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No.17 | EU

Omron &

P04. Dont just evolve - create!

P08. Next release on the Ssmac platorm

P20. Tur nke pack aging line

Future prooTechnolog & Trends


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No.172 OMRON & FutuRe pROOF

The cover shows an artists impres-

sion o a concept or a robot, devel-

oped at a workshop or customers.

The result: a delta robot with OLEDinstant messaging, adaptive posi-

tioning, holistic 3D-simulation and

oor-activated communication. Will

it be realistic? The uture will tell.

B listening, wondering,

exploring and learning, we gain

insights that lead to cutting-edge

solutions or the next generation o

machines.

We do things dierentl.

Future prooOmron &


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All-in-ne sluin end line packaging ea

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Single-cnlle in a

unkey packaging line

Mecapack, a specialist manuacturer oprimar and secondar packaging.

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Hirouki Usui, who joined Omron Europe as Chie Executive Ocer in April this ear, sas his ambition is

to bring next generation technolog into the European market, putting Omrons know-how, experience and sstems

within reach o European machine-builders. We spoke with him about his vision and ideas

or achieving these ambitions.

Wha did yu ask yusel when yu becae CEo?

M main interest is in helping European machine-builders to sta

strong in a changing world, because ever customer I have spoken

to sees the challenges ahead. We must help them to keep innovat-

ing and reducing costs. That wa the can seize the opportunities in

developing markets like China where our long-standing presence is

going to help them while deending their local business.

Hw can nex-geneain echnlgy help achine-buildes?

It all springs rom the ideas o the machine-builders them-selves.Ssmac, or example, was based on customer demands or a platorm

thats scalable and exible, and that enables the creation o ast, e-

cient machines. Our vision is to help our customers engineers to turn

their ideas into realit the smart wa.

Culd yu explain wha yu ean by uning

ideas saly in ealiy he sa way?

Machine automation is all about input-logic-output technolog

so we make connectivit as simple, ast and reliable as possible.

Machine-builders onl need to ocus on the creative idea, mixing and

matching components without worring about hierarch or othercommunication issues. Were unique in oering this seamless input

logic- output combinations. O course, i everthing comes rom

Omron it will be the astest combination available on the market.

Wha ae ons he cus pins?

We aim to provide the most reliable support in the business, and

deliver it aster and more precisel than anone else. We can do this

b removing all unnecessar waste, taking out elements that dont

add value or our customers and their customers. As a logical conse-

quence, this will improve the speed o our response and bring the

cost down - these are all benefts that can be directl transerred to

our customers and help make them more competitive.

I yu wee an on cuse penial cuse, hwwuld yu ineac wih us?

Its an interesting question, because we must alwas think rom the

customers perspective. The frst point is to realize how eas it is to

get access to our automation expertise. On ever level, Omron is

the most open automation partner in Europe. I I were a customer I

would defnitel bring Omron in at the start o a project, right at the

concept stage, because I know our engineers can help customers

to create solutions to specifc challenges. The are in the feld ever

da in all kinds o industries. So, or example, know-how gained on

an automotive plant in Sweden might be exactl whats needed or a

packaging machine in France. Machine-builders can use this experi-ence to sharpen their ideas or tomorrows machines: it will help to

make equipment thats uture-proo, and that delivers the competi-

tive advantage in todas globalized world.


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Flexibilit and versatilit are the two main drivers or the

evolution o packaging machiner. In particular, the need to change

ormats quickl, or to handle dierent products on the same line, has

led more innovative manuacturers to develop new solutions in terms

o machiner laout, materials and technologies.

Italian manuacturer Mespic is just such a compan. Specia-lizing

in the design and construction o integrated end-o-line packaging

machiner, Mespic looked at what the market was demanding, and

established partnerships with specialist suppliers to meet those de-

mands. In particular, it has investigated new materials and innovative

technologies that enable it to oer solutions that are more ecient in

terms o productivit and energ saving.

S, pack, bx, cde: he end--he-line ea

One o Mespics most recent advances is the development o an end-

o-line secondar and fnal packaging solution or packs o tea. This is

a dedicated line which incorporates transport o the packs, aggregat-

ing dierent product tpes and ormats, and automaticall placing

them in dierent packing cases.

