Life Sciences Industry Project Book
updated 3.30.2021.
Omron is a trusted partner for medical device manufacturing, clinical and in vitro diagnostic instruments, laboratory automation solutions and pharmaceutical processors and packagers.
The life sciences industry is challenged with achieving greater efficiencies, lower life-cycle costs, maintaining product quality and driving compliance with real-time actionable insights. Addressing these challenges today and in the future is possible only with 100% data integrity and extremely reliable components that are small enough to fit into instruments. From reading labels on specimen tubes or directly marked surgical instruments to automated presence/absence detection of microtiter plates – the life sciences industry can depend on Omron for the highest levels of performance and flexibility.
Complete, automated pipetting solution improves COVID-19 sample analysis
Speed and accuracy are critical in the evaluation of COVID-19 samples. Seeing an opportunity to improve both, GriPS Automation GmbH and D&T Engineering GmbH worked with Omron to automate the pipetting part of the process. Thanks to a smart, end-to-end solution incorporating a Cobra 450 robot, a MicroHAWK V330-F compact barcode reader, and other Omron technologies, the companies cut the processing time from an hour to just ten minutes per plate. Check out this video to see how it works!
Cobot assistants in medical device manufacturing? You bet!
The advent of Industry 5.0 — yes, Industry 4.0 is now giving way to the next generation — is making collaborative robotics increasingly attractive to medical device manufacturing companies. Find out why in this article written by Life Sciences Industry Sales Manager Rob Sepa for Manufacturing Automation! (Also... stay tuned for more on this topic in an upcoming Manufacturing Automation podcast episode!)
Flexibility and quality in the life sciences arena
Saddled with the baggage of legacy systems, many companies in the life sciences arena are facing pressure to boost time-to-market and adapt to evolving requirements. Flexibility is a key strategy for staying ahead of the competition, and yet flexibility also raises a manufacturing system’s complexity. This complexity, in turn, makes it more difficult to maintain quality.
Meet deadlines and track devices across the supply chain
Traceability has always been an essential component of the life sciences, but the upcoming FDA UDI deadlines has brought it to the forefront of industry conversations around medical device manufacturing. Omron’s solutions can help manufacturers stay ahead of the game and ensure compliance with the latest requirements.
Robust traceability systems can also help prevent counterfeiting and keep supply chain issues to a minimum.
Automating Life Sciences
4 Tech Talks for Today & Beyond
Gain insight into the technology trends that are at the forefront of changing the arena. Our tech talk series titled “Automating Life Sciences” is designed to give you the knowledge you need to navigate the latest developments in life sciences and use them to your advantage.
This series of information-packed tech talks is delivered by our industry experts who have years of experience in the life sciences arena. You will discover the latest news on the topic of traceability, the new interaction between humans and robots and you will also learn the powerful technologies behind off-line and in-line verification for both labeling and direct park marking.
Success Stories
At Omron, we like to listen to our customers. Check our some of our success stories and case studies.
Alpine Laser uses Omron technologies to create the world’s first purpose-driven laser processing workstation for medical tubing
To address medical device manufacturers’ need for precisely cut stainless steel tubing, Bloomington, MN-based laser cutting manufacturer Alpine Laser conceived of a 100% purpose-driven solution that w...
Omron FHV7 vision optimizes pharmaceutical labeling processes and ensures GMP compliance
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Steierl-Pharma needed to modernize its labeling process to ensure GMP compliance without causing machine stoppages. Omron’s high-performance FHV7 smart camera is a key comp...
Omron helps medical device contract manufacturer improve labeling speed and accuracy with LVS-7510 printer-integrated system.
A multinational medical device contract manufacturer of stents, balloons and catheters needed to be able to easily shift manufacturing lines across its multiple facilities from development to mass pro...
Omron TM12 cobot automates booklet feeding for Kraus Maschinenbau
Cobots streamline processes in medtech and packaging industry.
Smart robotics enable flexible production of rapid coronavirus antibody tests at Senova
German medical technology expert cooperated with Omron and to pioneer the factory of the future.
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Medical facility minimizes downtime and protects valuable research with predictive maintenance solution
Most public buildings rely on air handling units (AHUs) to provide a continuous supply of clean and comfortable air. In medical research facilities, they are especially critical to maintain optimal la...
Packaging Efficiency Solutions Success Story
Omron helps packaging equipment manufacturer design a flexible system for reading barcodes on bottle labels using MicroHAWK ID-40/V430.
Automation addresses increasing production demands and strict packaging and labeling requirements for specialty bottling, capping and labelling line manufacturer
Bottling, capping and labeling line manufacturer Cynertia was seeking to develop specialty equipment that was scalable for expansion, could maintain consistent fill level, ensure cap integrity as well...
Omron helps Environmental Technology Company upgrade prototype with cutting-edge technology and cut costs by 30% with solution using NX-I/O
A leading provider of research and development services for engineering and life sciences companies sought to improve upon the design of an initial prototype for its production machinery. The company ...
Omron Helps Life Sciences Company Extract Data from Legacy Controller
Omron’s solution gave the life sciences company access to much-needed data using its first-ever edge device. The company was also able to move machines around the world without losing track of their l...