About us

About us
President Hiroshi Takemoto

President Hiroshi Takemoto

Message from the President

We are a manufacturing company that transforms the power of light into value and provides that value by having it customized to the needs of our customers.
As of July 1st, OPTOWL has started down as a new path.

I think the power of the light is limitless.
"We provide a lot of values and benefits for the world and our stakeholders, our employees will be at the center of these activities, and we would like to be the company that makes our employees, their families, and all those involved with us happy.
Blessings of Light to Values of Well-being
This is the corporate philosophy of the new company.

We have spent more than 50 years pursuing the possibilities of light and refining our technology. We will continue to take on the challenges of pursuing achieving our new dreams with under a stronger "aspirations," with everyone building the confidence on our past accomplishments, working autonomously and trusting in its colleagues and partners.

Corporate Profile

Company name OPTOWL Co., Ltd.
Registered office Address South Tower 8F, Yokohama Business Park, 134 Godo-cho, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 〒240-0005
Name of Representative Hiroshi Takemoto
Main businesses
  1. "Mobility&Safety Business" Provides stereo cameras and related products for automotive and industrial applications that contribute to improved safety.
  2. "Meta-Optics Business" Provides metalenses as next-generation optical solutions that enable product miniaturization and thinner designs, as well as projection lenses for projectors and other optical products.
Capital 350 million yen
Accounting period March

Business Locations

Head office

South Tower 8F, Yokohama Business Park, 134 Godo-cho, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 〒240-0005

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Head office

Hanamaki Office

Ohata10-109, Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan 〒025-0394

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Hanamaki office

Hong Kong Branch

Unit 509-511, Level 5, Silvercord Tower 2, 30 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

German Branch

Erkrather Str. 401, 40231 Düsseldorf, Germany

Corporate Development

1973
Establishment of Ricoh Optical Industries Co., Ltd.
1974
Establishing an integrated production system that included the camera assembly, lens processing, and metalworking
1980
Plastic molding factory commenced operations.
1985
Optical components factory commenced operations.
1994
Development of projector optical units.
2007
Development of Automotive Stereo Camera.
Establishment of the Hong Kong branch
2011
Enters the FA Machine Vision Lens business
2014
Integrating management implementing corporate activities as RICOH Industrial Solutions Inc.
2016
Development of Projections unit for DMD HUD(Head-Up-Display)
2024
Optical business of RICOH Industrial Solutions Inc. reorganized as OPTOWL Co., Ltd.