Banner was founded in 1966, starting out as a custom electronics engineering firm building control panels. Six tough years later, Banner made a commitment to become an innovator in photoelectric sensing. From this commitment came the national leader in sensor technology.
Today Banner is the largest, most capable and most preferred sensor company, with the broadest line of products and solutions in the nation. Banner is a Global Enterprise with world-class manufacturing, and sales, distribution and service in every major country worldwide.Bob Fayfield, founder and CEO of Banner, was named Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur of the Year in the manufacturing category. According to Ernst & Young, Mr. Fayfield and Banner have pushed their industry to the next level of innovation. Bob is still an active engineer and product designer with hundreds of sensing innovations and numerous patents.
Over a 15-year period, Banner has placed first in more than 50 consecutive independent studies of engineers' purchasing preferences.
This preference has led to leading market share results. Banner sells more photoelectric sensors and ultrasonic proximity sensors than any other company in the U.S. market.

• General measurement area
• Position and Distance Measurement
• Measurement recording instrument
• Automatic inspection system
• Measurement equipment for industrial application
• Sensor: Measurement and inspection sensor, photoelectric