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OMRON to showcase smarter, faster, more efficient manufacturing at PPMA 2024
Find out how data, traceability and robotics can transform your operations at the UK’S largest event for the packaging, machinery and manufacturing industry
OMRON, a world-leading producer of technologically advanced industrial automation products, will showcase the smarter, faster, more efficient future of manufacturing at this year’s Packaging Machinery and Manufacturing (PPMA) Show.
To be held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, from 24th to 26th September, PPMA 2024 is the UK’s largest event for the processing equipment, packaging machinery, industrial robots, and machine vision system sector. It will bring more than 8,000 visitors, more than 330 exhibitors, and more than 1,500 brands together to discuss the latest innovations across the sector.
OMRON has arranged a packed schedule of events and demonstrations to run over the three days of the show. All will highlight how data, traceability, and robotics can be utilised to build 21st century manufacturing practices and processes.
Sam Tilley, Regional General Manager (UK, Ireland & Nordics) at Omron Industrial Automation Europe said: “Flexible manufacturing is ushering in the industry’s biggest shift since Henry Ford imagined the assembly line, making this an extremely exciting time for our industry. Automation, robotics, and data analytics are all playing a crucial role in this transformation, and it is imperative that we understand how these technologies can work synergistically to build the agile, customer need-focused future.
“PPMA is the UK’s largest event for the processing equipment, packaging machinery, industrial robots, and machine vision system sector, and we are proud to be part of it.”
OMRON will be based at stand B34, where highlights will include:
Visual demonstrations
- How robotic-driven flexible manufacturing can enable rapid format changes with high levels of quality control and traceability
- How capturing and analysing manufacturing data can provide traceability, enhancing quality control and generating actionable insights for informed decision making
- How artificial intelligence (AI) visual inspection can detect defects in uniform background objects, enabling automatic, human eye-like quality control without complicated set up
- How AI visual inspection can work in lockstep with Digimarc digital watermarking to prevent mismatched components and mislabelled products while increasing production speed and efficiency, and streamlining the distribution and fulfilment of packaged goods.
Product demonstrations
- OMRON’s high-speed DELTA robot will demonstrate our pioneering conveyor tracking functionality, for faster and more flexible picking and packaging applications.
In addition, there will be a schedule of talks and lectures from some of the leading experts in our field across the three days of the meeting. The main topic areas will be flexible manufacturing and AI in manufacturing, and all talks will be displayed on the 85’’ screen at our stand.
The OMRON team will also be on hand throughout to provide information and answer questions about the company’s products, and how they fit into the evolution of manufacturing.
About OMRON Corporation
OMRON Corporation is a leading automation company with its core competencies in Sensing and Control + Think technology and is engaged in a wide range of businesses including industrial automation, healthcare, social systems, device and module solutions. The company transcends the value creation by leveraging diverse data acquired through these businesses and linking it to the data solutions business. Established in 1933, OMRON has about 28,000 employees worldwide, working to provide products and services in more than 130 countries, contributing to the creation of a better society. For more information: https://industrial.omron.co.uk/en/home.
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