Baumer electric is one the world?s leading manufacturers of top quality precision sensors for various applications. The company was founded in 1952 by Hubert Baumer, an electrical engineer.
At first the Company operated in a small factory and focused chiefly on manufacturing of various electro-mechanical parts for local plants. In 1956 the Company launched a series of microswiches, which later went into mass production. Since that time designing and manufacturing of new industrial automation components have begun. This lead the Company to grow fast and achieve a great market success. Today Baumer electric owns over a dozen factories scattered all over the world. Each of these plants manufactures top quality industrial automation components.