| 1974 |
Incorporated as Lead Electric Co., Ltd. |
| 1975 |
Invented high-accuracy proximity sensor |
| 1983 |
Developed optical fiber photoelectric sensor |
| 1986 |
Designed the first photoelectric sensor to utilize a laser diode as the light source
Renamed KEYENCE CORPORATION, from "KEY of sciENCE" |
| 1989 |
Invented ultra-compact barcode reader |
| 1990 |
Developed microscope with built-in monitor |
| 1995 |
Released world's smallest machine vision system |
| 1999 |
Produced world's first auto-focus color laser microscope |
| 2000 |
Invented world's first digital focus on a microscope |
| 2002 |
Invented high-speed/high-accuracy machine vision system |
| 2004 |
Created industry's fastest application PLC |
| 2005 |
Developed the next generation's 3D real-surface digital microscope |
| 2006 |
Released world's first 3D laser marker |
| 2007 |
Industrialized world's first CMOS laser sensor
Developed 54 Megapixel digital microscope with world's fastest real-time depth composition and 3D analysis |
| 2008 |
Produced industry's first microscope with high-speed magnified video capture capabilities |
| 2009 |
Designed high-power fiber laser marker with the world's smallest head size
Created world's first ø2 mm (ø0.08") micro-head spectral-interference laser displacement meter
Released new, high-speed, accurate image dimension measurement system |
| 2010 |
Developed ultra high-speed, high-capacity multi camera image processing system |
| 2011 |
Invented rapid set-up vision sensor |
| 2012 |
Developed auto-teaching machine vision system |
| 2013 |
Developed world's fastest 2D/3D laser scanner with 64,000 profiles/sec sampling |
| 2014 |
Created a revolutionary all-in-one intuitive machine vision system that fuses high-speed cameras, intelligent lighting, and a powerful algorithm (LumiTrax™) |
| 2015 |
Developed industry's first clamp-on liquid flow sensor which monitors flow from outside of a pipe |
| 2016 |
Released a new generation of the Image Dimension Measurement System that measures all part dimensions at the push of button |
| 2017 |
Developed a new generation of 3D Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope, measuring across 50 mm with nanometer resolution |
