Omron’s i-Automation ‘Innovation in Manufacturing’ drive is focused on intelligent, integrated, and interactive automation to increase overall plant proficiency. The company functions as a partner to customers help innovate global manufacturing. Through its expertise in sensing and control technology, it enables manufacturers to operate with greater productivity and streamlined efficiency.
Omron has over 200 000 products to deliver ‘Inputs’, ‘Logic’ and ‘Outputs ‘– everything the user needs for machine automation. The range includes:
• Automation systems – IPCs, machine automation controllers, PLCs, remote I/O and HMI.
• Motion and drives – motion controllers, CNC, servo systems and frequency inverters.
• Robotics – industrial robots, linear axis control and mobile robots.
• Quality control and inspection – inspection and indent systems.
• Sensing – photoelectric sensors, mark and colour sensors, light curtains and area sensors, fibre optic sensors and amplifiers, inductive sensors, mechanical sensors/limit switches and rotary encoders.
• Safety – emergency stop and control devices, safety limit switches, safety door switches, safety mats, safety sensors, safety logic control systems and safety outputs.
• Control components – temperature controllers and sensors, power supplies, UPSs, timers, counters, programmable relays, digital panel indicators and energy monitoring devices.
• Switching components – electromechanical relays, solid state relays, low voltage switchgear, monitoring products, pushbutton switches and thermal blocks.
Omron is at the forefront of seamless input/logic/output technology, delivering connectivity that is reliably, fast and completely transparent. High performance, effortless integration, total safety and rapid time from concept to market ensure overall plant efficiency.
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