Kyoto, Japan -- OMRON Corporation (TOKYO:6645) (ADR:OMRNY) announces the release of the following new products:

Sensor communications units

Sensor communications unit for EtherCAT E3NW-ECT To be released in January 2013
Sensor dispersion unit E3NW-DS To be released in January 2013

N-Smart fiber sensors E3NX-FA series Released on December 10

N-Smart laser sensors

Compact laser sensors E3NC-L series To be released in December
Ultra-compact CMOS laser sensors E3NC-S series To be released in December

All of the above products belong to OMRON's new next-generation sensing system, N-Smart.
The N-Smart series features user-friendly sensors with stable detection capabilities and open network connectivity with optimum cost-performance, and contributes to improving productivity by applying information from sensors to device control and maintenance.

Using fiber sensors or laser sensors in combination with the N-Smart sensor communications unit E3NW-ECT allows connection via EtherCAT. Up till now, each cluster of sensor amplifiers has required its own sensor communications unit. OMRON's newly developed sensor dispersion unit E3NW-DS with slave functions enables communication over open networks - keeping initial costs down and obviating the need to shift the location of any sensors.
The operability and sensing performance of the N-Smart fiber and laser sensors have been vastly improved. Unifying the basic operation of each amplifier has reduced the time required for learning how to operate them, and also makes it simpler to upgrade to new models. The amplifiers also feature the sensor industry's first white digital display improving display readability. E3NX-FA series fiber sensors have a sensing distance that is 1.5 times longer than previous models, and the minimum detectable object size is ten times smaller. E3NC series laser sensors are the smallest*1 CMOS-embedded laser sensors in the industry.

The N-Smart series will be continually expanded and enhanced to include a wide range of sensors and compatibility with a variety of open networks.

*1. According to an investigation by OMRON in November 2012

OMRON Releases N-Smart Series of Sensor Communications Units and Fiber and Laser Sensors