- CEO
- Tatsuya Nakajima
- Full Time Employees
- 2,162
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Electronic equipment/Instruments
- Address
- 5-8-12 Otsu SH Japan 520-0101
- IPO Date
- Aug 29, 2001
- Business
- OPTEX Group Company, Limited OPTEX GROUP Company, Limited engages in the planning, development, manufacture, and sale of sensors and related products through its subsidiaries, primarily operating in the sensing solutions (SS) business, including security sensors and automatic door sensors; the industrial automation (IA) business, encompassing factory automation sensors, machine vision lighting, industrial computers, and mechatronics systems; and electronics manufacturing services (EMS). In the SS business, OPTEX CO., LTD. provides outdoor intrusion detectors with the largest global market share, indoor infrared sensors, wireless security systems, LED lighting control systems, and automatic door sensors such as overhead infrared sensors, push plates, mat switches, and industrial shutter sensors, which hold over 50% domestic market share in Japan and more than 20% overseas; these products serve residences, commercial facilities, airports, oil and gas infrastructure, hospitals, convenience stores, shopping centers, and factories worldwide. In the IA business, OPTEX FA CO., LTD. offers photoelectric sensors, image sensors, displacement sensors, and LED lights under the FASTUS brand for quality control and automation in semiconductor, electronics, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and logistics industries; CCS Inc. supplies LED lighting systems for image inspection; Sanritz Automation Co., Ltd. develops embedded boards, production and infrastructure systems, and advanced measurement/control systems including robots; and MITSUTEC CO., LTD. manufactures automation systems and image processing inspection systems leveraging motion and vision technologies for high-speed, high-precision applications like secondary battery production. The group conducts operations in Japan (46% of sales), EMEA (28%), Americas (14%), and Asia/Oceania (12%), with production facilities in China, Vietnam, and elsewhere; it was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Otsu, Shiga, Japan. Recent developments include the establishment of OPTEX Technologies GmbH in Düsseldorf, Germany, effective January 1, 2025, to bolster automatic door sensor presence in Europe through enhanced local partnerships and technical support; Three Ace Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary, becoming more closely integrated in 2025 to amplify synergy effects; and a notice in November 2025 regarding acquisition of shares in Finland's ATEXOR OY by a consolidated subsidiary to expand offerings.