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Friday 7 November 2025
Upgrading Existing Surveillance Systems with Lightweight AI: AIRA builds next-generation intelligent video solutions
Amid the ongoing wave of digital transformation and generative AI, enterprises are facing challenges such as insufficient data processing efficiency, increasing operational costs, and increasing cybersecurity and privacy risks. How to deploy AI rapidly while balancing compliance and cost has become a key question in industrial upgrading.Renowned for its expertise in AI video analytics, AIRA empowers businesses to transform conventional surveillance systems into intelligent solutions-turning what was once a security tool into a smart engine that drives operational performance.Lowering the barrier to surveillance system upgrades by running AI on CPUWhile video surveillance systems are already ubiquitous, most still serve only for recording, lacking real-time analysis and response capabilities. For enterprises managing multiple sites, this often means high labor and maintenance costs. Moreover, slow AI adoption makes it difficult to unlock the full value of these systems.To address this, AIRA's lightweight AI algorithm can efficiently run on standard CPUs or mini computing units (NUCs), instantly upgrading existing CCTV setups into AI-powered smart systems-without the need to replace cameras. The solution fully complies with GDPR and other international standards, and features built-in, real-time privacy protection that automatically applies mosaic blurring to non-target faces. This approach enhances both monitoring efficiency and regulatory compliance, transforming security management into a value-generating tool.AIRA's solutions are now deployed across diverse fields including smart factory safety management, access control for office buildings, and shopper flow and heatmap analysis in retail environments. Looking ahead, the company plans to integrate generative AI to automatically generate actionable insights and reports from video data further strengthening decision-making and marketing effectiveness.Building a Flexible Multi-Site Management Framework with AWSTo overcome the challenges of managing operations across multiple locations, AIRA leverages Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop a flexible, cloud-based solution. Overseas branches can run AI modules via edge computing devices, while the headquarters rapidly deploys centralized management platforms using Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) for scalable and secure operations.In addition, Amazon DocumentDB, a fully managed document database service, supports secure and scalable data storage. According to Stephanie Chen, Business Development Manager at AIRA, this design offers high flexibility and scalability, optimizing cost structures, reducing maintenance expenses, and improving management efficiency. The centralized dashboard also enables real-time visibility into all branch operations. For startups, AWS's global cloud environment supports rapid multi-site deployment without the burden of local infrastructure setup, accelerating commercialization of AI solutions.AIRA's technologies have already been implemented across industries. A leading retail chain, for example, uses its smart surveillance system to detect in-store traffic heatmaps and recognize VIP customers upon entry - enhancing both operational efficiency and customer experience. In the international market, a Colombian healthcare group has adopted the airaFace system across hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities. With a unified management platform, headquarters can instantly monitor all sites, identify watchlist individuals, and respond promptly to incidents, effectively strengthening healthcare security.AIRA's retail solution helps retail chains manage multiple locations.Credit: AWS JICDeepening Kaohsiung's Industry Ecosystem with AWS JICThe success of these applications not only validates AIRA's solution reliability but also fuels its international expansion. Through collaborations with AWS and ASUS, AIRA can rapidly replicate and deploy systems across markets while reducing the manpower and cost of establishing local offices - significantly accelerating its global footprint.In Taiwan, Kaohsiung serves as a strategic hub. AIRA has launched multiple smart projects there, such as facial recognition access control and smart locker systems for shared offices of major tech firms, as well as smart fencing solutions for traditional manufacturers to improve workplace safety and reduce false alarms.AIRA is also an active participant in innovation programs. Through the AWS Joint Innovation Center (JIC) at Startup Terrace Kaohsiung, the company has received comprehensive support in business operations, technology, and marketing.On the business front, Startup Terrace provides shared office spaces and local resources to help AIRA expand its presence in Kaohsiung. From a technical standpoint, AWS cloud services accelerate AI deployment and global rollout. On the marketing side, AWS-hosted forums and workshops "targeting key decision-makers" allow AIRA to precisely reach potential clients and expand business opportunities.Through AWS JIC events, AIRA connects with corporate decision-makers to expand opportunities.Credit: AWS JICChen added that these resources have greatly accelerated AIRA's cross-industry and cross-border deployments. Building on its achievements in security management, retail operations, and industrial safety, AIRA will continue to enhance its generative AI applications, strengthen international expansion, and deepen collaborations with local partners.