The ke issue is that the packs containing dierent avours o tea

each coming rom a dierent production line must be properl

and accuratel placed into separate cases or despatch. So when

the dierent teas arrive at the Mespic end-o-line plant, the are frst

scanned b an Omron FQ vision sstem, which identifes the dierent

product tpes. The data is sent via an Ethernet link to the pick-and-

place sstem, which takes the packs o tea and puts them into dier-ent cases. The open cases are frst marked with a Data Matrix code,

and then automaticall sealed: fnall, a second Omron FQ-CR vision

sstem reads the code printed on the case, to identi the contents

and ensure accurate despatch.

Developed in collaboration with Omron, the end-o-line plant

benefts rom the know-how and product philosophies o both

companies. One o Mespics core strengths is its abilit to oer not

onl standalone machines but also complete lines. These all-in-one

sstems, born out o the need to run multiple processes within the

same area, are designed in co-operation with the customer to take

into account the specifc packaging and the space limitations. The

Mespic machines make use o innovative materials such as carbon

fbre and have ewer moving parts. This makes them lighter, which in

turn enables the use o smaller motors to reduce component costs as

well as saving energ up to 60% compared with traditional machines.

Mespic, with headquarters in northeast Italy, has worked with Omron to develop

innovative all-in-one packaging solutions that end-users now demand, and that

successul machine makers strive to provide. A recent example is this end-o-line

plant or secondary and fnal packaging o tea.

Mespics all-in-onesolution...


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All-in-one solution - showing the input section, storage and orming o the cases, the

loading and control area, and the printing/closing areas

Pick-and-place -The loading section, where the pick-and-place module takes the packs

o tea and places them inside the case

Controlled by our NJ controller - 4 carbon fber pick & place sstems,

2 or case erecting, 1 or grouping, 1 or case packing

... Versatile and exibleIdeal pane

Mespic has ound an ideal partner in Omron, which shares its

customer-ocused ideals. Francesca Gaetani, Packaging Project Leader

at Omron Electronics Ital, explains that Our automation philosoph

was to provide a solution based on the new NJ controller on an Ether-CAT network. This architecture allows us to take a unique approach in

meeting diering requirements in terms o complexit, while ensur-

ing cost saving. We achieved this because the NJ machine controller -

scaled in dierent sizes - handles the logic I/O as well as the machine

movements. The EtherCAT network - on which the entire Ssmac

platorm is based provides the speed o data exchange necessar to

ensure application exibilit.

In the case o the tea-packaging solution, the NJ501 machine control-

ler manages the conveors carring the packs o tea, as well as servo

drives that operate the casing machine, the pick-and-place module,

and the aggregation o the dierent packs. Mespics case-packing

sstems are all top-loading, and use a Cartesian-axis gantr with both

motors fxed, to reduce weight and thereore wear - on the moving

parts.

Extensive and continuous collaboration rom Omron has provided

the exibilit and versatilit with which Mespic has been able to meet

the specifc and complex needs o each customer. The technologhas delivered several customer benefts, including:

amethodofconsistentcommunication

thesameremotecontrolunitoperatingalargenumberofaxes,

vision sstems, and delta robot I/O modules

AccuraxG5servomotorsusedforthepick-and-placemodule,also

controlled b the NJ motion controller

Omrontechnicalassistanceduringdevelopmentandafterinstalla-

tion

Most importantl, the collaboration between Mespic and Omron has

enabled the deploment o new technologies to meet new objec-

tives, and to open up new and increasingl competitive markets.


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In short

Wepan reusesto compromiseon qualit

Omron oursae solution

Lean, Aqualectraahead ocompetition

Wepan, De Lie in he suh

Hlland, is a ediu-sized business

eplying eigheen pesnnel, invl-

ved in elecechnical insallain and

panel building

Gert van Wensen, director o Wepan in De

Lier, is an idiosncratic business man with a

ver outspoken opinion on the running o a

compan and how to deal with emploees

and clients. As a ftter and panel builder,

he knows that exibilit and speed are

important or man clients, but he

reuses to compromise on qualit.

n.e/tt_Wepan

Wih a unve abu 17 illin eu

and a sa 145 eplyees, Aqualeca

is ne he lages panel buildes in he

Benelux and pbably in Eupe

I would be ling i I said the market or panel

builders was booming at the moment, but

we are still managing to hold our heads

above water, sas Tom Stringer, general

director o Aqualectra in Heerhugowaard.

Stringer is a keen advocate o lean manu-

acturing, which enables panels to be pro-

duced as ecientl as possible. He believes

this is the onl wa to sta ahead o the

competition.

n.e/tt_Aqualeca

N ne dubs he ipance

uncinal saey in den

auain syses.

