Basler Company Profile: Business, Products and Leadership
Updated: 7 days ago
Basler is a German machine vision company that sells about 5,000 hardware and software products, from industrial cameras to lenses, lighting and software. It has about 820 employees and reported revenue of EUR 224 million for 2025. This profile sets out its business, products and leadership.
Basler at a Glance
Fact | Detail |
Company | Basler |
Founder | Norbert Basler, now Chairman of the Supervisory Board |
History | Described by the company as a 35-year success story |
Employees | About 820 |
Revenue | EUR 224 million in 2025 |
Locations | 13 worldwide |
Chief Executive Officer | Hardy Mehl |
Products
Category | Examples |
Cameras | Area scan, line scan, 3D and network cameras |
Optics and lighting | Lenses and lighting |
Interfaces | Acquisition cards and accessories |
Software | pylon and pylon AI |
The portfolio lets a customer buy a complete vision system from one supplier, which matters to machine builders and robot integrators who do not want to match components from several vendors.
Ownership and Stock
The founder, Norbert Basler, chairs the Supervisory Board. The company maintains an investor relations section with share information; the exchange and ticker are not stated on the page used here, so they are left out.
Note: this is general information, not investment advice.
Leadership
Name | Role |
Hardy Mehl | Chief Executive Officer |
Norbert Basler | Founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board |
What Is Not Covered
The exact founding year, headquarters city, profit and stock ticker are not stated on the page retrieved, so they are left out.
Strengths and Challenges
Strengths
A very broad catalog covering the whole vision chain.
Its own software alongside the hardware.
A founder still involved at board level.
Challenges
A cyclical market tied to factory investment.
Price competition in standard cameras.
Current Catalogue Coverage
Catalogue checked on 15 October 2026: 16 associated product records. The links below are representative entries, rather than a claim that every historical model is currently available.
Basler FAQ
What does Basler make?
Industrial cameras, lenses, lighting, acquisition cards and vision software such as pylon.
Who founded Basler?
Norbert Basler, who chairs the Supervisory Board.
Who is the CEO of Basler?
Hardy Mehl.
How big is Basler?
About 820 employees and revenue of EUR 224 million in 2025.
Sources
Basler: company
