OMRON
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese 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 thermometer
s, blood pressure monitor
s and nebulizer
s. 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 cash-dispensing ATMs 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.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
company based in Kyoto.
Omron was established by Kazuma Tateishi (立石一真) in 1933 and incorporated
Incorporation (business)
Incorporation is the forming of a new corporation . The corporation may be a business, a non-profit organisation, sports club, or a government of a new city or town...
in 1948. Omron's primary business is the manufacture and sale of automation
Automation
Automation is the use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step beyond mechanization...
components, equipment and systems, but it is generally known for medical equipment
Medical equipment
Medical equipment is designed to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions.-Types:There are several basic types:* Diagnostic equipment includes medical imaging machines, used to aid in diagnosis...
such as digital thermometer
Medical thermometer
Medical thermometers are used for measuring human body temperature, with the tip of the thermometer being inserted either into the mouth under the tongue , under the armpit , or into the rectum via the anus .-Liquid-filled:The traditional thermometer is a glass tube with a bulb at one end...
s, blood pressure monitor
Sphygmomanometer
A sphygmomanometer or blood pressure meter is a device used to measure blood pressure, comprising an inflatable cuff to restrict blood flow, and a mercury or mechanical manometer to measure the pressure. It is always used in conjunction with a means to determine at what pressure blood flow is just...
s and nebulizer
Nebulizer
In medicine, a nebulizer is a device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs....
s. Omron developed the world's first electronic ticket gate
Turnstile
A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar...
, which was named an IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
Milestone in 2007, and was one of the first manufacturers of cash-dispensing ATMs with magnetic stripe card
Magnetic stripe card
A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material on the card...
readers.
Main business divisions
- Industrial automation
- Electronic components
- Automotive electronics
- Social systems
- Healthcare
- Power distribution and controls for Drilling Rigs
Shareholders
- Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (trust account)
- The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account)
- State Street Bank and Trust CompanyState Street Bank and Trust CompanyState Street Bank and Trust Company or simply State Street is a custodian bank organized as a Massachusetts trust company specializing in services to mutual funds and their advisers, collective investment funds, corporate and public pension funds, insurance companies, operating companies and...
- The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd.
- Nippon Life Insurance CompanyNippon Life Insurance Company, also known as or is the second largest Japanese life insurance company behind Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. The company was founded in 1889 as the Nippon Life Assurance Co., Inc. In structure it is a mutual company...
- The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.
- The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. LondonThe Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. LondonThe Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. London is a custodian account holder for institutional investors.It is located in London and associated with the JPMorgan Chase bank in the US....
- Investors Bank and Trust Company (West) -Treaty
- Mellon Bank Treaty Clients Omnibus
- The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. London S.L. Omnibus Account
See also
- Motorola 88000Motorola 88000The 88000 is a RISC instruction set architecture developed by Motorola. The 88000 was Motorola's attempt at a home-grown RISC architecture, started in the 1980s. The 88000 arrived on the market some two years after the competing SPARC and MIPS...
used by the Omron luna88k 4-processor computer - ArenaArena (web browser)The Arena browser was an early testbed web browser and web authoring tool for Unix. Originally authored by Dave Raggett in 1993, the browser continued its development at CERN and the World Wide Web Consortium and subsequently by Yggdrasil Computing...
, a browser which was extended by OMRON