# FANUC, Hitachi, and Preferred Networks to form joint venture for Intelligent Edge Systems

FANUC CORPORATION, Hitachi, Ltd., and Preferred Networks, Inc. announced an agreement to establish a joint venture company on April 2, 2018, to develop Intelligent Edge Systems using AI technologies for industrial and social infrastructure.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2018-01-01
- Where: Tokyo, Japan, Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: Intelligent Edge Systems, AI technologies for edge devices
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi](https://endata.com/companies/1325.md) (partner)
- [Fanuc](https://endata.com/companies/11003.md) (partner)
- [Preferred Networks, Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/18087.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [hitachi.com](https://www.hitachi.com/en/press/articles/2018/01/0131f/), 2018-01-01: "FANUC, Hitachi, and Preferred Networks today announced that they have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture company on April 2, 2018, to develop Intelligent Edge Systems."
- [itvoice.in](https://www.itvoice.in/fanuc-hitachi-and-preferred-networks-to-establish-a-joint-venture-company-for-the-development-of-intelligent-edge-systems), 2018-02-01: "FANUC, Hitachi, and PFN have agreed to undertake joint development of the world’s most advanced Intelligent Edge Systems in the industrial and social infrastructure field, and to establish a joint venture company for that purpose."

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