Baumer

🇨🇭 Switzerland Industrial Sensors

Smart sensor solutions, encoders, measuring instruments and components for automated image processing.

Baumer is a Swiss family-owned group headquartered in Frauenfeld. Founded in 1952 by Herbert Baumer, the company has grown from a precision mechanics specialist into an international high-tech group for sensor technology and industrial automation. Baumer develops sensors, encoders, measuring instruments and components for automated image processing, supporting customers that need reliable detection, measurement and process data in industrial environments.

Products and applications

Baumer’s portfolio includes object detection sensors, distance measurement sensors, encoders, angle sensors, pressure sensors, force and strain sensors, process sensors, industrial cameras, vision sensors, smart vision products, measuring instruments and components for automated image processing. Its solutions are used in factory automation, process automation, packaging, robotics, food and beverage, mobile machinery, medical equipment, automotive and other industries requiring precise sensing and measurement.

Product Categories

Photoelectric Sensors

Inductive Sensors

Ultrasonic Sensors

Capacitive Sensors

Radar Sensors

Encoders

Force & Strain Sensors

Process Instrumentation

Vision Sensors & Cameras

Connectors & Accessories

Product Lines & Series

O-Series Photoelectric Sensors
IF-Series Inductive Sensors
U-Series Ultrasonic Sensors
EIL/EAL Series Encoders
VeriSens Vision Sensors
FlexFlow Flow Sensors
CleverLevel Level Switches
CombiPress Pressure Sensors
PosCon Profile Sensors

Products & Components

Photoelectric through-beam sensorsPhotoelectric retro-reflective sensorsPhotoelectric diffuse sensorsSmartReflect sensorsDistance measuring sensorsContrast sensorsLuminescence sensorsColor sensorsInductive proximity sensorsInductive distance sensorsUltrasonic sensorsCapacitive sensorsMagnetic sensorsRadar distance sensorsIncremental encodersAbsolute encoders (singleturn and multiturn)Wire-draw encodersInclination sensorsForce sensorsStrain sensorsPressure transmittersTemperature sensorsLevel switches and transmittersFlow sensorsConductivity sensorsVeriSens vision sensorsVeriSens industrial camerasIO-Link masters and sensorsSensor connectors and cables

Solutions & Applications

Machine vision quality inspectionPrecision position and motion measurementProcess instrumentation packagesCondition monitoring sensor solutionsHygienic sensing for food and pharma

Industries Served

PackagingFood & BeverageAutomotivePrinting & PaperPharmaceutical & MedicalLogistics & Material HandlingRoboticsSemiconductorProcess IndustryWind Energy

Technologies & Expertise

SmartReflect sensor technology (no reflector needed)IO-Link digital sensor communicationCMOS machine visionqTeach (automatic teach-in)Radar-based distance measurementStrain gauge force measurementOptical encoder technologyEdge computing on vision sensors

Certifications & Standards

ISO 9001:2015 ISO 14001:2015 ECOLAB Certified (selected sensors) FDA compliant materials ATEX/IECEx (selected sensors) IO-Link Certified SIL 2 (selected sensors) UL Listed CE Marking Hygienic Design (EHEDG guideline conformity)

Company facts

Headquarters: Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Founded: 1952
Employees: Around 2,900 employees worldwide
Ownership: Family-owned group

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Last reviewed: April 2026

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