| Year | Detail |
| 1974 |
Keyence Corp. was established as a Lead Electric Co. Ltd. In 1974 at Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. |
| 1984 |
The head office of Lead Electric Co. Ltd. relocated to Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture. |
| 1985 |
Established KEYENCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a local subsidiary in the U.S., Crepo Corporation (now Keyence Engineering Corporation), a manufacturing subsidiary in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture. |
| 1986 |
The company has changed its name from "Lead Electric Co. Ltd." to "Keyence Corporation." |
| 1990 |
Keyence Corp. is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges. Established a production control center in Takatsuki, Osaka, and KEYENCE DEUTSCHLAND GmbH, a German subsidiary. |
| 1992 |
Established training center "DORA KEYENCE" in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture. |
| 2001 |
Keyence Corp. opened the Tokyo Research Laboratory in Minato-ku, Tokyo, and established a local Chinese subsidiary, KEYENCE (CHINA) CO. LTD, in China. |
| 2007 |
Keyence Corp. Established a logistics center in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture. |
| 2011 |
The company has established an Indian subsidiary, KEYENCE INDIA PVT. LTD. And Brazilian local subsidiary KEYENCE BRASIL. |
| 2013 |
Keyence Corp. established PT. KEYENCE INDONESIA is a local subsidiary in Indonesia. |
| 2016 |
Established Philippine local subsidiary KEYENCE PHILIPPINES INC. |
| 2022 |
Keyence Corp. shares moved from the First Section to the Prime Market due to a market classification review by the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |