Wind River to Supply VxWorks and Linux to Omron's Industrial PCs for Manufacturing Innovation
Published2018.01.04 11:14Wind River announced that it has supplied its real-time operating system (RTOS) VxWorks and Linux to Omron of Japan. Omron has strengthened its Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) business by applying Wind River VxWorks and Linux to its industrial PC (IPC) platform.
As part of its digital transformation, Omron planned to optimize its industrial control systems to enable intelligent decision-making. To achieve this, Omron partnered with Wind River, which specializes in connecting factory equipment, extracting data, and providing analytics. By gaining a complete view of the factory, Omron aims to enable business-oriented decision-making, thereby improving efficiency and quality while enhancing automation processes.
Omron's Industrial Automation Division recently unveiled an industrial PC (IPC) platform designed to drive innovation in manufacturing through IoT technology and high-speed, high-precision automation. Omron considered three major challenges as it sought to implement IoT in actual work sites.
First, the IPCs had to control the actual machines while also communicating with the back-office IT network; second, the next-generation controllers had to support complex application development; and third, they had to meet Omron's high quality standards for performance and reliability in highly industrial environments.
Wind River has provided a solution to IIoT implementation challenges through VxWorks and Linux. Wind River's solution combines secure IoT connectivity with high-speed, high-precision real-time automation capabilities, while meeting stringent standards for quality, robustness, and long-term reliability. This gives end users the flexibility to choose controllers based on either the VxWorks or Linux operating systems.
Lee Ju-yeon, General Manager at Wind River Korea, said, "To implement a smart factory, practical considerations must be taken into account from the design stage. These include issues related to the reliability and safety of generated data, cybersecurity, connectivity, and data growth. The IPC RTOS controller plays a vital role in building a more accurate and flexible future factory by simultaneously satisfying real-time control and intelligence through big data analysis."
Wind River will help Omron accelerate innovation in field and edge devices by enhancing IIoT connectivity, cybersecurity, and device management capabilities.
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