Omron

OMRON Corporation

Omron headquarters in Kyoto, Japan
Type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 6645 OSE: 6645 FWB: OMR
Industry	Electrical equipment Electronics Healthcare
Founded	May 10, 1933 (1933-05-10) Osaka, Japan
Founder	Kazuma Tateisi
Headquarters	Shiokoji Horikawa, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8530, Japan
Key people	Yoshihito Yamada (President and CEO)
Products	Industrial automation Social system solutions Automotive electronics Medical devices
Revenue	$ 6.919 billion (FY 2012) (¥ 650.461 billion) (FY 2012)
Net income	$ 320 million (FY 2012) (¥ 30.117 billion) (FY 2012)
Number of employees	35,411 (2013)
Website	Official website
Footnotes / references

Omron Corporation (オムロン株式会社, Omuron Kabushiki-gaisha) is an electronics company based in Kyoto, Japan.

Omron was established by Kazuma Tateisi (立石一真) in 1933 (as the Tateisi Electric Manufacturing Company) and incorporated in 1948. The company originated in an area of Kyoto called "Omuro (御室)", from which the name "OMRON" was derived. Prior to 1990, the corporation was known as Omron Tateisi Electronics. During the 1980s and early 1990s, the company motto was: "To the machine the work of machines, to man the thrill of further creation".

Omron's primary business is the manufacture and sale of automation components, equipment and systems, but it is generally known for medical equipment such as digital thermometers, blood pressure monitors and nebulizers. Omron developed the world's first electronic ticket gate, which was named an IEEE Milestone in 2007, and was one of the first manufacturers of automated teller machines (ATM) with magnetic stripe card readers.

Omron Oilfield & Marine is a provider of AC and DC drive systems and custom control systems for oil and gas and related industries.

Omron was named one of Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators in 2013.

Business divisions and products

• Industrial automation: sensors, switches, safety components, relays, control components, electric power monitoring equipment, power supplies
• Electronic components: relays, switches, connectors, micro sensing devices, MEMS sensors, image sensing technologies
• Automotive electronics: automotive radio components, driver monitor sensors, electric power steering, integrated control units, switch and control components
• Social systems: access control systems (building entry systems), road management systems, traffic signal controllers, security/surveillance cameras, automated ticket gates, ticket vending machines, fare adjustment machines
• Healthcare
  • Personal use: blood pressure monitors, digital thermometers, body composition monitors, pedometers, nebulizers
  • Professional use: blood pressure monitors, non-invasive vascular monitors, portable ECGs, patient monitors
• Other businesses
  • Power distribution and controls for drilling rigs
  • Environmental solutions

Shareholders

As of September 30, 2012:

• State Street Bank & Trust Company
• Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd.(trust account)
• The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account)
• The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
• The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.
• Nippon Life Insurance Company
• Omron Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. London Secs Lending Omnibus Account
• RBC IST London-Lending Account

Gallery

Omron 8P calculator (1976)  A digital Omron HJ-112 pedometer  A digital Omron RS2 wrist blood pressure monitor on display

See also

• Motorola 88000 used by the Omron luna88k 4-processor computer
• Arena, a browser which was extended by OMRON
• Yaskawa Electric Corporation
• EURion constellation
• Fuzzy logic
• MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems)

External links

• Omron Global Website (English)
• Omron Asia Pacific Website (English)
• Omron UK website
• Omron Industrial Automation
• Omron Electronics (U.S.)
• Omron Healthcare (U.S.)
• List of Omron offices around the world
• Omron ADR American stock trading symbol OMRNY
• Omron Healthcare (France)
• Omron Automation (India)
• Omron Oilfield & Marine