Founded in 1982 in the United States, a well-known brand in the barcode scanner industry, Omron Group acquired it in 2017, focusing on accurate data acquisition and control solutions of modern enterprises, focusing on high-precision instrument products
At Omron, Microscan leverages its expertise to help manufacturing companies and laboratories achieve error-free operations with innovative track, trace, control and analysis-driven solutions.
Data acquisition and control solutions
The company's barcode, machine vision, and verification products help improve manufacturing efficiency and quality control, helping the company's customers reduce costs, monitor quality, and speed up production processes.
From personal electronic devices to clinical instruments to product packaging, Omron's Microscan solutions enable critical production-level applications such as quality control, work-in-progress monitoring, guided goods transfer, parts traceability, sorting, and batch tracking.
accuracy
Omron Microscan products are high-precision instruments. From high-speed barcode reading to high-precision orientation, placement and coordinate inspection with machine vision, Omron Microscan products reliably perform complex data acquisition tasks.
Technology leading
Omron Microscan has a proven track record of technological innovation. The company revolutionized the automatic identification (Auto ID) industry with the invention of the first laser diode barcode scanner in the early 80s, followed by the invention of the DataMatrix QR code in 1994. We are pioneering in the machine vision industry with our advanced vision and lighting products. The company is an expert in the field of barcode verification.
Today, Omron Microscan continues to develop new products in the fields of machine vision, automatic identification and verification, and remains a recognized technology leader.
In early October 2017, the Omron Group announced that it would acquire Microscan Systems Inc., a U.S.-based specialist in industrial barcode readers and machine vision, in order to better realize the IoT of manufacturing sites and the evolution of production control. It has entered into a contract with its parent company, Spectronics UK, and is expected to complete 100% of the acquisition in early October 2017.
