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Milestones
2020
- Basler wins the renowned international "Axia Best Managed Companies Award 2020" for its outstanding corporate management and successful economic development
2018
- Basler acquires Silicon Software GmbH and expands its product portfolio for computer vision applications
- A joint venture with the Chinese distributor Beijing Sanbao Xingye (MVLZ) helps Basler strengthen its presence in the Chinese market
- Basler receives the certification ISO 13485:2016 for medical applications
- 30th anniversary of Basler AG
2017
- With the acquisition of mycable GmbH, Basler continues to expand its spectrum of services in the embedded vision market
- Basler adds camera modules and embedded vision applications to its product portfolio
2016
- Basler reacts to the growing trend in 3D by bringing its first 3D camera onto the market: the Basler Time-of-Flight (ToF) Camera
- Basler leaps to the top and becomes the world market leader in digital industrial cameras
2014
- Hardy Mehl is nominated to the Management Board which now consists of four members
- Basler opens a production site in Singapore
2013
- Basler celebrates our 25-year anniversary
- Basler receives Excellence Award by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for their educational program for apprentices and students
2011
- Nomination of Arndt Bake as Chief Operations Officer
- Certificate for the Hertie Foundation “berufundfamilie” audit
- Founding member of “Beruf und Familie (Career and Family) im HanseBelt”
2010
- Basler doubles camera production capacity
- Basler achieves strategic milestone with over 80% of company wide revenue from industrial cameras
- Basler AG sells Sealing Inspection business to Asentics GmbH & Co. KG
- Basler AG sells Solar Wafer Inspection business to Semilab Zrt
2009
- Basler AG sells Optical Media business to Xiris Automation of Ontario, Canada
2008
- Basler celebrated our 20th anniversary. We take great pride in serving our customers for two decades
- Basler enters European and US IP camera markets
2006
- Opening of a Service and Sales Office in Japan
2005
- Opening of a Service and Sales Office in Korea
- Nomination of John P. Jennings as Chief Commercial Officer
2004
- Basler wins innovation prize of the DIHK (Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry) for an inspection system for use in the manufacturing of flat display screens
- Record financial Year with 52.3 Mio. EUR turnover and 5.1 Mio. EUR earnings before tax
2003
- Turnaround with positive net-result for the whole year 2003
- Founding of a new Representative Office in Shanghai
2001
- Founding of Basler Vision Technologies Taiwan Inc. as an independent subsidiary
- Sale of activities of Photobit Corp., transfer of strategic alliance to the buyer, Micron Technology Inc.
2000
- New Chief Executive Officer Dr. Dietmar Ley succeeds Norbert Basler
1999
- Relocation to the new company headquarters in Ahrensburg
- IPO of Basler shares on March 23rd at the "Neuer Markt" in Frankfurt
- Entry into a strategic alliance with the California based Photobit Corporation, one of the world's leaders in CMOS image sensor technology
1998
- Construction of new company building in Ahrensburg near Hamburg, Germany
1997
- Founding of Digital Camera business unit
1996
- Founding of Basler Representative Office in Taiwan
1995
- Founding of Basler Asia Pte. Ltd. in Singapore
1994
- Founding of Basler, Inc. in Malvern, PA, USA
1988
- Founding of Basler in Lübeck, Germany by Norbert Basler and Stefan Berendsen