i-PRO revealed that it has reached its sixth year as an independent organization.
According to the company, this underscores its strong market momentum and commitment to innovation. The company also reported several key milestones, including:
Since its inception, i-PRO states that it has experienced continuous double-digit growth and maintained sound profitability, fueled by strong demand for its edge-processing AI cameras for security, safety and medical applications and a reputation for quality engineering and cyber resilience.
The company’s annual turnover is now more than 70 percent higher than it was prior to becoming independent.
According to i-PRO, this steady growth gives partners and end-users confidence in an industry pioneer that is both stable and forward-looking, offering technologies that are innovative, cost-effective and based on an open architecture that evolves with customer needs.
As of October 1st, 2025, the company’s new Saga factory (Tosu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan) will be fully operational as an i-PRO production facility, strengthening global manufacturing resilience and ensuring long-term supply stability for partners and customers.
By relocating production to Japan, i-PRO says that it is planning to bring design and manufacturing teams under one roof, improving collaboration and accelerating testing and production.
The site also aims to introduce agile, high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, combining standardized core modules with custom configurations.
i-PRO reports that this approach expects to reduce production time, boost efficiency and enable faster global delivery of a wider variety of products tailored to customers’ unique needs.
Earlier this year, i-PRO says that it became the first company in the security industry to achieve ISO/IEC 42001 certification for AI management, setting a new benchmark for transparency, ethics and security governance.
The company highlights that it has generated a plethora of AI research and development for many years, delivering innovative camera hardware that utilizes edge AI technology in the security, public safety and medical fields.
Compliance with global standards reinforces customer confidence in the safety, integrity and accountability of i-PRO’s technology.
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 leading VMS platforms to return precise 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 powerful search and situational awareness while keeping data under customer control.
A new Person Image Similarity Search feature further improves investigations by helping locate visually similar appearances, even when conditions like clothing or lighting change.
Reflecting its growth as a global organization, i-PRO states that it has expanded its board of directors and leadership team to include experienced executives and respected industry leaders with diverse and international backgrounds, such as
i-PRO reports that their expertise underscore the company’s ongoing transformation as a global organization and helps guide its strategic investments in innovation and responsible AI.
Masato Nakao, CEO, i-PRO commented: “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.”