i-PRO Co., Ltd. (formerly Panasonic Security), has marked its sixth year as an independent company. It’s opened a new factory in Japan. The firm reports it has seen continuous double-digit growth and maintained profitability, thanks to demand for its edge-processing AI cameras for security, safety and medical applications,. The company’s annual turnover is now more than 70 percent higher than it was prior to becoming independent.
As of October 1, 2025, the company’s new Saga factory (Tosu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan) will be fully operational for i-PRO production. By relocating production to Japan, i-PRO is planning to bring design and manufacturing teams under one roof, for accelerating testing and production. The site also aims to introduce agile, high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, combining standardized core modules with custom configurations.
ISO/IEC 42001 certification
Earlier this year, i-PRO became the first company in the security industry to achieve ISO/IEC 42001 certification for AI management, setting a benchmark for transparency, ethics, and security governance. i-PRO has been at work on AI research and development for years, delivering camera hardware that uses edge AI in the security, public safety, and medical fields.
AI search with Active Guard 3.0
In September, i-PRO released Version 3.0 of its Active Guard intelligent search software, adding generative AI features that give operators more intuitive ways to find critical evidence. The update enables free text search in natural language across video management software (VMS) platforms to return results without predefined tags. By combining edge-processed metadata from i-PRO AI cameras with an on-premises generative AI engine, Active Guard 3.0 delivers search and situational awareness while keeping data under customer control. A new Person Image Similarity Search feature can help locate visually similar appearances, even when conditions like clothing or lighting change.
Leadership
i-PRO has expanded its board of directors and leadership team to include executives with diverse and international backgrounds, such as Gerard Figols (Director, Chief Operating Officer), Hiroo Okamoto (Director, Corporate Head & Chief Financial Officer), James Rothstein (Non-executive Director, Global Executive Advisor), Kaori Yagi (Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Bill Brennan (Chairman of the Americas Board) and Dayanna Nunez (Chief Human Resources Officer).
Masato Nakao, CEO of i-PRO Co., Ltd said: “With a growing global footprint, an expanded leadership team, and continued investment in AI and edge innovation, i-PRO enters its seventh year positioned as a trusted, long-term ally for partners and end-users seeking technology that delivers both immediate value and future readiness.”
