Keyence

Keyence Corporation
Native name
株式会社キーエンス
Company typePublic (K.K)
IndustryElectronics
Founded27 May 1974; 50 years ago (1974-05-27)
HeadquartersOsaka, Japan
Key people
ProductsFA sensors, measurement systems, machine vision, barcode readers, laser markers, and digital microscopes
RevenueUS$4.937 billion (2021)
US$2.539 billion (2021)
US$1.810 billion (2021)[1]
Number of employees
8,380 (2020) [2]
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Keyence Corporation (キーエンス, Kīensu) is a Japan-based direct sales organization that develops and manufactures equipment and solutions for factory automation, sensors, measuring instruments, vision systems, barcode readers, laser markers and digital microscopes.

Keyence is fabless — although it is a manufacturer; it specializes solely in product planning and development and does not manufacture the final products. Keyence products are manufactured at qualified contract manufacturing companies.[3]

  1. ^ "Annual Report". Keyence Corporation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  2. ^ "Corporate Profile". Keyence Corporation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  3. ^ "Keeping The Seats Warm". Forbes. 2006-01-09. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-05-25.