Omron Automation Americas has introduced the DX100 Data Flow Edge Device, a single industrial edge solution designed to simplify and secure the collection, standardization, and sharing of operational data from factory equipment, supporting a wide range of industrial protocols and enabling manufacturers to connect legacy systems directly to modern data-driven workflows without modifying existing control logic or requiring deep programming expertise. The DX100 empowers teams to “connect directly to existing PLCs, sensors, and other automation devices” and “collects, formats, and shares data intuitively,” which helps organizations bridge the gap between operational technology (OT) and higher-level systems, bolstering data visibility and real-time insight across production environments. Built around a SpeeDBee Synapse low-code environment, the device enables users with varying skill levels to deploy data collection flows quickly using prebuilt collectors and visual flow charts, while also providing a flexible development platform that supports Python for custom logic and tailored processing. With built-in support for production dashboards via integrated Grafana, users can visualize operational metrics as unique as the data being gathered, and standard northbound interfaces such as MQTT and SQL enable predictable, efficient delivery of consolidated information to cloud and enterprise systems all supported through transparent, device-based licensing that scales predictably as deployments expand across facilities.
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The DX100’s launch and design orientation clearly emphasize Omron’s strategy of supporting its customers in their digital transformation projects by providing them with easy-to-use and scalable edge data infrastructure at the operational source itself. The DX100 allows manufacturers to gain easy and complementary access in real-time to actionable data without interrupting operation or control logics, and in this way, it supports manufacturers in performing their operational tasks in a more efficient and effective way and in gaining greater benefits and value from their existing automation solutions and resources.