HIMA – first port of call
for safety solutions

About us


HIMA is the world’s leading specialist for safety-related automation solutions. HIMA solutions provide maximum safety and maximum availability and can be integrated into any automation environment. More than 25,000 HIMA systems have been installed in over 80 countries, protecting the equipment of the world’s largest companies in the oil, gas, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and power generation industries for more than 40 years. In the fields of rail, logistics and machine safety, HIMA solutions are leading the way to increased safety and profitability.

HIMA develops solutions that provide both maximum safety and availability for processes, plants and machinery - nonstop. The HIMA LIFECYCLE SERVICES concept gives customers an overview of all the requirements of ‘functional safety’ allowing them to always make the right decision at the appropriate time. HIMA solutions therefore offer maximum safety, strengthen a plant's productivity and profitability whilst ensuring compliance to global statutory requirements.

HIMA was founded in Germany in 1908. Since 1970, the company has achieved numerous milestones in the field of safety-related automation engineering, including the introduction of the world’s first TÜV-certified safety system. Today, approximately 150 of 600 employees work exclusively on research and development tasks.

Through a steadily growing network of group companies, sales and service centres, as well as representatives in more than 50 countries, HIMA implements projects of all sizes all over the world. Thanks to its corporate independence, the family-run company is able to work in any project structure - taking on complete projects or partial tasks, and working both directly for end customers and as part of a team with EPCs, MACs and PCS manufacturers. This enables HIMA to continue to concentrate on safety solutions. The results are quality products, unrivalled specialist knowledge and customer confidence built on decades of successful projects.