Friday 7 November 2025
Ret[AI]ling Data transforms manufacturing asset management, advancing AI from maintenance to decision-making
The global manufacturing industry is at a critical crossroads, facing the twin challenges of digital transformation and ESG implementation. To remain competitive, companies are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance operational efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, and meet sustainability goals. Founded in 2019, Ret[AI]ling Data began as a retail technology provider and has since evolved to focus on asset management and intelligent operation solutions. By leveraging the power of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company helps enterprises establish a seamless data flow "from on-site IoT sensors to financial decision-making" realizing both smart manufacturing and green transformation in practice.Ret[AI]ling Data delivers AI edge solutions for data collection, analysis, and generation. Credit: AWS JICAccording to Sean Chen, CEO of Ret[AI]ling Data, the company's AI Agent system supports manufacturers in knowledge management, supply chain risk prediction, and ESG performance tracking. Integrated with generative AI, the system automatically generates analytical reports and decision recommendations, helping enterprises move beyond data insights toward AI-driven decision-making while improving operational transparency and responsiveness.Traditional factories often face hurdles such as inconsistent data formats and long deployment cycles when adopting AI. Ret[AI]ling Data addresses these pain points with an agile development and modular platform approach, shortening system deployment from several months to just one to three months. This lowers the entry barrier for manufacturers to embark on digital transformation and quickly validate results. The company's flexible solutions are now being applied in precision manufacturing, semiconductor equipment, green energy, and water resource management.Driving AI for ESG with global renewable energy leadersIn 2024, Ret[AI]ling Data was selected as one of the potential suppliers in Asia-Pacific by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, the world’s largest offshore wind turbine manufacturer. Chen explained that the company's generative AI-powered solution enables smart supply chain analytics and component visualization management, assisting wind energy firms in carbon reduction planning and resource optimization. This milestone highlights the growing presence of Taiwanese startups in AI for ESG and renewable energy supply chains, marking a major step forward in Ret[AI]ling Data's journey toward sustainable energy and green innovation.Chen emphasized that in addition to strong in-house R&D, AWS has played a vital role in helping the company expand into international renewable energy supply chains. All of Ret[AI]ling Data's services are built on the AWS Cloud, utilizing Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), various database services, and AI/ML tools for model training and deployment. This ensures both security and compliance, earning strong trust from clients in the manufacturing and semiconductor industries. By leveraging AWS Marketplace and its modular cloud architecture, the company can efficiently replicate success stories in overseas markets to support global factory expansion needs.Dual-track strategy: global expansion with local rootsFor market development, Ret[AI]ling Data adopts a dual-track strategy of "global expansion and local cultivation." While collaborating with international clients to accelerate AI adoption, the company is also strengthening its local presence in Taiwan. With its new operational hub at Startup Terrace Kaohsiung, Ret[AI]ling Data focuses on serving the precision manufacturing and construction sectors. Through its "local testing, rapid deployment" model, the company enables AI solutions to be validated and scaled quickly in real-world environments - turning Kaohsiung into a living lab for smart manufacturing and a hub for replicating successful practices globally.Supported by the Startup Terrace Kaohsiung AWS Joint Innovation Center (JIC), Ret[AI]ling Data has received comprehensive assistance in technology optimization, business expansion, and brand development. The AWS expert team helped enhance the company's cloud architecture and advance its SaaS transformation, while AWS JIC connected the team with potential partners in Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, accelerating its path to international markets. Chen noted that AWS JIC's integration of technical expertise and ecosystem resources has greatly strengthened the company's global competitiveness.Advancing sustainable manufacturing through AI innovationLooking ahead, Ret[AI]ling Data will continue to center its strategy around AI and data-driven technologies, deepening their applications in manufacturing to help enterprises balance intelligence and sustainability. Generative AI will be a key focus in the next phase, not only streamlining decision-making processes but also enhancing cross-departmental collaboration efficiency. By combining AWS's global cloud resources with its growing network of international partners, Ret[AI]ling Data aims to advance its vision of "local technology, global application," continuing to shine on the world stage.
