Model Corporate Citizen Ever since its establishment in 1983, Advantech has been a leader and innovator in the industry, and has also fulfilled its responsibility as a corporate citizen in our society. KC Liu, the CEO of Advantech emphasized, "Giving back to society is part of our business operation. Corporations are like trees in society's fertile soil. A corporation must cultivate the root cause of its ground-breaking growth, so that during prosperous times innovation can propagate back into society, while encouraging full participation from all of its employees."
As a member of the global village, Advantech understands the importance of preserving the environment. Our environmental programs focus on reducing, reusing, and recycling materials used in our manufacturing operations. Advantech's environmental compliance efforts include the following:
Advantech Beautiful LifE
• ISO 14001 Certification
ABLE (Advantech Beautiful LifE) is an employee and society benefit program that aims to inspire and give back to every Advantecher, as well as to society as a whole. In the belief that every human being ought to achieve a fulfilling and beautiful life, ABLE program encourages Advantechers to participate actively in a wide variety of social, cultural and sports events, in the pursuit of a true, good and beautiful quality of life. Being part of ABLE program, Advantech Foundation, on behalf of Advantech, focuses on talent development. For Advantech, nurturing bright local youth is not only good community relations, but also good business, as it helps attract fresh talent in a positive cycle that continuously replenishes the company's growth.
Advantech Global Services Network
Environmental Compliance
• ISO 9001 Certification • ISO 13485 Certification • OHSAS 18001 Certification • TL9000 Quality Management System • RoHS Directive Compliance • WEEE Directive Compliance
About Advantech
• Authorized Sony Green Partner
Advantech Global Services (AGS) Advantech Global Services combines exceptional business expertise, powerful design capacities, and a thorough global service network to provide One-Stop Global Services and Total Solutions. Our broad range of global support packages adds maximum flexibility and efficiency to our customers.
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Tokyo
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Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back office e-business solutions. We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms, and our mission is to empower these innovations by offering trustworthy products and services that enable smart applications on our increasingly intelligent planet. With Advantech, there is no limit to the applications and innovations our products make possible.
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Korea
Singapore
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Seoul
Singapore
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Model Corporate Citizen
Advantech at a Glance
Ever since its establishment in 1983, Advantech has been a leader and innovator in the industry, and has also fulfilled its responsibility as a corporate citizen in our society. KC Liu, the CEO of Advantech emphasized, "Giving back to society is part of our business operation. Corporations are like trees in society's fertile soil. A corporation must cultivate the root cause of its ground-breaking growth, so that during prosperous times innovation can propagate back into society, while encouraging full participation from all of its employees."
Enabling an Intelligent Planet
As a member of the global village, Advantech understands the importance of preserving the environment. Our environmental programs focus on reducing, reusing, and recycling materials used in our manufacturing operations. Advantech's environmental compliance efforts include the following:
Advantech Beautiful LifE
• ISO 14001 Certification
ABLE (Advantech Beautiful LifE) is an employee and society benefit program that aims to inspire and give back to every Advantecher, as well as to society as a whole. In the belief that every human being ought to achieve a fulfilling and beautiful life, ABLE program encourages Advantechers to participate actively in a wide variety of social, cultural and sports events, in the pursuit of a true, good and beautiful quality of life. Being part of ABLE program, Advantech Foundation, on behalf of Advantech, focuses on talent development. For Advantech, nurturing bright local youth is not only good community relations, but also good business, as it helps attract fresh talent in a positive cycle that continuously replenishes the company's growth.
Environmental Compliance
Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted, innovative products, services, and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, embedded systems, automation products, and global logistics support. We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. Our mission is to enable an intelligent planet with Automation and Embedded computing products and solutions that empower the development of smarter working and living. With Advantech, there is no limit to the applications and innovations our products make possible.
• ISO 9001 Certification • ISO 13485 Certification • OHSAS 18001 Certification • TL9000 Quality Management System • RoHS Directive Compliance • WEEE Directive Compliance • Authorized Sony Green Partner
Advantech’s Good-to-Great 3-Circle Principle
Enabling an Intelligent Planet
The Advantech 3-Circle Principle is based on the book “Good to Great,” by Jim Collins. According to the book, a company looking for longterm success should clearly address these three fundamental principles, and commit to their continuing, solid execution. Advantech is fully committed to this approach and has defined the Advantech “Good to Great 3-Circle Principle” as a means of adhering to it.
