Advantech opened its 10-acre North American headquarters in Tustin, California, on October 20, and hosted the Advantech Technology Summit (ATS) on October 21, focused on Edge AI and Edge Computing.
The Tustin campus brings together regional operations, engineering, systems integration, customer service and application demonstrations. Its Integration & Service Center provides customized system assembly, hardware and software integration, product testing and delivery services. An on-site technology showroom features solutions co-developed with ecosystem partners to help customers move from proof of concept to commercial deployment.
The summit in Newport Beach, California, brought together global technology companies and North American customers to explore next-generation computing platforms, hardware and software integration, and vertical market applications. Participants included AMD, Intel, NVIDIA and Qualcomm. Technology presentations and demonstrations covered healthcare, robotics, industrial automation and other sectors.
K.C. Liu, Chairman of Advantech, said the company aims to accelerate deployment of scalable Edge AI solutions across key vertical markets by integrating global technology resources with local operational capabilities. Ween Niu, General Manager of Advantech North America, said the company serves more than 6,000 active customers across North America and that the new headquarters will strengthen its local R&D, manufacturing and systems integration capabilities. Advantech said it will continue expanding its local engineering and systems integration capabilities to accelerate Edge AI deployment across vertical markets.
