Keyence Corporation
About
About Keyence Corporation
Keyence's vision range includes both integrated smart cameras and modular systems that combine cameras, lighting and a processing controller. The modular approach accommodates area, line-scan and three-dimensional imaging, with AI and rule-based tools for inspecting parts. Lighting and optics are selected around the surface and feature being measured, making image formation part of the inspection design.
For simpler checks, the IV4 family combines lighting, lens and camera hardware with guided setup of focus, brightness and monitoring tools. Inspection results can feed production equipment, while supporting software provides records for traceability and maintenance. Keyence accompanies its hardware with application selection, on-site instruction and after-sales support across the deployment process.
Products
- LJ-X8000
LJ-X8000
Financials
- 6861.T - TSE - JPY
Team
- Tetsuya Nakano - President - Nakano leads KEYENCE, an automation/sensing supplier relevant to robotics systems.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-05-06 - Demonstration - Matrix Design demonstrates FANUC CRX machine-tending cell at Automate 2026
Matrix Design announced live Automate 2026 demonstrations for a standard FANUC CRX collaborative robot machine-tending platform. The demo cell combined machine tending, parts washing and drying, and a Keyence TM-X5065 telecentric measurement system for inline inspection. The company positioned the compact cell for manufacturers automating repetitive, precision-critical production tasks.
Source - 2026-03-09 - Product Launch - Keyence launches LJ Developer Series 3D machine vision development support software
Keyence positions the LJ Developer Series as 3D machine vision development support software for faster inspection application creation. Marketing copy highlights automatic source-code generation and reduced engineering overhead for 3D vision deployments. The SKU widens the stack from sensing and guidance hardware into tooling for implementing 3D vision projects.
Source - 2025-11-13 - Partnership - Huayan Robotics and Keyence showcase a flexible robotic 3D measurement solution at the 8th CIIE
Huayan Robotics' site describes a joint booth with Keyence at the 8th China International Import Expo showcasing a flexible robotic 3D measurement stack. The configuration pairs Huayan cobots with Keyence fly-scan laser 3D vision for inspection, curved-surface measurement, and precision verification. The article frames the tie-up as an ongoing 2025 collaboration that also appeared at other trade events.
Source - 2024-06-19 - Demonstration - Pelican Pick combines automatic tool changes with barcode verification
The system selected a gripper tool appropriate to the size of the part being picked from the bin. After the pick, the workflow exposed and scanned the barcode to verify that the robot had selected the correct item. The demonstration combined Pelican software with technology from FANUC, Keyence and Schmalz.
Source - 2024-06-12 - Product Launch - Keyence launches VS Series vision-guided robotics tool suite
Keyence's VS Series refresh adds a Vision Guided Robotics tool suite that unifies guidance and inspection inside one vision stack. Feature bullets call out direct robot-brand links, one-click auto-calibration, optical zoom, and AI part classification for pick-and-place and sorting. The drop pushes VS from general machine vision toward an explicit robotics integration and guidance platform.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- Huayan Robotics
Technology Partner - Keyence and Huayan Robotics jointly showcased robotic 3D measurement at CIIE.
- Eklego
Integrates With - Eklego integrates Keyence vision, sensors and precision measurement in its custom automation solutions.
- Pelican Robotics
Barcode Verification Technology Partner - Pelican credited Keyence on its tool-changing Pelican Pick and barcode-verification demonstration.
Context
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Shared workflows
- Inbolt
workflow adjacency - Robot Vision Guidance
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workflow adjacency - Robot Vision Guidance
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workflow adjacency - Robot Vision Guidance
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workflow adjacency - Robot Vision Guidance
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workflow adjacency - Robot Vision Guidance
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workflow adjacency - Robot Vision Guidance
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workflow adjacency - Robot Vision Guidance
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workflow adjacency - Robot Vision Guidance
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workflow adjacency - Robot Vision Guidance
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workflow adjacency - Robot Vision Guidance
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workflow adjacency - Robot Vision Guidance
- Cambrian Robotics
workflow adjacency - Robot Vision Guidance
Context tags
- Industrial image processing - Capability - Keyence provides industrial image capture and processing.
- Vision guidance system supplier - Peer Group - Keyence vision systems support robot positioning and manufacturing automation.
- Industrial visual inspection - Workflow - Keyence vision performs inspection, measurement and quality control.
- Robot vision guidance - Workflow - Keyence vision systems enable vision-guided robot workflows.
- Industrial machine-vision supply layer - Stack Layer - Keyence provides machine vision systems for inspection and measurement.
- Machine vision AI inspection - Capability - Keyence uses AI-powered machine vision for inspection systems.
- Vision sensor supplier - Stack Layer - Keyence supplies vision sensor systems for industrial automation.
- Perception sensor supply chain - Customer Environment - Keyence serves the industrial vision and automation sensor supply chain.
- Industrial vision deployments - Customer Environment - Keyence systems are deployed in factory and production-line environments.