| 1979 |
Establishment of Optex Corporation |
| 1979 |
Established OPTEX CO., LTD. |
| 1980 |
Development of the world's first infrared sensor for automatic doors |
| 1980 |
Developed the world's first far-infrared sensor for automatic doors. |
| 1984 |
Completion of headquarters building (Ononhama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture) |
| 1984 |
Completed Headquarters building. (Nionohama Otsu, Shiga) |
| 1985 |
Establishment of OPTEX (USA) INC. in California, USA |
| 1985 |
Founded OPTEX (U.S.A.) INC. in California. |
| 1986 |
Opening of Tokyo Sales Office |
| 1986 |
Opened Tokyo Sales Office. |
| 1989 |
Establishment of Jick Optex Corporation, a merged company with German Elvin Zick |
| 1989 |
Established SICK OPTEX CO., LTD. a joint venture with Erwin Sick GmbH in West Germany. |
| 1990 |
Completion of the Technical Center (Yukihira, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture)
Establishment of Opal Optex Corporation |
| 1990 |
Completed Research and Development Center in Ogoto, Otsu, Shiga. Established O'PAL OPTEX CO., LTD. |
| 1990 |
Completion of the Technology Center (Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture) |
| 1990 |
Establishment of Oparu Optex Co., Ltd. |
| 1990 |
Completed Research and Development Center (Ogoto Otsu, Shiga) |
| 1990 |
Established O'PAL OPTEX CO., LTD. |
| 1991 |
Establishment of OPTEX (EUROPE) LTD. in Berkshire, UK
Listing on the Japan Securities Dealers Association over-the-counter market |
| 1991 |
Founded OPTEX (EUROPE) LTD. in the UK and went public (to Japan Securities Dealers Association). |
| 1991 |
Established OPTEX (EUROPE) LTD. in Berkshire, UK |
| 1991 |
Listed on the Japan Securities Dealers Association over-the-counter market |
| 1991 |
Founded locally established OPTEX (EUROPE) LTD. in U.K. |
| 1991 |
Open stock to the public market (to Japan Securities Dealers Association). |
| 1994 |
Establishment of OPTEX (H.K.) LTD. in Hong Kong
Certification of quality management system at headquarters and technical center to ISO9001 |
| 1994 |
Founded OPTEX (H.K.) LTD. in Hong Kong. ISO 9001 certified by LRQA (Location: HEADQUARTERS & R&D CENTER). |
| 1994 |
Established OPTEX (H.K.) LTD. in Hong Kong |
| 1994 |
The quality management system of the headquarters and technology center obtained ISO9001 certification |
| 1994 |
Founded locally established OPTEX (H.K.) LTD. in Hong Kong. |
| 1994 |
ISO 9001 certified by LRQA (Location: HEADQUARTERS & R&D CENTER). |
| 1995 |
Start of contract manufacturing in China |
| 1995 |
Started production on commission in China. |
| 1997 |
Certification of environmental management system ISO14001 at headquarters and technical center |
| 1997 |
ISO 14001 certified by JET (Location: HEADQUARTERS & R&D CENTER). |
| 1997 |
ISO 14001 certified by JET (Location: HEADQUARTERS & R&D CENTER). |
| 2001 |
Listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section |
| 2001 |
Shares was listed on Section 2 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2002 |
Spinning off photoelectric sensor business and establishing Optex F.A. Corporation |
| 2002 |
Photoelectric sensor division spun off, OPTEX FA CO., LTD. established. |
| 2003 |
Establishment of OPTEX KOREA CO., LTD. and OPTEX SECURITY SAS to build direct sales systems in Korea and France respectively
Listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section |
| 2003 |
Established OPTEX KOREA CO., LTD. in Korea and OPTEX SECURITY SAS in France to build the direct marketing frameworks. Shares was listed on Section 1 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2003 |
Established OPTEX KOREA CO., LTD. and OPTEX SECURITY SAS |
| 2003 |
Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2003 |
Established OPTEX KOREA CO., LTD. in Korea and OPTEX SECURITY SAS in France to build the direct marketing frameworks. |
| 2003 |
Shares was listed on Section 1 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2004 |
Completion of new company building (Yukihira, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture)
Acquisition and integration of visitor management system technology to expand business, and making Giken Trustem Corporation a subsidiary
Establishment of OPTEX TECHNOLOGIES INC. in California to expand exports of automatic door products to the U.S.
