Since Norbert Basler founded the company in 1988, Basler Vision Technologies set the bar high on innovation in various markets and continually rose to that challenge. The Ahrensburg, Germany-based company entered the industrial camera business in 1997 and introduced its first megapixel camera just two years later in 1999. Shortly after, in 2000, the company went public. “The IPO of Basler shares in the year 2000 was a major milestone for the company,” said Hardy Mehl, director IP business. Then in 2006, Basler made a breakthrough with cameras that transmit high-speed video and related control data over Ethernet networks. “We introduced GigE cameras for the industrial market — an industry first which established us as the GigE leader, a position that we still enjoy today.”
In 2008, the company made its entrance into the security camera business as it celebrated its twentieth anniversary. “Our products have been attracting considerable interest ever since,” Mehl said. “We have seen particular success in projects involving the bank, casino and traffic sectors. Our security cameras have become well known for their high image quality, their low light sensitivity, their exceptional color fidelity, and their overall versatility. The new real-time trigger feature on our cameras is a direct response to customer input and demonstrates our commitment to providing products that best meet our customers’ needs.” According to the company, Basler was “the first company to offer an IP camera that delivers video data at 100 fps.”