History
| 1965 | Creation of the company Bureau d'Electronique Appliquée with the objective of developing electronic projects for industrial applications. |
| 1972 | VG017 the first product in a range of Doppler-effect hyper frequency sensors for automatic door opening. |
| 1985 | (and 2000) BEA receives the Oscar for Exports from the Belgian government. |
| 1987 | Creation of American subsidiary: BEA Inc. in Pittsburgh, USA. |
| 1988 | Creation of design office B.E.R. (Belgian Electronic Research). |
| 1992 | CD Innovative range of opening sensors fitted with a microprocessor and a horn antenna. |
| 1995 |
MAGIC SWITCH The opening sensor used as a contactless switch. Particularly suitable for sterile areas such as operating theatres and also in the food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries |
| 1996 |
EAGLE A technological revolution: a range of sensors with greatly reduced dimensions, planar antenna, lateral angle and remote control. ISO 9001: 1994 certification. |
| 1997 | Creation of the first Asian subsidiary: BEA Electronics in Beijing, China. |
| 1999 | ACTIV8 The first sensor to combine opening and safety, bringing together the best two technologies to offer comfort and safety to users. |
| 2000 | Development of intelligent communication between the operator and the sensor. |
| 2001 |
FALCON The opening sensor for industrial doors. It recognises direction of approach and distance from the sensor and distinguishes a vehicle from a pedestrian. Creation of a South American subsidiary in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Creation of the second Asian subsidiary: BEA Japan in Tokyo, Japan. Creation of the third Asian subsidiary: BEA HK Ltd in Hong Kong. |
| 2002 | Joined the British group HALMA. |
| 2003 | ISO 9001: 2000 certification. |
| 2005 |
4SAFE New generation of safety sensor for swing and revolving doors. Increased size, accuracy and stability of safety zone |
| 2007 | Creation of the Sensorio department devoted to market diversification |
| 2008 |
Creation of the Industrial door department CONDOR, the combined sensor for industrial doors. |
| 2009 | Launching of products based on LASER technology applied to pedestrian and industrial automatic doors |
| 2010 |
ISO 9001: 2000 certification. Let the new generation of sensors surprise you! |
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