FORT WORTH, TX, June 20, 2025 – RS offers Banner Engineering’s new B25 wide beam sensor. This industrial photoelectric sensor is built for detection across a wide beam, helping guide packages in material handling, logistics, and packaging applications where accurate positioning is required.
The global material handling, logistics, and packaging industries are experiencing substantial growth. Valued at $1.24 trillion in 2024, the global packaging industry is projected to grow to a value of $1.69 trillion by 2034. Similarly, the global material handling and logistics industry is projected to grow from a valuation of $3.93 trillion in 2024 to $5.95 trillion by 2030. Accurate package positioning from filling through delivery is critical to meeting the demand in logistics and packaging. The B25 wide beam sensor is designed to support this process by providing consistent and reliable detection.
Banner’s new B25 wide beam sensor detects the leading edges of targets as thin as 3mm within its wide 25mm beam, regardless of shape, position, or material. It detects targets made of dark, shiny, translucent, as well as those with inconsistent edges like folds, holes, or open flaps, which can cause competing sensors to switch on and off repeatedly, or chatter, and generate a noisy, unstable signal. As such, the B25 is ideal for detecting packages like mailers or polybags, improving the precision control of package flows, and enhancing sortation efficiency.
The photoelectric sensor also features a design engineered to make setup, installation, commissioning, and maintenance quick and easy. Users can configure the sensor with a single pushbutton, a remote input wire, or an IO-Link interface. With another simple button press, they can teach the sensor to ignore the effects of belt flutter and seams. The B25 lets users adjust sensitivity levels to help detect challenging targets. Built-in LED lights show how much light targets block and display the device’s status. The sensor housing has channels at the bottom for routing cables, keeping them organized, regardless of how the sensor is mounted.
The B25 wide beam sensor supports a detection range up to 2m (6.6’), utilizes a 10–30V DC supply voltage, offers push-pull with IO-Link and PNP outputs, and features a 100mm (6”) PVC-jacketed cable terminated with a four-pin M12 quick-disconnect connector.
To learn more about the new Banner Engineering B25 wide beam sensor, visit the RS product page and the Banner Engineering landing page. For information about the complete RS portfolio of Banner Engineering products, including other photoelectric sensors, visit the links embedded here. For expert insights into relevant sensor topics, check out Banner’s contributions to the RS Expert Advice Series.
Source: RS
About Banner Engineering
Banner Engineering, founded in 1966 and based in Minneapolis (Plymouth), MN, is a provider of industrial automation solutions with more than 55 years of experience. The company supplies over 10,000 products – covering sensors, measurement systems, LED lighting and indicators, machine safety, industrial wireless, barcode and vision systems, remote I/O, connectivity, and monitoring tools – to clients in industries such as automotive, food and beverage, packaging, electronics, pharmaceuticals, material handling, and transportation. Banner operates through a global network of around 5,500 employees and representatives, with sales offices on five continents and manufacturing facilities on three. The company’s estimated annual revenue is approximately $700 million. Banner’s product range and services support smart-factory automation, improve operational efficiency, and enhance workplace safety by integrating sensing technologies and industrial wireless systems.
About RS
RS Group plc is a UK-headquartered distributor of industrial and electronic components, serving manufacturing, energy, transportation, healthcare, and automation sectors. Founded in 1937, the company supports over 1.1 million customers with a catalog of more than 830,000 stocked products and access to an extended range of five million items sourced from over 2,500 suppliers. RS operates in 36 markets and offers a combination of product supply, digital procurement services, and engineering support to customers involved in design, build, and maintenance workflows. Its product portfolio includes automation components, test and measurement tools, electronic parts, and industrial maintenance supplies. The company continues to invest in supply chain infrastructure, inventory management systems, and digital platforms to improve service efficiency. RS focuses on helping industrial clients enhance operational reliability and reduce downtime through its multi-channel service model and global logistics network.