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In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001,
manufacturers made aggressive capital
investments centered on the boom in IT-
related businesses. In response, the
Industrial Automation Company
increased sales of conventional control
equipment while also expanding sales of
products that meet new customer needs,
resulting in an 11.2 percent jump in net
sales from the previous fiscal year to
¥239.2 billion.
In the domestic market, the robust
expansion in IT investment that started in
the second half of the previous fiscal year
continued. Manufacturers in the
semiconductor, LCD and electronic
component industries substantially
increased capital investment to meet
sharply rising demand from makers of
communications equipment such as
personal computers and cellular phones.
In Europe, the U.S., China and
elsewhere in Asia, market conditions
remained favorable. Strengthening direct
contact with customers and adding more
locally hired engineers enabled us to
provide customized development
capabilities. As a result, the company
achieved sales increases ranging from 10
to 35 percent on a local currency basis
and improved its position in these
markets.
Looking at product categories, the
company’s success in providing solutions
to meet needs created by the increasing
use of IT in production was a key to
performance gains. This contributed
strongly to growth in sales of fiber
photoelectric sensors, radio frequency
identification (RFID) systems and
programmable logic controllers. In
addition, sales of vision sensors,
automated optical inspection (AOI)
systems and safety-related products
expanded more than 30 percent, buoyed
by the introduction of new products
geared to emerging customer needs.
While responding to changes in global
markets, we will promote efficient
procedures to deepen relationships with
customers in all business sectors.
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2000 2001
Net Sales
(Billions of Yen)
Vision sensor F160, the
top vision sensor in the
industry, is easy to use,
with superior accuracy
and functionality.
VT-RBT is a member of
the popular VT-WIN
family of accurate, high-
speed automated optical
inspection ( AOI) systems.
Omron Corporation 11
The next-generation
programmable logic
controller CJ1 is quick,
compact and seamless.
Industrial Automation Company