Automatisierungs-Blog
Legacy of machine vision
16. Oktober 2019 Did you know that for more than 40 years, Omron has developed vision sensing technologies for factory automation, surveillance and transport systems, and more recently for facial recognition and image processing for mobile phones, and even driver monitoring for autonomous driving?
Improve OEE with Artificial Intelligence at the Edge in Food Manufacturing
16. Oktober 2019 Implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in food manufacturing is picking up speed. Many F&B companies are realizing that AI presents an opportunity to increase not only the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) – and therefore combine reduced costs with increased productivity – but also to improve the analysis of data to support continuous improvement programs such as reducing waste or process operations variability.
Late-stage customization in pharmaceutical manufacturing
16. Oktober 2019 As a result of serialization legislation, pharmaceutical manufacturers must now ensure that labels printed at a late stage contain all of the data required for compliance. This includes customizing product labels for certain markets, customers or products by adding variable data to labels or packaging. This avoids the need to stock individual packaging materials for each variant.
Top tips for choosing a mobile robot
16. Oktober 2019 In an age of short product lifecycles and an increasing demand for customised solutions, if you’re a manufacturer, you need to be very agile to remain competitive. For instance, you might need to make products down to a lot size of one as simply and cost-efficiently as in mass production; or to change or update your production line at short notice. One key solution is a greater co-operation between people and machinery, leading to improved efficiency and more flexibility in the design of the production line.
Autonomous bin picking with a collaborative mobile robot
16. Oktober 2019 Our TM collaborative robot provides a unique solution to easily automate applications such as picking and packing that, traditionally performed by humans, have been challenging to automate. As part of the TM series launch, we also released a mobile-compatible model, which seamlessly integrates into Omron’s LD series autonomous mobile robot. Combined with a 3D vision camera mounted directly onto the collaborative robot, this enables for example e-commerce companies to automate more complex tasks. This includes pick and place of various items onto a tray or container, as well as connecting production processes with the autonomous mobile robots for flexible manufacturing and materials handling.
Wendig und clever: Maßgeschneiderte AIV-Robotik
10. Oktober 2019 Großer deutscher Automobilkonzern optimiert Effizienz und Innovationsführerschaft im Material Handling mithilfe mobiler LD-Roboter von Omron mit Conveyor-Aufsatz von cts.Die Automobilherstellung ist seit jeher eng verbunden mit der Fließbandproduktion. Erst als Henry Ford ab 1913 in seinen Fabriken auf Fließbänder setzte, konnte das Auto seinen weltweiten Siegeszug als Massenprodukt antreten. Auch in den BMW-Werken ist ein Arbeitsalltag ohne Montagebänder nicht vorstellbar. Um Effizienz und Flexibilität zu steigern, Mitarbeiter zu entlasten und Arbeitsabläufe besser zu koppeln, setzt der Konzern auf innovative Transport- und Logistikkonzepte. Hierzu gehören mobile LD-Roboter von Omron, die Material transportieren und mit einem besonders hohen Return on Investment (ROI) überzeugen. Diese Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles (AIVs) sind mit einem vom Systemintegrator cts GmbH entwickelten aktivem und höhenverstllbarem Lastaufnahmemittel, einem Conveyer-Aufsatz, ausgestattet. Das Zusammenspiel von Mitarbeitern und Transportrobotern bei BMW zeigt eindrücklich, wie sich „Factory Harmony“ in der Fabrik der Zukunft realisieren lässt.
How to secure FMCG supply chains with traceability?
2. Oktober 2019 The traceability of food and drink products throughout the production and distribution process can be a complex issue. For example, alcoholic drink producers need systems that enable them to comply with local regulations regarding food traceability, as well as tax legislation.
Barcodes: keeping track of product quality
2. Oktober 2019 For many years, barcode technology has proved to be an economical and flexible identification technology. It has continued to develop and as a result, 1D and 2D codes (such as Datamatrix) are now used almost universally. Their versatility have made them a popular choice for streamlining many key supply chain processes, including production, logistics and item traceability.
3 Steps to Optimize Operational Efficiency for the Future of Manufacturing
2. Oktober 2019 Operational Excellence is required to maximize capital expenditures. But at the same time manufacturers are challenged to move away from traditional high volume, low mix production runs, to more complex high mix, low volume production with consumer demand linked directly with production. How to optimize operational efficiency to be ready for the future of manufacturing?
The power of collaboration between machines, people and teams
1. Oktober 2019 With today’s rapid advances in technology, the manufacturing sector needs to be increasingly agile, ready to adapt to changing demands. Production lines must be more flexible, so that they can cope with shorter production runs, more varied products and tight deadlines. So how can manufacturers address these challenges? The solution lies in more advanced, interconnected and intelligent systems that can be programmed to handle a range of tasks.
A practical illustration of IoT and Industry 4.0
1. Oktober 2019 The Internet of Things (IoT) is a relatively new phenomenon. Prof Dr Thomas Pospiech, a teacher of Production and Process Management at Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences, was interviewed recently about the ‘IoT box’ he’s developed to give his students a practical illustration of this fairly abstract concept.