Native name | オムロン株式会社 |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Omuron Kabushiki-gaisha |
| Company type | PublicK.K. |
| TYO:6645 FWB: OMR | |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | May 10, 1933; 92 years ago (1933-05-10) [O.S. April 27]Osaka, Japan |
| Founder | Kazuma Tateishi |
| Headquarters | Shiokoji Horikawa,Shimogyo-ku,Kyoto 600-8530, Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Junta Tsujinaga (President andCEO) |
| Products | |
| Revenue | |
Number of employees | 28,034 (March 31, 2023) |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3][4] | |
Omron Corporation (オムロン株式会社,Omuron Kabushiki-gaisha), styled asOMRON, is a Japaneseelectronics company based inKyoto,Japan. Omron was established by Kazuma Tateishi (立石一真) in 1933 (as theTateisi Electric Manufacturing Company) and incorporated in 1948.
The company originated in an area of Kyoto called "Omuro (御室)"(ja), from which the name "Omron" was derived. Before 1990, the corporation was known asOmron 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 ofautomation components, equipment, and systems. In the consumer and medical markets, it is known formedical equipment such as digitalthermometers,blood pressure monitors, andnebulizers. Omron developed the world's firstelectronic ticket gate,[5] which was named anIEEE Milestone in 2007,[6] and was one of the first manufacturers ofautomated teller machines (ATM)[7] withmagnetic stripe card readers.[8]
Omron Oilfield & Marine is a provider ofAC andDC drive systems and custom control systems for oil and gas and related industries.
Omron was named one ofThomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators in 2013.[9]
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%.[10]
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.[11]
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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.[12]
Develops and produces medical devices for homes and medical facilities, health management software, and health improvement services.
As of September 30, 2015:
Omron has carried out many activities and programs for the community and the environment, such as: