OMRON

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Omron Corporation (オムロン株式会社 ,Omuron Kabushiki-gaisha^?) (TYO: 6645) is a Japanese electronics company based in Kyoto.

Omron was established by Kazuma Tateishi (立石一真) in 1933 and incorporated in 1948. 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^[1], which was named an IEEE Milestone in 2007^[2], and was one of the first manufacturers of cash-dispensing ATMs^[3] with magnetic stripe card readers.

Omron Kyoto Center Building (headquarters) in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

[edit] Main business divisions

• Industrial Automation
• Electronic Components
• Automotive Electronics
• Social Systems
• Health Care

Omron 8P calculator (1976)

[edit] Shareholders

• Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (trust account)
• The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account)
• State Street Bank and Trust Company
• The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd.
• Nippon Life Insurance Company
• The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.
• The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. London
• Investors Bank and Trust Company (West) -Treaty
• Mellon Bank Treaty Clients Omnibus
• The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. London S.L. Omnibus Account

updated Feb 2006, info from 2004

[edit] References

1. ^ Omron History: Realization of Unmanned Station System, First in the World
2. ^ IEEE History Center: Railroad Ticketing Examining System, 1965-1971
3. ^ Omron Global Website: Development of an automatic cash dispenser (1969)

[edit] See also

• Motorola 88000 used by the Omron luna88k 4-processor computer

[edit] External links

• Omron Global Website
• Omron Industrial Automation
• Omron Electronics (U.S.)
• Omron Healthcare (U.S.)
• List of Omron offices around the world

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