FANUC Program Offers Retrofitting of CNC Machines to Safeguard Against Cyberattacks
FANUC America Corp. (Rochester Hills, MI) has introduced an upgrade solution for legacy CNC machines running on operating systems older than Windows 10.
Posted: October 19, 2021
FANUC CNCs running on obsolete operating systems, such as Windows 7, XP or older, are no longer supported by Microsoft and are therefore not receiving critical updates. If machines connect to an online network, this can leave sensitive, manufacturing equipment open to cybersecurity breaches. Retrofitting industrial PCs on these machines allows businesses to safely and securely connect their CNCs to their networks and take advantage of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) data.
“To stay competitive, you need real-time operational information from your CNC machines to make data-driven decisions,” said Jon Heddleson, general manager of factory automation for FANUC America. “But we realize there is a lot of legacy CNC equipment still in use today. To fill this critical cybersecurity need, this program allows FANUC CNC users to unlock IIoT advantages by connecting their machines to the business network in a safe and secure way.”
Connecting CNC equipment allows operations to run machines remotely as well as to collect important production data for business decisions. In addition to offering cybersecurity protection, the FANUC Panel i Replacement Program provides two screen size options, a faster CPU, more memory, and larger storage.
FANUC provides robotics, CNC systems, and factory automation.
