Gayesco
- 2017: Introduction of the measurand force in the WIKA portfolio
- 2018: WIKA acquires Hirschmann Mobile Machine Control Solutions (MCS)
- 2021: 75th anniversary: WIKA develops smart and innovative complete IIoT solutions
- 2022: The new Innovation Center with an area of 24,000 m2 is inaugurated
- 2023: WIKA develops new company strategy and gets “Smart in sensing”
In the best hands for generations
- 1946: Alexander Wiegand founds the company WIKA together with Philipp Kachel
- 1951: Dr. Konrad Wiegand takes his father's place
- 1967: Ursula Wiegand takes over the company
- 1984: Ursula Wiegand is the first woman in Germany to receive the "Business woman of the year" award.
- 1996: Alexander Wiegand leads the family business into the 21st century
Our mission, our values
As trusted partner for superior sensing solutions we enable safe, efficient and sustainable processes.
Willingness to change
We see change as an opportunity. We at WIKA have the willingness and the competence to find new approaches and solutions under constantly changing conditions.
Fairness
We meet at eye level. We at WIKA treat each other with respect and treat everyone equally. We stand for diversity and appreciate different views.
Trust
We trust each other. We at WIKA can rely on each other. We stand by what we say and walk the talk. Loyalty is important to us.
Customer orientation
We create added value together. We at WIKA see ourselves as partners to our customers and continuously analysetheir needs. With innovative and reliable solutions, we achieve a high level of customer satisfaction.
Empowerment
We empower people to take responsibility. We at WIKA have the freedom to make entrepreneurial decisions and take responsibility for them. We celebrate achievements and learn from mistakes.
Teamwork
We are one company, one team. We at WIKA are multinational team players across all cultural and departmental boundaries. We are open to new ideas and have fun doing what we do.