Dive into the journey of Premio with Dustin Seetoo, VP of Product Marketing at Premio
In an interview with Dustin Seetoo, VP of product marketing at Premio, he sheds light on the company's impressive evolution from its founding to its current position as a global solutions provider for computing technology. Premio, which specializes in high-performance computing technology, has been a trusted partner for over 35 years in the USA since 1989, designing and manufacturing cutting-edge computing solutions for industries with complex and highly specialized requirements. The company started as an OEM white box PC provider for the education market. Premio’s history dates back to 1989, when it first partnered with K-12 educational institutions in the U.S. The company evolved in 2000, rebranding from Premio PC to Premio Inc., and expanded its role as a key partner to global technology companies in design and manufacturing for computing solutions. By 2011, Premio tapped into its R&D engineering expertise, refining its offerings and introducing off-the-shelf specialized products like rugged embedded computers, edge computers, and storage servers.
Over its three-decade evolution, Premio has evolved, expanding into turnkey engineering, system integration, manufacturing, and supply chain management for its partners. Today, Premio focuses on designing and manufacturing at-scale rugged embedded computers, edge AI computers, industrial HMI touch displays, and high-performance servers. Some of Premio’s key markets tap into explosive markets in industrial automation, robotics, healthcare, smart city and surveillance, energy and more.
Premio's industry expertise lies in rugged edge computing, which involves moving data processing and storage from the cloud to the edge. This approach enables real-time processing and decision-making in various industries, especially with trends in machine learning, rugged edge AI and edge computing. Premio's portfolio of ruggedized computing solutions are built to withstand harsh environments with features like industrial heat sinks, shock and vibration resistance, and wide operating temperatures. The company emphasizes the importance of industrial components for reliability and performance in mission-critical applications.
“The goal is autonomy... What I've learned in the industry is called the closed loop of autonomy... When you have autonomy, you have real-time decision-making, you can achieve better business insights and have ultimate productivity in major markets like smart manufacturing, security, and surveillance."
Seetoo highlights the company’s continued commitment to pushing technical boundaries in areas like Embedded IoT Computers, Rugged Edge AI Computers, HMI touch Displays, and HPC Storage Servers in an age where accelerated computing is critical for autonomous applications. With a fully automated, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Los Angeles, California, spanning 150,000 square feet, Premio has created a highly flexible and scalable production environment to meet the diverse needs of their global clientele for enterprise scale and deployment.
Premio’s ISO9001, ISO14001, and ISO13485 certifications reinforce their focus on quality, sustainability, and regulatory compliance, while their strategic global presence in EMEA and APAC regions ensures the company can effectively meet the demands of clients around the world for turn-key deployments. In terms of clients, the company specializes in serving OEM system builders, system integrators, and end-users, providing a technology backbone and supply chain that helps customers reduce their time-to-market for highly specialized computing solutions.
In Premio’s latest thought leadership campaign, “Digital Transformation in Manufacturing,” the company highlights how the convergence of edge AI and industry 4.0 is revolutionizing the manufacturing landscape with transformative productivity enhancements with its ruggedized AI PCs. The interview explores the challenges these next-generation technologies address and how industrial computers are optimized to deliver operational excellence, showcasing the company’s ability to merge advanced manufacturing into every aspect of its operations.
Today, Premio stands as a full-service technology company with an unwavering focus on delivering scalable, high-quality computing solutions to enterprises around the world. Through their engineering expertise and agile manufacturing, Premio continues to evolve, adapting to the demands of an ever-changing technological landscape in a new era of machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Premio's Computing Solutions include:
• X86 Super-Rugged PCs (RCO Series) designed for extreme rugged environments.
• NVIDIA Jetson Rugged PCs (JCO Series) for AI edge computing.
• X86 Semi-Rugged PCs (BCO Series) for less extreme industrial settings.
• Specialized Edge Solutions for specific application-based deployments.
• Industrial Touch Panel PCs & Monitors for interactive HMI displays.
• Industrial Motherboards and SBCs for various form factors.
• Storage Servers engineered for maximum capacity and data redundancy.
Premio's commitment to quality and innovation today makes it a trusted partner for companies seeking advanced computing solutions with a faster-time-market.