Omron: A Leading Name in Industrial Automation - Now Available from LC Automation
With a history stretching back nearly 100 years, Omron is one of the world's most respected names in industrial automation. With a presence in over 80 countries and a comprehensive portfolio covering control, motion, sensing, safety, vision and robotics, they are a genuinely capable supplier for a wide range of automation requirements.
Their industrial automation division supplies everything from entry-level PLCs and sensors through to sophisticated multi-axis motion control systems and autonomous mobile robots. Whatever stage your automation journey is at, there is likely an Omron product that fits.
What Makes Omron Stand Out?
The Sysmac platform. Omron's most distinctive offering for machine builders is the Sysmac automation platform, built around the NJ and NX series machine automation controllers. Sysmac brings logic, motion, safety, vision and networking together under a single piece of software, Sysmac Studio, with one connection and one programming environment covering the whole machine. For engineers used to managing separate tools for PLC programming, motion setup and safety configuration, this is a significant simplification. The platform uses EtherCAT as its machine network, with cycle times down to 125 microseconds and synchronisation accuracy of less than 1 microsecond jitter across all connected devices.
A sensor range that is hard to match. Omron has a long-standing reputation in sensing technology. Their range covers photoelectric, inductive, fibre optic, ultrasonic, vision, measurement and process sensors, as well as rotary encoders and limit switches. The breadth and depth of the sensing portfolio means that most detection and measurement challenges have an Omron solution.
Integrated safety. Omron's safety products, including light curtains, safety switches, safety relays and safety logic controllers, are designed to work alongside their standard automation products rather than as a bolt-on. On the Sysmac platform, safety programming is handled within the same Sysmac Studio environment as standard logic and motion, which reduces engineering time and simplifies validation.
Vision systems with practical AI. Omron's FH series vision systems are used widely for inspection, measurement and robot guidance. Their newer inspection products incorporate built-in AI to simplify setup and improve detection accuracy, making vision inspection more accessible to applications where it might previously have been considered too complex or costly.
The Omron Product Range Includes;
- Machine automation controllers (Sysmac NJ and NX series)
- Standard PLCs (CP, CJ and CS series) for straightforward machine and process control
- HMI touch screens (NA and NB series) from 7 to 15 inches, including wide-screen models
- Servo systems including G5 and 1S series servo drives and motors
- Variable speed drives for motor speed control and energy management
- Photoelectric and inductive sensors
- Fibre optic sensors
- Vision systems and smart cameras (FH series and FQ series)
- Rotary encoders
- Safety light curtains, safety switches and safety relays
- Safety logic controllers
- Temperature controllers
- Power supplies
- Relays and timers
- Barcode readers and identification systems
What Industries Do Omron Serve?
Omron products are used across automotive, food and beverage, packaging, electronics, pharmaceuticals, printing and general factory automation. The breadth of their portfolio means they are as relevant to a machine builder specifying a new system as to a maintenance engineer looking for a replacement part.
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