• Having inspired customers
• Taking responsibility for our actions
• Offering the highest quality
• Being at the forefront technically
• Protecting the environment
• Growing profitably

1985:
His sons Dr. Peter and Robert Wachendorff join the family business. A new additional business is created, Wachendorff Elektronik, that designs, manufactures and markets industrial operator panels and rotary encoders.

1990:
Wachendorff moves into premises in Industriestrasse 7 in Geisenheim, which they subsequently take over in 2007.

1995:
A special request from a customer gives rise to a further core competence: the development and manufacture of rugged automotive operator panels for mobile machines, municipal vehicles and agricultural machinery.

2002:
Wachendorff takes its first step towards global trading by founding the OEI Elektronic Inc. company in Chicago.

2004:
Wachendorff documents its high standards of Quality Management and Environmental Protection with its certification to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 and DIN EN ISO 14001:2005.

2005:
The encoder business is spun off into a new subsidiary, Wachendorff Automation. The Wachendorff Group now comprises 3 companies.

2006:
Wachendorff wins the Raiffeisen- and Volksbank prize for being the most innovative medium-sized company in all of Germany.

2007:
Wachendorff is selected as a successful innovative company to host an event day within the framework of the programme "365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas".

2008:
Wachendorff now employs over 160 staff - the trend continues upwards.

The Wachendorff Group has been developing and manufacturing systems and encoders for more than 20 years and these have been used throughout the world in a wide variety of applications. Alongside a wide standard range of products with comprehensive options, we are always more than happy to design 'your' encoder to meet your specific requirements. We are wellknown with our customers for the innovative and rugged design of our encoders and systems. The flexibility of our production means we are able to manufacture just about any piece quantity and offer you an express delivery service of just 48 hours.

Wachendorff Prozesstechnik offers a range of sophisticated high-quality industrial products from all over the world for the process visualization and automation markets. The comprehensive programme comprises system solutions and responsibility. In addition to operator panels, digital displays, wireless solutions and proximity sensors, we also offer Ethernet components, signal converters, large displays, temperature controllers and many other intelligent products for industrial applications.
www.wachendorff-prozesstechnik.de

Wachendorff Elektronik and the OPUS series of operator panels are synonymous with innovative operator ideas in heavy industrial vehicles; in many areas it is hard to imagine a world without them: in agricultural and construction machinery, in fleets of municipal vehicles as well as in numerous specialty vehicles. Our strengths lie in the excellent quality of our products, the dependable cooperation with our customers as well as the ability to come up with just the right solution to answer specific requirements.
www.wachendorff-elektronik.de