OMRON and Dassault Systèmes have announced a strategic partnership aimed at tightly integrating virtual design environments with real-world industrial automation to support more flexible, high‑performance manufacturing.

The collaboration brings together Dassault Systèmes’ expertise in virtual twin technology and OMRON’s industrial automation capabilities to help manufacturers design, simulate, validate and deploy production systems within a unified framework that connects digital and physical operations.

Integrated, Software-Defined Manufacturing Model

A key focus of the partnership is addressing long‑standing fragmentation between product design, automation and production systems. According to the companies, disconnected workflows often lead to longer commissioning times, higher risks of error and limited operational flexibility.

By linking 3D design and simulation tools with robots, sensors and production lines, the two organizations aim to replace siloed approaches with an integrated, software‑defined manufacturing model.

At the center of the collaboration is the “Virtual Twin of Production Systems.” This approach allows manufacturers and machine builders to test new production lines, validate robot behavior and optimize logistics flows in a virtual environment before physical deployment. Once systems are in operation, real‑time data from sensors, controllers and robots can be fed back into the virtual twin to compare simulated and actual performance and support continuous improvement.

By converging information technology and operational technology, OMRON and Dassault Systèmes are positioning the partnership as a way for manufacturers to reduce costs and risks while improving efficiency across the production lifecycle.

The companies say the unified virtual‑to‑real workflow is designed to help industrial organizations move toward smarter, more adaptive manufacturing systems capable of evolving alongside changing operational demands.

24 April 2026