Omron Co., LTD. (Headquarters: Shimokyo Ward, Kyoto City, Japan, on behalf of Yoshihito Yamada, President and CEO of the Ban, hereinafter referred to as Omron)
Omron (Shanghai) Co., LTD. (OMS) is actively grasping the demand of China's booming manufacturing market, and is seeking to expand capacity by adding the second phase plant.
At present, the high labor cost and the shortage of labor in the manufacturing industry has been increasing worldwide. The Chinese government actively leads the "Made in China 2025", and strives to realize the intelligent, automatic and provincial production site. The demand for photoelectric sensors, proximity sensors and other industrial control equipment in China's manufacturing industry has exploded. Omron has seized on this change and is looking to significantly increase capacity by adding the second phase of the OMS plant, which aims to double capacity by 2020 from 2017. At the same time, OMS will also build an industrial robot production line at the first phase plant to meet the growing demand of the industrial robot market in China.
With its highly flexible and efficient production line, OMS is the Omron Group's showcase for "i-Automation! Concept demonstration factory, continue to provide solutions to China's manufacturing partners. Omron will fully contribute to "Made in China 2025" and further expand its business in the Chinese market.
Summary of Phase II Plant of Omron (Shanghai) Co., LTD
Total investment: 1 billion yen (400 million yen for building reconstruction and 600 million yen for equipment investment)
Factory size: covers an area of 9,102 square meters (* The first factory 14,612 square meters)
Production capacity: 1.7 million units per month (output of sensor main engine in 2020)
Products: Main sensor machine (photoelectric, proximity sensor, etc.)
Operation start time: July 2018
[On "i-Automation!"]
As a pioneer in the FA field, Omron has a rich product line ranging from image processing sensors and other input devices, various controllers, servomotors and other output devices, to safety-related equipment, industrial machines, etc., and continues to provide unique automation technology that combines a variety of products through software to the global manufacturing site. At present, Omron based on technology and equipment products, uphold by the three "i", namely "integrated(control upgrade)", "intelligent", "interactive(new coordination between human and machine)" composed of "I-Automation! Concept, is committed to the innovation of manufacturing production site.
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Omron Co., LTD., starting from its unique "sensing & Control +Think" technology, undertakes the mission of pioneering automation enterprise to carry out business activities. Its products cover a wide range of fields such as control machines, electronic components, automotive electronics, social systems, health and medical equipment, and environmental protection. Since its inception in 1933, the Omron Group has grown to approximately 36,000 employees worldwide, providing products and services to 117 countries or regions. In the field of control machines, Omron contributes to the prosperity of society by providing innovative automation technology and product line and customer support at the manufacturing site.
