Food and Beverage Packaging
From food and beverage to converting and consumer packaged goods
Omron is your trusted global partner in packaging. We understand that packaging companies are challenged with producing a consistently high level of product quality, maximum throughput and plant availability, optimum machine efficiency – all with the flexibility and scalability to meet ever-changing customer demands. Addressing these challenges today and in the future is possible only with fully integrated solutions tailored specifically to the packaging industry.
We have robust products for harsh washdown environments
Omron offers a variety of IP67/IP69K-rated products for specialty applications that conform to FDA, USDA, Ecolab and IEC specifications. Engineered for sanitary, hygienic and aseptic environments, they’re ideal for food, beverage, pharmaceutical and life sciences applications.
Packaging segments
Food and Beverage
Omron automation solutions help prevent inconsistent recipes, unexpected overflows and other mistakes that hurt the bottom line
Materials Converting
Omron's automation solutions are explicitly matched for converting applications such as automated slitting, coating, laminating and printing machines
Consumer Packaged Goods
Omron automation solutions address CPG challenges that span from recipes and production to storage and distribution
Learn more about our smart solutions for the food and beverage / packaging industries
The packaging industry requires innovative, flexible and fully-automated solutions
Production optimization through data: OEE
Optimize production by turning machine data into high value, actionable information.
Quality control for labels and markings
Verify the quality and integrity of labels and other package markings.
SKU control
Verify the SKU information matches the package contents to prevent product holds and recalls.
Package sortation and placement
Pick, place and sort products into compartments with the correct orientation in conjunction with vision.
Machine-to-machine communications: PackML
Ensure packaging machines share a common machine language regardless of the automation platform.
Safety Services
Safety education, machine assessments and remediation services for regulatory compliance.
Safety solutions
Protect your people while maintaining productivity and efficiency.
Traceability
World-class part and process tracking solutions built upon decades of experience.
Packaging Machine Automation Solutions
Deliver automated machines that fit into the factory of the future
Horizontal form, fill, seal
Fill a variety of pouch styles including pillow packs and trays
High speed linear shrink sleeve applicator
Label inserter and shrink oven
Horizontal flow wrapper
Rotary sealing knifes (servo driven)
Palletizer gantry robot
Robots for pick and place applications
Robotic loading cell or assortment packer
Robotic control system
Thermoform fill and sealer
Flexible Hygienic moulds
Success Stories, White Papers and more!
Omron’s harsh washdown solutions help avoid contamination without sacrificing equipment longevity
Food and beverage product contamination can happen in a couple of ways. Organisms in the product itself can be spread by equipment that hasn’t been cleaned properly, while employees can also transfer ...
How Omron’s motion and control helped Liquibox reduce material waste and stay flexible
For flexible packaging pioneer Liquibox, sustainability has always been a priority. The company has more than 50 years of experience supplying pouches and bag-in-box solutions to food and beverage com...
Mastering Traceability
Discover a better way to understand traceability in manufacturing
Global flexible packaging manufacturer uses automation to power their best-in-class bag making machines
With a strong focus on sustainability, flexible packaging pioneer Liquibox was seeking a way to reduce the amount of waste generated during production of all its pouch and bag-in-box products.
Omron helps Line Equipment develop more advanced machines
Watch the interview to see how, with our support, the implementation of our software and hardware solutions into their machines has enabled Line Equipment to bring more advanced products to market.
A recap of International Robot Safety Conference and predictions for the future
Gone are the days when the primary examples of robotic safety were electromechanical switches on automotive welding systems. At this year’s International Robot Safety Conference in Indianapolis, India...
How smart manufacturing solutions address current megatrends in the packaging industry
Flexibility is the ultimate strategy for success in today’s challenging market for food and beverage packaging. Companies are striving to produce increasingly large varieties of products – including v...
Strategies for boosting the flexibility of packaging lines and managing SKU proliferation
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are under increasing pressure to add more product variety – more sizes, more flavors, more combo options, you name it. To retain the loyalty of customers, i...
Global flexible packaging manufacturer uses automation to power their best-in-class bag making machines
With a strong focus on sustainability, flexible packaging pioneer Liquibox was seeking a way to reduce the amount of waste generated during production of all its pouch and bag-in-box products.
For all its fluidity, Liquibox has a solid commitment to providing the ultimate flexible packaging from which all good things flow. The company’s focus on sustainable manufacturing practices is the main reason why Liquibox chose to collaborate with Omron on innovating new solutions and shaping them around sustainability challenges.
Industry Trends
Harness the ‘Power of Packaging’
Boost your brand and gain insight into packaging market trends. Our new eBook series titled “The Power of Packaging” is designed to give you the knowledge you need to navigate the latest developments in packaging and use them to your advantage.
This series of information-packed eBooks is written exclusively by industry experts who have years of experience in the field. You will discover the biggest opportunities for growth, and you will also learn how to protect your brand with powerful technologies. Click on each trend below to access Omron’s information-packed eBooks.
Want to see the solution in action? Watch our quick video of this project!
See for yourself how Omron’s end-to-end solution keeps operations running smoothly while making production tasks more manageable for SCI’s team.
A future that works – The role of automation in the future of packaging
Automation is not a new phenomenon, and questions about its promise and effects have long accompanied its advances
This white paper will address the speed with which automation technologies will become a reality in the workplace and the impacts they are likely to have on employment and productivity in the packaging industry.
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