OMAC Packaging Workgroup Showcases the "Cost Benefits of Connect-and-Pack™ Standards" at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2009
Research Triangle Park, NC (30 July 2009) - The Organization for Machine Automation and Control (OMAC)'s Packaging Workgroup (OPW) will showcase the "Cost Benefits of Connect-and-Pack™ Standards" with vendor demos in their booth and with a seminar at PACK EXPO 2009 in the Las Vegas Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nevada), October 5-7, 2009. The OPW booth (c-949) will be located in the Association Pavilion in the Central Hall, near registration.
The OPW booth demonstration will consist of five different companies showcasing the cost benefits attained from utilizing the OMAC Connect-and-Pack standards on the human machine interface (HMI), manufacturing execution systems (MES), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and control functions.
The OMAC Connect-and-Pack standards of PackML and PackTags were approved in August 2008, as part of the ISA88 standards. Connect-and-Pack standards make packaging operations more effective by simplifying customization and integration, which enables world class packaging operations. When these standards are implemented, packaging companies and their partners gain a competitive advantage as they leverage an integrated supply chain to optimize operations. The ISA88 Technical Report on Machine and Unit States documenting how PackML and PackTags follow the ISA88 standard is available on the ISA standards website: www.isa.org/standards.
The cost benefits realized by both users and machine builders implementing the Connect-and-Pack standards include improved operational and equipment reliability, optimized operations through an integrated supply chain, lower engineering costs, lower training costs, and shorter project cycles. The versatility of these standards allow for these benefits to be achieved across various functions including HMI, MES and ERP, and control systems.
The companies participating in the OPW in-booth demonstration, exhibiting the cost benefits of the OMAC Connect-and-Pack standards, include B&R Automation, GE Fanuc, Schneider Electric, Wipro, and Wonderware. These companies will be demonstrating how Connect-and-Pack standards are implemented on their systems and the cost benefits both users and machine builders are realizing from use of these standards. Additional support for the in-booth demonstration has been provided by Douglas Machine, Automation World magazine, Packaging Hotline magazine, Control Design magazine, and InTech magazine.
In addition to the in-booth demonstration, OMAC will conduct a Connect-and-Pack Seminar at PACK EXPO on Wednesday, October 7, 2009, from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. This seminar is intended to educate and inform the packaging community about how the OMAC Connect-and-Pack standards can deliver cost benefits to both end users and machine builders. More details about the seminar can be found at www.omac.org/seminars.
For more information on OPW's PACK EXPO 2009 booth demonstrations and the Connect-and-Pack seminar, visit www.omac.org/packexpo2009.
About OMAC
OMAC—Organization for Machine Automation and Control—is the global organization for automation and manufacturing professionals that is dedicated to supporting the machine automation and operational needs of manufacturing. OMAC has about 500 members from end-user companies, OEM's, and technology providers and integrator companies, and currently operates three Working Groups: Packaging Machinery, Manufacturing Infrastructure, and Machine Tool. OMAC is a charter member of the Automation Federation (www.automationfederation.org). To learn more about OMAC, visit www.omac.org.
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