The firm whose origin finds its sources in Germany with engineer Fritz Kaftanski, already develops cameras but moved to Lyon in France in 1942 to found the French firm FEX (for France Export) in 1943. In 1946, Kafta firm is based in Paris and the association with Kaftanski, "Kafta-Fex" is created. The name "Indo" appear after 1949, date of the separation Kafta-Paris and Fex-Lyon, where Fex become Fex-Indo.