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Headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, OMRON Corporation is a global leader in the field of automation. Anticipating social needs and filling them with pioneering technology. This describes the role OMRON has played over its 72-year history. OMRON founder Kazuma Tateisi, a brilliant inventor and determined salesman tried his hand at developing a knife-grinder and trouser press before launching Tateisi Electric Manufacturing Co. in 1933 based on a need by hospitals for faster X-ray timers. The three-employee factory grew into OMRON Corporation, today a $5.5 billion global leader in sensing and control components with more than 26,000 employees spread out across 35 countries. OMRON has led a string of developments that have revolutionized our lives, including several incredible worlds-firsts: non-contact proximity switch, automatic traffic signal, ticket vending machine and fully automated train station system, automatic cancer cell diagnostic equipment, and on-line cash dispenser. OMRON makes significant contributions in a variety of fields including industrial automation, electronic components, social systems (ticket gate machines, ticket vending machines, and traffic control), and healthcare. The company is divided into five regions and head offices are in Japan (Kyoto), Asia Pacific (Singapore), China (Shanghai), Europe (Amsterdam) and US (Chicago).