Create the Future… Right now!
Conventional Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturing aims at achieving operational effectiveness. This is usually done through leveraging quality, cost, and delivery (QCD) and focussing on mass production. However, the key to manufacturing success nowadays is agile production.
Manufacturers are increasingly producing a high mix of products with the same resources. People, technology, and equipment harmoniously combined to produce the best quality products and packages. No matter if it concerns runs of dozens or thousands.
New technologies are available to evolve your business and deal with urgent and fluctuating market demands. We partner up with clients to continuously assist them in optimizing their FMCG production. We do not only provide expertise and solutions; we share your business philosophy & goals for swift and flexible production.
From the incoming raw goods up to the palletising, OMRON is able to provide you solutions to easily integrate new technologies into your business model. Let our solutions inspire you. Start your journey to autonomous & collaborative manufacturing and fully reap the benefits for your organisation!
Your Challenges in Manufacturing
Agile Manufacturing
To handle the growing product variety producers, need to shift to agile manufacturing. Covering activities from sorting incoming products and end-of-line packaging solutions. We offer various technologies to optimize your specific facilities.
Challenges & Solutions:
High-Mix Low-Volume Packaging
Load & Unload Process
eCommerce Ready
Product & Package Quality
Quality means facilitating better transparency in the supply chain, meeting regulatory compliance, and, above all, customers' expectations on safety and quality. We offer a wide array of technologies to improve quality, especially of the package itself.
Challenges & Solutions:
Zero-Touch for Quality
Perfect Sealing
Perfect Primary Package
Traceability
Adaptive Inspection
Human-Machine Collaboration
It is harder to keep operations running in the era of social distancing and labor scarcity. Technologies are available to assist manufacturers. To help you provide a safe workplace and benefit from the real potential of a blended workforce by improving productivity.
Challenges & Solutions:
Zero-Touch for Workforce
Safe Human-Machine Solutions
Machine Development
A Sustainable Supply Chain
Reducing greenhouse emissions along the value chain is a core concern for the FMCG industry. Green issues have become key drivers of consumer purchase decisions and the industry must react accordingly. Contributing to a sustainable supply chain pays off with the right approach to waste management, new materials and energy consumption.
Challenges & Solutions:
New Materials
Waste Management
Energy Consumption
Some of the Benefits Gained by Utilizing Our Solutions
Address manual line feeding by the line operators
No pallets along the line.
Reduce repetitive tasks.
Space-saving; simpler; faster and more efficient.
Our Portfolio of Applications
Load & Unload Process
The first step to transform your manufacturing lines is to optimize your load & unload process. Furthermore, to evaluate how it impacts the performance of your operations at an enterprise, line and machine level.
High Mix, Low Volume Packaging
High-Mix Low Volume (HMLV) Packaging models are a consequence of the growing variety in products requested by consumers. To handle these demands we provide an overview of several solutions concerning End-Of-Line packaging.
Zero Touch for Workforce
No more heavy lifting and boring repetitive tasks for your colleagues, so they can really be of added value doing the things they do best. See our solutions to protect your people and optimise your production.
Zero Touch for Quality
Zero-Touch solutions ensure consistency in quality! Our Quality Solutions feature innovative automation and robotics that effectively solve challenges by eliminating human intervention.
Find Out what Our Customers Say
Curious how your industry peers regard OMRON? Please consult our customer references!
Palletising solution from Reitec meets the needs of FMCG customers
OMRON and Reitec join forces to create the new RC-1 cobot palletiser solution
Traceability 4.0 through streamlined package labelling with cobots
Collaborative robot carries out intelligent labelling on different product formats - reducing downtime due to format changes by up to 70% - in a solution developed by Bluengineering for Gruppo Romani in Italy.
Martini perfects the packaging of pasta with OMRON technology
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.
Interesting to Read
Interested in the latest developments? Visit our news blogs for current updates!
ControlTec helps Polish hospital tackle the pandemic with a UVC mobile robot
26 January, 2021 Using an OMRON LD mobile robot, ControlTec was one of the first companies in the world to develop a sterilisation robot equipped with a UVC irradiator.
Fast and safe transport on the factory floor
18 January, 2021 Improved efficiency and seamless material supply: in Austria, Philips is automating material transport by using AMRs from OMRON.
Four top tips for automation projects in the food and beverage industry
22 February, 2021 Smart, robot-assisted production and packaging will maximize profitability
Affordable automation: Leasing cobots and mobile robots for flexibility on the factory floor
04 March, 2021 In line with the move to Industry 4.0, an increasing number of manufacturers are turning to automation as a way of streamlining processes and boosting productivity. A key aspect of this is the use of robots, often working alongside people in the factory. However, many companies might be reluctant to invest in additional automation, particularly following the economic difficulties presented by COVID-19. For manufacturers looking for an affordable solution, cost structures with leasing options are being implemented as an option to allow adaptability on the factory floor.
Automation for zero touch: Improving safety, quality and efficiency in F&B
15 March, 2021 Recent innovations in automation, robotics, image processing and artificial intelligence (AI) can help companies to migrate towards zero touch processes.
Our Partners
Through the OMRON Innovation Network, we are bridging the gap between our technology and fully integrated systems and solutions. By closely collaborating with strategic partners, we tap into their collective knowledge, expertise, and shared drive to provide a clear pathway for customers to realise solutions to their manufacturing challenges.
Brillopak Ltd
Brillopak is an award winning British manufacturer of highly flexible, automated packing systems. We continually invest in technology to build flexible automated packing and palletising machines and systems, that combine precise handling, effortless performance and ease of use by unskilled staff.
Gripple Automation
Innovative machinery to streamline your manufacturing processes, optimize your supply chain, and boost your bottom line.
Equipment Support Company
We work in partnership with our customers to understand their unique requirements before designing and delivering complete bespoke solutions, including hardware, software, drawing packs, training and certification
AIS Ltd (Automatic Identification Systems)
AIS supply complete solutions for Automatic Labelling, Machine Vision, Barcode Scanning, Barcode Verification, Label Printing and Ink-jet Coding.
Reeco Automation Ltd
With a team of engineers and programmers that have a wealth of experience in the rapidly growing robotics industry, Reeco Automation specialises in creating bespoke collaborative robot solutions from concept to final design.
Factbird
Factbird is a pioneering provider of Manufacturing Intelligence Solutions aimed at driving operational excellence. The company focuses on data and provides factual insights to empower businesses to optimize operations, reduce downtime, and boost productivity. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies, Factbird delivers real-time insights and actionable intelligence.
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