Werfen responds to demands from clinical laboratories with vertical labelling of vials
with OMRON SCARA robots and advanced vision systems
For the supply of reagents to drug toxicology laboratories, Werfen has implemented a new automated machine built by MACCO in collaboration with OMRON and Marini Pandolfi. It uses OMRON SCARA robots and advanced vision systems to ensure reagent quality through a vertical handling and labelling process of test tubes.
Key Benefits:
Maintaining vials in a vertical position, ensuring high reagent quality and safe handling.
Enhanced quality control with OMRON smart vision systems for accurate barcode and label placement.
Achieves up to 1000 labelled tubes per hour with a 30% reduction in cycle time.
Simulation technology to predict system reliability and improve implementation efficiency.
Minimized waste through real-time detection and rejection of non-conforming tubes.
Werfen is a leading multinational in-vitro diagnostics company. With a team of over 7,000 employees and direct operations in more than 30 countries and a presence through distributors in over 100 territories, the company develops and supplies instruments, reagents and data management solutions that support the clinical decisions in patient care on a daily basis.
In recent years, Werfen has faced a significant increase in demand from clinical laboratories, particularly from the toxicology sector. One challenge has been to meet the growing demand for control and calibration materials for the analysis of biological samples, safe and easy to use, in compliance with the diagnostics industry's requirements.
Werfen’s collaboration with MACCO, OMRON, and Marini Pandolfi has led to an innovative solution for automated test tube labelling. The system uses OMRON’s SCARA robots and smart vision cameras to enable maintaining test tubes in an upright position, preserving reagent quality while reducing manual handling. With a capacity of 1000 tubes per hour and a 30% reduction in cycle time, the solution ensures efficient production, exceptional quality control, and traceability. Through virtual simulation, Werfen was able to optimize reliability and reduce costs, achieving an innovative, dependable solution that meets the stringent demands of clinical laboratories worldwide.
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”The solution proposed by MACCO was a breakthrough for us because, with OMRON’s robotic and vision system, we can handle the product vertically and control its quality right to the end.”
