OMRON Named Winner of 2026 IoT Breakthrough Award

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL. (January 7, 2026) – OMRON Electronic Components is proud to announce that it has been selected as the 2026 IoT Breakthrough Award winner for Smart Agriculture Solution of the Year. The award recognizes the company’s innovative weather sensor technology, which empowers farmers and growers with precise, data-driven insights to make smarter decisions.

The IoT Breakthrough Awards honor companies and products driving the connected-world revolution across categories including Industrial IoT, Smart City, Connected Home, and more.

“We are excited to receive this recognition,” said Cary Horan, business development manager at OMRON Electronic Components. “This award reflects our team’s dedication to pushing the boundaries of IoT innovation and our commitment to delivering reliable, cutting-edge solutions for our customers.”

OMRON Electronics Components has shifted focus to developing IoT based products in recent years to support the evolving needs of manufacturers, device designers, and smart-infrastructure developers. Its weather sensor delivers precise environmental monitoring – including temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and other key data – enabling more accurate forecasting, improved crop protection, and optimized resource planning. Alongside its broader range of advanced sensing technologies, miniature relays, and high-performance switches designed for real-time data capture, OMRON continues to power smarter, more efficient agricultural systems and advance the future of precision farming.

As a 2026 IoT Breakthrough Award winner, OMRON joins a distinguished group of global companies driving industry transformation, validating its technology, and strengthening its position as a leader in the IoT and agriculture markets.

For more information about the IoT Breakthrough Awards, visit iotbreakthrough.com.
For more information about OMRON, visit components.omron.com/us-en/.

About OMRON Electronic Components

For over 90 years, OMRON Electronic Components has been a leading manufacturer and provider of advanced electronic components. Extensive product groups include relays, switches, connectors, MEMS flow sensors, pressure sensors, and optical components. OMRON’s broad product offering can be integrated in applications for energy, industrial automation, test and measurement/automated test equipment, power tools, smart home/building, and entertainment/gaming markets around the world. OMRON Electronic Components has an extensive sales network consisting of regional sales professionals, inside sales representatives, technical sales assistants, customer service staff, and an authorized distributor network. OMRON Electronic Components is the Americas subsidiary of OMRON Corporation, a $7 billion global leading supplier of electronics and control system components and services operating in more than 130 countries. Learn more at components.omron.com/us.