, styled as OMRON, is a Japanese

electronics Electronics is a scientific and engineering discipline that studies and applies the principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that manipulate electrons and other Electric charge, electrically charged particles. It is a subfield ...

company based in

Kyoto Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

. Omron was established by in 1933 (as the ''Tateisi Electric Manufacturing Company'') and incorporated in 1948. The company originated in an area of Kyoto called ""( ja), 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 Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, mainly by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machine ...

components, equipment and systems. In the consumer and medical markets, it is known for

medical equipment A medical device is any device intended to be used for medical purposes. Significant potential for hazards are inherent when using a device for medical purposes and thus medical devices must be proved safe and effective with reasonable assura ...

such as digital

thermometer A thermometer is a device that measures temperature (the hotness or coldness of an object) or temperature gradient (the rates of change of temperature in space). A thermometer has two important elements: (1) a temperature sensor (e.g. the bulb ...

s, blood pressure monitors and nebulizers. Omron developed the world's first electronic ticket gate, which was named an

IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) organization, 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. The IEEE ...

Milestone in 2007, and was one of the first manufacturers of

automated teller machine An automated teller machine (ATM) is an electronic telecommunications device that enables customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions, such as cash withdrawals, deposits, funds transfers, balance inquiries or account ...

s (ATM) with

magnetic stripe card The term digital card can refer to a physical item, such as a memory card on a camera, or, increasingly since 2017, to the digital content hosted as a virtual card or cloud card, as a digital virtual representation of a physical card. They shar ...

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 Thomson Reuters Corporation ( ) is a Canadian multinational corporation, multinational content-driven technology Conglomerate (company), conglomerate. The company was founded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and maintains its headquarters at 1 ...

Top 100 Global Innovators in 2013. Sales for 2023 were 876,082 million yen (up 14.8% from 2022). Net income was 73,861 million yen (up 20.3% from 2022). Basic earnings per share increased 21.8%. Omron received a platinum (in the top 1%) EcoVadis rating for outstanding sustainability performance. The rating is based on the company's achievements in four areas: Environment, Labour & Human Rights, Sustainable Procurement and Ethics.

Business divisions and products

Operating principle: OMRON's reason for being is to create social value through business and continue to contribute to the development of society. That is precisely what the practical application of our corporate philosophy seeks to do. * Industrial automation: industrial robots,

sensor A sensor is often defined as a device that receives and responds to a signal or stimulus. The stimulus is the quantity, property, or condition that is sensed and converted into electrical signal. In the broadest definition, a sensor is a devi ...

s, switches, industrial cameras, safety components, relays, control components, electric power monitoring equipment, power supplies and PLCs * Electronic components:

relay A relay Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off A relay is an electrically operated switc ...

s, switches, connectors, micro sensing devices,

MEMS MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) is the technology of microscopic devices incorporating both electronic and moving parts. MEMS are made up of components between 1 and 100 micrometres in size (i.e., 0.001 to 0.1 mm), and MEMS devices ...

s, image sensing technologies, * 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: Develops and produces medical devices for homes and medical facilities, health management software and health improvement services. ** Personal use: OMRON's wide range of home healthcare products includes: blood pressure monitors, digital thermometers, body composition monitors,

pedometer A pedometer, or step-counter, is a device, usually portable and electronic or electromechanical, that counts each step a person takes by detecting the motion of the person's hands or hips. Because the distance of each person's step varies, an ...

s, nebulizers. Omron has achieved more than 200 million Blood Pressure Monitors sold worldwide, making Omron the world leader in Electronic Blood Pressure Monitors. ** Professional use: blood pressure monitors, non-invasive vascular monitors, portable ECGs, patient monitors * Other businesses ** Power distribution and controls for

drilling rig A drilling rig is an integrated system that Drilling, drills wells, such as oil or water wells, or holes for piling and other construction purposes, into the earth's subsurface. Drilling rigs can be massive structures housing equipment used to ...

s ** Environmental sensors ** Electronic controls and automation for detention center systems

Shareholders

As of September 30, 2015: *

State Street Bank and Trust Company State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT), commonly known as State Street Global Services, is a subsidiary of State Street Corporation organized as a trust company based in Massachusetts. The company is the largest custodian bank in the world an ...

, 505223 * Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd.(trust account) * The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (trust account) * State Street Bank and Trust Company, 505001 * The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd. * The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account) *

Nippon Life Insurance Company , also known as or is the largest Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea ...

* Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (trust account 9) * The Bank of New York, Non-Treaty Jasdec Account

Community activities

Omron has carried out many activities and programs for the community and the environment, such as: * Participate in collaborative projects with non-governmental organizations, such as the United Nations Children's Fund, to support developing countries in improving children's health and education. * Implement energy saving measures, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, recycle and reuse materials and products, to contribute to environmental protection and response to climate change. * Organize volunteer activities, such as donating blood, cleaning beaches, planting trees, to show care and responsibility to the community and nature. Omron Corporation Japan is a company with a long history, reputation and innovation. Omron always strives to provide customers and society with high quality, safe and environmentally friendly products and services. Omron wishes to become a trusted and long-term partner of customers and society, contributing to promoting the sustainable development of humanity and the planet.

Gallery

References

External links