Rockwell Automation joins hands with Hande to create a "smart" future

Rockwell Automation and Hande signed a strategic cooperation agreement to pool ecological advantages and jointly create a future-oriented digital transformation solution

(November 1, 2021, Shanghai, China) On October 29, Rockwell Automation and Shanghai Hande Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Hande") signed a strategic cooperation agreement at the 2021 Hande User Conference. The two parties will carry out comprehensive cooperation in the fields of industrial Internet of Things, edge computing and manufacturing execution system (MES), pool R&D strengths, and work together to create IT/OT integrated and innovative digital transformation solutions for customers, enabling various industries to accelerate the realization of intelligent manufacturing. This is also a new round of cooperation exploration actively launched after the two parties carried out in-depth cooperation in the field of industrial Internet of Things.

Left: Wang Le, Vice President of Channel, Rockwell Automation (China) Co., Ltd.

Right: Chen Zhijun, Senior Vice President of Shanghai Hande Information Technology Co., Ltd.

With the continuous deepening of intelligent manufacturing, the pace of digital transformation in the manufacturing industry is accelerating significantly. The deep integration of IT and OT is the key to realizing intelligent manufacturing, and it is also a common challenge faced by enterprises in the transformation. As a collection of software tools to help enterprises implement digital transformation, Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk InnovationSuite Industrial Internet of Things platform can achieve effective integration of IT/OT, from the networking of hardware equipment, the construction of the Internet of Things platform, to data visualization, and data analysis and mining, helping enterprises accelerate the planning and implementation of digital transformation. FactoryTalk InnovationSuite also supports Hande, a comprehensive digital service provider for enterprises, to quickly build an overall industry solution and provide a stable, flexible and scalable digital transformation platform for manufacturing enterprises.

"As a leader in smart manufacturing, Rockwell Automation is working with upstream and downstream companies in the industry chain to pool wisdom and strategies based on the '1-1-N' model of shaping value through cross-border innovation and delivering value through industry expansion. By building a partner ecosystem covering the entire industry chain, we are actively promoting the transformation and upgrading of China's manufacturing industry." Wang Le, Vice President of Channel at Rockwell Automation (China) Co., Ltd., said, "We are very pleased to continue to deepen our cooperation with Hande. Both parties have a high degree of consistent recognition and pursuit in the fields of smart manufacturing and digital transformation, and both hope to lend a helping hand to the high-quality development of China's manufacturing industry. I believe that this signing will further accelerate the integration of technological innovation between the two parties, drive growth with innovation, and expand the market coverage of both parties, and work together with many manufacturing companies to win a digital future."

Chen Zhijun, senior vice president of Shanghai Hande Information Technology Co., Ltd., said, "As a large-scale integrated digital service provider in the Chinese market, Hande has been committed to promoting the development of intelligent manufacturing business. After years of accumulation and precipitation, it currently has the leading domestic intelligent manufacturing system planning and implementation team, as well as overall solutions for many industries. Rockwell Automation has been deeply involved in the fields of industrial Internet of Things for a long time and has rich experience in digital transformation of manufacturing industry. Based on this strategic cooperation, we will give full play to our respective expertise, accelerate the integration of both parties' products and solutions, deepen the integration of IT and OT, strengthen the solution advantages in key industries, further promote the in-depth development of intelligent manufacturing business, and jointly create a win-win model of long-term cooperation and sustainable development."

At the 2021 Hande User Conference, Rockwell Automation, as a strategic partner, showcased innovative solutions such as the FactoryTalk InnovationSuite, FactoryTalk Analytics Edge edge prediction and diagnostic solutions, and Emulate3D digital twin software. Among them, Emulate3D digital twin software provides companies with a production system design, simulation, display and sales platform. Emulate3D has established a dominant position in the professional field of automation simulation with its complete equipment model library, realistic virtual reality, unique physical property simulation, and flexible scalability. Emulate3D can perform agile design and debugging through simulations such as virtual electronic control debugging, production capacity optimization verification, and VR operation training, thereby shortening the delivery time of automated production line debugging, reducing design risks, and reducing debugging and going online costs. The FactoryTalk Analytics Edge edge prediction and diagnostic solution can make quick decisions in a deployment environment as close to the data and consumer end as possible, improve the analysis efficiency of the manufacturing process, and reduce the infrastructure construction cost of the enterprise information layer.

Shanghai Hande Information Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2002. Its predecessor can be traced back to "Shanghai Hande Computer Services Co., Ltd." established in 1996. It was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Growth Enterprise Market in 2011, becoming the first A-share listed company in its main business field. In recent years, while maintaining its leading position in its main business in China, Hande has been committed to forming a comprehensive service + product capability on the basis of consolidating and strengthening its original service capabilities through industry refinement, solution productization and standardization, and project management transparency, improving delivery quality and efficiency, and striving to bring better experience to customers. Rockwell Automation and Hande have always maintained close cooperation in the fields of digitalization and intelligent manufacturing, and jointly provided industrial Internet of Things platforms for customers such as Xinjiang Daquan and Sunshine Paper.

Rockwell Automation in China

Rockwell Automation is one of the world's leading companies in industrial automation, information technology and digital transformation. We will give full play to the potential of human imagination and technology, create more possibilities for mankind, and make the world more productive and sustainable. Rockwell Automation has a history of 118 years and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. It has approximately 24,000 employees and operates in more than 100 countries and regions.

In China, Rockwell Automation has 28 sales offices (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), 5 training centers, 1 R&D center, Dalian software development center, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing OEM application development centers, and 2 production bases, with more than 2,000 employees. The company has actively cooperated with 11 authorized channel partners and more than 70 key universities in China to jointly provide a wide range of extraordinary products and solutions, service support and technical training for the manufacturing industry.

As a leader in smart manufacturing, Rockwell Automation fully implements the SEEE (safety, energy saving, environmental protection, and high efficiency) sustainable development concept in smart manufacturing, aiming to deeply empower various industries through leading automation, digitalization, and intelligent technologies, and promote the sustainable development of Chinese society through innovative connected enterprise solutions that integrate IT/OT, leading to unlimited possibilities in the future.