On January 1, 2017, OPTEX CO., LTD. introduced a holding company system and its business name changed to OPTEX GROUP CO., LTD.

• 1979

  Established OPTEX CO., LTD.

• 1980

  Developed the world's first far infrared sensor for automatic doors.

• 1984

  Completed Headquarters building. (Nionohama Otsu, Shiga)

• 1985

  Founded locally established OPTEX (U.S.A.) INC. in California.

• 1986

  Opened Tokyo Sales Office.

• 1989

  Established SICK OPTEX CO., LTD. a joint venture with Erwin Sick GmbH in West Germany.

• 1990

  Completed Research and Development Center (Ogoto Otsu, Shiga)

  Established O'PAL OPTEX CO., LTD.

• 1991

  Founded locally established OPTEX (EUROPE) LTD. in U.K.

  Open stock to the public market (to Japan Securities Dealers Association).

• 1994

  Founded locally established OPTEX (H.K.) LTD. in Hong Kong.

  ISO 9001 certified by LRQA(Location : HEADQUARTERS & R&D CENTER).

• 1995

  Started production on commission in China.

• 1997

  ISO 14001 certified by JET(Location : HEADQUARTERS & R&D CENTER).

• 2001

  Shares was listed on Section 2 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

• 2002

  Photoelectric sensor division spun off, OPTEX FA CO., LTD. established.

• 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.

• 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 in this field, leading to the acquisition of GIKEN TRASTEM CO., LTD. as a Group subsidiary.

  To grasp market needs and expand exports to Eastern Europe and Russia, OPTEX SECURITY Sp. z o.o. established in Warsaw, Poland.

  Established OPTEX TECHNOLOGIES INC. in California, USA to expand exports of products for automatic doors to the United States.

• 2005

  Listed OPTEX FA CO., LTD. on the Osaka Securities Exchange's Hercules market.

  Established OPTEX (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD. in China to reinforce the cost competition power and build the marketing frameworks to the Chinese market.

• 2007

  Acquired FARSIGHT SECURITY SERVICES, LTD. a Remote Video Response service provider in the UK.

• 2008

  Acquired OPTEX TECHNOLOGIES B.V. to expand the business of automatic door sensors in Europe.

  Acquired ZENIC INC. to provide technical collaboration with image processing technology.

• 2010

  Acquired FIBER SENSYS INC. to obtain products, technologies and distribution route of fiber - optics intrusion detection systems.

• 2011

  Established OPTEX SECURITY, LLC in Russia as a sales office for security products.

• 2012

  Acquired RAYTEC LIMITED to obtain and to expand products, technologies and distribution route of lighting systems for security business.

  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.

  OPTEX FA CO., LTD. announced New brand "FASTUS"

• 2014

  Selected to “Global Niche Top Companies Selection 100”, organized by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).

  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

  Positioned OPTEX INCORPORATED as AMERICAS HEADQUARTERS as a management office for North, Central, and South America.

• 2016

  Started consignment manufacturing in Vietnam to strengthen the global supply system.

  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.

  Established OPTEX(THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Thailand to expand the business of security and automatic door sensor segment in the Southeast Asia region.

• 2017

  Acquired 100% ownership of OPTEX FA CO., LTD.

  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

  Acquired 100% ownership of CCS Inc.

  Acquired THREE ACE CO., LTD. to secure the internal group IT technology for IoT strategy promotion.

  Established OPTEX MFG CO., LTD. for the purpose of optimizing the whole production function in our groupp.

• 2019

  OPTEX FA CO., LTD. acquired Tokyo Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd. to expand its lineup of non-contact, high-precision laser measurements

  Established the OPTEX Group's integrated base in Tokyo.

  Relocated the headquarters (to Nionohama, Otsu, Shiga).

• 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.

  Acquired Sanritz Automation Co., Ltd., industrial computer system manufacturer, to expand solution business.

• 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 Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.