Ennoconn Corp, a Taiwan-based Industrial IoT and hardware manufacturer and a Foxconn subsidiary, has started its India operations, focussing on the country’s industrial automation and digital transformation market.
“Ennoconn has already registered a company in Tamil Nadu with plans to bring their products to the Indian market,” a source aware of the development told FE.
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Ennoconn is the industrial PC (IPC) unit of Taiwanese electronics giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (Foxconn). It specialises in manufacturing industrial hardware and software solutions, including embedded motherboards, modules, embedded computer systems, box computers, 5G computing platforms, and 4K/8K displays.
Industrial PCs are high-performance, rugged computing systems designed for industrial applications in manufacturing, automation, transportation, energy, and healthcare. At present, the market is dominated by players including Siemens, Taiwan-based Advantech and Rockwell Automation among others.
Ennoconn’s foray comes at a time when Foxconn is reportedly looking to expand beyond iPhone assembly into areas such as information and communication technology (ICT) products and AI servers.
It remains unclear whether Ennoconn will leverage Foxconn’s facilities for production or establish its own manufacturing base in India. Ennoconn Corp and Foxconn did not respond to FE’s queries regarding the company’s India plans.
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Foxconn currently operates a massive Apple iPhone assembly plant in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, employing 40,000 workers. The company is also investing ₹25,000 crore to build a large iPhone assembly and electronics manufacturing facility near Doddaballapur, Karnataka.
The source also added that Ennoconn’s India entry could be part of its broader expansion plans in collaboration with Japan’s Sharp Corporation. Last year, the two companies partnered with aims to develop new businesses in the smart retail and energy sectors across Asia.
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