The Global Leader of Embedded & Automation Solutions for iWorld System Integrators
Segmented Business Units Powered by Global Trusted Brand
Advantech’s Good-to-Great 3-Circle Principle
Fact Sheet Established
May, 1983
CEO
KC Liu
Publicly Listed
December, 1999
Worldwide Employees
5,390
Market Capital
USD $1.5 billion
Worldwide Support
71 major cities in 21 countries
Advantech Corporate Structure & Growth Engines
Advantech at a Glance Enabling an Intelligent Planet
Networks & Communications DMS
Applied Computing DMS
Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted, innovative products, services, and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, embedded systems, automation products, and global logistics support. We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. Our mission is to enable an intelligent planet with Automation and Embedded computing products and solutions that empower the development of smarter working and living. With Advantech, there is no limit to the applications and innovations our products make possible.
Advantech’s integrated DMS “StarFleet” Model provides OEMs and premier key accounts with customer-focused Design and Manufacturing Services (DMS), winning together through worldwide partnership and collaboration. DMS provides hardware and software integrated solutions. For the telecom and networking markets, Advantech provides mission-critical hardware to the leading equipment manufacturers. Advantech’s standard and customized products are embedded in OEM equipment that the world’s communications infrastructure depends upon. Through Advantech’s premier Design & Manufacturing Services our customers get reliable, open-standard solutions from the leading innovator in network platform development and manufacturing – plus dedicated resources and support to back them up.
Advantech is a leading industrial computer systems manufacturer and customized solutions provider. Under Design & Manufacturing Services (DMS), our applied computing professionals develop vertically-driven, application-specific platforms and service-ready solutions for use in many sectors: gaming computing, eHealthcare computing, portable computing, and embedded systems. We specialize in designing and manufacturing the widest range of high quality and high performance industrial grade hardware and dedicated software tailored to the exact needs of each industry field. With a dedicated research & development team, a full range of customization capabilities, and a global sales/service organization, the Advantech DMS applied computing team has what it takes to fulfill customers’ time-to-market requirements.
Embedded Core Computing
Service Automation
Embedded Core Computing Group provides a full range of embedded boards,systems, peripheral modules and innovative embedded software services with leading technologies to customers. With a range of specialist design-in services backed by our internal and global resources, Advantech is committed to working closely with embedded customers to ensure design success by helping them discover new business opportunities through advanced embedded technologies and services that empower smart applications for an intelligent planet.
Advantech’s Service Automation & Applied Computing Group invests in developing vertically-driven, application-specific platforms and service ready solutions for use in many sectors: industrial portable computing; digital logistics & fleet management; digital healthcare & medical computing; smart room & scenario control for home and office; and digital signage & self-service computing for retail, hospitality, enterprise, education, and public spaces. Service Automation & Applied Computing Group lets you enjoy the convenience, safety, and efficiency that smart applications deliver, and experience the best in interactive and innovative technologies and services.
Embedded Systems & Intelligent Platforms
Industrial Automation
With innovative technologies from cloud computing (industrial server, video server), edge computing (fanless, slim & portable devices), to high performance embedded systems (blade computing, network processor platforms, DSP processing), Advantech transforms embedded systems into intelligent systems with smart, secure, energy-saving features, built with Industrial Cloud Services and professional System Design-To-Order Services (System DTOS). Advantech’s intelligent systems are designed to target vertical markets in transportation, industry (machine automation, equipment/machine building), digital signage, and video applications (video infrastructure and video surveillance).
With the theme of Intelligent Automation, Seamless Integration; the Industrial Automation Group (IAG) of Advantech Corporation is a pioneer in intelligent automation technology. By combining connectivity, flexibility, ruggedness and leading-edge “Internet of Things” technology, IAG offers product offerings for intelligent HMI platforms, the industrial Ethernet, wireless communications, automation controllers, automation software, embedded automation computers, distributed I/O modules, wireless sensor network solutions, motion I/O and plug-in I/O modules for a wide array of industries. With more than 20 years of experience in providing a full range of products to different vertical markets, IAG is a leading global automation product and services provider.
