OMRON Automation highlights its focus on robotics in packaging industry

February 12, 2015 2:08 pm

 Moving forward with its vision of “Bringing innovation to manufacturing by automation to enrich lives of people around the world,” OMRON Automation – part of Omron Japan; a global leader in industrial automation – organised a seminar on “Robotics:  a global trend in packaging industry” at its Automation Technology Centre (ATC) in Mumbai. 
The company exhibited its proficiency and know-how in this domain in the seminar which focused on the future global trends of robotics in the packaging industry. The objective of the seminar was to help the customers to increase the efficiency with quality, which is the need of the hour.
Addressing the participants, Sameer Gandhi, MD, Omron Automation India said, “Being a key player in providing automation solutions to the packaging sector across varied manufacturing fields, OMRON believes that there is certainly a huge scope for robotics in this segment. Our robotics along with vision solutions can play a very vital role in improving flexibility, reliability and speed which are the key factors for a robust packaging solution.”
Attended by more than 30 OEMs and channel partners, the seminar was an interactive session with Sameer Gandhi and Eduardo De Robbio, Robotics Product Manager, OMRON Europe BV. OMRON’s expertise and proficiency in the robotics- packaging automation industry was displayed through its  upgraded Sysmac Automation Platform which has been making rapid strides in varied industries like automotive, material handling, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage and textile.
Sharing his experience in the robotics industry, Mr Robbio mentioned that to increase the machine output and reduce the cost of ownership it is extremely important to have robots together with a robust solution. This is why OMRON offers its robotics solutions on the proven Sysmac automation platform. By seamlessly integrating this, Omron solutions bring all automation components like vision, safety, servos, drives and controllers together to deliver fast, accurate and reliable control to the fastest packaging machines.