KEYENCE CORPORATION

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 Corporate Information
Global Headquarters: Osaka Japan
Founded: May 1974
Capital: $253,202,000 USD
2014 Global Sales: $2,760,618,000 USD
Worldwide Employees: 4,450
Note: Dollar amounts are translated from Japanese yen, for
convenience only, at ¥121 = US$1, the approximate exchange
rate on March 20, 2015.

Added Value!
Operating profit

52.6%
Average annual
1993 2014 growth of over 10%
Past 20 years for the past 20 years

OVER 10% increase × 20 years

Company History
Developed optical fiber
photoelectric sensor Released world's smallest
Invented ultra-compact machine vision system

Incorporated as Lead Electric Co., Ltd. barcode reader

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Invented high-accuracy proximity sensor

Developed microscope
with built-in monitor
Designed the first photoelectric sensor to
utilize a laser diode as the light source
Renamed KEYENCE Corporation, from
"KEY of sciENCE"

With no revenues

17 years
100%

Capital to
asset ratio of We
93.3 % Can
0% Survive
Enough cash reserves to withstand 17 years without
sales revenue.
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 Over 30% increase
×
5 years
200,000
Clients Around the World

Average growth of more than 30% from

affiliate operation for 5 years

Global Network

44 Countries
200 Offices
Invented world's first digital Released world's first 3D laser marker Developed ultra high-speed,
focus on a microscope high-capacity multi camera
image processing system
Developed the next generation's 3D
real-surface digital microscope Produced industry's first
microscope with high-speed Invented
magnified video capture rapid set-up
Created industry's fastest application PLC capabilities vision sensor

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Produced world's first
auto-focus colour laser
microscope
Invented high-speed/
high-accuracy machine
vision system
Industrialized world's first
CMOS laser sensor
Developed 54 Megapixel
digital microscope with
world's fastest real-time depth
composition and 3D analysis
Designed high-power fiber laser marker
with the world's smallest head size
Created world's first ø2 mm micro-head
spectral-interference laser displacement
meter
Released new, high-speed, accurate
image dimension measurement system

2011 2012 2013 2014

World’s First or
Industry's First products The World’s
Most Innovative

70 %
NEW
Companies
Top 100

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 Philosophy
At KEYENCE, we are dedicated to ADDING VALUE for our HUMAN
customers and the careers of our employees. We would
never attempt to copy a competitor’s technology or engage in
commodity sales, because providing “me too” products would
not add value for our customers. With all of our employees
committed to this proven philosophy, KEYENCE has been able
to deliver the world’s most innovative automation technologies
and develop the world’s best consultative sales force.
KEYENCE sensors, vision systems, and high definition
microscopes add value to the manufacturing and research
processes in nearly every industry, including: electronic,
semiconductor, automotive, food and packaging,
PRODUCT IDEA
biotechnology, and pharmaceutical.
KEYENCE sales engineers are trained to provide service and
solutions that cannot be matched by our competitors. It is our
philosophy to always be innovative, increase our efficiency, and
add value to the operations of our customers and the careers
of our employees.

ADDED VALUE

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Dedicated to Fast Delivery
KEYENCE has established a fast delivery
Adding Value for system to deliver required products
whenever necessary. Products are

Our Customers shipped from warehouse centres in

Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, India,
Thailand, China, Taiwan, South Korea,
U.S., Mexico, Canada, Brazil, the U.K.,
Germany, France, Belgium and Italy as
well as many other locations worldwide.

Direct Approach Direct

Our highly trained sales engineers have extensive product knowledge along with
application and industry experience. Customers can expect on-site support to quickly
solve applications saving invaluable time.

Customer

Conventinal
Sales Style

Customer Distributor Sales Agent Manufacturer

Direct Consultation

KEYENCE
Direct Sales
System

Quick Response!

Comprehensive Support
KEYENCE supports customers with
extensive manufacturing and automation
knowledge. SELECTION
From model selection to line INTRODUCTION
operation, our sales engineers provide
AFTER FOLLOW
comprehensive on-site support including
operating instructions and product
Customer
precautions after product adoption.

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 Development Concept

Changing the Status Quo, One Product at a Time.

Approximately 70% of our new products are ”industry’s first” or

“world’s first”.
If you only ever make “products that the customers want” you
will never create a “world’s first” or “world’s best” product. The
way to overcome this challenge is to use repeated trial and error
to create products that are better than those people already
want. This spirit of challenge is what drives us forward and
provides the source of our developmental capability.
KEYENCE aims to change the status quo for society and for the
world, one product at a time.

Sensing & Measurement Products

Customers from a variety of industries
and manufacturing environments use our
versatile sensor products to detect the
presence or absence of an entire part
or just a particular feature of that part.
Our measurement products are used
to determine the size or magnitude of a
particular part or feature with unbeatable
accuracy. As more and more factories
seek to remain competitive by automating
their processes, the market for the
KEYENCE sensors and measurement
products is rapidly growing. KEYENCE
distinguishes itself from our competitors
by offering the most durable and versatile
products while constantly improving
our already industry-leading technology.
Our commitment to developing the best
technologies in automation leads to new
product releases consistently accounting
for 30% of KEYENCE’s annual sales.

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 Vision and
Marking
Products
Our vision system products are camera
systems used on production lines to
differentiate and measure multiple
product features. Our customers utilize
our camera systems to accurately and
instantaneously perform quality control
inspections too complicated for ordinary
sensors. Our laser marking instruments
use a high intensity laser to permanently
and accurately mark shapes or
characters onto surfaces such as metals
or plastics at incredibly high speeds.

Advanced Microscopes
KEYENCE microscopes are the being viewed. Our color laser scanning
only products we offer for use away microscope offers ultra-high accuracy
from a production line. While many thanks to the use of a unique violet
customers purchasing microscopes laser. This innovative laser microscope
are manufacturers, our microscopes approaches the accuracy and resolution
are typically used for research and of an SEM microscope at a far lower cost
development or failure analysis and without destroying the target.
applications. Our digital microscopes
are capable of displaying a 3D image
of the target. The image can also
be manipulated or used to make a
measurement of the target feature

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KEYENCE CORPORATION

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