Omega Design robotic bottle unscrambler debut at Pack Expo

Omega Design Corporation, a global provider of packaging machinery for the pharmaceutical industry, and a specialist in bottle unscrambling technology, will introduce a new fully Automatic Robotic Unscrambler at Pack Expo Las Vegas, 11-13th September.

At Booth C-3836, the company will demonstrate the new machine’s ability to provide smarter sorting by utilising a parallel-kinematic, multi-axis, pick-and-place robot module, which separates, orients, and positions bottles onto a conveyor or into stabilising pucks. 

Omega Design Corp’s new automatic unscrambler is designed for applications running complex or multiple bottle shapes, including a broad array of containers, bottles, tottles, jars, vials, jugs and tubes. The limited number of changeover points greatly reduces setup times. Its integrated hopper minimises footprint, and the conveying system is optimised for robotic handling, with infeed metering control reducing recirculation of bottles. 

The machine combines speed and accuracy via Omega Design’s dual infeed system, which purposefully presents two containers at once to the unit’s robotic arms from a single hopper. This process optimises the robotic arms’ movements, yielding throughputs unobtainable by conventional methods. The setup also minimises the machine’s overall floorspace footprint. 

Another advantage of the new Automatic Robotic Unscrambler is flexibility. The system can be configured to meet a range of capacity needs and speeds. This includes increased hopper capacity, as well as additional robot modules to increase speeds by up to 90 containers per minute per robot. 

The machine features a user-friendly 15” touchscreen HMI, a sophisticated Rockwell Automation Optix visualisation platform, and an advanced Allen Bradley integrated safety programmable logic controller (PLC). Rapid, repeatable pushbutton changeover with a limited number of change points to designed to help diminish downtime between new product runs.  

“Introducing a fully automatic robotics unscrambler applicable to a wide variety of containers aligns with our ongoing mission to produce equipment solutions that simplify processes through reduced labour requirements and intuitive operation,” said Glenn Siegele, president of Omega Design Corporation. “Importantly, the machine also comes in a modular design that can be configured to meet the specific needs of every customer.”