“Our focus will be at the metering side at first, wherein we will try to focus on our strong products such as AC Latching relays and  sensing solutions for optimal energy management and reduction of power losses,” says Vinod Raphael, Country Business Head, Omron Electronic & Mechanical Components Division, India
Omron is focussing on India, creating new solutions and products for the energy market by integrating its different business units. The sensing company has also decided to contribute in minimising the power losses with its sensing technology and solutions. In an exclusive interview with Subhajit Roy, Vinod Raphael shares how Omron is bridging between what it wants to do and what the society needs.
How do you look at the opportunities for Omron’s business regards to the smart grid initiative?Our corporate philosophy is to work for the benefit of the society and people. All our products, concepts and solutions are based on how it can benefit to the society. That is the reason why Omron has chosen the energy markets. We understand that at the macro level, there is big gap between the demand and supply of power. When you go in the micro level, it is not exactly the issue with the demand and supply alone; a lot of losses happen on the transmission and distribution side too.
We have both sensing and control technology, so we try to conceptualise the concept in which both our strong points (i.e. sensing and control) can help to make new products. This, we feel, can eventually help the government and the distribution companies to reduce the power losses. We are working on a very small portion of smart grids, as we know smart grid is a big infrastructure altogether. Our focus will be at the metering side at first. As far as the market is concerned, I think everyone knows that the smart grid and smart meters market is set to grow hugely. It’s the beginning at the moment, but I think the government is very ambitious with its plans. It’s said that by 2027, all the households in India will have smart meters. The market is huge, and our solutions will benefit the power issues of the society. That is the reason there is marriage between what Omron wants to do and what the society needs.
Will your particular focus be on making smart meters?We do not make smart meters, but we make products which fit into smart meters such as AC power latching relays, sensors and switches. Omron is a company which has diversified interests with a lot of different kinds of solutions and products. At the end of the day, we are a company driven by market need. We identify this as the starting point of what to do first, but in the long run Omron as a corporate will look to the total energy market in India. We work towards combining business units and divisions to come out with products and solutions to support the market.

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 “Our focus will be at the metering side at first, wherein we will try to focus on our strong products such as AC Latching relays and  sensing solutions for optimal energy management and reduction of power losses,” says Vinod Raphael, Country Business Head, Omron Electronic & Mechanical Components Division, India
Omron is focussing on India, creating new solutions and products for the energy market by integrating its different business units. The sensing company has also decided to contribute in minimising the power losses with its sensing technology and solutions. In an exclusive interview with Subhajit Roy, Vinod Raphael shares how Omron is bridging between what it wants to do and what the society needs.
How do you look at the opportunities for Omron’s business regards to the smart grid initiative?Our corporate philosophy is to work for the benefit of the society and people. All our products, concepts and solutions are based on how it can benefit to the society. That is the reason why Omron has chosen the energy markets. We understand that at the macro level, there is big gap between the demand and supply of power. When you go in the micro level, it is not exactly the issue with the demand and supply alone; a lot of losses happen on the transmission and distribution side too.
We have both sensing and control technology, so we try to conceptualise the concept in which both our strong points (i.e. sensing and control) can help to make new products. This, we feel, can eventually help the government and the distribution companies to reduce the power losses. We are working on a very small portion of smart grids, as we know smart grid is a big infrastructure altogether. Our focus will be at the metering side at first. As far as the market is concerned, I think everyone knows that the smart grid and smart meters market is set to grow hugely. It’s the beginning at the moment, but I think the government is very ambitious with its plans. It’s said that by 2027, all the households in India will have smart meters. The market is huge, and our solutions will benefit the power issues of the society. That is the reason there is marriage between what Omron wants to do and what the society needs.
Will your particular focus be on making smart meters?We do not make smart meters, but we make products which fit into smart meters such as AC power latching relays, sensors and switches. Omron is a company which has diversified interests with a lot of different kinds of solutions and products. At the end of the day, we are a company driven by market need. We identify this as the starting point of what to do first, but in the long run Omron as a corporate will look to the total energy market in India. We work towards combining business units and divisions to come out with products and solutions to support the market.

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