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Recent technological advancements have led to industrial equipment— such as smart packagers and coffee makers—becoming more sophisticated and multifunctional. As IoT and other cognitive technologies are further leveraged, the needs are growing for sensors that can accurately detect products without being hampered by the design of packages and/or containers. Since conventional reflective sensors are embedded in equipment under the premise that detection is to be carried out based on color and material of the object, a number of smart factories and adopters of IIoT are encountering multiple challenges. With objects (to be detected) undergoing constant changes, modifications, and replacements, conventional reflective sensors are unable to detect them with seamless accuracy. Additionally, conventional sensors function within a narrow range of distance for detecting an object, and thereby overlook a product not in its predetermined position.
To solve these pain points, OMRON Corporation—a global leader in industrial automation—has launched its revolutionary Light Convergent Reflective Sensor “B5W-LB series” that combines four types of aspherical lenses and realizes stable detection with wide sensing range regardless of colors and materials such as shiny, black, and transparent surface. By adopting the “B5W-LB series,” factory manufacturing facilities are no longer affected by the change of object color and/or material and have significantly reduced the number of sensor-related malfunctions. The sensors, which can be embedded across a range of industrial equipment, ensure a wide detection range and allow for stable detection even if product positions vary.
"The aim is not to create a workplace where people can slack off, but to create an environment where everyone can work comfortably and feel motivated by their work"
This latest innovation is another example of OMRON’s determination to actively promote, research, and develop solutions to realize automation for various applications with sensors. OMRON’s award-winning sensing components don’t just detect, measure, analyze, and process various changes that occur on production sites, but also contribute to predicting and preventing future events (such as factory mishaps and accidents). Besides fiber sensors, proximity sensors, and vision sensors, OMRON offers a wide range of photoelectric sensors that are specifically designed to detect photo-optical workpieces. Some photoelectric sensors can be classified as diffuse-reflective, through-beam, retro-reflective, and distance-settable. OMRON’s comprehensive sensor suite also includes a range of liquid leakage sensors such as sensing bands, point sensors, chemical-resistance sensors, and sensors resistant to high temperatures. They are widely used in semiconductor production equipment and clean rooms. OMRON’s sensors can also be embedded with amplifiers or used with external amplifiers.
Engineering Smart Factories for Innovators
OMRON’s sensors are currently utilized in the most cutting-edge smart factories across the world. In recent years, many manufacturers are accelerating their efforts to transition to smart factories. However, a number of them are encountering obstacles such as the collection of data, and more importantly, developing the infrastructure for the accumulation of this data.
Embedded with self-navigation software, OMRON’s mobile robots can safely move, avoid obstacles and people
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