Hanwha Techwin (), founded as Samsung Techwin, is a video surveillance company. It is a subsidiary of

Hanwha Group , former_name = Korea Explosives Group , type = Public , traded_as = , industry = Conglomorate , founded = , founder = Kim Chong-hee , hq_location_city = Seoul , hq_location_country = South Korea , area_served = Global , key_people = ...

. The company employs 1,822 people and is headquartered in

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. Its total sales in 2020 were 529.8 billion

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. Before the acquisition by Hanwha, Techwin also developed and sold

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, and weapons technology products. These businesses have since been spun off into dedicated Hanwha subsidiaries – Hanwha Precision Machinery,

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, and Hanwha Land Systems.

History

The company was founded as Samsung Precision in 1977, later renamed Samsung Techwin. Under

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, the company established a precision instrument laboratory in 1978, and started making cameras in 1979. In technical cooperation with

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, it started manufacturing

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s for Korean aircraft in 1980. Manufacture of

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began in 1984. It changed its name to Samsung Aerospace Industries in 1987 and started to make helicopters. It acquired

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, a German camera manufacturer, and Union Optics of Japan, a manufacturer of

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equipment. In 1996 it developed the SB427 helicopter with

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and began selling

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s branded as "Samsung Kenox" in 1997. The same year, it made the first

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fighter jet in Korea. It handed over the firm's aircraft business to

Korea Aerospace Industries Korea Aerospace Industries (Korean: 한국항공우주산업, Hanja: 韓國航空宇宙産業) (KAI) is a South Korean aerospace and defense company. It was originally established as a joint venture of Samsung Aerospace, Daewoo Heavy Industries' ...

in 1999 and changed its name to Samsung Techwin in 2000. It exported the K-9 155mm self-propelled artillery to

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. In 2005, the company marked first place in Korean digital cameras market share and started a technical co-operation with

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. Samsung Techwin directly entered the European and North American

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/surveillance market in 2008 under its own name, featuring a line of true day/night cameras and

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s (DVRs). In 2009, the company introduced a new series of digital IP-based cameras and

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video recorders. Samsung Techwin and its bigger sister company

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announced in October 2009 that in 2010 Samsung Electronics CCTV camera division would be unified with Samsung Techwin's CCTV camera division. In recent years both companies appeared on the CCTV market with lineups that shared some technological underpinnings but in many ways differed (including incompatible PTZ control protocols), and in many markets they were direct competitors with overlapping distribution channels. Although some earlier speculation existed in specialty literature that the new company would appear under the name Samsung Security, official announcement stated that the CCTV division from Samsung Electronics will be transferred to Samsung Techwin. In February 2014, Samsung Techwin presented its new portfolio of IP cameras for vertical markets at the International Security, Safety and Fire Exhibition (SICUR). In December 2014, Samsung Electronics announced the sale of its holding stake in its security division, Samsung Techwin, to South Korean conglomerate

. On June 29, 2015, Hanwha completed the takeover and renamed it as Hanwha Techwin. In 2017, Hanwha Techwin has spun off its SMT pick-and-place machine business as Hanwha Precision Machinery. In 2018, Hanwha Techwin took part in the

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2018, which is one of Asia’s top boat shows. Hanwha Techwin was the only global security corporation to participate at the marine leisure industry exhibition held in

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, South Korea at

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. Hanwha Techwin exhibited the importance of safety at sea and demonstrated maritime security solutions. In November 2020, a new app for system integrators was announced. The app can be run on mobile devices and can be downloaded from

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and

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. It makes verifying that all devices are installed more conveniently and creates a

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to verify that an order has been fulfilled. On July 2, 2021, Hanwha Techwin announces five new models of the P Series AI Cameras. The Hanwha P Series AI Camera are a model of

security cameras Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly t ...

with video analytic technology. This technology is capable of detecting objects, such as people, vehicles, license plates, and faces, as well as classifying objects into categories such as age groups, gender, and colour.

Products

* Surveillance:

CCTV Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly t ...

(Surveillance) systems, modules, Presenter, FRID, DVR, optical instruments, etc.

Former products

Defense Industries – transferred to Hanwha Defense

K9 Thunder The K9 Thunder is a South Korean 155 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and developed by the Agency for Defense Development and civil contractors including Dongmyeong Heavy Industries, Kia Heavy Industry, Poongsan Corporation, and Samsung Aer ...

self-propelled artillery, K10 ARV (Ammunition Resupply Vehicles), sub-systems for

K2 Black Panther The K2 Black Panther (Hangul: K2 '흑표'; Hanja: K2 '黑豹') is a South Korean main battle tank designed by the Agency for Defense Development and manufactured by Hyundai Rotem. The tank was designed to meet the strategic requirements of the R ...

, robot

SGR-A1 The SGR-A1 is a type of autonomous sentry gun that was jointly developed by Samsung Techwin (now Hanwha Aerospace) and Korea University to assist South Korean troops in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. It is widely considered as the first unit of ...

Transferred to
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* Power Systems: Gas Turbines, Engines for helicopters, Refrigerant Compressors, Overhaul, etc. * Transportations: Samsung Techwin operates a few helicopter routes inside South Korea.Samsung Techwin

Consumer electronics – transferred to
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s: ''Samsung Digimax'' line (e.g. Samsung Digimax A7)

References

External links

Hanwha Techwin Official Site
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