OSAKA -- Keyence generated a record net profit of 152.3 billion yen ($1.39 billion) for the nine months ended Dec. 20, tapping demand for factory automation sensors from chip producers and automakers ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Spotting which bottle has its lid screwed on properly is just the sort of tedious work that robots excel at. In ...

As a “fabless manufacturer,” Keyence outsources its production in a highly effective manner that minimizes risk of potential competition by suppliers. With consistently high gross margins over the ...