Saet is a responsibilit that all plant opera-

tors take seriousl because o the potential

impact on personnel, sstems and the

environment i something goes wrong.

A sstem ailure or mal-unction that is

not detected immediatel can have dire

consequences. The challenge is to fnd a wa

or plant operation and unctional saet to

become more intimatel connected. Om-

rons philosoph as a vendor o automation

solutions is that integrated saet presents a

new opportunit to deliver a seamless oer

that spans inputs, logic and outputs to build

on the advantages o networked sstems

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Ssmac: One Machine

Controller, One Connectionand One Sotware

Sysac, 1s annivesay

Its exactl one ear since the Ssmac control platorm was launched.

Full integrated under the simple concept o One Control, One Con-

nection and One Sotware it met with instant success. It was Ssmacs

simplicit and reliabilit that users appreciated most and, thanks to

them, we are on target to achieve over 5000 CPU sales. Last ear we

also said that this was the frst step in a ten ears journeWe are

pleased and thrilled to share with ou the second step. When we sa

it works IT WORKS! And when we sa we do WE DELIVER!

the CPU aily is gwing in peance and scalabiliy

The frst release - NJ5 CPU targeted 16, 32 and 64 axes machines.

Within six months speed had been doubled and 64 axes control

could be achieved in 1 ms instead o 2 ms. We also released a new

CPU amil NJ3 line covering 4 and 8 axes with the same unc-

tionalit, but with slightl lowered perormance. The NJ3 CPU is well

positioned to meet 80% o applications in terms o per ormance and

cost.

Kineaics ees PLC, in and visin

In Jul we launched the NJ Robotics line. This integrates motion,

PLC, vision and the kinematic algorithms required or delta robots.

Continuous pick & place sstems comprising 8 robots and a dual con-

veor line can now be controlled in less than 2ms ccle times, with up

to 200 picking ccles per minute.

Saey wih ne swae and ne cnnecin cncep

Ssmac platorm now includes smart saet unction thanks to the

new integrated saet solution. The latter consists o a new saet

network controller and a new saet I/O (NX I/O). One connection

concept is realised through the use o Saet over Ethercat (FSoE)

laer, controller and I/Os are phsicall mounted on the distributed

I/O rack. Hence sae and non sae I/Os can be mixed on the same I/O

block.. The ONE sotware concept is achieved b using Ssmac Studio

or confguration and programming. Needless to sa that it ull

complies with IEC-61131-3 standard. The saet controller achieves

the highest saet and meets Categor 4 and Perormance level (PLe)

according to the ISO-13849-1 and SIL3 according to IEC-61508.

Disibued NX I/o: sub-icsecnd accuacy

Based on a backplane bus running in snchronous and asnchronous

modes and using time stamping, our NX I/O distributed IO range can

read an input or set an output with sub-microsecond accurac. NX

I/O is available with over 70 models o I/O units. Further models will

become available over the coming ear.

And he uue?

Ssmac is and will remain a ull integrated platorm, with the ocus

on speed and perormance or exible machine automation. Our

development teams are continuall impro-ving current sstems and

are also bus with new application libraries.

Enjy Auain wih Sysac


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Ssmac

One year ago, Omron

introduced the Sysmac

NJ-series controller, as the

basis o a new generation

o Machine Control

Systems.

A new geneain I/os

Not just speed in program execution, but also speed o application development,

with a ull integrated programming, simulation and troubleshooting environment.

Direct access to all variables and unctions or sequence control, motion control

and machine vision rom Ssmac Studio helps ou. Simpli our engineering work,

reducing the chance o errors and improving modularit and maintainabilit.

In modern machine control, achieving a high execution speed means nothing

without accurac and repeatabilit. Using the distributed clock unction o the

EtherCAT machine network, the timing o Ssmacs motion control is accurate and

predictable to within a microsecond. The same deterministic behaviour is now also

supported b the new Ssmac NX-series I/O sstem.

tiing is keySsmac NX-series I/O has been deve-loped to meet requirements that at frst ma

seem contradicting; to provide a competitive modular I/O sstem to connect to

NX-series I/OTHE SySMAC MACHINE CO NTROLLER GETS THE I/O S IT DESERVES. ..


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11tECHNoLoGY

Omron controllers and various open networks, et oering

superior real-time behaviour and ease o use. Additionall, the

sstem needs to support the integration o saet unctions,

and be open or uture additions.

