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About HIMA Group
HIMA Group is a global, independent provider of safety-related automation solutions for the process and rail industries. For more than a century, we have combined expertise, innovation and responsibility to help protect people, assets and the environment.
Today, customers worldwide rely on HIMA as their partner for Functional Safety and safety-related automation solutions.
- Who we are
- What we stand for
- Our Values
- Digitalization
Your Partner for Functional Safety
For more than five decades, customers have relied on HIMA to help address some of the most demanding safety challenges in industry. We help operators of safety-critical infrastructure protect people, assets and the environment while maintaining safe, reliable and efficient operations.
Serving the process and rail industries, HIMA combines deep industry expertise with certified technologies, engineering and services. From engineering and implementation to operation, maintenance and modernization, we work alongside our customers to address complex safety challenges throughout the lifecycle.
As an independent, family-owned company, we take a long-term approach to innovation, customer relationships and technology development. This independence allows us to focus on what matters most: helping our customers achieve their safety and business objectives.
Safety You Can Rely On
Customers rely on HIMA when safety is critical. We understand that safety is about more than technology. It is about confidence in day-to-day operations, compliance with industry requirements, and support throughout the lifetime of a system.
As an independent company, we take a long-term approach to technology, partnerships and industry challenges. This allows us to focus on sustainable solutions, continuity and the individual needs of our customers.
Everything we do is guided by the goal of helping customers operate safely, reliably and with confidence.
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1,150 Employees Worldwide A global team supporting customers across the process and rail industries. |
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55,000 Installed Safety Systems Trusted in safety-critical applications around the world. |
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Made in Germany Engineering excellence and quality since 1908. |
People at the Centre of Safety
Safety starts with people. Whether developing technologies, supporting customers, or working together across teams and regions, our actions are guided by a shared set of values.
We believe in taking responsibility, acting with integrity, and treating each other with respect. We value collaboration because the best solutions are created when different perspectives and expertise come together. At the same time, we encourage curiosity, continuous learning, and the confidence to challenge established ways of thinking. These values shape our culture and help us build lasting relationships with customers, partners, and colleagues around the world.
Building the Future of Functional Safety
Innovation has always been part of HIMA's development. From pioneering transistor-based safety systems in the 1960s to today's digital and software-enabled solutions, we continuously develop new technologies, services and approaches to help our customers address changing industry requirements.
Through our #safetygoesdigital initiative, we are advancing the digitalization of Functional Safety with added value. By combining Functional Safety expertise with digital technologies, cybersecurity and lifecycle knowledge, we help customers transform safety-related information into insights that support safer, more efficient and more informed decision-making.
One Team. One Goal.
The HIMA Group combines the strengths of HIMA, Sella Controls and Origo Solutions. HIMA provides the foundation in functional safety, while Sella Controls, part of the Group since 2023, contributes specialised rail expertise. Origo Solutions, which joined the Group in 2024, adds expertise in industrial automation, digital solutions and the energy sector. Together, we combine complementary capabilities and regional strength to protect people, assets and the environment.
Alongside our operating companies, himalaya, HIMA Group's innovation lab, explores emerging technologies, new business opportunities and innovative solutions for the industries we serve. Through focused innovation sprints, new concepts are evaluated and developed to help address future industry challenges.
Four Generations of Long-Term Thinking
Since 1908, HIMA has remained an independent family-owned company. Today, the fourth generation of the founding family continues to guide the business with a long-term perspective focused on sustainable growth, innovation and customer success. The company's shareholders, Ingrid Philipp and Steffen Philipp, are committed to preserving HIMA's independence while continuously developing the company for future generations, employees and customers.
As an owner-managed company, HIMA can make long-term decisions that prioritize customer needs, technological leadership and sustainable value creation.
Management Board
The HIMA Management Board guides the strategic development of the company and works closely with regional leadership teams around the world. Together, they combine global direction with local expertise to support customers across industries and markets while strengthening HIMA's position as an independent provider of safety-related automation solutions.
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More Than a Century of Innovation
From a marine engineering office in imperial Mannheim to a leading global provider of safety solutions in a digitally connected world. Learn about the history of HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH and the milestones spanning four generations of a family business full of passionate safety specialists.
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1908 - Engineering Foundations
The young engineer Johannes Hildebrandt founds a marine engineering office in Mannheim named Johannes Hildebrandt OHG, selling shipping equipment in Mannheim's harbor.![2]()
1929 - Expanding into Industrial Automation
Paul Hildebrandt takes over his father's business and starts producing control panels, pressure and temperature controls, and control and monitoring systems for heavy industry. In 1936, HIMA (Hildebrandt Mannheim) is registered as a business in the city of Mannheim.![3]()
1965 - The Path to Functional Safety
Bernhard Philipp, Paul Hildebrandt's son-in-law takes over as the managing director of HIMA. From this point onwards, the company builds upon new transistor technology. In the 1960s, the safety of the chemical industry moves into the foreground. In 1967, HIMA presents the transistor system "Planar P".![steffen-small]()
1999 - Global Growth and Solutions Expertise
Steffen Philipp becomes managing partner. He takes the company into the fourth generation. Under his leadership, HIMA becomes a world's leading global solution provider for safety-related automation.
