| May, 1933 |
Kazuma Tateishi founded Tateishi Electric Works in Higashinoda, Miyakojima Ward, Osaka City. |
| May, 1933 |
Started manufacturing timer for X-ray photography (established May 10, 1933). |
| June, 1945 |
The factory was relocated to Hanazono Dodo-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 the company constitution. |
| February, 1960 | Developed the world's first contactless proximity switch. |
| October, 1960 |
He completed construction of the Central Research Laboratory in Nagaoka Town, Kyoto Prefecture (present-day Nagaokakyo City). |
| 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 computer. |
| 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 OMRON EUROPE B.V. which was an European Regional President in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. |
| October, 1988 |
Established OMRON ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD., which was an Asian Regional President in Singapore. |
| April, 1989 |
Established OMRON MANAGEMENT CENTER OF AMERICA, INC. in Chicago, U.S.A. |
| January, 1990 |
Company name changed to OMRON Corporation. |
| 1991 |
Developed a new in-line inspection device, the Painter. |
| May, 1994 |
Established a regional controlling company (OMRON (CHINA) CO., LTD.) in China. |
| 1995 |
Developed distance warning system. |
| 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 Corporation |
| May, 2003 |
We 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." |
| May, 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. |
| June, 2012 |
Established regional headquarters "OMRON MANAGEMENT CENTER OF LATIN AMERICA" in Sao Paolo, Brazil |
| March, 2013 |
Established a joint venture with NTT DOCOMO in the field of health support services. |
| October, 2013 |
Shanghai OMRON Control Electronics Co., Ltd., an electronics parts plant in China, held a ceremony to open a new plant. |
| April, 2014 |
Established regional headquarters "OMRON VIETNAM CO., LTD" in Hanoi, Vietnam. |
| July, 2014 | OMRON Automotive Electronics Inc. absorbed OMRON Iida Corporation. |
| October, 2014 |
Established OMRON Ventures Inc., an investment subsidiary responsible for corporate venture capital. |
| September, 2015 |
MMRSV Participantcoes 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. |
| October, 2015 |
Delta Tau Data Systems Inc. which was US motion control equipment manufacturer and eight of its subsidiaries became subsidiaries of OMRON. |
| December, 2016 |
Adept Technology Inc. (Now OMRON Adept Technologies, Inc.) which was the US industrial robot maker and five of its subsidiaries became subsidiaries of OMRON. |
| January, 2017 |
Transferred all shares of OMRON Colin Co., Ltd., which is engaged in the medical equipment and medical systems business to Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd. |
| March, 2017 |
Established regional headquarters OMRON MANAGEMENT CENTER OF KOREA in Seoul, Korea. |
| July, 2017 |
Established a capital and business alliance with AliveCor, Inc. in the healthcare field. |
| October, 2017 |
Sentec Corporation (now OMRON Sentec Corporation), a leading manufacturer of industrial cameras, and seven of its subsidiaries became subsidiaries of OMRON. |
| February, 2018 |
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 tOMRON. |
| April, 2018 |
Established OMRON SINIC X Corporation, a research company to design the near future. |
| August, 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. |
| February, 2019 | Transferred all shares of OMRON Laserfront Co., Ltd., which manufactures, sells and provides after-sales service for laser processing equipment, to TOWA Co. |
| March, 2019 |
Transferred 80% shares of OMRON Nogata Corporation which a developer and manufacturer of industrial electronic equipment to Advantech Co., Ltd. |
| October, 2019 |
Established a joint venture with iAPPS Pte. Ltd. in the field of health care services. |
| October, 2019 |
Transferred all shares of OMRON Automotive Electronics Corporation 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 |
Completed investment in Kirin Techno Systems and changed the company name to OMRON KIRIN TECHNO SYSTEMS, INC. |
| 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. an equity method affiliate. |
