Keyence specialise in creating a range of products for factory automation, such as measurement sensors and laser markers. Just under half of its revenues come from Japan, with the US its next ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Keyence, a manufacturer of factory automation products — including sensors, measurement systems and ...

Takemitsu Takizaki, the founder of sensor-making manufacturer Keyence, is now Japan's richest man. Keyence, which Takizaki founded in 1974, was recently chosen to enter Japan's blue-chip stock index.