OMRON's equity stake will be 60%, and
Lately, as consumers' interest in the safety and security of food and beverages has increased, there is a growing need for advanced quality control and quality inspection to ensure the safety and security of food and beverages at the manufacturing site. On the other hand, as the labor shortage in the manufacturing industry accelerates, automation of manual processes has become a management issue. In addition, reducing waste due to quality defects is also critical from the perspective of global environmental conservation to reduce plastic use. In addition to further improving productivity, which has been an issue for some time, there is an urgent need to achieve higher inspection accuracy, automation, and reduction of defective products in order to both ensure the safety and security of food and beverages and protect the global environment by reducing the use of plastics and use of production energy.
Through OMRON joining the investment in KTS, the two companies will jointly develop 'Manufacturing DX (Digital Transformation)' solutions utilizing inspection data and contribute to the development of the food and beverage industry. Both companies will co-create new value (solutions) by combining OMRON's advanced control technology with KTS' inspection technology. Specifically, by identifying the causes of defects from inspection data and taking countermeasures, both companies aim to achieve manufacturing sites that do not produce in-process defects. By extending the solutions created through co-creation to customers in the beverage industry around the world, both companies will promote quality improvement and production innovation in the entire food and beverage industry and contribute to global environmental conservation by reducing the number of defective products.
Through the investment in KTS, OMRON aims to further enhance corporate value by leveraging the strengths of both companies to jointly develop value, providing safe and secure beverages, and contributing to the protection of the global environment.
Junta Tsujinaga, Managing Executive Officer, Company President of
'OMRON's Automation Business is committed to 'Enriching the future for people, industries and the globe by innovative-Automation' under our long-term vision SF2030, launched this fiscal year. We are conducting our business to create a future society in which the sustainable development of industries that support the upper 'Medical,' 'Food,' and 'Living Environment' and enrich the future for people and the globe concurrently. This capital alliance is positioned to contribute to the sustainable development of the food and beverage industry, which supports the 'Food.' Through this investment, OMRON will retain KTS's 'inspection machine,' which is becoming increasingly critical at production sites in the food and beverage industry. By integrating it with our value creation concept, 'innovative-Automation,' we will continue contributing to the safe, secure, and fulfilling 'Food.'
'Kirin Techno-System is a pioneering 'in-house venture company' that was incorporated based on optical technology developed by
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About Kirin Techno -System
Starting in the 1970s, the company developed a high-performance bottle inspection machine using a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) camera - which was not widely used at the time - and since then the company has grown to boast a large share of the Japanese domestic inspection machine market through its high quality and extensive track record. We are expanding our business in a wide range of industries, including beverage, food, pharmaceutical, and container manufacturing mainly in
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About 'innovative-Automation'
OMRON is advancing a unique 'innovative-Automation' concept, creating new types of automation that drive the manufacturing revolution forward at the same time as realizing coexistence with the global environment and a sense of purpose for all workers, as well as contributing to the growth of sustainable industries. As we look to the future of manufacturing, OMRON will pursue novel approaches to productivity in the form of 'Autonomation beyond human abilities' and 'Advanced collaboration between people and machines,' underpinned by 'Digital engineering transformation' in order to enrich the future for people, industries and the globe by innovative-Automation.
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