Scaling Manufacturing Automation Through Ecosystem Collaboration

Ho Chi Minh City, August 2025: Gradion exhibited at Automation World Vietnam 2025, held from 27 to 29 August at WTC Expo, Binh Duong.

The focus was clear. Move automation from isolated pilots to integrated industrial systems.

Vietnam’s manufacturing base is entering a phase where automation is no longer experimental. It is structural.

From exhibition to operational outcomes

Automation World Vietnam 2025 positioned itself as a platform for expert dialogue across Vietnam, Korea, and other markets.

Gradion’s presence centered on business impact:

• Reduced operating cost
• Improved production quality
• Greater manufacturing agility

The booth demonstrated how robotics, intralogistics automation, and enterprise integration can operate as a coordinated system rather than standalone components.

Partners included:

• SYNAOS
• KUKA
• TUSKROBOTS
• Deltia
• Infor
• Autotech Machinery JSC

Technologies such as robot orchestration and real-time system integration were presented as ecosystem capabilities, not product features.

The urgency to automate

During conference sessions, Kien Nguyen, Head of Industry Solutions at Gradion, delivered a keynote on “Scaling Automation in Vietnam’s Manufacturing Landscape.”

He noted that nine out of ten factories in Vietnam still operate primarily with manual processes. Manual systems limit productivity, scalability, and competitiveness.

Automation, as presented, is not about workforce replacement. It enables skilled labor to move higher in the value chain.

Kien Nguyen highlighted how early adopters can leverage government incentives and export growth to modernize production before the competitiveness gap widens.

Case examples included:

• SYNAOS demonstrating real-time orchestration across mixed robot fleets
• Deltia presenting AI vision systems reducing cycle time by up to 20% through structured data capture

The message was operational. Automation must be coordinated, measured, and scalable.

Building a vendor-neutral automation ecosystem

A key milestone during the event was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ho Chi Minh City Automation Association HAuA.

The agreement commits to developing a vendor-neutral automation ecosystem in Vietnam, promoting:

• Open standards
• Knowledge sharing
• Applied innovation

Gradion contributes deep-technology expertise to support industry standards and practical deployment.

Automation at national scale requires collaboration across enterprises, associations, and solution providers.

Isolated initiatives do not scale.

Expanding industry dialogue

On the second day, Gradion hosted what was described as Vietnam’s first booth networking event in the automation sector.

Industry participants from Vietnam, Korea, and Germany engaged in open discussion beyond formal presentations. Strong ecosystems are built on shared understanding and cross-border collaboration.

Vietnam at an inflection point

Vietnam’s automation market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 12.4% from 2023 to 2030.

Manufacturing expansion, wage growth, and policy support are accelerating structural change.

Automation World Vietnam 2025 identified smart manufacturing, logistics, and AI-driven systems as strategic growth areas.

Automation is becoming the operating system of industrial competitiveness.

What Gradion delivered

Gradion’s contribution centered on three principles:

• Ecosystem mindset
  Demonstrating orchestrated multi-robot systems and integrated data flows.
• Localization with global standards
  Tailored solutions grounded in scalable design and disciplined execution.
• Engagement beyond the booth
  Facilitating structured dialogue across markets and partners.

What comes next

Gradion’s participation sets the stage for the launch of its Automation Center of Excellence ACE in Binh Duong on 8 September 2025. The next step is structured rollout across production environments.