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OKAO Vision Facial
Image Sensing
Printed Circuit Board Power Relays
Surface Mount
Switches
Transmitter Key
Engine start systems enable car engines to be started or shut down by pressing a switch from the driver’s seat of the car
without taking the transmitter key out of one’s bag.
• Industrial Automation Business
IAB’s product lines comprise devices for
sensing lighting, imaging, vibration,
temperature and humidity levels, location,
speed, and other data necessary for the
operation of manufacturing equipment;
control and motion devices that process
large volumes of data into meaningful and
useful information and execute optimal
control; and display and operating devices
that monitor the control status at the
production site and enable confi guration
and adjustment. Interconnecting IAB’s
devices for data communication enables
high-speed, high-precision control to
contribute to enhancing “quality, safety, and
the environment” at the production site.
• Relays and Switches
Relays are composed of electromag-
nets that convert electric signals to
mechanical movement and switches
that turn electricity on and off. Relays
and switches are used in virtually all
electric and electronic devices,
including refrigerators, microwave
ovens, and air conditioners.
• Transmitter Key and Engine
Start Systems
Entry systems enable car doors to
be locked and unlocked by touching
the door handle or pressing a switch
for the door without taking out the
transmitter key.
• Train Station Solutions
SSB provides systems solutions,
including the newest models for
automated ticket gates and ticket
vending machines using universal
design concepts, to increase the
comfort and effi ciency of train stations.
• Healthcare and Medical
Devices for Home Use
HCB supports the health of individuals
by connecting daily personal health
management at home and disease
management at medical institutions.
• PV Inverters for Solar Power
Generation Systems
These PV inverters are used to convert the
DC electricity generated by solar panels into
AC electricity usable in the home. They
contribute to the spread of solar power
systems, a source of renewable energy,
by giving engineers more freedom of design
and improving system effi ciency.
• LCD Backlights
Microlens array technology with
several million micron-sized micro
lenses to maximize light utilization
effi ciency contributes to brighter and
slimmer mobile phones with lower
power consumption.
• Social Sensing
Sensors located in public settings
gather data on the movement and
conditions of people, automobiles,
and other objects and provide
optimal information to people and
control equipment.
• OKAO Vision
OKAO Vision is gaining wide use as a
technology for correcting exposure in
digital photography and brightness in
photo printing, and its face recognition
capability is utilized in mobile phone
user verifi cation as well as in estimat-
ing age and determining gender.
• Safety Equipment
IAB’s safety equipment meets
international safety standards and
contributes to the creation of a safe
workplace environment by automati-
cally sounding an alarm or safely
shutting down machinery when a
worker enters a defi ned danger
zone in a factory.
Programmable
Logic Controllers
Photoelectric
Sensors
Vision
Sensors
Display and
Operating Devices
Brain = Control Equipment
Senses =
Sensing Devices
Nerve System = Network
Limbs =
Motion Devices and Drives
Inverters Servomotors and
Servo Drivers
Indicator Display
Equipment
Automated Ticket Gates
Blood Pressure
Monitors
Sleep Sensors Body Composition
Monitors
Ticket Vending Machines
LCD Backlights
PV Inverters for
Indoor Solar Systems
Proximity Sensors
Temperature
Controllers
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FPC Connectors
Printer Toner Sensors
Power Supply Units for
Amusement Devices
Electric Power Steering
Controllers
Power Window Switches
Air Cleaning Units
• Micro Devices
Omron provides new applications
centering on micro electrical
mechanical systems (MEMS).
• Electronic Systems
and Equipment
Business activities related to computers,
devices, uninterruptible power supply
units, and other electronic systems
and equipment.
• Connectors
Connectors are used as an interface
between electronic devices and are
widely used in mobile devices,
industrial equipment, and other
electronics.
• Automotive Switches /
Controllers
AEC supplies multi-function control
units that integrate control of diverse
automobile body features, including
switches to automatically open and
close power windows, lock and unlock
doors, and turn on and off windshield
wipers, using multiple communication
technologies.
• Sensors and Modules
We respond to various needs
from the digital imaging and
amusement industries.
• Electric Power Steering
Controllers
Electric power steering controllers
are equipped with high-output and
high-precision sensing functions to
enable smooth steering. These devices
help achieve energy savings and
better mileage.
• Road Traffi c Solutions
In addition to control systems for traffi c
volumes and traffi c conditions, SSB is
developing next-generation traffi c
safety systems designed to prevent
accidents by transmitting data on
pedestrians, bicycles, and other objects
collected by sensors to nearby vehicles.
• Medical Devices
for Professional Use
By supplying medical institutions
with highly safe technologies, we
are reducing the risks associated with
healthcare. At the same time, we are
helping develop a society in which
the elderly live healthily.
• Environmental Equipment
IAB’s environmental equipment provides constant
monitoring of manufacturing environment data,
such as the presence of foreign particles and
temperature and humidity levels, and provides
analysis of electric power consumption data,
thereby contributing to maintaining product
quality standards while also providing data to
help reduce excess power consumption and
improve energy effi ciency.
• Automated Optical
Inspection Devices
IAB’s automated optical inspection devices use
visual cameras and other means to detect
defective products, thereby helping production
processes to be automated.
Thermometers Spot Check Monitors Non-Invasive Vascular
Screening Devices
Activity Monitors Body Glucose
Meters
Traffi c Control SystemsSmile Scan Tablets
BY-S Series, Uninterruptible
Power Supply Units
MEMS Absolute
Pressure Sensors
Safety Light Curtains
Safety Door Switches Safety Laser Scanners
Air Particle Sensors
Air Thermal Sensors
Safety Controllers
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Ionizers Printed Circuit Board
Inspection Systems
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