10.29.18
Advantech announced its entrance into an agreement, subject to customary closing conditions, to acquire 80% stake of OMRON Nohgata, a subsidiary of OMRON Corporation. Advantech and its 100% owned subsidiary Advantech Japan (AJP), will own 50% and 30% stake respectively.
OMRON Nohgata will be led by the current management team and will join Advantech’s Embedded IoT Business Group in developing new products and integrating sales resources. With this acquisition, Advantech will effectively expand its embedded system market share in Japan and enhance the localized manufacturing services capability. Also, Advantech envisions to further cooperate with OMRON Corporation in IoT platform.
OMRON Nohgata, established in 1966, focuses on high-mix and small volume tailor-made embedded design-in services in Fukuoka Japan, mainly serving customers based in Western Japan. OMRON Nohgata will be renamed as Advantech Nohgata after the transaction.
“Japan is Advantech’s strategic market for IoT business opportunities,” Miller Chang, president of Embedded IoT Group, said. “It is our view that there are big opportunities in both industrial and IoT markets given the strong and advanced industrial demand. Japan-based industrial customers generate stable demand and moderate growth in embedded system market annually. We believe this acquisition can hugely improve the competitiveness of Advantech Nohgata and enhance Advantech’s domestic market coverage in Western Japan.”
OMRON Nohgata will be led by the current management team and will join Advantech’s Embedded IoT Business Group in developing new products and integrating sales resources. With this acquisition, Advantech will effectively expand its embedded system market share in Japan and enhance the localized manufacturing services capability. Also, Advantech envisions to further cooperate with OMRON Corporation in IoT platform.
OMRON Nohgata, established in 1966, focuses on high-mix and small volume tailor-made embedded design-in services in Fukuoka Japan, mainly serving customers based in Western Japan. OMRON Nohgata will be renamed as Advantech Nohgata after the transaction.
“Japan is Advantech’s strategic market for IoT business opportunities,” Miller Chang, president of Embedded IoT Group, said. “It is our view that there are big opportunities in both industrial and IoT markets given the strong and advanced industrial demand. Japan-based industrial customers generate stable demand and moderate growth in embedded system market annually. We believe this acquisition can hugely improve the competitiveness of Advantech Nohgata and enhance Advantech’s domestic market coverage in Western Japan.”