Kyoto and Shanghai, Japan, Sept 20, 2005 - (JCN Newswire)-Omron Corporation (TSE: 6645; US: OMRNY), a global leader in automation, sensing and control technologies, announced the establishment of a new development center named 'Omron Institute of Sensing & Control Technology(Shanghai) Co., Ltd.' located in Zizhu Science Park,Shanghai, China.

A ceremony took place on September 19th at a hotel in Shanghai with regards to the attendance of Ding WenJiang, Shanghai Jiaotong University Vice-President, The People's Government of Mingang District Shanghai Vice-Director Vice-director Zhang Wenyue. From Omron Yasuhira Minagawa, Managing Officer and Chairman & President of Omron (China) Co., Ltd., Koichi Imanaka, Managing Office and Senior General Manager of Research & Development H.Q attended.

This new center will be one of the core R&D facilities for Omron. Mainly organized by local researchers and engineers, it will enable quick response to local needs and contribute to developing new technologies that will benefit the entire Omron group. Each year over hundred thousand highly educated and experienced exchange students return to China from the US, Europe and Japan, and a populardestination is this Zizhu Science Park. Also, it is adjacent to excellent research, educational institutes and Shanghai Jiaotong University where many talented students study.

Research and development in cutting edge sensing and control technology will take place. One of the main themes will be OMRON's vision sensing technology that recognizes human faces and various objects and shapes. The investment is forecast at US$9.7 million including real estate, construction of the building and infrastructure. Initially it will start with approx. 100 participating researchers and engineers concentrating on about 30 themes. OMRON plans to double both participants and themes by the end of fiscal year 2007.

Board Chairman Koichi Imanaka stated "We also position this new center as a gathering of universities, professors and grad students to motivate each other and develop new technologies, which we call 'Collaborative Innovation'".

Profile of the new R&D center

Name: Omron Institute of Sensing & Control Technology (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.
Location: 468 Jianchuan Rd. Shanghai 201109
Capital:1.4 million US dollars
Description of business:R&D of sensing and control cutting edge technologies
Representative:Board Chairman - Koichi Imanaka???? Board Member- Yasuhira Minagawa?????????
?????????????? Board Member - Hisashi Shonaka????? President - Toshio Yamashita
Participating researchers/engineers: Approx 100
Construction schedule: November 2005 to September 2006
Date of operation:October 2006
Floor space:Land 20,000m2, Building 5,000m2, Total floor area 12,000m2
Structure:Reinforced concrete, 3 floors high
Total investment:9.7 million US dollars(including real estate, building, infrastructure)

About OMRON

Headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, OMRON Corporation is a global leader in the field of automation. Established in 1933 and headed by President Hisao Sakuta, Omron has more than 25,000 employees in over 35 countries working to provide products and services to customers in a variety of fields including industrial automation, electronic components industries, and healthcare. The company is divided into five regions and head offices are in Japan (Kyoto), Asia Pacific (Singapore), China (Hong Kong), Europe (Amsterdam) and US (Chicago). The European organisation has its own development and manufacturing facilities, and provides local customer support in all European countries. For more information, visit Omron's Web site at www.omron.com.