SECO Enables Next-Generation Professional Kitchen Equipment

Professional kitchen equipment is rapidly evolving as manufacturers integrate digital interfaces, automation, and artificial intelligence into industrial appliances. Smart industrial ovens require responsive high-resolution HMIs, local AI processing, and rock-solid supply continuity — all within tight mechanical and power constraints. SECO supported a leading European manufacturer of Professional Kitchen Equipment (PKE), developing intelligent high-performance appliances for professional food-service environments, in migrating a new smart appliance platform to a MediaTek-powered SOM. The target product was a smart industrial oven, designed to deliver advanced touch-based HMI with smooth graphics and on-device edge AI capabilities.

Challenge

The key challenges included:

• Longevity: The need for 10+ year availability to support industrial product lifecycles.
• HMI Performance: Supporting smooth, responsive, high-resolution touch interfaces. use.
• Thermal & Mechanical Constraints: Reliable operation in a heat-intensive industrial oven environment with limited space for cooling.
• AI Readiness: Preserving on-device edge AI capabilities for intelligent appliance features.
• Time-to-Market Pressure: Minimizing redesign effort to avoid delays and protect launch schedules.

Solution

SECO addressed these challenges by migrating the platform to the SECO SOM-SMARC-Genio510, a SMARC System-on-Module powered by the MediaTek Genio 510.

The Genio 510 platform delivers an optimal balance of performance, power efficiency, and industrial longevity. Built on a 6nm process, it is designed for fanless, low-power embedded applications while supporting advanced graphics and AI acceleration. 

SECO provided full system-level enablement, including:

• Carrier Board Review & Adaptation: Ensuring SMARC connector and pinout compatibility with legacy designs to reduce redesign effort and accelerate development.
• Custom Thermal Engineering: Designing a dedicated heatsink solution to manage thermal load within the oven’s high-temperature environment.
• Software Enablement with Clea OS: Enabling full access to MediaTek’s APU and NPU acceleration through SECO’s Clea OS, simplifying AI and graphics integration while reducing low-level development complexity.

SOM SMARC GENIO 510

Key Features and Benefits

• Advanced AI Acceleration: A power-efficient edge AI platform (Integrated NPU: 3.2 TOPS) built on 6nm process technology, optimized for industrial and embedded applications.
• High-Performance HMI: Integrated GPU supports smooth, advanced touch-based user interfaces for professional kitchen workflows.
• Industrial Longevity: Designed for 10+ years of availability
• Thermal Efficiency: Optimized for fanless operation with custom thermal solutions for high-heat environments.

Conclusion

By adopting the SECO SOM-SMARC-Genio510 powered by MediaTek Genio 510, the OEM successfully navigated a critical platform disruption while upgrading its smart oven architecture. The solution delivered long-term availability, advanced HMI performance, and edge AI acceleration — all within the demanding constraints of professional kitchen environments.

This collaboration demonstrates how MediaTek Genio platforms, combined with SECO’s system-level expertise, enable industrial manufacturers to innovate faster, reduce risk, and future-proof their products.