Meet Aratas: Proven Foundation. New Momentum.

1 October 2026 - Aratas Corporation, headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, today launched under a new management structure following completion of the planned share transfer. Led by President and CEO Masahiko Ezaki, Aratas was established on 1 July 2026 through the spin-off of OMRON's Device & Module Solutions (DMS) business. It now operates in a strategic partnership with Carlyle.

For European customers, Aratas brings assurance and innovation together. It carries forward more than 90 years of OMRON heritage, including decades of Japanese design and manufacturing excellence, proven product reliability and supply assurance. The established European team remains in place, preserving product expertise, customer support, regional capabilities and distributor relationships. With its dedicated focus on switching, connecting and sensing, Aratas can respond faster to changing customer requirements and align development and investment more closely with customer priorities.

Aratas' portfolio of relays, switches, connectors and sensors supports the safe and reliable operation of mission-critical systems through power switching, control, connectivity and sensing functions. Its global growth strategy focuses on markets such as energy management, mobility, digital infrastructure, and smart automation. In addition to its established businesses, Aratas will explore medium- to long-term opportunities in fields including healthcare, aviation and space, where emerging social needs may create new applications for its technologies.

In Europe, Aratas is implementing this strategy, focusing on key areas, such as high-power electrification, grid-scale energy storage and high-frequency domain testing including automated test equipment (ATE) for semiconductors. The company combines product expertise, regional support and supply assurance to help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers, distributors and other customers move more quickly from system design through qualification to production.

"European manufacturers are balancing compressed development cycles with tighter regulation, growing sustainability demands and heightened supply-chain risk," said José Luis González del Val, Chief Operating Officer at Aratas Europe. "Component performance is only part of the answer. Reliable supply, verifiable product data and practical support for certification and qualification matter just as much. The transition to Aratas carries this assurance forward while adding greater focus and agility. Together, these strengths are key to achieving our ambition of becoming the first-choice partner wherever component selection directly affects system performance, risk control and business outcomes."

The name Aratas is a combination of two Japanese words meaning "new" and "tomorrow", reflecting the company's mission to harness innovative connections between people and technology to create a new tomorrow. The values Aspire, Agile and Ahead define how the company will pursue that mission, while the tagline Always New, Always Electric captures its future-facing direction.

For more information, visit Aratas.com.

About Aratas Corporation

Aratas Corporation was established on 1 July 2026 through the spin-off of OMRON's electronic components business and launched under a new management structure on 1 October 2026 following the acquisition by Carlyle. The company manufactures and sells relays, switches, connectors, sensors and other electronic components. Its mission is to "harness innovative connections between people and technology to create a new tomorrow". On an Aratas Group basis, net sales for FY2025 were approximately JPY 160 billion, including sales to the OMRON Group. Drawing on over 90 years of expertise and trust developed through OMRON's founding electronic components business, Aratas combines this heritage with the agility and focus of a specialised company. It aims to respond quickly to changes driven by the increasing electrification across all types of equipment and advances in AI, and to become an indispensable partner for customers worldwide.

Aratas Europe B.V. is based in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. Across Europe, Aratas has a sales presence in nine countries. Its regional model combines local-language Area Sales Managers, European product specialists and regional sales offices with a Bratislava-based support hub and a European warehouse. An established network of global and local distributors extends its reach across the region. For more information, visit Aratas.com.

Aratas Corporation launches its new chapter, combining trusted expertise with innovation to support the future of electrification, automation, and connectivity.