Omron and Cognizant launch joint IT offering for manufacturing sector

Japanese electronics company Omron and Cognizant are teaming up to provide manufacturing groups worldwide with an integrated technology offering.

Headquartered in Kyoto, Omron manufacturers automation components, equipment and systems. The company provides products for industrial automation (such as robots, controllers and sensors), healthcare (such as medical equipment, blood pressure monitors and nebulizers), automotive (such as components for EV charging stations), and data management (platforms and solutions).

Founded in 1933, Omron today employs approximately 28,000 people worldwide.

The partnership with Cognizant, a global consulting and technology company, will focus on supporting manufacturers worldwide with their industrial automation and digital transformation.

The collaboration will bring together Omron’s operational technology (OT) products such as sensors, controllers, servo motors, safety equipment and robots with Cognizant’s information technology (IT) capabilities, including cloud, artificial intelligence, internet of things, and digital twin technologies.

The combination of these capabilities will according to the two companies “establish a unique business model that addresses on-site and management issues through continuous IT-OT analysis and improvements.”

Junta Tsujinaga, CEO of Omron, said: “Through this partnership, we will promote the integration of IT and OT to solve urgent issues faced by manufacturing sites, such as significantly improving productivity, reducing operational losses, and speeding up management decisions. We will work together to promote cutting-edge manufacturing of the future.”

The CEO of Cognizant, Ravi Kumar S, added: “We are excited to partner with Omron in taking integrated value propositions and capabilities to transform manufacturing for our clients globally. Omron’s expertise in OT data and systems, combined with Cognizant’s digital manufacturing and IT/OT integration capabilities, will enable manufacturers to make quicker, more reliable decisions using real-time data.”

“Together, we are committed to advancing manufacturing by leveraging emerging technologies and integrating IT and OT systems to realise a state of manufacturing in the future that is connected, intelligent, autonomous, sustainable, and resilient.”

Target sectors for the joint capability include automotive, semiconductor, electronics, industrial manufacturing, life sciences and consumer goods.