In 1947, Franz Pfeuffer established a plant design consulting and engineering office in Tiefenstockheim, Lower Franconia (Bavaria), thereby sowing the seeds of the company. The inventions and first products of Pfeuffer, including dough volume recorders, rapid drying cabinets, and electric hygrometers, laid the foundation for the company's future success. In the 1970s, Pfeuffer implemented the concept of innovative laboratory sorters and handed over the business to the next generation of the family. In 1981, Klaus and Rosemarie Pfeuffer relocated the company to nearby Kitzingen and expanded Pfeuffer GmbH into development and manufacturing operations. In 2000, their sons Frank-Joachim and Lothar Pfeuffer joined the company, increasingly focusing on international sales. In 2006, the newly established Pfeuffer Holding acquired the sampling business of the Danish Rationel Kornservice A/S. Products include: pfeuffer samplers, pfeuffer analyzers, pfeuffer measuring instruments, pfeuffer detectors.