| 1979 |
Established OPTEX CO.,LTD. |
| 1980 |
Developed and marketed world's first automatic door sensor using far infrared rays. |
| 1984 |
Completed Headquarters building. |
| 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 west Germany's Erwin Sick GmbH. |
| 1990 |
Completed Research and Development Center and established, |
| 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 comission in China. |
| 1997 |
Founded locally established OPTEX ELECTRONICS(TAIWAN), LTD. in Taiwan. |
| ISO 14001 certified by JET(Location : HEADQUARTERS & R&D CENTER). |
| 1998 |
Digital Event Reording System "WONDER TRACK" was launched in the digital CCTV system market. |
| Digital Event recording system wins the first prize at France's EXPO PROTECTION security instruments fair. |
| 1999 |
Digital Event recording system wins the U.S.A. ISC WEST Grand Prix-the largest security instrument fair in the world. |
| Received the Commissioner of the Patent Office Award. |
| Completed Research and Development Center and established O'PAL OPTEX CO., LTD. |
| 2000 |
Outdoor PIR sensor BX-80 received a Product Achievement Award in the Intrusion detection / Prevention Section at U. S. A. ISC NY. |
| 2001 |
Our shares went on sale on Section 2 of the Tokyo S tock Exchange. |
| Our British subsidiary, OPTEX (EUROPE ), LTD. acquired SECURITY ENCLOSURES LTD. as a subsidiary. |
| 2002 |
Sensor Triggered Tear Gas Emission Device
"WonderSafe" was launched. |
| Photoelectric sensor division spun off, OPTEX FA CO., LTD. established. |
| 2003 |
Sales begun of world's first all-in-one color vision sensor (CVS 1). |
| Established OPTEX KOREA CO., LTD. in Korea and OPTEX SECURITY SAS in France to build the direct marketing frameworks. |
| Our shares went on sale on Section 1 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2004 |
Completed New Headquarters building in Otsu Shiga-pref. |
| Business expansion planned by obtaining customer 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 market automatic door products, OPTEX TECHNOLOGIES INC. reestablished in California in U.S.A. |
| To grasp market needs and expand exports to Eastern Europe and Russia, OPTEX SECURITY Sp. z o.o. established in Warsaw, Poland. |
| 2005 |
Safety driving support system "DT-01" was released in safety transportation system market. |
| Established OPTEX (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD. in China to reinforce the cost competition power and build the marketing frameworks to the Chinese market. |
| 2006 |
OPTEX (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD. opens a sales office in Shenzhen, China. |
Sales of Automatic Door Sensors for the overseas market
Swing Doors for the U.S. market [OA-603]
Injecting Combination Sensors [OA-FUSION] into the European market |
| 2007 |
OPTEX FA CO., LTD acquired JAPAN F.A.SYSTEMS CO.,LTD. |
| OPTEX CO., LTD acquired FARSIGHT SECURITY SERVICES, LTD., a Remote Video Response service provider in the UK. |
| To expand automatic door sensor business, OPTEX TECHNOLOGIES INC. has established its East Coast office in North Carolina in U.S.A. |
| 2008 |
OPTEX CO., LTD acquired OPTEX TECHNOLOGIES B.V. to expand the business of automatic door sensor in Europe. |
| OPTEX CO., LTD acquired ZENIC INC. to provide technical collaboration with image processing technology. |
