Advantech Launches AIR-500 Series NVIDIA-Certified Edge AI Servers

In the fall of 2024, Advantech, a global industrial IoT service provider, launched a new edge AI server, the AIR-500 series. Designed for graphics-intensive workloads and AI local training , the AIR-500 series supports up to four professional-grade NVIDIA RTX graphics cards, plus powerful Intel and AMD processors, which can provide powerful support for data-driven computer vision and scientific AI applications in the industrial and medical fields. In addition to powerful computing power, the AIR-500 series servers also provide up to 10 GbE Ethernet for massive data processing, which is especially beneficial for scenarios such as inspection data mining in healthcare applications. The series includes AIR-510, AIR-520 and AIR-530. Each product has a desktop or server-level CPU and a definable GPU configuration to adapt to different AI application requirements. Advantech AIR-510 and AIR-520 have successfully passed NVIDIA certified system testing, and the two products correspond to NVIDIA RTX A5000 and RTX 6000 Ada Generation graphics cards, respectively. AIR-520 and AIR-510 also integrate Phison's aiDAPTIV+ solution for on-site fine-tuning training of LLM, greatly lowering the threshold for applying generative AI in enterprise environments and ensuring the security of sensitive enterprise data.

As an NVIDIA partner, Advantech uses NVIDIA AI Enterprise on industrial-grade AI servers. It is an end-to-end cloud-native software platform that accelerates data science workflows and simplifies the development and deployment of generative AI applications. Its AIR-500 series of artificial intelligence servers brings huge competitive advantages to customers. Advantech and NVIDIA expert support services included with NVIDIA AI Enterprise accelerate AI solution development to ensure efficient deployment of production-ready applications. In addition, the AIR-500 series complies with the IEC-62368 safety standard and provides long life cycle support.

At the same time, Advantech, as an industrial PC supplier adopting NVIDIA AI Enterprise, has brought significant advantages to customers through the AIR-500 series AI servers. NVIDIA AI Enterprise is a cloud-native software platform that simplifies the development and deployment of production-level autonomous driving and other generative AI applications. Accelerate the development of AI solutions with the help of Advantech and NVIDIA's expert support services (including NVIDIA AI Enterprise) to ensure efficient deployment of applications. In addition, the AIR-500 series complies with the IEC-62368 safety standard and provides long life cycle support.

Advantech related product selection

AIR-510 Edge AI Server

AIR-510 is equipped with 14th generation Intel processors and certified for NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation graphics cards, ensuring first-class AI graphics processing performance. It also provides two additional PCIe x4 slots and 12 USB ports, providing a wide range of connection options for various peripherals, enhancing its versatility and practicality.

AIR-520 Server-level Edge Server

AIR-520 is a powerful server with AMD EPYC 7003 series server processors. It has 4 PCIe x16 slots, which can accommodate four single-slot or two dual-slot graphics cards. It also has two NVIDIA RTX A5000 graphics cards connected by NVIDIA NVLink. With such powerful computing power, this product will surely deliver outstanding edge AI training performance.

AIR-530 NVIDIA IGX Orin AI Server

AIR-530 is powered by the NVIDIA IGX Orin platform and integrates two 100GbE Ethernet QSFP28 ports for high-speed connection scenarios. With its 10-year stable operation in the field of enterprise OS and AI stack, AIR-530 is a reliable choice for enterprises seeking long-term solutions for artificial intelligence.

The AIR-500 series is available now and has passed relevant certifications. For more information, please contact your local sales team or visit Advantech's website.