TWK manufactures safety-certified sensors (encoders, inclinometers, vibration and displacement transducers) for industrial applications in hazardous areas. The tech stack—PROFINET, EtherCAT, CANopen, Python, C, SolidWorks, Jenkins—reflects both embedded systems rigor and a shift toward modern CI/CD pipelines. Active hiring across engineering and manufacturing (split roughly 50/50) paired with concurrent projects in test automation, assembly automation, and CAD-to-ERP integration suggests a company modernizing its production workflows while tightening quality assurance for safety-critical products.
TWK is a 60+ year old German sensor manufacturer focused on functional-safety sensors for systems and machinery in sensitive and hazardous environments. The company operates across Europe with full manufacturing automation, assembly inspection, and per-unit manual validation. Product specialties include rotary encoders, inclinometers, vibration sensors, and displacement transducers, all designed to meet safety certification standards. The company employs 11–50 people in Düsseldorf and is structured to handle both engineering and production in-house.
TWK uses PROFINET, EtherCAT, and CANopen for industrial communication, SolidWorks for CAD, Python and C for embedded firmware, and Jenkins + Gerrit for CI/CD pipeline and code review. They are adopting DriveWorks for design automation.
Key projects include test automation, assembly workstation automation, manufacturing facility modernization, and integration of SolidWorks CAD with ERP/PDM systems. Internal pain points center on digitizing production workflows and improving statistical quality assurance for safety-critical manufacturing.
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