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About Keyence

Keyence Corporation is a Japanese factory-automation supplier whose sensing and vision products sit inside a large share of the world’s robot cells. The Osaka-based company does not build robot arms; it supplies the components that let robots see, measure and work safely — machine-vision systems in the CV-X and XG-X series, 3D vision and laser-profiling sensors used for robot guidance and bin picking, photoelectric and fibre-optic sensors, laser displacement sensors, safety laser scanners and light curtains, barcode readers and laser markers. Vision-guided robotics is a stated application area: Keyence 2D and 3D vision locates parts, guides robot hands, verifies presence and orientation, and inspects assemblies before and after a robot operation, while its measurement instruments check the results to micron-level tolerances.

The company sells directly rather than through distributors, with its own application engineers supporting integration at customer sites, and reports operations in 46 countries serving more than 200,000 customers (company-stated). For partners sourcing the perception layer of an automation project rather than the robot itself, Keyence is a single-vendor source of sensors, vision, measurement and safety devices designed to work together, supported by a global direct-sales network and same-day shipping from regional stock.

Products & services

• Machine-vision systems (CV-X and XG-X series) and 3D vision systems for robot guidance, part location and bin picking
• Sensors: photoelectric, fibre-optic, laser and ultrasonic sensors, plus laser displacement and confocal measurement sensors
• Safety equipment for robot cells, including safety laser scanners (SZ series) and safety light curtains
• Measuring instruments, digital microscopes and 3D surface profilers for inspection of robot-produced parts
• Barcode and 2D-code readers, laser markers and inkjet printers for traceability in automated lines

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