Tamron Americas, Inc.
North American arm of Tamron (Japan); FA lenses, SWIR optics, and varifocal machine-vision systems for factory automation and inspection.
Tamron Americas, Inc. is the North American sales and distribution subsidiary of Tamron Co., Ltd., a Japanese precision optics manufacturer originally founded in 1950. The Americas entity was established in April 1979 — initially named Tamron Industries, Inc. — making it Tamron's first overseas subsidiary. It is headquartered in Commack, New York (10 Austin Boulevard, Commack, NY 11725).
The company's industrial optics division, branded under the FA (Factory Automation) and Machine Vision product lines, serves original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and system integrators building automated visual inspection systems, robotic guidance systems, and measurement equipment. Key product families available through Tamron Americas include:
- Fixed-Focal FA Lenses: High-resolution, low-distortion lenses available in C-mount and CS-mount configurations supporting sensor formats from 1/3" up to 2/3" and larger. Optimized for infrared correction, these are used in barcode reading, OCR/OCV, biometric capture, document scanning, and general parts inspection.
- Varifocal (Zoom) Lenses: Motorized and manual zoom lenses used in traffic monitoring, wide-area surveillance, and variable-standoff industrial inspection. Support real-time focal length adjustment without loss of image quality.
- SWIR (Short-Wave Infrared) Lenses: Designed for imaging beyond the visible spectrum (900–1700 nm), enabling detection of moisture, contamination, and material defects invisible to standard cameras. Applied in food processing quality control, pharmaceutical inspection, semiconductor wafer sorting, and research.
- Surveillance and Security Lenses: Varifocal megapixel lenses for IP camera systems.
Tamron's optics are manufactured in Japan with in-house optical design, mechanical simulation, and quality assurance processes. The parent company Tamron Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 7740) also produces camera lenses for consumer photography, automotive ADAS cameras, medical endoscope lenses, and custom optical assemblies. Tamron Americas supports machine vision integrators through technical consultation, providing lens selection guidance for sensor-format matching and lighting compatibility in industrial environments.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
FA Fixed-Focal Machine Vision Lens
High-resolution C-mount fixed-focal lens for 2/3" sensors, optimized for infrared correction in factory automation and visual inspection applications.
SWIR Machine Vision Lens
Short-wave infrared lens (900–1700 nm) for detecting moisture, contamination, and material defects invisible to standard cameras in food, pharma, and semiconductor inspection.
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Contact Tamron Americas, Inc.
WEBSITE
https://www.tamron-americas.com/HEADQUARTERS
United States
Company Facts
Founded
1979
Primary Role
Component Supplier
Company Size
-
Primary Region
North America
Annual Sales
-
Funding Stage
Subsidiary / Acquired
Funding Total
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