Corporate|Global
Corporate|Global
| May, 1933 | Kazuma Tateishi founded Tateishi Electric Works in Higashinoda, Miyakojima Ward, Osaka City. |
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| May, 1933 | Started manufacturing timer for X-ray photography (established May 10, 1933). |
| June, 1945 | The factory was relocated to Hanazonotsuchido-cho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City. |
| May, 1948 | The company changed its trade name to Tateishi Electric Corporation (established May 19, 1948). |
| January, 1959 | Established trademark OMRON. Established Our Mission. |
| February, 1960 | Developed the world's first contactless proximity switch. |
| October, 1960 | Central R&D Laboratory completed in Nagaoka-cho, Kyoto (currently Nagaokakyo-shi). |
| April, 1964 | World's First Electronic Automatic Sensitive Signal Developed. |
| March, 1967 | Developed the world's first unmanned station system. |
| November, 1968 | The English company name was changed to OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO. |
| March, 1969 | Introduced the CALCULET -1200, the world's smallest desktop calculator. |
| June, 1971 | Developed the world's first online cash machine. |
| February, 1972 | Established Japan's first welfare factory, OMRON Taiyo Co., Ltd. |
| 1983 | "Kenon-kun" was released. |
| July, 1987 | Developed the world's first ultra-high-speed fuzzy controller. |
| September, 1988 | Established a European regional management company (OMRON EUROPE B.V.) in the Netherlands. |
| October, 1988 | Established an Asia-Pacific regional management company (OMRON ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.) in Singapore. |
| April, 1989 | Established OMRON Management Center of America, INC. as the head of North American operations. |
| January, 1990 | Company name changed to OMRON Corporation. |
| 1991 | Developed a new in-line inspection device, "Gasho". |
| May, 1994 | Established regional management company (OMRON (China) Co., Ltd.) in China. |
| 1995 | Developed distance warning system for autonatives. |
| 1996 | Developed the VT-WIN board solder inspection system. |
| 1998 | Developed a device to determine the authenticity of global banknotes. |
| 1999 | The division system was abolished and the company system was introduced. |
| April, 2002 | Aiming to expand its business in China, the company promoted its regional headquarters to China. |
| April, 2003 | Established OMRON Relay and Device Corporation by management integration of relay business division and OMRON Kumamoto Co., Ltd. |
| May, 2003 | Established the Keihanna Innovation Center in Soraku County, Kyoto, as a core base for our global R & D co-creation strategy. |
| July, 2003 | Established OMRON Healthcare Co., Ltd. by splitting off the Healthcare Business. |
| May, 2004 | Developed facial recognition technology for mobile phones. |
| May, 2006 | Published the new corporate philosophy called "OMRON Principles." |
| June, 2006 | A global hub for control systems opens in Shanghai, China. |
| March, 2007 | Full-scale development of safety business at production sites. |
| June, 2007 | Opened a new R & D center in China. |
| September, 2007 | The world's first real color 3D vision sensor 3D image sensing has been put into practical use. |
| December, 2009 | Launched the ene-brain CO2 visualization system, the world's first automated energy-saving analysis system incorporating the know-how of expert consultants. |
| April, 2010 | Established OMRON Switch and Device Corporation by splitting off the switch business from OMRON. |
| November, 2010 | Started Wellness Link, an IT-based health management service |
| April, 2011 | Established OMRON SOCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. by splitting off the SOCIAL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS & SERVICES BUSINESS COMPANY. |
| June, 2011 | Announced long-term vision VG 2020 (Value Generation 2020) |
| July, 2011 | Introduced the Sysmac NJ series of machine automation controllers that integrate the necessary functions for machine control. Automation centers were established in Japan (August) and China (September). |
| January, 2012 | Established regional headquarters "OMRON MANAGEMENT CENTER OF INDIA" in Gurgaon, Haryana State, India. |
