OMNIA™
Omni-Wheel Conveyor Systems
2019
Research, Concept + Development
OMNIA™ Smart Sortation Systems
Industry 4.0: Omni-directional, single plane sortation solutions for the warehousing + logistics industry.
OMNIA™ Wheel (formerly, Rotacaster) is a company with a unique patented design for an omni‑directional wheel. The current design concept dates back to the 1990s, but the industry has only recently seen the profound potential of these wheels in automated ‘smart’ transfer tables. OMNIA™ omni-wheels enable the unique design of sortation tables to redirect, sort, align, and rotate products on a single plane, reducing noise, power, wear and throughput time. OMNIA’S powered and automated solutions are scalable to load, speed and size and can be reprogrammed for new use-cases, rather than installing new hardware. Selected models can be retrofitted into existing conveyor systems. Omnia™ Wheel received funding from Australian-based AMGC for the initial development of their modular conveyor tables + motion-control transfer systems, in tandem with research + industry partners: D+I and the UTS.
Modular + Configurable.
Whether manual, powered or automated, OMNIA™ transfer tables can be customized to drop into most existing roller conveyor configurations, negating the need for reconstruction. OMNIA™ sortation solutions can easily be combined with existing technology irrespective of whether you use people, air, pushers, robots, or other tools to augment the handling of goods. The modular and configurable nature of the system allows you to adapt, grow + future-proof your materials transfer investment.
Sort. Divert. Align. Rotate.
The system is capable of diverting up to 4,880pph, at a 50% divert rate. The system can be repurposed, is modular, scalable, low maintenance, reliable and operates without the need of pneumatics, pop-ups or swivelling components to change parcel direction.
Accelerating Smart Factories + Logistics Hubs.
Omnia™ smart sortation systems are modular and highly customisable with ‘plug-and-play’ capability. The ease of installation and programmability gives customers greater flexibility and creates an advantage over expensive, single-purpose solutions. This is ideal for SMEs as well as larger integrated conveyor systems. This smart sortation solution from Omnia™ offers the opportunity for the next generation of factories and logistics hubs to shift towards simpler, more adaptive automation solutions for sortation and movement of product. They also offer potential for the handling of larger, heavier loads.