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- Mildex Optical Inc. (4729.TWO) manufactures and trades touch panels and related display solutions for industrial, medical, military, and niche applications. The company produces large-size touch screens for patient check-in kiosks, diagnostic apparatus, industrial panel PCs, and automation equipment; traditional resistive touch screens and resistive touch windows for patient check-in kiosks, diagnostic apparatus, industrial panel PCs, automation equipment, smart monitoring systems, IoT applications, imaging display systems, ventilators/respirators, robotic surgery arms, patient monitoring systems, fighter jets command systems, handheld controllers, rugged laptops, military vehicles/tanks, treadmills, smart electronics, and self-service kiosks; projective capacitive touch screens for patient check-in kiosks, diagnostic apparatus, industrial panel PCs, marine touch solutions, backseat entertainment, central consoles, and public transportation HMI applications; resistive multi-touch screens and sunlight readable touch screens for smart monitoring systems, IoT applications, imaging display systems, ventilators/respirators, treadmills, smart electronics, and self-service kiosks; touch display modules combining touch panels with LCD modules via air bonding or optical bonding; and surface cover layers of glass or plastic combined with touch sensors and IC control boards. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, with additional offices in New Taipei City, the United States, and Germany, Mildex Optical operates geographically across Taiwan, Asia, America, Europe, and other regions, serving markets in industrial control, medical devices, automotive, marine, fitness equipment, and military applications. In recent developments, the company maintains certifications including IATF-16949 for automotive quality, ISO-9001, ISO-14001, and CNS 45001, while sustaining operations amid US tariff pressures by passing costs to military and industrial customers; it employs 288 people as of late 2025 and continues vertically integrated production with optical bonding capabilities established since 2018.