Case Study: OmegaFlex achieves up to 70% higher throughput with BarTender's automated labeling system

OmegaFlex increases throughput rates by up to 70% with BarTender’s automated labeling system

OmegaFlex, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of flexible metal hoses, faced a slow, error-prone labeling and testing process driven by a single central printer, a paper-based workflow and a limited Microsoft Access tracking database. To modernize operations they adopted BarTender software — including Intelligent Templates and the BarTender Integration Platform — to move from manual, centralized labeling to an automated, distributed labeling approach.

Systems integrator IPSi implemented a solution built around BarTender, a SQL database, 12 Zebra printers and Red Lion HMI panels to connect MES/PLC triggers and print at individual workstations. The BarTender-driven system increased throughput by up to 70% (testing rose from ~20 to more than 30 units per hour), saved supervisors about two hours per week, reduced labeling errors and improved data accuracy and control.

OmegaFlex

Justin Moore

Senior Project Engineer, Flexible Pipe Division