Advantech is delighted to announce the appointment of Sven Freudenfeld as the new Sr. Director of Business Development for Edge/Edge AI. With a distinguished career spanning over three decades in telecommunications, network computing, product management, and business development, Sven brings a wealth of expertise that will be instrumental in advancing Advantech’s Edge/Edge AI strategy.

Robotics is becoming an important part of operations in so many industries and verticals that it’s almost ubiquitous. But to accomplish all the advanced automation operations that robots can allow, you’re going to need an embedded compute solution that can do it all. And that means not just handling fast processing, but also being rugged and resilient, secure, low-latency, and great at connectivity.

The ever-evolving landscape of embedded industrial and IoT applications thrives when integrating compact, reliable, and flexible solutions in varying conditions. As we continue to grow within these spaces, we need platforms that seamlessly integrate into space-constrained environments while promoting power efficiency, robust performance, expansive connectivity and peripherals, and customization.

This whitepaper discusses the challenges and opportunities of deploying Embedded Internet of Things (IoT) devices in harsh environments. It emphasizes the importance of understanding these challenges and designing solutions that can withstand extreme conditions.

Embedded Computing Design’s Road to Embedded World will highlight a host of embedded suppliers who will be showcasing their latest products and technologies at Embedded World, April 9^th to 11^th in Nuremberg, Germany. Embedded World is the largest global gathering of its kind. Check back regularly to see where the Road to Embedded World takes us.

At the recent Advantech World Partner Conference, the company made a serious focus on two key themes:

• Edge evolution, which is all about shaping the future of embedded and emerging businesses;
• Working with partners, with solutions from Edge to Cloud.

It was a couple of months ago, but it feels like yesterday that I was at the Advantech World Partner Conference, held at the company’s headquarters in Taiwan. As a refresher, the event is held live, in-person, but much of the content is captured and available virtually after the fact.