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29/37 ■IAB Opening World’s Largest Automation Center in Tokyo

As an example, OMRON has increased the number of Automation Centers (ATCs), the root source of IAB’s competitiveness, from 8 to 35 over the last 2 years. Customer response to the ATCs has been very positive. There is a 1-month waiting list for bookings for the ATCs. In December of this year, we will open the world’s largest ATC in Shinagawa, Tokyo. You might ask ‘What is the significance of opening ATC Tokyo in Shinagawa at this juncture?’ It creates a forum for engaging with our customers’ top management. By inviting top corporate management together with their heads of manufacturing, we can accelerate our customers’ decision-making process, even for large-scale investments. IAB aims to speedily create and deliver high value-added solutions to our customers, and to revolutionize manufacturing through innovative-Automation. This allows OMRON to raise its GP margin while continuing to grow.