Establishment of OPTEX SECURITY Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw, Poland, to expand exports to Eastern Europe and Russia |
| 2004 |
Completed New Headquarters building (Ogoto Otsu, Shiga). Business expansion planned by obtaining customer traffic counting and management systems technology and combining it with OPTEX's expertise, leading to the acquisition of GIKEN TRASTEM CO., LTD. as a Group subsidiary. Established OPTEX TECHNOLOGIES INC. in California, USA. |
| 2004 |
Completed new headquarters building (Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture) |
| 2004 |
Made Giken Trustem Co., Ltd. a subsidiary |
| 2004 |
Established OPTEX TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
| 2004 |
Established OPTEX SECURITY Sp. z o.o. |
| 2004 |
Completed New Headquarters building (Ogoto Otsu, Shiga) |
| 2004 |
Business expansion planned by obtaining customer traffic counting and management systems technology and combining it with OPTEX's expertise in this field, leading to the acquisition of GIKEN TRASTEM CO., LTD. as a Group subsidiary. |
| 2004 |
To grasp market needs and expand exports to Eastern Europe and Russia, OPTEX SECURITY Sp. z o.o. established in Warsaw, Poland. |
| 2004 |
Established OPTEX TECHNOLOGIES INC. in California, USA to expand exports of products for automatic doors to the United States. |
| 2005 |
Optex F.A. Corporation listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange Hercules
Establishment of subsidiary factory OPTEX (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD. in Guangdong Province, China, to strengthen cost competitiveness and establish direct sales in China |
| 2005 |
Listed OPTEX FA CO., LTD. on the Osaka Securities Exchange's Hercules market. Established OPTEX (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD. in China. |
| 2005 |
Optex F.A. Co., Ltd. listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange |
| 2005 |
Established OPTEX (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD. |
| 2005 |
Listed OPTEX FA CO., LTD. on the Osaka Securities Exchange's Hercules market. |
| 2005 |
Established OPTEX (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD. in China to reinforce the cost competition power and build the marketing frameworks to the Chinese market. |
| 2007 |
Acquisition of UK FARSIGHT SECURITY SERVICES LTD. as a subsidiary for remote image surveillance security services |
| 2007 |
Acquired FARSIGHT SECURITY SERVICES, LTD., a Remote Video Response service provider in the UK. |
| 2007 |
Made UK FARSIGHT SECURITY SERVICES LTD. a subsidiary |
| 2007 |
Acquired FARSIGHT SECURITY SERVICES, LTD. a Remote Video Response service provider in the UK. |
| 2008 |
Acquisition of Dutch OPTEX TECHNOLOGIES B.V. as a subsidiary to expand business of automatic door products in Europe
Acquisition of Genic Corporation to promote advanced image processing technology |
| 2008 |
Acquired OPTEX TECHNOLOGIES B.V. to expand automatic door sensors in Europe. Acquired ZENIC INC. for technical collaboration with image processing technology. |
| 2008 |
Made Dutch OPTEX TECHNOLOGIES B.V. a subsidiary |
| 2008 |
Made GINIC Co., Ltd. a subsidiary |
| 2008 |
Acquired OPTEX TECHNOLOGIES B.V. to expand the business of automatic door sensors in Europe. |
| 2008 |
Acquired ZENIC INC. to provide technical collaboration with image processing technology. |
| 2010 |
Acquisition of US FIBER SENSYS INC. to gain products, technology, and sales channels for intrusion detection systems using optical fiber |
| 2010 |
Acquired FIBER SENSYS INC. to obtain products, technologies, and distribution route of fiber-optics intrusion detection systems. |
| 2010 |
Made US FIBER SENSYS INC. a subsidiary |
| 2010 |
Acquired FIBER SENSYS INC. to obtain products, technologies and distribution route of fiber - optics intrusion detection systems. |
| 2011 |
Established OPTEX SECURITY, LLC in Moscow, Russia, as a sales base for security-related products |
| 2011 |
Established OPTEX SECURITY, LLC in Russia as a sales office for security products. |
| 2011 |
Established OPTEX SECURITY, LLC in Moscow, Russia |
| 2012 |
To expand security business with products, technologies, and sales channels such as surveillance cameras and auxiliary lighting, acquired UK RAYTEC LIMITED as a subsidiary
