Automatizáció blog
Six challenges for brand protection
2019. november 19. Brand protection is an important topic for any business. But as industrial companies invest in new technology, such as smart robotics, artificial intelligence and vision systems, are they aware of the key challenges that could affect their brand?
Three pillars of successful cobot deployment: safety, quality and flexibility from a single source
2019. november 4. The use of collaborative robots is expected to increase rapidly in the next years to meet the needs of flexible production lines. To ensure that manufacturing layouts can be easily adapted to changing customer requirements, we recommend teaming up mobile robots and cobots. In addition, companies must consider integrated software apps and vision technology, as well as ensure support and risk assessment.
Smart machines: laying the golden egg?
2019. október 16. Greater manufacturing efficiency: it’s the golden egg we’re all looking for. But it’s getting increasingly hard to find. The solution could be smarter automation, which involves lots and lots of data (‘big data’) and data collection and data-driven modelling. The smart machine then uses the models to automatically adjust its own behaviour (i.e. machine learning).
Legacy of machine vision
2019. október 16. 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
2019. október 16. 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
2019. október 16. 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
2019. október 16. 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
2019. október 16. 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.
Agilis és találékony: testreszabott mobil robottechnika forradalmasítja
2019. október 10. Az egyik legnagyobb német autóipari vállalat hatékonyságát és az anyagmozgatás területén betöltött innovációs vezető szerepét az Omron LD mobil robotjaival és a cts GmbH szállítószalag-tartozékával optimalizálja.A gépjárműgyártás és a szerelősorgyártás mindig szorosan kapcsolódott egymáshoz. Az autók azonban tömeggyártási termékként csak azután vették át uralmukat a világ fölött, hogy Henry Ford 1913-ban szállítószalagokat kezdett használni a gyáraiban. Mára a BMW-nél elképzelhetetlen, hogy egy gyári munkanap szerelősorok használata nélkül teljen el. A vállalat hatékonysága és rugalmassága érdekében innovatív szállítási és logisztikai megoldásokat alkalmaz, hogy a munkafolyamatokat jobban egymáshoz kapcsolja, és levegye az alkalmazottak válláról a monoton és időpazarló feladatok terhét. Ezek a koncepciók az anyagszállításhoz az Omron LD mobil robotjait használják, amelyek kifejezetten magas megtérülésről (ROI) gondoskodnak. Az önálló mobil robotok szállítótoronnyal vannak felszerelve, amely a cts GmbH rendszerintegrátor által kifejlesztett állítható magasságú árukezelő eszköz. Az alkalmazottak és a szállítórobotok közötti interakció a BMW-nél kiválóan mutatja, a jövőben hogyan valósítható meg az egyensúly a gyárakban.
How to secure FMCG supply chains with traceability?
2019. október 2. 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
2019. október 2. 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.