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About Our Company

Since we started in 2004 have experienced steady growth, which means we’re able to scale with demand. We service multiple industries, (including logistics, parking, waste management, industrial automation and more). We strive to still keep a personal touch in handling your account.

MaxBotix Inc Mission Statement

Be the sensor company of choice by providing high quality, easy-to-use, cost effective sensors that meet the customer’s requirements. Our mission statement drives each of our departments to be better and do better. Our teams strive to live our mission in all aspects of the company. It is not just a few employees or one department, but the company as a whole where our mission has truly become a culture. MaxBotix Inc Quality Concept Meet the requirements and expectations of our customers by continuously improving our products, services, and business processes. With this culture in mind, natural, dynamic changes occur. Our customers are ever evolving as are their sensor needs. As we strive to meet customer requirements, we also see a need for ongoing growth. That continuity of change provides an atmosphere of learning and growth. The brainstorming pools are not stagnant, but instead are active and vibrant. We enjoy hearing from our customers about their concepts and projects. We have years of product design and development producing 20+ product lines and over 200 products. Our Engineering department continues to work on new and innovative concepts. Our Assembly department uses factory calibrations and programming methods to ensure that your 1st ultrasonic sensor performs the same as your 100th sensor. If you have a project that needs a custom sensor, contact our sales team for your custom solution. MaxBotix Inc Industry Vision Creating vision for the future. We started out in a garage. The vision then is the same today — we’re always thinking innovation and how we can impact the future of ultrasonic sensors. This forward-thinking drives all business decisions. From the move to our now 22,000 sq ft building to new product lines, to the purchase of multiple new machines for production. We are always thinking of future growth and scalability.

Company Culture

Prayer & Spiritual Growth – We want to provide the opportunity for all to pray, to know Jesus, and to make Him known. The owners of MaxBotix Inc., believe that Jesus Christ owns this business, and we are simply His stewards. We want to make sure that all we do in and through this business honors Him. By the same token, we choose to not do anything that will dishonor Him. We believe that prayer is answered. Since the foundation of MaxBotix In., a cross, fish and 1st are on every product as a public declaration that Jesus is first in all we do. No one who works in our company is required to believe what we believe, because we fully believe in and practice equal opportunity. However, we make it clear, early on, that God is the owner of our company.

Community Impact

We use our talents and treasures to make a difference. We believe we are part of the community in which we work and therefore have the responsibility to give back to that community.

