SOUTHINGTON, CT-The Baumer Group named Mark Barber as president of Baumer Ltd., the company’s U.S. division, based in Southington, CT. Barber brings to his new position more than 19 years of domestic and international experience.

“Baumer is committed to providing superior products to our customers,” says Barber. “We have a proven history of quality, responsiveness, reliability and knowledgeable application engineering support.”

Headquartered in Frauenfeld, Switzerland, the Baumer Group is a provider of precision sensors, motion control and vision technology for the automation market.