Automatisierungs-Blog
Humans and machine collaborate to meet today’s challenges
23. Dezember 2019 In Shanghai, labour costs are increasing by 7% every year. With growing shortages in manpower, it is becoming more and more difficult to hire factory operators. On the other hand, companies must consider return on investment and equipment effectiveness when adopting automation solutions in the factory.
How industrial companies are catching up in the AI race
16. Dezember 2019 Artificial intelligence (AI) is achieving breakthroughs in the industrial sector. McKinsey recently forecasted that the global market for AI-based services, software and hardware will grow by up to 25% annually and will be worth around US$130 billion by 2025. But AI also represents a major challenge for industries in Europe, which are lagging behind the US and China. So, how can we start putting AI into action? Predictive maintenance is one area that demonstrates its advantages and potential.
IoT security for manufacturers
11. Dezember 2019 The Internet of Things (IoT) is a recent concept, involving the connection of devices that incorporate electronics, software or sensors, with the aim of collecting and exchanging data.
Sechs Herausforderungen um Marke und Image zu schützen
19. November 2019 Brand Protection wird immer wichtiger. Smarte Robotik, künstliche Intelligenz und Vision-Systeme unterstützen Unternehmen, sich zukunftsorientiert aufzustellen. Von der Nahrungsmittelindustrie über den Pharmasektor bis hin zur Automotive-Branche: Das Thema Brand Protection, also der Schutz von Marke und Ruf, gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung für Unternehmen in unterschiedlichen Industriezweigen.
Drei Pfeiler erfolgreicher Cobot-Initiativen: Sicherheit, Qualität und Flexibilität
4. November 2019 Cobots, auch kollaborierende Roboter genannt, sind Trendthema im Industrieumfeld. Um hier nicht ins Hintertreffen zu geraten, müssen sich Unternehmen intensiver mit innovativen Robotikkonzepten beschäftigen. Damit sie flexibel agieren sowie Produktionslinien und -layouts problemlos an veränderte Kundenanforderungen anpassen können, rät Omron zu einem Zusammenspiel von mobilen Robotern und Cobots gepaart mit integrierten Apps, Kamera- sowie Vision-Technologie, Support und Risk Assessment.
Smart machines: laying the golden egg?
16. Oktober 2019 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
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.