Company History

December 2005 The MaxSonar-EZ1 was released for sale to the public.
July 2007 We expanded our product line into 4 additional LV-MaxSonar-EZ sensors (MB1000, MB1010, MB1020, MB1030, MB1040) this was in addition to the updated MB1010 LV-MaxSonar-EZ1. Each sensor is calibrated to a factory specified beam width and tested with dowels and large flat wall like targets.
September 2008 We released the MB7001 LV-MaxSonar-WR1 sensor for sale to the public. The sensor is a robust high performance outdoor sensor.
July 2009
 We released the XL-MaxSonar-EZ, XL-MaxSonar-AE, & XL-MaxSonar-WR sensor product lines. (10 new products total). New features for these products include:
  • Automatic calibration
  • Increased noise tolerance
  • Centimeter resolution.
March 2010 The MaxSonar products demonstrate a 200,000+ MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure).
August 2009 - June 2011 During this time we added an additional 20 stand product variations for retail sale. Many semi-custom sensors have been created to match application specific uses for OEM clients.
June 2011 The previously developed F-Option is added for retail sale on our site. This product addition allows the rugged XL-MaxSonar-WR & XL-MaxSonar-WRC products to be used in a broader range of hazardous or corrosive chemical environments.
April 2012 We released the HRLV-MaxSonar-EZ sensor product line. (5 new products total). New features for these products include:
  • Automatic calibration
  • Increased noise tolerance
  • TTL serial output
  • Millimeter resolution
July 2012 We released the HRXL-MaxSonar-WR sensor product line. (4 Products total). New features include:
  • Automatic calibration
  • Increased noise tolerance
  • TTL serial output
  • Millimeter resolution.
Made available with either RS232 serial or TTL serial outputs.
August 2012 We released the I2CXL-MaxSonar-EZ, I2CXL-MaxSonar-WR, & I2CXL-MaxSonar-WRC sensor product lines. (7 new products total). New features for these products are I2C bus interface allowing up to 127 sensors to be controlled by a single I2C bus master.
September 2012 We released the LV-ProxSonar-EZ ultrasonic proximity sensor. Sensor line features digital high/low pin for proximity detection at distances of 7 feet, 5 feet, 3 feet, 2 feet, or 1 foot. Also released, were the MB7369 and MB7389 sensors as an addition to the HRXL-MaxSonar-WR sensor line. These sensors have the same “Most Likely” filter that is featured on the popular MB7092, but adds the 1mm resolution of the MB7360.
October 2012 We released the USB-ProxSonar-EZ ultrasonic proximity sensor. This sensor features plug and play connectivity using a standard Micro-B USB connector that is found on most cell phones to connect to a computer.
November 2012 We released the HRUSB-MaxSonar-EZ sensor line. This sensor line features USB connectivity using a standard Micro-B USB connector, 1 mm resolution, and a maximum range of 5 meters.
February 2013 We released the 10 meter MB7363, MB7366, MB7383, and MB7386 as additions to the HRXL-MaxSonar-WR sensor line. The MB7363 and MB7383 sensors feature high sensitivity for soft target detection at long ranges. The MB7366 and MB7386 are a 10-meter version of the MB7360 and MB7380 sensor.
May 2013 We released the MB7364 and MB7384 Ultrasonic snow depth sensors. These sensors have been optimized for snow depth measurement.
October 2013 The HRXL-MaxSonar-WR sensor line was expanded with the introduction of the MB7334, MB7344, MB7354, and MB7354 with improved snow depth and grain level measurement algorithms. These algorithms increase the sensor’s reading to reading stability.
February 2013 - December 2013 We released multiple custom products for OEMs
  • Easy to use USB sensors in the HRLV and ProxSonar sensor lines.
February 2014 - December 2014 We released new product lines for non-protected (outdoor) environments.
  • Ultra compact WR sensors for weight sensitive applications
  • Self-cleaning HRWRs for use in closed or high-moisture environments
  • 4-20mA output for industrial control systems in multiple product lines
  • XL-TrashSonar-WR line for robust industrial trash level measurement
  • ParkSonar-EZ line for parking garage car detection
  • MB8450 Car Sensor USB for vehicle detection
Now Working closely with IOT developers of new products to solve more problems.

Our Sensors are Made in the USA

Manufacturing electronic components in the United States has been one of our most important aspects of our organization. Customer service and Quality are very important as well. With the low prices we advertise when compared to our competitors, we have been asked where our products are manufactured. When we state “Our products are made in the USA,” we have many varied responses. With electronics, it is almost impossible to be 100% made in the USA, especially with components like micro-controllers, Op amps, and other small electronic components. With this being said, the FTC has published guidelines for products that would qualify as “Made in the USA”. To read the full FTC’s “Complying with Made in the USA Standard” document click here. Made in the USA holds a higher standard of production procedures and quality control than manufacturing in other markets.

MaxSonar Creation

All of our core components used in the MaxBotix Inc., sensors have gone through QA/QC and are tested in our facility after the sensors have been made. Every sensor MaxBotix Inc. sells is engineered, assembled, programmed, calibrated, and packaged in the USA. From receiving the raw material to the final product ready for sale, there are significant transformations that take place.

Our “Made in the USA” claim and use of it:

The basic components of our products have gone through a significant transformation from the raw materials to the finished product that is purchasable through our facility. The cost of labor to create, program, and test our products far exceeds that of all the raw core components Finally, there is a significant amount of labor that goes into the creation of our product from the engineering to the testing of all of our products.

The Next Step

After reviewing some key points on our business, our process, and our vision, you now know you can order with confidence to ensure you receive the right low-power, highly accurate ultrasonic sensor for your application. Our Technical Support and Sales team can assist you in choosing the right sensor and making sure our sensors are the right solution.