Japanese Omron's RFID Div targets Wal-Mart suppliers & others
30 Nov '05
3 min read
In addition to Wal-Mart suppliers, Omron's RFID's sales initiatives here include other mass retailers such as Best Buy and Target stores, electronics, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods companies and the US Department of Defense, which itself has established RFID mandates for suppliers.
Omron RFID products sold in the U.S. are designed and manufactured in Japan. Initial U.S. investments have included a headquarters office and training center for the division in Schaumburg, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. A testing center to help customers and systems integrators validate applications will be opened in nearby St. Charles, Illinois.
The RFID tags act as portable databases that allow information to be accessed and modified through Reader/Writers at any point on the supply chain. They provide a non-contact, non-line of sight method of automatically gathering, inspecting and distributing detailed information. Sensitive electronic inlays forming a part of each RFID tag are ruggedized by Omron through an ultrasonic mounting process so the data they contain can be read in harsh, damp or dusty environments or after being subjected to bending, twisting or misalignment.
Kyoto based OMRON Corporation is a global leader in the field of automation with $5.5 billion in annual revenue. Established in 1933 and headed by President and CEO Hisao Sakuta, OMRON has more than 26,000 employees in over 35 countries working to provide products and services to customers in a variety of fields including industrial automation, electronic components, social systems (ticket gate machines, ticket vending machines, and traffic control), and healthcare. Omron's RFID Division has been in the RFID business for over 20 years and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with US operations in Schaumburg, Illinois.
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