To assure the required perormance level, Omron developed

a new inter-connection bus, which outperorms an currentl

available industrial network. Besides having a high data

transer rate, this bus will propagate the distributed clock o

EtherCAT down to individual I/O units. The distributed clock

allows an I/O unit to snchronise with the Ssmac machine

controllers primar task ccle with less than 1 s jitter. Addi-

tionall,

input units with timestamp unction can be used to accuratel

determine sequence o events with nanosecond resolution.

Complementar timestamped output units will let ou control

the precise timing o digital output sequences, with the same

nanosecond resolution. Used together, the total accurac o

timing rom in- to outputs is onl limited b the ON- and OFF-

delas o the signals, i.e. well within a microsecond.

Chice in I/o unis

The digital I/O units in the Ssmac NX-series are oered

in several variations, allowing the user to make a trade-o

between I/O densit and ease o installation, or perormance

and cost. Ever model is available in sinking- and sourcing

version so ou can alwas meet local market needs when ou

export our machines globall.


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PROGRAM PROGRAMI/OI/O I/O PROGRAM

PROGRAM PROGRAMI/OI/O I/O PROGRAM

Standard digital I/O units are available as 4-point modules

which accept direct connection o 3-wire signals, providing

24V power suppl to the sensor. These 4-point units are also

available as high-speed. Standard-perormance units also

come in higher densities: 8-point I/O units can be used or

2-wire signals, tpicall dr contact switches. 16-point units

achieve the highest I/O densit in 12 mm width, in case the

sensors are supplied with power rom an external source.

Saet I/Os are available as 4-point input units, while saet

outputs units have 4 output points in just 12 mm width, or 2points with a 2 A rating.

A ull range o analog I/Os is available, rom two to eight

signals per unit, or current, voltage, thermocouple or RTD

signals. High-perormance models are available, oering

10 s conversion time per channel and 1:30000 resolution.

To support the motion control unctions o the Ssmac series,

I/O units or encoder inputs and pulse outputs are included

in the range. These can be assigned to motion axes in the

controller confguration.

Saey inegaed

Saet unctions are ull integrated in the Ssmac NX-series

I/O. The programmable saet control unit and its sae in- andoutput units can be inserted anwhere in the I/O sstem. No

other special hardware is needed. The saet communication

NJ Controller

LATCH SYNC

SYNCHRONOUSINPUTS

SYNCHRONOUSOUTPUTS

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is passed on transparentl through the EtherCAT interaces o the Ssmac control

network, making it eas to add saet unctions to an control sstem. Standard

control and saet control are both programmed in Ssmac Studio, providing eas

monitoring and reerencing o saet status inormation in the normal control

programs.

Design

All Ssmac I/O units have the same height and depth (100x71 mm) while the

standard unit width is 12mm, or 24mm or some specifc units. All I/O units have a

detachable ront connector with push-in tpe screwless terminals. I/O wiring looms

can be prepared and installed separatel, signals can easil be disconnected or

testing and commissioning, and units can be replaced without re-wiring. User-

defned labeling and keing o the I/O connectors are provided to prevent installa-

tion errors.

At the initial market release in Q1 2013, the Ssmac NX-series I/O will consist o

approximatel 70 tpes o I/O units and sstem modules like power eeds and

ground terminals, a saet IO controller, and the network interace unit or EtherCAT.

Bus interaces or other networks, and the described high-perormance I/O units will

be released throughout 2013. From there on, there will be a stead expansion o the

Ssmac NX-series model range.

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Ssmac

Integrated SaetOmron Electronics is in one o the leadingglobal companies in automation saet. Our

broad product and services portolio includes

all necessar saet equipment and services,

rom electronic saet relas like the G9SX

series up to DeviceNet network controllers like

the NE1A series.

The release o the Ssmac NJ Series Machine

Automation Controllers was a decisive step

towards the ull integration o logic, motion

and vision into our One Sotware platorm

(Ssmac Studio), using our One Machine

network (EtherCAT) and all ocused on our

One Control Sstem (Ssmac NJ Controller).

Machine design and development are never

complete without unctional saet. The

development o a proper saet strateg is

essential to all machine design and should

be taken into account at an earl stage as it

can dramaticall inuence lie ccle costs,

especiall development times and mainte-

nance ccles.

Machines must be designed to be intrinsical-

l sae so, when a hazardous situation cannot

be avoided through conventional engineer-

ing - e.g. b protecting the moving parts

- additional measures must be implemented

to reach the required saet perormance.

This is where Ssmacs Integrated Saet

solutions make all the dierence.

