MAURER develops and manufactures infrared thermometers and pyrometers for a wide range of industrial processes from −40 to 4000 °C, making the company a global market leader in terms of the covered optical wavelength spectrum.

Almost all of our pyrometers are also ideally suited for high-frequency measurement tasks, with measurement frequencies of less than 1 millisecond (up to approx. 10.000 Hz). Our compact pyrometers feature the smallest and most robust housing on the market for pyrometers with integrated optics, enabling optimal integration for machine builders (fiber-optic accessories are also available).

Worldwide, MAURER systems are often in operation for decades—thanks to exceptional quality, minimal maintenance requirements, and consistently high precision.

The next technological leap: The transition to microprocessors enables particularly compact and high-performance designs. MAURER becomes the leading provider—still today—of reliable low-temperature metal measurements (from 50 °C).

Following a very successful major order for equipment used in government land surveying, the company relocates to a new production facility in Kohlberg, which accommodates the significantly expanded workforce and better supports the modernized manufacturing processes. This site is also the company’s current headquarters.

Major projects in steel mills (e.g. Concast continuous casting plants) as well as innovative processes such as weld seam monitoring in can manufacturing lead to exceptionally high unit volumes. During this period, up to 100 devices are produced per year for a single customer. The number of employees reaches approximately 25.

During these years, MAURER establishes itself as a global specialist in non-contact temperature measurement. Fiber-optic pyrometers have been in use at MAURER for more than 50 years to this day— a technological advantage that continues to define the brand.

A key milestone: MAURER replaces tube technology with semiconductor technology. This makes the systems smaller while simultaneously more precise, robust, and versatile.

The company is converted into Dr. Georg Maurer GmbH and transferred to two experienced shareholders. This creates a stable corporate structure for further growth.

Until 1964, the focus is still on measuring the smallest light intensities; afterwards, the emphasis clearly shifts to industrial temperature measurement and the growing demands of production.

The company early on gains customers in the automotive, surveying, optics, and induction heating sectors. At the same time, exports also begin—particularly to Austria and Switzerland.

Photomultiplier-based systems are used for non-contact temperature measurement for the first time—among other applications in soldering, hardening, forging, and hot rolling. This marks the technological entry into industrial process heat control.

During this phase, light measurement devices for the optics industry, light barriers for safety and automation tasks, and crack testing equipment for the automotive industry are developed. At the same time, in-house glassblowing capacities are established for the production of photomultipliers.