Customer References

Green is key: sustainability in battery manufacturing for E-mobility

05 February, 2020 Today, sustainability is no longer a niche topic, but something that companies are integrating into their business strategies. Not only are sustainability practices necessary to answer the changing demands of consumers, the marketplace and governments, they are also increasingly being seen as a competitive strength. That’s because sustainability practices reduce energy consumption and waste, and also help companies use their resources more efficiently. They even help companies optimize their manufacturing agility and enable them to respond to fluctuating demand and the growing need for personalization. And finally, sustainability can play an important role in acquiring and retaining customers, as well in developing new market opportunities.

Agile and clever tailor-made mobile robotics

04 November, 2019 Major German automotive group optimizes efficiency and innovation leadership in material handling with Omron LD mobile robots and a conveyor attachment from cts GmbH.Automobile production and assembly line production have always been closely linked. It was not until Henry Ford began using conveyor belts in his factories in 1913 that the car was able to conquer the world as a mass-produced product. Today, a working day without assembly lines is inconceivable at the BMW factories. The group relies on innovative transport and logistics to increase efficiency and flexibility, to better link work processes, as well as to relieve employees from repetitive and time-consuming tasks. These concepts include Omron LD mobile robots for material transport that deliver a particularly high return on investment (ROI). These autonomous mobile robots are equipped with a conveyor tower - a height-adjustable load handling device, developed by system integrator cts GmbH. The interaction between employees and transport robots at BMW impressively demonstrates how factory harmony can be implemented in the factory of the future.

Myllyn Paras automates palletizing processes with a collaborative robot

15 March, 2022 Myllyn Paras, a food manufacturer based in Hyvinkää, Finland, has found an innovative way to automate its palletizing operations.

Adding data to the mix increases productivity by 8%: Cleca improves efficiency with i-BELT

23 February, 2022 Cleca, the San Martino-based company known for its sweets mix and savory dishes, chose OMRON and its new IoT data analysis service to optimize the efficiency of its ready-made broth line, which was considered insufficient to meet current demand. The upgrade, performed without installing new machinery, has enabled the Mantuan brand to produce over 800,000 cartons from the line per month.

Robotic bottle unscrambler from POSIMAT provides a solution to constant format changes and complex designs

21 December, 2021

FlexLink designs a collaborative palletiser for industrial applications

03 December, 2021 Collaborative robots (cobots) are being used in a wide variety of applications. One recent example comes from a partnership between FlexLink and OMRON. FlexLink offers flexible, modular conveyors and industrial automation equipment, including palletizing solutions, to hundreds of customers across the world. You can find FlexLink solutions on the production lines of major brands in food manufacturing and personal care. Following a request from a major manufacturer, the two companies joined forces to create a collaborative palletiser, using OMRON cobots.

Fit for the future thanks to retrofitting

12 July, 2021 Machines in food and beverage production have to be reliable, safe, fast, and maintain quality over many years and even decades.

Martini perfects the packaging of pasta with OMRON technology

29 June, 2021 Based in Italy, Martini Srl produces high-precision weighing and packaging machines for the food sector. Its new MCRS-VD packaging system enables the packaging of up to 180 packs of pasta per minute. At the heart of the solution is an OMRON NX701 1600 machine controller. This manages the movements of the MCRS-VD. OMRON’s NX-TC Perfect Sealing technology enables the end user to improve the stability of the thermoregulation involved and reduces the costs associated with the use of packaging films.

Palletising solution from Reitec meets the needs of FMCG customers

18 June, 2021 OMRON and Reitec join forces to create the new RC-1 cobot palletiser solution

Agile cobot palletiser from Reeco Automation

14 June, 2021 60% smaller footprint and costing up to 50% less compared to conventional robot palletisers

Four top tips for automation projects in the food and beverage industry

22 February, 2021 A challenge accelerated by the Coronavirus pandemic has seen producers having to juggle between longer term range proliferation centred on consumer demands, and range (SKU’s) reduction caused by retailers and consumers rapidly changing buying habits. Companies that break new ground by using innovative technologies not only gain agility but also reduce scrap, contamination risk, waste and losses.

Novio Packaging reaches new levels of quality with machine vision

12 January, 2021 Inline quality inspection ensures defect-free production of bottles

Unique high-speed seed counting and packing solution by Micron Milling

22 October, 2020 Overcoming the challenge of accuracy for a large retail group

Automated fish filleting solution ensures quality and cost efficiency at Seafood Parlevliet

01 September, 2020 Raw brined herring is an acquired taste and holds a special place in many Dutch people’s hearts. Combined with a sprinkling of raw onions, many say that taking a big bite of the herring vertically, holding onto the tail of the fish is the only right way to eat it. However, this poses special requirements during the filleting process, as the tail of the fish needs to be preserved, in addition to demanding quality requirements.

Improved flexibility, agility and traceability with mobile robots for Normagrup

06 January, 2021 Normagrup, which specialises in technologically advanced lighting, needed to automate the transport of materials between three production areas, the assembly area and an automated warehouse. This involved moving through narrow spaces shared with factory personnel.

Mobile robot streamlines food deliveries

30 November, 2020 A whistling autonomous mobile robot has been seen recently moving around the corridors of shopping centre in Helsinki, Finland. Operated by OMRON’s solution partner Dimalog, the robot was taking part in a month-long ‘Home On-Demand’ automated courier service trial.

3 Ways COVID-19 is Impacting Logistics Operations in the UK (and what to do about it)

04 November, 2020 By Stuart Coulton, Regional Manager, OMRON UK North

High-speed robot tests the reliability of black boxes

14 May, 2020 A non-destructive alternative to crash tests

Made-to-order production with an advanced fleet of mobile robots

11 May, 2020 VOLA, a Danish manufacturer of luxury sanitary and kitchen fittings, has opened a new factory that incorporates a fleet of nine mobile robots from Omron.