The new NX Saet Controller has been

created using state-o-the-art technolog

and is implemented in the latest NX I/O

sstem. Nanosnx is new and innovative I/O

technolog, oering outstanding speed and

perormance, with nanosecond resolution

delivered b EtherCAT networking which is

defning new levels o speed and accurac

in automation.

The saet communications laer is known

as Saet over EtherCAT (FSoE) and is used

to transport saet data between an NX

Saet Controller and the NX I/O distributed

saet devices. The release o the NX Saet

Controller as part o the Ssmac Integrated

Architecture enables Omron saet sstems

to meet applications up to Categor 4 and

Perormance level (PLe) according to

ISO 13849-1.


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Sysac Sudi and IEC 61131-3 PLCpen Saey

pgaing

One o the benefts o advanced Saet Controllers

compared with classic hard-wired saet solutions is

the exibilit and reusabilit o code. Omron NX Saet

Controllers are programmed according to the IEC 61131-3

standard and use the same Ssmac Studio Integrated

Development Environment (IDE) used or the rest o the

Ssmac devices.

Standards like IEC 61131-3 and PLCopen bring openness

and usabilit that ensures end users can avoid becoming

the prisoner o a particular brand. NX Saet Controllers

incorporate PLCopen Function Blocks (FBs) that in

combination with Motion Control FBs make Ssmac one

o the most open platorms on the market. Furthermore,

Ssmac Studio allows the integration o NX Saet

Controller variables within the global variables o an NJ

controller. Ssmac Studio IDE thus supports a common

methodolog or hardware defnition, programming and

maintenance.

opeaing Pinciple he NX Saey Cnlle

The NX Saet Controller supports sae logic in its local

NX backplane and in remote NX remote backplanes

b means o the NX EtherCAT coupler (NX-ECC201).

Functional Saet Over EtherCAT (FSoE) uses the so-called

black channel or communications which allows saet

data and non-saet data to be combined without risk

in a single network. FSoE can achieve SIL-3, with the

probabilit o one undetected error exceeding 100,000

ears!

Ssmac NJ Controller is the EtherCAT network master.

The NX Saet Controller establishes a connection-ID

mechanism with its associated NX devices. In this wa,

the NX Saet Controller manages the sae logic while the

NJ EtherCAT Master is responsible or sae and non-sae

communications. One interesting consequence is that

NJ Controller has continuous access to the FSoE data

and can, i necessar, use this in standard automation

processes.

Benefs Sysac inegaed Saey.

The NX Saet Controller and distributed Saet I/O

can bereel placed on the NX-I/O bus. The integration


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into Ssmac Studio simplifes sstem design, setup and

maintenance, allowing machine builders to ocus on the

improvement o perormance and saet rather than on

sstem confguration. The combination o NX-Saet and

Omron saet components - rom saet switches and

sensors to motion devices with integrated saet unc-

tions brings great benefts to machine builders looking

or a single source solution.

ou cien

Ssmac NX Saet Controller series in combination with

new NX I/O sstem and Ssmac NJ Controllers contribute

to increased machine saet and improved productivit

over the total machine lieccle. Omron is a global

One stop solution supplier who can oer not onl

components, but also solutions and services like Input-

Logic-Output or unctional saet in automation.


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SYSmAC specialiss

It is exactl one ear since SySMAC platorm was

launched globall to the market. A ull inte-

grated platorm under the simple concept o Onecontroller, One connection and One sotware.

On the other hand, over the past ew ears, we

at Omron Europe, have reocused our business,

parallel with Ssmac development, aiming to

provide our customers with the best support, the

new Ssmac platorm. Our Application Engineers

are constantl improving their knowledge with

intensive training on new technologies, products

and applications. Omron Europe now has more

than 700 feld and sales engineers in 19 countries

to add value to machine builders in terms o

advanced and integrated machine control.

Auain Cene: a glbal newk

cpeence cenes

Omrons commitment to the machine builders

goes beond product and technolog, it alsoembraces advanced technical and application

support. These our global automation centers are

now ull operational. All the centers are globall

coordinated rom the Automation BU head-

quarter in Japan.

the cuen Auain Cenes in he

wld:

ATC-Japan located in Kusatsu, Japan, alread

opened on the 1st o August o 2011

ATC-China located in Shanghai, China, alread

opened on the 3rd o June o 2011

ATC-US located in Fremont CA, USA, alread

opened on the 1st o April o 2012

ATC-Europe located in Barcelona, Europe to be

opened on the 30th o November o 2012


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Automation Center EuropeThe ke tasks o the Automation centers is to provide the best technical and application support or SySMAC platorm and all the devices

(sotware and hardware) around it. The feld o expertise o the ATC includes networking, sotware, saet, advanced motion control, robotics

and CNC.

