OMRON Establishes Development Center in Shanghai; Operations to Start in October, 2006.Kyoto Kyoto (kyō`tō), city (1990 pop. 1,461,140), capital of Kyoto prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on the Kamo River. Yodo is its port. Kyoto is one of Japan's largest cities and an important cultural and spiritual center. and Shanghai Shanghai (shăng`hī`, shäng`hī`), city (1994 est. pop. 12,980,000), in, but independent of, Jiangsu prov., E China, on the Huangpu (Whangpoo) River where it flows into the Chang (Yangtze) estuary. , Japan, Sept 20, 2005 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Omron The OMRON Corporation (オムロン株式会社 Corporation (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (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 September: see month. 19th at a hotel in Shanghai with regards to the attendance of Ding WenJiang, Shanghai Jiaotong University Jiaotong University, Jiao Tong University or Chiao Tung University was the predecessor of the following universities:
n. Abbr. VP 1. An officer ranking next below a president, usually empowered to assume the president's duties under conditions such as absence, illness, or death. 2. , 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 Koichi is a male Japanese given name. It can also be a surname. People with the given name Koichi
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)
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