| April, 2012 | Established regional headquarters "OMRON MANAGEMENT CENTER OF LATIN AMERICA" in Sao Paolo, Brazil |
| July, 2012 | Established a joint venture with NTT DOCOMO in the field of health support services. |
| March, 2013 | Shanghai OMRON Control Electronics Co., Ltd., an electronics parts plant in China, held a ceremony to open a new plant. |
| October, 2013 | Established regional headquarters "OMRON VIETNAM CO., LTD" in Hanoi, Vietnam. |
| April, 2014 | OMRON Automotive Electronics Co. Ltd. absorbed OMRON Iida Co., Ltd. |
| July, 2014 | Established OMRON Ventures Co., Ltd., an investment subsidiary responsible for corporate venture capital. |
| October, 2014 | MMRSV Participações S.A., which owns NS Industria de Aparelhos Medicos Ltda., a Brazilian nebulizer production and sales company, and two other companies, became a subsidiary of OMRON. |
| September, 2015 | Delta Tau Data Systems Inc. which was US motion control equipment manufacturer and eight of its subsidiaries became subsidiaries of OMRON. |
| October, 2015 | Adept Technology Inc. (Now Omron Robotics & Safety Technologies, Inc.) which was the US industrial robot maker and five of its subsidiaries became subsidiaries of OMRON. |
| December, 2016 | Transferred all shares of OMRON Colin Co., Ltd., which is engaged in the medical equipment and medical systems business to Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd. |
| January, 2017 | Established regional headquarters OMRON MANAGEMENT CENTER OF KOREA in Seoul, Korea. |
| March, 2017 | Established a capital and business alliance with AliveCor, Inc. in the healthcare field. |
| July, 2017 | Sentec Corporation (now OMRON Sentec Corporation), a leading manufacturer of industrial cameras, and seven of its subsidiaries became subsidiaries of OMRON. |
| October, 2017 | Microscan Systems, Inc. (Now OMRON Microscan Systems, Inc.), which was an industrial code reader manufacturer in the US, and three of its subsidiaries became subsidiaries of OMRON. |
| February, 2018 | Established OMRON SINIC X Corporation, a research company to design the near future. |
| April, 2018 | Established a new company, OMRON Expert Link Co., Ltd., to consolidate the human resources, general affairs and accounting functions of the OMRON Group in Japan. |
| August, 2018 | Transferred all shares of OMRON Laserfront Co., Ltd., which manufactures, sells and provides after-sales service for laser processing equipment, to TOWA Co. |
| February, 2019 | Transferred 80% of shares of OMRON Nohgata Co., Ltd., which works on the development and entrusted manufacturing service of industrial electronic equipment, to Advantech Co., Ltd. |
| March, 2019 | Established a joint venture with iAPPS Pte. Ltd. in the field of healthcare services. |
| October, 2019 | Transferred all shares of OMRON Automotive Electronics Co. Ltd. to Nidec Corporation. |
| January, 2020 | Opened the "AUTOMATION CENTER TOKYO" in Shinagawa, Tokyo to promote the latest factory automation solutions. |
| February, 2020 | Made AliveCor, Inc. an equity method affiliate. |
| March, 2021 | Transferred all shares of Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions, Corp. to Hitachi, Ltd. |
| October, 2021 | Spun off the MEMS business that develops and manufactures pressure sensors and floor sensors to Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. |
| February, 2022 | Established a capital and business alliance with JMDC Inc. |
| April, 2022 | OMRON Group has developed a new long-term strategy for the decade up to 2030, called "Shaping the Future 2030," or "SF2030." |
| April, 2022 | Changed the name of the Electronic Components Business Company to the Device & Module Solutions Company. |
| April, 2023 | Invested in KIRIN TECHNO-SYSTEM CO., LTD., a manufacturer of comprehensive inspection equipment for the beverage industry, and made it a subsidiary as "OMRON KIRIN TECHNO-SYSTEM CO., LTD. |
| April, 2023 | Established OMRON EXPERT ENGINEERING Co.,Ltd. to provide human resource services (temporary staffing, outsourcing, and placement) in the engineering field. |
| October, 2023 | Made JMDC Inc., a medical statistical data service company, a subsidiary. |
| December, 2023 | Launched Data Solution Business Headquarters. |
