Omron: Innovation should take sustainability as the "path" and quality as the "rope"

Global Network Technology Report&Nbsp;reporter&Nbsp;LindyEntering the lobby of Omron (Dalian) factory, a model of a new factory catches your eye. The production building has a total of three floors, covering an area of 23300 square meters

Global Network Technology Report&Nbsp;reporter&Nbsp;LindyEntering the lobby of Omron (Dalian) factory, a model of a new factory catches your eye. The production building has a total of three floors, covering an area of 23300 square meters. The first floor is the core component processing area, the second floor is the main product production area, and there are also laboratories and after-sales service centers set up underground. There is also a 4-story R&D management building next to it, covering an area of approximately 8000 square meters. Approximately 45000 electronic blood pressure monitors, 60000 electronic thermometers, and 30000 other health and medical products are produced here every day.

It is reported that Dalian R&D Center is the only overseas R&D center of Omron Health and Medical Services. According to Omron staff, before the new factory was built, production and logistics were dispersed in the first factory, second factory, and external warehouses. Now, almost all production, logistics, and after-sales services are concentrated in the new factory, greatly improving production efficiency and green production capacity.

It is worth noting that the roofs of these two buildings are all made of solar panels, with a total of 1756 units installed. The annual power generation is about 800000 kWh, equivalent to 15% of the annual electricity purchased by the entire Omron production company. If converted by carbon emissions, it is equivalent to planting over 40000 trees each year. There is also a rainwater recycling device on the other side of the building, which collects rainwater in the yard and then uses it for greening. In addition, human body sensing devices have been applied in public areas, and if there are no people, these public areas will turn off the lights. In addition, the total heat exchange system in the workshop can reuse the heat energy of the air compressor equipment, achieving energy-saving and environmental protection effects.

However, in terms of digital and intelligent transformation, Omron adheres to a pragmatic "moderate" concept rather than a fully intelligent approach.

In the words of Junxing Izuoka, Deputy General Manager of Omron (Dalian) Co., Ltd, We are indeed not applying a completely intelligent management production method because the factory produces a wide variety of goods, and in the face of the constantly changing market demand, we need to make timely adjustments. In addition, for certain needs of goods, humans need to consider them more comprehensively or have some unique features than human intelligence. Therefore, we are not adopting complete intelligence, but human-machine collaboration Intelligence and automation

Wang Pengfei, the head of the business center, added, "Our production is divided into front-end and back-end, and there will be some common components in production, such as PCB circuit board production. These production processes have strong commonalities, and we use a high degree of automation in this process. However, in the back-end, its commonality is relatively weak and its characteristics are relatively strong. For example, our existing 600+models need to reflect this flexibility of humans

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In June of this year, Omron (Dalian) factory introduced a DSDS system that can display some progress of the production line in real time, including but not limited to quality information, defective waste of time, and can achieve real-time monitoring of production status.

It is reported that the factory undergoes some upward productivity improvements every year. In the fiscal year 2022, direct personnel decreased by 40% compared to the fiscal year 2015, while indirect personnel decreased by 45%; Meanwhile, the per capita output value increased by 56%.

For example, the per capita (operational) number of sample lines was 170 in 2017. Later, through the introduction of some integrated equipment, the factory reached 252 units per capita in 2022, and the goal was to reach 280 units per capita by 2023 (with one person producing 280 units per day).

It is worth mentioning that the Omron (Dalian) factory also employs many disabled individuals, who can work in their preferred positions as long as they are willing and capable of performing the job.

Nearly half of the people with disabilities have become hearing impaired. "We usually communicate with each other using sign language, and we also learn sign language to better communicate with them," said the workshop manager, A while ago, three employees (with disabilities) retired and worked here until retirement. Omron believes that they gain value through their own efforts and work, which is a respect for themselves, and employees will also feel valuable

And these are closely related to Omron's green production and sustainable development concepts.

According to data, in March 2022, Omron Group released a new long-term strategic plan called "Shapingthe Future 2030", which established three major goals of helping to achieve carbon neutrality, achieving a digital society, and extending healthy lifespan as the direction for the company's future development. In addition to continuously providing groundbreaking products and solutions, Omron Group will also promote non-financial goals at the global level, actively practice corporate social responsibility, and provide comprehensive support for building a sustainable and beautiful society.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Omron blood pressure monitors. Since the birth of the first blood pressure monitor in 1973, Omron blood pressure monitor products have been sold in more than 130 countries and regions around the world, with a total global sales of over 350 million units. For the past 50 years, Omron has continuously innovated and launched multiple blood pressure monitor products in the cardiovascular field, such as new atrial fibrillation blood pressure monitors, wrist blood pressure monitors, night blood pressure monitors, etc., expanding from daily blood pressure measurement to complication risk management and atrial fibrillation risk screening to meet the needs of different consumers. At the same time, Omron continues to enhance the intelligent innovation of chronic disease management, using the "one-stop health management and convenient consultation service experience" MMC Health Convenience Store and MMC Health Station projects as scenarios, and working together with partners to build a chronic disease management ecosystem.

Finally, Omron Health stated that "in the future, we will continue to adhere to the corporate vision of 'Going for ZERO preventive medicine, making the world healthier'. Omron actively responds to national policy calls, establishes cooperation within and outside the industry, and benefits the vast number of chronic disease management patients in China with products and services. We will make unremitting efforts to achieve national strategies such as' Healthy China 2030 '

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