Established joint venture OPTEX PINNACLE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED in Haryana, India, to expand business in emerging countries and strengthen customer support
Announced new brand "FASTUS" by OPTEX FA Inc. |
| 2012 |
Acquired RAYTEC LIMITED to expand lighting systems for security. Established OPTEX PINNACLE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED in Haryana, India. OPTEX FA CO., LTD. announced new brand 'FASTUS'. |
| 2012 |
Acquired subsidiary of Raytec Limited in the UK |
| 2012 |
Established a joint venture OPTEX PINNACLE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED in Haryana, India |
| 2012 |
Optex FA Inc. announced new brand "FASTUS" |
| 2012 |
Acquired RAYTEC LIMITED to obtain and to expand products, technologies and distribution route of lighting systems for security business. |
| 2012 |
Established OPTEX PINNACLE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED as a joint venture company in Haryana, India to expand business and enhance customer support in newly developing countries. |
| 2012 |
OPTEX FA CO., LTD. announced New brand "FASTUS". |
| 2014 |
Selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "Global Niche Top Companies 100" program
To promote localization of regional strategy formulation and expand globally, designated OPTEX (EUROPE) LTD. as EMEA HEADQUARTERS overseeing Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions |
| 2014 |
Selected to 'Global Niche Top Companies Selection 100' by METI. Positioned OPTEX (EUROPE) LTD. as EMEA headquarters for Europe, Middle East, and Africa. |
| 2014 |
Selected for the "Global Niche Top 100 Companies" hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2014 |
Positioned OPTEX (EUROPE) LTD. as the EMEA headquarters overseeing Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions |
| 2014 |
Selected to “Global Niche Top Companies Selection 100", organized by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). |
| 2014 |
Positioned OPTEX (EUROPE) LTD. as EMEA HEADQUARTERS as a management office for Europe, Middle East, and Africa to promote localization of the strategy development of each area, and to expand business globally. |
| 2015 |
Designated OPTEX INCORPORATED as the Americas HEADQUARTERS overseeing North, Central, and South America regions |
| 2015 |
Positioned OPTEX INCORPORATED as Americas headquarters for North, Central, and South America. |
| 2015 |
Positioned OPTEX INCORPORATED as AMERICAS HEADQUARTERS as a management office for North, Central, and South America. |
| 2016 |
To strengthen global supply system, started OEM production in Vietnam
Acquired CCS Corporation and GARDASOFT VISION LIMITED in the UK to expand LED lighting business for machine vision and develop new fields through application lighting
Established OPTEX (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Bangkok, Thailand, to expand security-related and automatic door businesses in Southeast Asia |
| 2016 |
Started consignment manufacturing in Vietnam. Acquired CCS Inc. and Gardasoft Vision Ltd. to expand LED lighting and develop new business fields. Established OPTEX (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Thailand. |
| 2016 |
Started contract manufacturing in Vietnam |
| 2016 |
Made CCS Corporation and GARDASOFT VISION LIMITED of the UK subsidiaries |
| 2016 |
Established OPTEX (THAILAND) CO., LTD. |
| 2016 |
Started consignment manufacturing in Vietnam to strengthen the global supply system. |
| 2016 |
Acquired CCS Inc. and Gardasoft Vision Ltd. to expand the business of LED lighting for the Machine Vision industry and enhance the development of new business field. |
| 2016 |
Established OPTEX(THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Thailand to expand the business of security and automatic door sensor segment in the Southeast Asia region. |
| 2017 |
Fully acquired OPTEX FA
Transitioned to a new structure with OPTEX Group Corporation as a holding company and four subsidiaries: OPTEX Corporation, OPTEX FA Inc., CCS Corporation, and O'PAL OPTEX Corporation |
| 2017 |
Acquired 100% ownership of OPTEX FA CO., LTD. and established a holding company, OPTEX GROUP CO., LTD., with four subsidiaries: OPTEX CO., LTD., OPTEX FA CO., LTD., CCS Inc., and O'PAL OPTEX CO., LTD. |
