Advantech (TWSE: 2395), a global industrial Internet of Things leader, and Zhen Ding Technology Group (TWSE: 4958), a global PCB leader, signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Shenzhen Pengding Times Building, and the two sides will establish a comprehensive strategic partnership to promote the digital, intelligent and green development of the PCB industry. The first wave of cooperation will use Advantech’s intelligent manufacturing solution, production safety management system and intelligent energy management solution to help the digital intelligent and low-carbon development of Zhending Technology Group (hereinafter referred to as Zhending) factories and parks, and the future will focus on the implementation of generative AI in the PCB industry scene.

NFT-401RM1A-S Liu Kezhen, chairman of Advantech, said: “As a global PCB leader, Zhending has been actively at the forefront of the industry, the comprehensive introduction of Advantech intelligent manufacturing and intelligent energy management solutions, is the PCB industry in the smart chemical plant and intelligent park application model.” The upgrade of cooperation between Advantech and Zhending marks the comprehensive entry of the strategic cooperation stage between the two sides. Advantech also hopes that through this cooperation, with the practical experience and partnership of Zhen Ding in the global PCB industry, we can jointly build the PCB industry ecology and promote the process of digital intelligence.”

Qingfang Shen, Chairman of Zhending, said: “Advantech, as the world’s leading industrial iot vendor, has rich experience in intelligent manufacturing and intelligent energy management in multiple industries. In this cooperation, we hope to make use of Advantech’s leading technical solutions and rich landing experience to help Zhen Ding fully realize digital, intelligent and green transformation, and achieve practical results in improving quality and efficiency, production safety, energy saving and carbon reduction. We also look forward to helping Zhending land more AI scenarios and promote the new development of PCB industry through Advantech WISE-GenieAI.”

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At present, Advantech intelligent manufacturing EHS factory environmental safety and health program and iEMS intelligent energy management program have been fully implemented in the three major plants of Zhending Group in Shenzhen, Huai ‘an and Qinhuangdao. Based on the comprehensive capabilities of edgewise cloud and the leading EHS factory environmental safety and health program, Advantech assists in connecting more than 10 isolated subsystems such as fire protection, electrical and mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, manufacturing, etc., to build a safety supervision platform with 24-hour real-time supervision, and establish a closed-loop management mechanism of early detection and early warning. At the same time, the platform capability and edge AI vision algorithm are combined to carry out visual safety diagnosis and real-time warning for people, objects and the environment. Relying on the iEMS intelligent energy management program and AI energy-saving algorithm, Advantech completed the AI energy-saving intelligent control upgrade of the air compressor system in its factory, which is expected to save about 4.5 million yuan per year, helping it to implement the energy conservation and emission reduction plan, and take a solid step on the road of ESG sustainable development of the enterprise.

NFT-401RM1A-S Looking forward to the future, the two sides will replicate this successful experience to Zending Kaohsiung and Thailand factories, and further implement the construction of smart parks. At the same time, the two sides will continue to deepen cooperation, complement each other’s advantages, jointly serve PCB ecosystem partners, and promote the innovation and sustainable development of the global PCB industry.