Advantech’s Good-to-Great 3-Circle Principle
Enabling an Intelligent Planet
The Advantech 3-Circle Principle is based on the book “Good to Great,” by Jim Collins. According to the book, a company looking for longterm success should clearly address these three fundamental principles, and commit to their continuing, solid execution. Advantech is fully committed to this approach and has defined the Advantech “Good to Great 3-Circle Principle” as a means of adhering to it.
The Global Leader of Embedded & Automation Solutions for iWorld System Integrators
Segmented Business Units Powered by Global Trusted Brand
Advantech’s Good-to-Great 3-Circle Principle
Fact Sheet Established
May, 1983
CEO
KC Liu
Publicly Listed
December, 1999
Worldwide Employees
5,390
Market Capital
USD $1.5 billion
Worldwide Support
71 major cities in 21 countries
Service Automation
Network & Communication (DMS) High Performance Computing
Industrial Vehicle Computing
Blade Computing & Systems
Digital Healthcare
Network Appliances
Digital Signage
DSP Based Platforms
Industrial Portable
Industrial Switches
Embedded Systems & Intelligent Platforms
Applied Computing (DMS) Medical Computing
Industrial Computers & Servers
Embedded Systems
Box & Panel Computers
Gaming Computing POS/POI/Kiosk
Embedded Core Computing Single Board Computers Industrial Motherboards Computer-On-Modules Embedded Software Services
Embedded Design-In Services
Industrial Communication
iPlanet Solutions
Intelligent Video Platforms Transportation Solutions
Industrial Automation Industrial I/O & Controllers Industrial HMI Internet of Things
Industrial Displays & Peripherals
Energy Solutions
Embedded Design-To-Order Services
FA/EFMS Solutions Machine Automation Solutions
Timely Support Far and Wide Advantech has over 12 regional hotlines and offices throughout 71 cities, in 21 countries, with over 5,000 employees to provide efficient, professional services for customer care, product selection, technical support, and order handling. Through our call centers and online stores, customers worldwide enjoy the convenience of Advantech’s multi-service channels to reduce business turnaround time. Together with the four customer service centers in Taiwan, China, Europe and the United States, our global service network offers an extensive spectrum of services that includes warehousing, logistics, peripheral certification, sourcing & purchasing, and RMA & value-added services, and technical support & training.
Advantech iPlanet.Online Buy Directly at Advantech eStore
Advantech online store offers one-stop shopping for all kinds of embedded and automation products, such as: human machine interfaces, industrial Ethernet networking, controller & I/O products, plus embedded computing platforms and server grade industrial computers.
Call Centers To effectively respond to customer questions, our regional call centers support inquiries about purchasing, shipping, technical issues and RMA issues. Contact your regional call center to get the prompt support you need.
Online Support
Providing self-support services is an essential part of being a top-tier automation company. We take pride in the outstanding level of service that we offer. To best support our customers, we’ve created a suite of useful interactive online tools, including: Technical Documents: Manuals, datasheets, updated drivers and utilities all available for download through the support portal. 3D Product Models: Simulated products in 3D format to provide detailed visualizations for evaluation. Online Training: Self-training documents and videos to provide trainees with integrated information. Online Catalog: A comprehensive online catalog with extensive product information.
Manufacturing Capability Our dual, world-class manufacturing centers in Taiwan and China both maintain precise quality control, and offer a full range of production in a timely and cost-effective manner. To maximize the efficiency of operational procedures, we have implemented a cluster manufacturing system within our segmented manufacturing service units. This unique approach enables a direct, simplified, and highly streamlined design-to-manufacturing process. In-house board, chassis, and system production Dual world-class manufacturing centers minimize business risks Advanced production capabilities and customizable processes Rigid quality assurance system Complete ISO standard coverage
ATMC
15,744 m
AKMC
81,000 m
Taiwan Manufacturing Center
China Kunshan Manufacturing Center
• Small-Volume Production • Board & System Products • ODM/OEM Projects • Engineering Sample Innovative Service • Complex Product Lines • Flexible & Quick Production
• Mid-to-High-Volume Production • Board & System Products • DMS / DTOS Projects • Mature Product Lines • Cost-Effective Production • Chassis Design & Production