| 2017-01-01 |
On January 1, 2017, OPTEX CO., LTD. introduced a holding company system and its business name changed to OPTEX GROUP CO., LTD. |
| 2017-01-01 |
Changed the company name from the former Optex Corporation to Optex Group Corporation due to the transition to a holding company system |
| 2017 |
Fully acquired Optex FA |
| 2017 |
Transitioned to a new structure with Optex Group Corporation as the holding company and four business subsidiaries: Optex Corporation, Optex FA Corporation, CCS Corporation, and Opal Optex Corporation |
| 2017 |
Acquired 100% ownership of OPTEX FA CO., LTD. |
| 2017 |
Established new organizational structure, which consisted of a holding company, OPTEX GROUP CO., LTD., and four subsidiaries: OPTEX CO., LTD., OPTEX FA CO., LTD., CCS Inc., and O'PAL OPTEX CO., LTD. |
| 2018 |
Fully acquired CCS
Acquired Three Aces Inc. to secure IT technology within the group for IoT strategy promotion
Established OPTEX MFG Inc. to optimize internal production functions |
| 2018 |
Acquired 100% ownership of CCS Inc. and THREE ACE CO., LTD. to secure internal group IT and IoT strategy. Established OPTEX MFG CO., LTD. for optimizing production. |
| 2018 |
Fully acquired CCS |
| 2018 |
Made Three Aces Corporation a subsidiary |
| 2018 |
Established Optex MFG Corporation |
| 2018 |
Acquired 100% ownership of CCS Inc. |
| 2018 |
Acquired THREE ACE CO., LTD. to secure the internal group IT technology for IoT strategy promotion. |
| 2018 |
Established OPTEX MFG CO., LTD. for the purpose of optimizing the whole production function in our groupp. |
| 2019 |
Opened OPTEX Group Tokyo integrated base
Relocated headquarters to Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Onohama |
| 2019 |
OPTEX FA CO., LTD. acquired Tokyo Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd. to expand laser measurement lineup. Established the OPTEX Group's integrated base in Tokyo. Relocated headquarters to Nionohama, Otsu, Shiga. |
| 2019 |
Opened the Tokyo integrated base of the Optex Group |
| 2019 |
Relocated headquarters to Onomachi, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture |
| 2019 |
OPTEX FA CO., LTD. acquired Tokyo Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd. to expand its lineup of non-contact, high-precision laser measurements. |
| 2019 |
Established the OPTEX Group's integrated base in Tokyo. |
| 2019 |
Relocated the headquarters (to Nionohama, Otsu, Shiga). |
| 2020 |
OPTEX Corporation was selected for the second time for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "New Global Niche Top Companies 100" program
Acquired Sanritsu Automation Inc., a manufacturer of industrial computer systems, to expand solution business |
| 2020 |
OPTEX CO., LTD. was selected for the second time for 'New Global Niche Top Companies Selection 100' by METI. Acquired Sanritz Automation Co., Ltd. to expand solution business. |
| 2020 |
Optex Corporation was selected for the second time for the "New Global Niche Top Companies" hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2020 |
Made Sanritsu Automation Corporation, a manufacturer of industrial computer systems, a subsidiary |
| 2020 |
OPTEX CO., LTD. was selected to “New Global Niche Top Companies Selection 100", organized by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for the second time. |
| 2020 |
Acquired Sanritz Automation Co., Ltd., industrial computer system manufacturer, to expand solution business. |
| 2021 |
Acquired Mitsutec Corporation, a manufacturer of image processing inspection/measurement equipment, to expand industrial automation business and accelerate growth |
| 2021 |
Acquired MITSUTEC CO., LTD. to expand industrial automation business and accelerate growth. |
| 2021 |
Made Mitsutek Corporation, a manufacturer of image processing inspection/measurement equipment, a subsidiary |
| 2021 |
Acquired the image processing inspection/measurement equipment manufacturer MITSUTEC CO., LTD., to expand Industrial Automation business domain and accelerate growth. |
| 2022 |
Transitioned to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market |
| 2022 |
Transitioned to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
