OMRON introduces new functions for its Robotics Integrated Controller

By OEM Update Editorial April 19, 2022 6:10 pm IST

Virtual teaching function to reduce 90 percent production equipment commissioning time for inspection processes.

OMRON Corporation (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan; President & CEO: Yoshihito Yamada) announced the expansion of its “Sysmac Studio 3D Simulation” with the inclusion of the offline teaching functions. This is simulation software for “Robotics Integrated Controller” which integrates and controls robots and control devices like vision, servo and safety that make up production equipment.

In addition to a shortage of skilled engineers, manufacturing sites face the challenge of increasing the number and complexity of inspection items prior to shipment, which requires a lot of time. However, while automation at manufacturing sites is advancing, the automation of the inspection for complex products has been slow to progress because it often relies on the experience and visual inspection of skilled technicians. In addition, the equipment development system that relies on skilled engineers requires improvement because of the man-hours required to adjust the actual equipment.

Simulation software that can reproduce the entire facility digitally and easily verify its operation with the same accuracy as the actual equipment by utilizing the Robotics Integrated Controller. The software can also simulate entire facilities, including custom robots developed in-house by the customer and equipment from partner companies. In addition to OMRON’s extensive line-up of control devices, including robots, the software can verify a wide range of entire facilities, including customers’ custom robots and equipment from partner companies, thereby helping manufacturing industry improve their production capacity and achieve everything from facility start-up to maintenance in a short period of time.

For more info, visit: https://www.omron.co.jp/