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October 8, 2020 by Liv Leave a Comment
New solution offers real-time synchronization between all automation equipment, including robots, vision components, drives, and safety equipment
Industrial automation company Omron has launched “the world’s first robotic integrated controller”, the new NJ501-R.
With the integrated controller, Omron says it is possible to automate advanced and complex manual work and simulate the design and modification of production facilities in a virtual environment, and conduct maintenance remotely.
The new machine controller offers real-time synchronization between all automation equipment, including robots, vision components, drives, and safety equipment.
Improving the speed and accuracy of production, users can simulate entire production lines without having to deploy physical equipment.
This will simplify maintenance, and reduce time-to-market during the design, planning, commissioning, and changeover processes.
any industries are facing labor shortage issues, and the world is experiencing a major turning point with how society conducts business due to new global health concerns.
As a result, the demand of more advanced automation with robots has increased, along with a growing demand for digitalization.
Traditionally, automation equipment for production facilities has been controlled by a number of different controllers creating a major challenge to setup and coordinate the speed and timing between various devices.
Also, it was very difficult to verify a process design in advance and with a high level of accuracy prior to construction of a machine or larger production line.
After the equipment is commissioned, adjustments need to be made onsite and backtracking and specification changes are common, resulting in a huge number of man-hours.
As a manufacturer of motion sensors, robotics, and safety equipment for fully automated production lines, OMRON has now addressed these issues by seamlessly integrating the control equipment.
Integration of control and the construction process
The “Robotic Integrated Controller” automates inserting and assembling processes that require delicate and skillful processing.
The robots and equipment are controlled and fully synchronized in real-time by a single controller, improving device performance, and achieving the world’s highest level of throughput.
Omron has also unified the programming languages for robot and machine control, making it easy to simulate a production line with single programming software.
The system visualizes the process, reducing man-hours for process design and operational verification by up to 50 percent. Furthermore, all of this can be conducted remotely.
Through Sysmac Studio’s user interface, users can design, program, troubleshoot, operate and maintain future automation systems remotely from anywhere in the world.
Key features and benefits of the integrated controller:
Filed Under: Features, Industrial robots Tagged With: omron, robotic integrated controller
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