Bacelna: he lgical hs place Auain Cene Eupe

Omron Europe has its Motion Application Center in Barcelona since 1999. This center hosts more than 40 experts in sotware, hardware and

application specialists. It is there where all the sotware and motion application libraries are developed. Thereore it was just a matter o conti-

nuit to have the ATC in Barcelona. ATC will represent a real competence where customers can see, test and have a real lie experience o the

most advanced technolog.

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Denis Oerther, in charge o the Purchasing Department at

Mecapack, sees obvious benefts in optimizing line control:

A single platform reduces the number of components

and the wiring and programming times in the workshops.

It also reduces stock volumes, and the variety of spareparts needed.

Mecapack, a specialist manuacturer o primar and secondar packaging machines

has recentl developed a turnke packaging line. Working in close cooperation with

Omron has enabled the compan to base its concept on a single line controller,

a strategicall important step orward, with which Mecapack intends to satis

customer expectations both in its French home market and in the rest o the world.

Single-controller in a

turnke packaging line


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Delta robot - R2A

A member o the Proplast group, French manuacturer Mecapack

develops and manuactures packaging machines, including tra

sealing sstems, thermoorming equipment, case orming and case

packing solutions. The have recentl integrated Cration Technique

(now called Idpack) into the business, strengthening their expertise in

secondar packaging machines. The compans nine R&D engineers,

working in a 23-person Research Department, add value to the com-pan, while Omron has been providing expertise in sequential logic

and motion control to Mecapack or more than 15 ears.

Build a relationship with asingle projectA cplee unkey packaging line

These das our customers look or machines which can work at high

speed and with increased capacit, sas Benot Mort, responsible

or Development at Mecapack. But the also want to build a relati-

onship with a single Project Manager who can oer a global solution

or both primar and secondar packaging. This is what we have

been working to establish or the past fve ears.

Crille Couloigner, in charge o Mecapacks Automation Research

Department, adds:

We have developed from being a manufacturer of individual ma-

chines towards becoming a supplier of engineering solutions. We owe

this evolution directly to the development of Omron technology.Benot Mort explains that Mecapack has been working continuall

on the reliabilit and operation o a global ull-line concept, while

integrating third-part products such as metal detection sstems andlabelling machines: Were introducing into packaging lines notions

o production ecienc which are well known in the automotive in-

dustr, while reducing product-ormat changeovers to the minimum.

Ever second means a lot to us!

Indusialized develpen

As part o this project, one o Mecapacks objectives is to streamline

machine conception, which will reduce deliver times - among other

benefts. To achieve this, the compan is deploing Omrons Ssmac

platorm, which puts the entire line under the same logic o control

and parameter setting. Man o our customers are in avour o this

rationalization, sas Serge Pitois, Product Manager at Mecapack,

although he notes that A single controller means a complete change

in strateg.

the benef a single cnlle

Benot Mort adds that This is where the Omron team add their

expertise to our knowledge, and answer an queries that might arise

on our side. Our partnership with Omron allows us to achieve the

perormance levels that we had initiall set as an objective, which is

important with new technologies. you could look at this as a jointinvestment b Omron and Mecapack, and I do want to emphasise the

act that the Omron team is alwas ver reactive when we need help!

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80 % o Mecapacks customers are in the ood and beverage sector, but the compan also manuactu-

res machines or the pharmaceutical, medical, and suppl chain (secondar packaging) sectors. Larger

ood manuacturers and large or medium size supermarkets will also turn more and more to primar

packaging. One third o Mecapacks turnover presentl comes rom France, but there is a strong desire

to develop the compans global activities, a strateg which can be supported b Omrons extensiveinternational network.

According to Serge Pitois, deploing a single controller such as the Ssmac platorm is the onl wa

to create a complete packaging line which can meet expectations in terms o perormance, and o

return on investment and costs. Mecapack integrates a sequence o automation products and Delta-2

robots developed internall, with motors and control b Omron - that ft into the single line-controller

concept. Ethernet connectivit means the controller can also communicate with the multi-articulated

robots used in the case-packing stage.

This consistenc in the sequential unctions and motion control is much appreciated because it allows

shorter ormat changeover times. It also allows remote maintenance and diagnosis o the complete line

through a single communication entr point. These are signifcant benefts or both the end user and

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