1979Established OPTEX CO.,LTD. 1980Developed and marketed worlds first automatic door sensor using far infrared rays. 1984Completed Headquarters building. 1985Founded locally established OPTEX (U.S.A.), INC. in Californi......1979Established OPTEX CO.,LTD. 1980Developed and marketed worlds first automatic door sensor using far infrared rays. 1984Completed Headquarters building. 1985Founded locally established OPTEX (U.S.A.), INC. in California. 1986Opened Tokyo Sales Office. 1989Established SICK OPTEX CO.,LTD. a joint venture with west Germanys Erwin Sick GmbH. 1990Completed Research and Development Center and established, 1991Founded locally established OPTEX(EUROPE), LTD.in U.K. Open stock to the public market (to Japan Securities Dealers Association). 1994Founded locally established OPTEX(H.K.), LTD. in Hong Kong. ISO 9001 certified by LRQA(Location : HEADQUARTERS & R&D CENTER). 1995Started production on comission in China. 1997Founded locally established OPTEX ELECTRONICS(TAIWAN), LTD. in Taiwan. ISO 14001 certified by JET(Location : HEADQUARTERS & R&D CENTER). 1998Digital Event Reording System "WONDER TRACK" was launched in the digital CCTV system market. Digital Event recording system wins the first prize at Frances EXPO PROTECTION security instruments fair. 1999Digital 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 OPAL OPTEX CO., LTD. 2000Outdoor PIR sensor BX-80 received a Product Achievement Award in the Intrusion detection / Prevention Section at U. S. A. ISC NY. 2001Our 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. 2002Sensor Triggered Tear Gas Emission Device "WonderSafe" was launched. Photoelectric sensor division spun off, OPTEX FA CO., LTD. established. 2003Sales begun of worlds 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. 2004Completed New Headquarters building in Otsu Shiga-pref. Business expansion planned by obtaining customer counting and management systems technology and combining it with OPTEXs 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. 2005Safety 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. 2006OPTEX (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 2007OPTEX 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. 2008OPTEX 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.