OMRON Corporation (Headquarters: Kyoto, Japan; President & CEO: Yoshihito Yamada) announced its entry into a stock purchase agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Delta Tau Data Systems, Inc. of California (hereinafter referred to as “DT”), which will result in DT becoming a member of the OMRON Group. The acquisition is subject to customary conditions to closing. Omron expects the acquisition to close in early September, 2015.
With headquarters in Chatsworth, California, DT is a control device company in the United States. This acquisition is part of OMRON’s strategy to promote its development of factory automation technology and strengthen its sales capability in the control device business. Through the acquisition of DT, OMRON aims to reinforce its technology development and engineering capabilities in the field of motion control designed to drive manufacturing equipment. Merging products and technologies of both companies will also enable delivery of optimized motion control solutions globally through combined distribution networks.