Omron Automation has introduced a new range of colour mark sensors to enable food and beverage makers with the right technology for stable detection of colour marks on food packages.
The sensors – Photoelectric Sensor E3S-DC Series (E3S-DC) and Color Fiber Amplifier Unit E3NX-CA Series (E3NX-CA) – can detect colour marks that are printed on glossy or colourful materials and may have only subtle differences in colours, which are currently very difficult to detect. This leads to a considerable reduction in the time necessary to start production and maintenance contributing to an overall enhancement in productivity in the entire packaging process.
“Inspired with our quest to proactively identify the challenges and needs of the target industry, we worked closely with the customers to come up with these sensors that are equipped with Omron’s proprietary sensing technology and algorithm to stably detect ‘differences in colours’ under varied demanding conditions. The sensors also help in optimising initially set parameters to adjust to minor changes in the colour of the packaging materials. This solves the current issue of repetitive teaching of the sensors even for small colour variations in the packaging material, leading to improvement in the uptime of the packaging units by about 10-15%,” said Sameer Gandhi, MD, Omron Automation, India. “These sensors are IoT enabled to help our customers take full advantage of the benefits of a digital factory”, he added.