Baumer Group is a leading international manufacturer of sensors and measurement technology, developing innovative solutions for industrial automation and smart manufacturing. Its portfolio spans a broad range of sensing technologies and applications, including encoders, distance measurement, process sensors, force measurement, optical sensing and more.

We’re pleased to announce that Baumer is a LightningChart customer, using LightningChart .NET technology to enhance the visualization of sensor data within its applications.

Modern industrial applications generate data from an increasingly diverse range of sensors. Presenting this information clearly and interactively requires visualization technology capable of handling multiple data sources while remaining responsive and easy to configure.

LightningChart provides Baumer with a high-performance visualization layer for turning sensor measurements into intuitive, interactive visual representations.

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Industrial systems can collect data from many different types of sensors, each with its own characteristics, measurement rates and requirements.

LightningChart enables the configuration and visualization of data from a wide variety of sensors, including radar, encoders, inductive, or optical sensors. This flexibility allows developers to build visualization interfaces tailored to different measurement technologies and application requirements.

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Sensor-driven applications can involve high-frequency data streams and multiple signals that need to be displayed simultaneously.

LightningChart’s GPU-accelerated rendering enables smooth, responsive visualization even when applications need to display large volumes of real-time data.

This helps engineers and users:

• Monitor sensor measurements in real time
• Compare multiple signals simultaneously
• Identify changes and anomalies more easily
• Explore historical measurement data interactively
• Build responsive visualization interfaces for demanding applications

Different sensor technologies and industrial applications require different ways of presenting data. LightningChart .NET provides a broad range of 2D and 3D visualization capabilities that can be customized to suit specific application requirements.

From time-series and XY charts to advanced 3D and Polar chart visualizations, developers can create interfaces that present complex sensor data in a clear and intuitive way.

“We have been successfully using LightningChart for WPF within our “Baumer Sensor Suite” for about 7 years. This product enables the configuration and visualization of data from a wide variety of sensors. Whether using radar, encoders, inductive, or optical sensors, LightningChart has consistently allowed us to display the data in a performant and user-friendly manner. Furthermore, the support team has always been quick and helpful in addressing our specific requirements.”

– Senior SW Engineer at Baumer, August 2026

This flexibility makes it possible to bring diverse sensor measurements together into a consistent visualization environment, helping users understand and interact with their data more effectively

LightningChart .NET is particularly well suited to sensor-driven applications where data needs to be visualized and explored as it arrives. Its GPU-accelerated rendering is designed for high-performance real-time visualization, while configurable streaming and scrolling capabilities allow developers to display continuously updating sensor signals smoothly. Users can interactively zoom into areas of interest, pan across historical data, and automatically fit views to the latest measurements. Annotations and event markers can be used to highlight important events, thresholds, anomalies or measurement points, while built-in data cursors make it easy to inspect precise values across multiple signals. These capabilities allow engineers to move seamlessly from high-level real-time monitoring to detailed analysis of individual sensor events, all within the same visualization interface.

As industrial systems become increasingly connected and data-driven, the ability to visualize sensor information quickly and effectively becomes an important part of the overall application.

With LightningChart, sensors & measurement technology developers like Baumer can provide high-performance visualization capabilities for diverse sensor data, helping transform complex measurements into interactive and actionable visual information.

We’re proud to support Baumer in their mission to make industrial sensing technology smarter, more connected and easier to work with.