Thursday 6 November 2025
Synensqo Supports Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry's Global Expansion Through Innovative Specialty Materials
Specialty polymers are crucial for the semiconductor sector, fulfilling demands in advanced processes and packaging, and sustainable development. Syensqo, a global specialty polymers and chemicals giant company from Belgium, continues to innovate with new products and materials for high-tech sectors, including Taiwan's semiconductor industry. By understanding the stringent application requirements in extreme environments, especially the challenges that semiconductor processes often face, such as high temperatures, chemical corrosion, tension, and rough surfaces, Syensqo also considers the material's own characteristics, such as lightweight, inertness, ease of storage and transportation, as well as multiple chemical material properties such as design flexibility and biocompatibility. At Semicon Taiwan 2025, Syensqo made its debut on the Taiwan semiconductor stage.New Tecnoflon FFKM NFS product set a new benchmark for environmentally friendly materialsAmong the products showcased at this year's booth, Syensqo's newly-launched Tecnoflon FFKM NFS series is a standout product. This new high-performance perfluoroelastomers utilize the company's proprietary Non-Fluorosurfactant (NFS) technology, is key to meeting the industry's strong demand for phasing out fluorinated surfactants in the PFAS family.Syensqo has successfully launched the market's first commercially available perfluoroelastomer products - Tecnoflon FFKM NFS, that does not use surfactants. Andrew Lau, Senior Executive Vice President of Electronics & Industrial at Syensqo's Specialty Polymers Global Business Unit, stated that this industry-first FFKM NFS product line fully demonstrates Syensqo's commitment to the global semiconductor industry and has provided significant incentive for semiconductor customers.The launch of Tecnoflon FFKM NFS materials will meet the industry's demand for specialized O-ring materials for hermetically sealed vacuum chambers used in semiconductor front-end of line fabrication (FEOL) processes, such as dry and wet etching, cleaning, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), chemical mechanical polishing (CMP), and lithography, as a seal required for vacuum processes.This new product demonstrates superior performance, sustainability, and supply chain stability compared to traditional FFKM materials, strongly showcasing the strength of Tecnoflon FFKM NFS in development. The product is currently undergoing intensive customer validation, representing a significant step forward in meeting the semiconductor industry's pursuit of more environmentally friendly materials.Expertise in developing specialty polymer materials satisfies even the most stringent performance criteria for advanced manufacturing processesSyensqo's booth at Semicon Taiwan 2025 also featured an array of materials that are frequently employed in the semiconductor factory infrastructure in the Taiwan market, such as sealing and ultra-pure water piping solutions for fabs, exhaust duct coatings and materials for injection molding.An additional highlight of Syensqo's Semicon booth was the extensive portfolio including KetaSpire PEEK, Torlon PAI, Halar ECTFE, and Solef PVDF for wafer handling injection molding components.Furthermore, Syensqo's showcased its well-known Fomblin PFPE utilized as lubricants for vacuum pumps, and Galden PFPE facilitating effective heat transfer in chillers, which are crucial for maintaining accurate temperature regulation in wafer fabrication processes. These products are extensively utilized in chiller systems to ensure stable temperatures, and their substantial demand greatly enhances Syensqo's revenues.Galden PFPE paves way for future immersion cooling solutions in AI data centersThe aquarium exhibit at Syensqo's booth during Semicon Taiwan 2025 was a noteworthy feature. It contained an AI accelerator card to illustrate the company's commitment to the most recent advancements in cooling technologies for AI servers.Conventional air and liquid cooling solutions are inadequate due to the substantial thermal requirements of AI processors, which are crucial for the efficient functioning of data centers. The design phase of next-generation immersion cooling systems is now under progress, incorporating Syensqo's Galden PFPE, a transparent and highly insulating liquid with outstanding heat transfer characteristics, as a crucial component.Furthermore, in addition to innovative materials technologies in its products, Andrew Lau also shared an important organizational development: Syensqo has established its Asian regional headquarters in Shanghai. This follows the establishment of a materials application R&D center in Shanghai, marking another significant organizational update and demonstrating the company's strong ambition in the Asian market. The Taiwanese market will also benefit from this investment.Andrew Lau reiterated, "The Taiwan semiconductor industry has always been an important part of Syensqo, and we will continue to support the needs of our customers in Taiwan. Regarding the overseas expansion and development of Taiwan semiconductor fabs, Syensqo will continue to fully support the success and long-term growth of our customers."