Softing
| Softing AG
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| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | DE0005178008 |
| founding | 1979 |
| Seat |
Haar , Germany
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| Number of employees | 404 (2018) |
| sales | 84 million euros (2018) |
| Branch | Industrial goods |
| Website | www.softing.com |
| As of December 31, 2018 | |
The Softing AG , based in Haar (near Munich) is a publicly traded German company that hardware and software developed for industrial automation and automotive electronics and manufacturing.
Softing was founded in 1979 as an engineering office. In addition to the four core companies at the Haar location, the company has six subsidiaries.
The company's shares have been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the Prime Standard since May 2000 .
Group structure
Softing AG is an umbrella company and as of July 2015 had the following subsidiaries:
- Buxbaum Automation GmbH, Austria
- Softing Automotive Electronics GmbH, Germany
- Softing Messen & Tests GmbH, Germany
- Samtec Automotive Software & Electronics GmbH, Germany
- Softing Project Services GmbH, Germany
Locations
In Germany, Softing has locations in Haar , Nuremberg , Erkrath and Kirchentellinsfurt with headquarters in Haar near Munich . In addition to sales locations in Austria , Italy , Japan , Singapore , China , India and the USA , the company also has a development location in Cluj , Romania .
Product portfolio
Softing Automotive
Softing Automotive Electronics GmbH offers products and services in diagnostics and test automation. The cross-process approach of Softing solutions increases the quality and reliability of ECU communication. With the core topics of diagnosis, measurement and testing, Softing Automotive Electronics stands for the key technologies in automotive electronics. The entire life cycle of electronic control units is covered, from development through production to service. The range of services includes hardware and software products, solutions and on-site support. In the growth market for diagnostic and test systems in vehicle electronics, Softing has a leading position with over 80,000 installations. Vehicle manufacturers as well as system and control unit suppliers around the world rely on proven hardware and software tools and solutions from Softing.
Softing Industrial
Softing Industrial Automation is a leading global provider of industrial communication solutions and products for both the process and manufacturing industries. The products are tailored to the requirements of system and device manufacturers, machine and plant manufacturers or end users. In the Industrial Automation division, Softing has clearly positioned itself as a product and technology supplier. Softing is a specialist in fieldbus technology and has established itself as a competent partner for networking automation systems and control solutions. Based on its extensive know-how in the field of fieldbuses, Softing develops hardware and software products that represent important components of reliable industrial automation within the respective fieldbus worlds and also in the interconnection of these worlds.
Softing IT Networks
Softing's IT Networks division offers test, qualification and certification equipment for copper cabling and fiber optic connections. The product range also includes hardware and software for planning and quality assurance of WLANs as well as measurement technology for analyzing and monitoring data traffic.
Memberships
Softing AG is actively involved in the following bodies and organizations, among others:
- Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems (ASAM)
- CAN in Automation (CiA)
- Ethernet Powerlink Standardization Group (EPSG)
- EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG)
- Fieldbus FOUNDATION (FF)
- HART Communication Foundation (HCF)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Modbus Organization
- OPC (Open Platform Communications) Foundation
- Open DeviceNet Vendor Association (ODVA)
- PROFIBUS user organization (PNO)
- Association of German Mechanical and Plant Engineering (VDMA)
- Wireless industrial Technology Consortium (WiTECK)
- Central Association of the Electrical and Electronics Industry (ZVEI)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ company.softing.com: Imprint
- ↑ a b Annual Report 2018. (pdf) In: softing.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
- ↑ softing.com: Annual Report 2015