Toyoda Gosei Invests in Pi Photonics, a Startup Developing LED Lighting for Industrial Use

LED lighting developed by Pi Photonics (Usage example: Visualization of crane fall zone) - Pi Photonics’ lighting equipment combines high-brightness LEDs and originally-designed special lenses, and can clearly display various shapes, including straight lines, rings, and arrows, to target distant sites.

KIYOSU, Japan--()--Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7282) has invested* in Pi Photonics, Inc., which develops and sells LED lighting equipment for industrial use that can project light patterns with high visibility.

Pi Photonics’ LED lights, which form light patterns, differ from general light sources in which the edge of the light becomes indistinct when projected at a distance. Using high-brightness LEDs and originally designed optical elements, patterns such as straight lines or rings can be displayed distinctly. These lights can be used in safety displays, such as in manufacturing sites to visualize restricted areas or fall zones of loads during crane work, as well as in stage lighting and more. They are also introducing these lights outside Japan.

Toyoda Gosei will use Pi Photonics’ technology in its plants globally, such as when using cranes to move dies for product molding. The company also aims to create safer workplaces through collaborative explorations to expand the applications of Pi Photonics’ products.

* Investment made in December 2024, through Toyoda Gosei’s Corporate Venture Capital Dept., an internal organization dedicated to these investments.

Outline of Pi Photonics

Name

Pi Photonics, Inc.

Location

673 Tennocho, Chuo Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, Japan

President

Takahiro Ikeda
(Representative Director)

Founded

October 2006

Capital

 

JPY 88.4 million
(as of November 30, 2024)

 

Contacts

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
Public Relations
inquiry@mlist.toyoda-gosei.co.jp

Release Summary

Toyoda Gosei has invested in Pi Photonics, which develops LED lighting for industrial use that can project light patterns with high visibility.

Contacts

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
Public Relations
inquiry@mlist.toyoda-gosei.co.jp