HIMA joins forces with other family-owned companies in the Maschinenraum transformation-ecosystem

Bruehl / Berlin, 18.01.2024 - The HIMA Group, the world's leading provider of safety-oriented automation solutions for the protection of people, systems and the environment, is joining the transformation-ecosystem Maschinenraum to jointly master future-oriented challenges such as internationalization, lack of resources and digitalization.

HIMA was founded in Mannheim in 1908. Today, the independent family business is already successfully in its fourth generation. The shareholders are Steffen Philipp, great-grandson of the founder, and Ingrid Philipp, née Hildebrandt, granddaughter of the company founder.

Operationally, the HIMA Group is managed by Jörg de la Motte, CEO and Dr. Michael Löbig, CFO. The HIMA Group is headquartered in Brühl near Mannheim. Over 950 people are employed in a total of 21 Group companies worldwide. Regional centers are located in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Great Britain, North America and the Middle East. The company specializes in innovative automation solutions for functional safety and OT security for the process industry and the railroad sector. The safety control systems are produced in Germany, which guarantees the "Made in Germany" quality seal. The HIMA Group generated sales of 126.6 million euros in 2022 and is considered a pioneer in the digitalization of functional safety. To further strengthen its innovative power, the company set up its own InnovationLab, "himalaya", based in Mannheim in 2021.

The HIMA Group is relying on its new membership in the Maschinenraum and the benefits of the network to further expand its leading position in functional safety. By participating in the ecosystem, HIMA Group employees and managers will be able to engage in cross-company exchange at eye level in the individual specialist areas, create synergies and work together on challenges facing German SMEs.

"HIMA is currently in a particularly exciting phase of transformation: our core industries are undergoing fundamental change, digitalization is taking ever greater strides in the breadth of functional safety, and we as a medium-sized company are realigning our business model accordingly. We are convinced that we can benefit ideally from Maschinenraum and make a contribution to the ecosystem," says Jörg de la Motte, CEO of the HIMA Group.

"Their expertise, innovative strength and the HIMA Group's long-term thinking make them an excellent addition to our ecosystem. We look forward to working together on familiar challenges and forward-looking solutions, driving change in these key industries and making the most of the synergies of our network," explains Tobias Rappers, Managing Director of Maschinenraum.

About Maschinenraum:

Maschinenraum, a shared ecosystem by SMEs for SMEs, unites German SMEs and family businesses to boldly shape the future. Over 70 family businesses - including Viessmann, Fiege Logistik, STIHL and Mast-Jägermeister - have already joined Maschinenraum, together to drive forward the transformation of the SME sector.

About HIMA:

The HIMA Group is a global independent provider of safety-oriented automation solutions for the process and railroad industries to protect people, equipment and the environment. Founded in 1908, the family-owned company is headquartered in Brühl near Mannheim.

It employs over 950 people worldwide in a total of 21 group companies. Regional centers are located in Breda in the Netherlands (Europe), Stockport in England (Great Britain), Singapore (Asia-Pacific), Shanghai (China), Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (Middle East) and Houston in the USA (North America).

The open and independent 'HIMA Safety Platform' combines hardware and software on a single technology platform and features a standardized security concept. With more than 50,000 installed safety systems (SIL 3 / SIL 4, PL e, CENELEC SIL 4), HIMA is considered the technology leader. In addition to proven safety technology, HIMA offers consulting, safety engineering and services as well as training.

This results in solutions that ensure safety (functional safety and OT safety), compliance with standards, process efficiency and system availability throughout the entire safety life cycle of a system. As a safety expert, HIMA has taken on a pioneering role in the digitalization of functional safety and generates significant added value for customers with holistic safety solutions.

Since the 1960s, HIMA has been a reliable partner to the world's largest companies in the process industry, including the chemical, petrochemical, energy and oil & gas sectors.

Typical safety applications include Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD), Fire&Gas Systems for fire and gas protection, Burner Control / Management Systems (BCS/BMS) for burners and boilers, Turbomachinery Management Control (TMC) for turbomachinery and compressors, Pipeline Management Control (PMC) with leak detection, High-Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS) for overpressure protection of pipelines, subsea systems for the deep sea and overfill protection systems for tank farms.

In 2015, HIMA revolutionized the railroad industry with the first CENELEC SIL 4 certified programmable logic safety controller. These commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products are open safety controllers that can be easily integrated and maintained in a wide variety of solutions. Today, HIMA also offers integrated safety solutions for applications such as level crossings, interlockings and rail vehicles. Applications include Power SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems for railroad electrification, SCADA BMS (Building Management Systems) for the safe control of railroad tunnels, speed limitation systems for rail vehicles, interlockings for railroad depots and automatic platform screen door controls.