It was 40 years ago, in a coffee house in Kyoto, that the idea of OPTEX was born. Toru Kobayashi, an electronics engineer, had a vision for a new business, a business that had sensing technology at its heart, precision technology that could detect the ‘status’ and ‘changes’ of people and things. Fast-forward to 2019, and this vision is still as important today as it always was, and OPTEX has
OPTEX has launched a new series of outdoor PIRs in EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa) and in South and North America that offer 180° detection coverage and 12m/40ft radius to detect any intrusion around a residential or commercial building. The WX Infinity series comprises two wired and two wireless models available either as the standard or anti-masking version. The new models are built upon OPTEX’s extensive track record in
OPTEX will demonstrate its recently enhanced long-range RLS-3060 LiDAR series live on its stand, as well as showcase its new 180-degree outdoor sensor ideal for boundary protection. “OPTEX’s LiDARs have been successfully deployed in the Middle East region for years, for a number of applications ranging from perimeter security to roof and asset protection. At this year’s Intersec we are looking forward to showing the new functionalities of our long-range
CHeKT, announces a partnership with OPTEX which will significantly advance the protection capabilities of security integrators globally. The solution relies on “The CHeKT Bridge,” the first product brought to market by CHeKT, of Shreveport, Louisiana. With years of development, the CHeKT Bridge premiered in April 2018 at the ISC West trade show. The vision of CHeKT is to allow an integrator to provide visual monitoring services at prices that compete
The OPTEX UK/Ireland sales team has been restructured to provide a better service to OPTEX’s channel partners and customers with roles that put the customer at the centre of OPTEX’s operation. The team structure has been simplified in response to customer feedback, and to give channel partners and customers an easy point of contact to deal with any type of enquiry, whether it’s relating to sales, technical or logistics. While
OPTEX will be exhibiting its newly launched intrusion detection sensors at Security Essen (27 – 30 September), and plan to show that when integrated with third party security systems they help to provide 360-degree protection. Additionally, a new package including OPTEX’s people counter and third party analytics software will be previewed at the show. The leading sensor technology manufacturer will be showcasing a number of live demos to demonstrate how easily its range
When DVS Ltd, one of UK’s fastest growing distributors of electronic surveillance products, moved to new premises, it chose a range of highly reliable, proven outdoor REDWALL detectors and infrared beams from OPTEX to protect the perimeter and approach of its new warehouse and offices. Formed in 2003, DVS Ltd quickly established itself as a successful multi-brand distributors of electronic surveillance products and is now the largest independent distributor in the UK. In November
OPTEX, leading sensor manufacturer and ela-soft, the German PSIM (Physical Security Information Management) provider, have put the finishing touches to a partnership agreement that will see OPTEX’s intrusion detection sensors integrated with ela-soft’s GEMOS platform. Installed at a number of high profile sites in Germany, the ela-soft GEMOS is the leading PSIM system in the country, already protecting over 1,000 sites. These include critical infrastructure and key transportation networks, as
OPTEX, one of the world’s leading sensor manufacturers, is passing on its expertise and specific product knowledge to installers, customers, and remote video monitoring centres by offering them a complimentary training and technical support service. Ensuring the industry supply-chain, from manufacturer to installer to end-user, are always kept up-to-date with the very latest products, installation equipment and techniques, and have easy-to-access support, OPTEX is helping to ensure security applications are