OMRON Automation, a prominent provider of advanced industrial automation solutions in India, is gearing up to reinforce its business strategy centered around i-Belt,” the company’s data-driven co-creation solution service. Known for its expansive portfolio spanning Smart Sensors, Robots, Vision, Machine Safety, PLCs, Servos, and Drives, OMRON is set to further enrich its end-to-end solution lineup by integrating the i-Belt data-based service and consultation perspective.
With a steadfast commitment to enabling lean digital transformation, OMRON’s i-BELT Data Services offer the means to gather data at both operational and process levels. This empowers customers to harness the power of data to their advantage. The service effectively links production and management challenges with manufacturing data, converting raw information into meaningful insights using OMRON’s expertise. This process aims to achieve higher standards of predictive and preventive maintenance, targeting solutions for production challenges such as unplanned downtime, low quality, reliability concerns, elevated maintenance costs, and more. The ultimate goal is to enhance overall equipment effectiveness and informed decision-making.
One of the unique strengths of i-BELT lies in the co-creation synergy between OMRON’s technology and customer processes. By empowering customers to harness and utilise data effectively, the collected and visualised data is then fed back into the customer’s production line. This aids in achieving flexible, environmentally-friendly production that can swiftly adapt to changes. Through a cycle of co-creation, challenges formulated based on data, and progressive innovation, the process leads to sustained value creation.
Sameer Gandhi, Managing Director of OMRON Automation India, emphasises, “The cycle continues, thus resulting in a truly sustainable value creation over a period of time.”
OMRON’s plant examination service is divided into four domains: manufacturing, quality, equipment, and energy. The i-BELT team engages in issue extraction through visualisation and analysis, providing improvement assistance and automation services tailored to various phases and requirements. The technology also targets energy efficiency by monitoring power consumption and offering insights to optimise plant system configurations. This optimisation minimises energy wastage, enhances system efficiency, and contributes to reduced energy consumption, lower operational costs, and a smaller environmental footprint. Achieving carbon neutrality goals is a significant outcome of this approach, which aligns with sustainability priorities.
While i-BELT’s potential is vast across various manufacturing industries, OMRON Automation is particularly making inroads into automotive, food, commodities, digital, and pharmaceutical manufacturing. A demonstration of i-BELT’s capabilities is featured at the ongoing Automation Expo 2023 in Mumbai, showcasing how historical and real-time data synergize into a dashboard for enhanced control and operational visibility.
Apart from emphasising data-based services, OMRON continues to bolster its conventional product line. Recent launches include the New Controller NX502, designed for advanced information, motion, and safety control to enhance production, quality, and energy productivity. Additionally, the TM-20 collaborative robot for heavy payloads has made its entry into the Indian market.
Through its strong network of offices, application, service, and sales engineers, along with automation technology centers and channel partners, OMRON Automation India continues to provide solutions to unique challenges, contributing to its global and local progress.
