Banner Engineering overview
Banner Engineering is a broad industrial automation component supplier whose sensors, safety devices, lights and machine-vision products are widely used around robots and machines. The company is relevant because robot cells need presence sensing, part detection, operator indication, safety interlocks and inspection.
Company fact | Detail |
Founded | 1966 |
Country | United States |
Address | 9714 Tenth Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55441 |
Employees | Approx. 5,000+ globally |
Specializes in | Industrial sensors, safety, machine vision, lighting, wireless monitoring and automation components |
Products | photoelectric sensors, safety light curtains, vision sensors, tower lights, wireless sensors, pick-to-light systems |
Typical projects | Robot cell safety, pick-to-light, warehouse automation, machine vision inspection, manufacturing sensing, packaging lines |
Management and ownership | Banner Engineering is a privately held U.S. company. Management and ownership are private-company based. |
Website: www.bannerengineering.com
Banner Engineering review summary
Banner Engineering is a privately held American maker of industrial sensors, machine safety devices, lighting and wireless products, with more than 10,000 products in its catalog. Bob Fayfield founded it in 1966, and it has been based in Minneapolis ever since. This profile sets out its history, ownership, scale and products.
Verified key facts from the review
Fact | Detail |
Company | Banner Engineering Corp. |
Founded | 1966 |
Founder | Bob Fayfield |
Headquarters | 9714 10th Ave N, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Ownership | Privately held |
Products | More than 10,000 |
Offices | More than 30 worldwide |
Manufacturing | Facilities on three continents |
Network | More than 5,500 employees and partners |
Strengths
Six decades of continuity as an independent company.
A very broad catalog and a steady flow of new products.
A wide international sales and support network.
Challenges
Larger sensor groups with wider automation offerings.
No public financial information, which limits outside assessment.
Read the full review: Banner Engineering Company Profile: History, Ownership, Scale and Products
Products in the All Things Cobots Catalogue
5 associated product records; the following links are representative catalogue entries.
Banner S4B Safety Light Curtain
Banner SX5 Safety Laser Scanner





