The Da Nang-located BKLOGY Co Ltd is focusing on developing a research project on promoting the application of the Internet of Thing (IoT) solutions to create a factory surveillance system which is expected to assist enterprises in digital transformation, hereby helping them save costs and manpower.

BKLOGY’s Director Huynh Xuan Hai operating an industrial IoT platform

IoT is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers (UIDs), and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.

In the current context of burgeoning fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), with so many digital start-ups sprouting everywhere, it is imperative for enterprises to adapt to the new wave of technologies and processes to stay relevant.

Given the connection of devices and the people using them, IoT devices are expected to become the norm in the future. Enterprises should capitalise on this trend and enhance their foothold in their industry.

The municipal Department of Science and Technology is implementing necessary procedures to support BKLOGY to implement this project in terms of technological innovation.

Founded in 2016, BKLOGY boasts highly qualified IT engineers, mostly graduating from the Da Nang University of Science and Technology.

In the early years of operation, BKLOGY became mainly involved in designing electronic products and technological solutions for its domestic and foreign partners. At the request of their clients, BKLOGY engineers analyse and offer technical solutions for their partners-developed products and systems. The company also designs and develops mobile apps, websites or computer programmes.

In reality, the company implements between 10 and 20 projects every year with an annual turnover of over 1 billion VND. Given its rich experience in designing IoT systems for its foreign partners, BKLOGY is paying heed to applying this technology in the monitoring of equipment, production lines, machinery technologies, and sensors for domestic enterprises.

IoT can be applied in the development of the Smart City model featuring with energy metering, water management and smart transportation systems, the Smart Factory model through the monitoring of production lines, machine condition, production safety, and automation based on data analysis, and the Smart Parking with a focus on optimising parking space usage, and enhancing the efficiency of parking operations.

Mr Huynh Xuan Hai, the Director of BKLOGY, said that his company has accessed the city's preferential policies through the support of the municipal Department of Science and Technology. Already-completed dossiers asking for the city’s support for the company’s technological renovation activities has been submitted to this municipal government agency for approval.

With the intention of creating innovative tech products and solutions, whilst accelerating the application of IoT, the company is gearing up to create surveillance systems in use for factories in Da Nang, and across Viet Nam as a whole.

Furthermore, the company has designed and produced industrial protocol converters, including those converting such industrial protocols as MODBUS RTUs and MODBUS TCPIPs into MQTT, which is the primary protocol that devices and applications use to communicate with the IBM Watson™ IoT Platform.

In recent years, the municipal government and the city’s Department of Science and Technology have issued many policies for supporting enterprises to promote their technological innovation and scientific research activities. BKLOGY is just one of the local companies benefiting from the city’s support policies.

Under the city’s existing instructions, enterprises, organisations and individuals engaged in technological research and innovations are totally eligible for support policies applicable to technology transfer, measurement activities, intellectual property rights, training activities, technological consultancy, and other related aspects.