What Moritex does

MORITEX Corporation is a Japan-based precision optical components manufacturer specializing in machine vision lenses and illumination subsystems. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Saitama, Japan, the company designs and produces a portfolio that spans telecentric, bi-telecentric, macro/CCTV, line scan, microscopic, and SWIR/NIR lenses, complemented by LED illumination, fiber/light guides, and LED controllers. With 51 years of accumulated optics experience and 130+ dedicated R&D staff, Moritex maintains a catalog of more than 1,100 standard lens products alongside 4,000+ custom lens designs built to specific customer specifications. The company serves industrial manufacturers across semiconductor wafer and PCB inspection, electronics component inspection, flat panel display (FPD) glass alignment, automotive parts inspection, pharmaceutical packaging, lithium battery cell quality control, and LiDAR component alignment.

The underlying technology centers on proprietary optical designs optimized for measurement and inspection — telecentric lenses with very low distortion and long depth of field, bi-telecentric lens-plus-coaxial-illumination integrated solutions, SWIR/NIR wavelength coverage from 770nm to 1700nm, and compact form factors (e.g., 16mm barrel diameters) for space-constrained production environments. Moritex's product architecture pairs lenses with matched illumination subsystems (ring, bar, dome, structured lighting, and dedicated MTI telecentric illuminators) to deliver complete machine vision optical building blocks rather than standalone optics. The company holds ISO 9001 certification and maintains multilingual technical resources including datasheets, CAD drawings, lens selector tools, and product data finders across English, Chinese, and Japanese websites.

Moritex operates a sales-led, direct B2B model with quote-based hardware pricing and no publicly disclosed list prices or recurring revenue component. Distribution is global, anchored by headquarters in Japan and a wholly-owned North American subsidiary (MORITEX North America, Inc., Cupertino, CA), with additional service presence in Suzhou, Shenzhen, Vietnam, Singapore, and Germany. Since October 2023, MORITEX Corporation has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX), acquired for approximately $275 million as part of Cognex's strategy to expand its optical technology base in the machine vision market. In April 2026, Cognex divested the Japan-focused trading business originally bundled into the Moritex acquisition for approximately $11.9 million, isolating Moritex's higher-value optical components business under continued Cognex ownership.

Name

Moritex

Legal name

MORITEX Corporation

Website

https://moritex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

MORITEX Corporation is a Japan-based precision optical components manufacturer producing telecentric, bi-telecentric, line scan, and SWIR/NIR lenses, LED illumination, and fiber light guides for machine vision inspection in semiconductor, electronics, automotive, pharmaceutical, FPD, Li-Battery, and LiDAR manufacturing. Now a Cognex subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saitama

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Optical Component Sales: Moritex generates revenue primarily through the sale of optical components including lenses (telecentric, macro, line scan, bi-telecentric), LED illumination, fiber light guides, and accessories for industrial machine vision and inspection applications. The company offers both standard product catalog (~1,100+ standard lenses) and custom manufacturing (~4,000+ custom lenses).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Moritex manufactures and sells precision optical components for industrial machine vision and inspection, including telecentric, bi-telecentric, macro/CCTV, line scan, and microscopic lenses, as well as LED illumination systems, fiber/light guides, and LED controllers. The company offers a catalog of 1,100+ standard lens products and a custom manufacturing capability covering 4,000+ bespoke designs for semiconductor, electronics, automotive, pharmaceutical, FPD, Li-battery, and LiDAR manufacturers.

Product overview

MORITEX Corporation is a precision optical components manufacturer with 51 years of industry experience, offering a comprehensive portfolio of machine vision optical solutions. The product lineup centers on industrial lenses—telecentric, bi-telecentric, macro/CCTV, line scan, and microscopic lenses—complemented by illumination products including LED systems, fiber/light guides, and LED controllers. The company employs over 130 R&D staff and maintains a catalog of 1100+ standard lens products with 4000+ custom lens configurations. Core target applications span semiconductor manufacturing, mini/micro LED production, lithium battery inspection, flat panel display (FPD) testing, and LiDAR systems. The product architecture follows an integrated approach where optical lenses are offered alongside compatible illumination solutions to provide complete machine vision optical subsystems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Telecentric Lens

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Opto Engineering: Opto Engineering is an Italian manufacturer of telecentric lenses, LED illumination, and machine vision optics for industrial inspection. It directly competes with Moritex in telecentric optics and integrated illumination solutions for factory automation customers.
• Edmund Optics: Edmund Optics is a major US-based manufacturer of industrial optical components, including lenses, filters, and illumination used in machine vision and inspection. It is a direct competitor to Moritex in industrial machine vision lens catalogs and custom optical assemblies serving semiconductor and electronics manufacturers.
• VS Technology: VS Technology is a Japanese manufacturer of machine vision lenses, LED lighting, and illumination systems for industrial inspection. As a fellow Japan-based optical component supplier, it directly competes with Moritex across semiconductor, electronics, and FPD inspection segments.
• Computar (CBC Group): Computar, part of Japan's CBC Group, manufactures machine vision lenses including telecentric and fixed-focal-length designs for industrial inspection. It is a direct peer to Moritex in the machine vision lens catalog space, particularly in semiconductor and electronics inspection applications.
• Schneider-Kreuznach (Jos. Schneider Optische Werke): Schneider-Kreuznach is a German optics manufacturer specializing in industrial lenses, including telecentric and line scan lenses used in machine vision and metrology. It directly competes with Moritex in the high-end industrial machine vision lens market across similar customer verticals.
• Sill Optics: Sill Optics is a German manufacturer of telecentric, machine vision, and laser optics for industrial inspection and metrology applications. It directly competes with Moritex in telecentric lens designs and serves overlapping semiconductor, electronics, and automotive inspection customers.

Broad incumbents

• Leica Microsystems (Danaher): Leica Microsystems, owned by Danaher, produces high-precision optical and microscope systems for industrial, semiconductor, and life science inspection. It competes indirectly with Moritex in semiconductor and electronics inspection optics as part of a much broader precision optics and instrumentation portfolio.
• Keyence: Keyence is a major Japanese manufacturer of factory automation products including machine vision systems, sensors, and measurement instruments. It competes with Moritex indirectly through its integrated vision systems that incorporate third-party or proprietary optics for industrial inspection customers.
• Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology: Carl Zeiss offers industrial metrology and quality inspection solutions including precision optics, coordinate measuring machines, and microscopy. As a much larger incumbent, Zeiss competes with Moritex in high-end inspection optics while also offering broader measurement systems that bundle optics with software and automation.

Emerging players

• Stemmer Imaging: Stemmer Imaging is a European machine vision technology provider offering optical components, cameras, and software for industrial imaging applications. It is a partial peer to Moritex through its optical component distribution and custom imaging solutions for European industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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