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News Release from: Omron Corp
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Team on 13 June 2007
Far East automation firm sets up
research facility
To develop its core competencies further in the fields of sensing and control technology, Omron has opened a research centre in China - its first outside of Japan.
Omron, a global leader in automation, sensing and control technology, has announced the opening of Omron R and D Collaborative Innovation centre (Shanghai) in China, its first major RandD facility outside Japan Located in Shanghai Zizhu Science-based Technology Park, the US$9.7 million facility will focus on further developing Omron's core competencies in sensing and control technology
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 28 May 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The centre will provide a space for true collaborative innovation between Omron researchers and domestic institutions, who will work together to conceive and develop new applications of our sensing and control technology in the realms of safety, security, environmental preservation and health care," said Hisao Sakuta, president and CEO of Omron Corporation.
As part of its long-term management plan, 'Grand Design 2010', Omron has positioned 'business expansion in China' alongside 'sales growth in new business areas' as top priorities in order to achieve an intermediate goal of JPY 750 billion in consolidated sales and Yen 75 billion in operating profit for FY07.
Over the three-year period from FY04-06, Omron has made a series of strategic investments, totaling almost Yen 30 billion (approximately US$250 million), in the Chinese market.
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Until now, these have focused on production and sales network expansion, and include the establishment of a global design and production centre for industrial automation in Shanghai and an automotive electronics production base in Guangzhou, the expansion of an electronic components factory in Shenzhen and setting up a purchasing unit in Shanghai to underpin the Company's new centralised procurement strategy.
With the opening of this Collaborative Innovation centre, Omron has now added world-class R and D facilities to its operations in China.
"The centre's opening today marks the successful completion of a three-year program of major capital commitment in China.
We are now looking forward to reaping the returns on these investments in the final stage of our long-term plan (FY08-10), while continuing to explore new investment opportunities as we work towards our FY08 target of US$1.33 billion (approximately Yen 150 billion) for consolidated sales in China," said Sakuta.
The Omron R and D Collaborative Innovation centre (Shanghai) will initially house the Omron Institute of Sensing and Technology (Shanghai) ('ORS'), whose researchers are focusing on vision sensing, including facial recognition, and control technologies that equip machines with near-human levels of judgment.
The centre will also welcome outside researchers and students working in related fields from Shanghai Jiaotong, Tsinghua, Xian Jiaotong, Zhejiang and other Chinese universities as part of Omron's commitment to collaborative innovation.
Initially, around 100 researchers will be engaged in research on approximately 30 different themes.
The numbers of both personnel and research themes will double by FY09, and grow further as internal business divisions set up individual research units in the centre.
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