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J2 Innovations and Hailin join forces to develop enhanced building automation in China

Written by Joanna Benbow | 30 April 2024

Costa Mesa, California: China’s leading building controls manufacturer Hailin Controls, has announced a partnership with J2 Innovations, a Siemens company, to develop new digital building controls on J2’s FIN Framework.

FIN Framework is a flexible open software framework that enables OEMs to create building automation and IoT applications quickly and efficiently.

The Beijing-based business has a footprint in more than 60 countries across North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and South America, and has sold more than 8 millions controls serving 100 million users. It will create a range of control products to support their focus on developing smart building technologies.

Li Siyang, Deputy General Manager of Hailin Controls, said: “Our aim is to make buildings more energy efficient, healthy, and comfortable, and the ability for us to build smart products using FIN supports not only effective building management but also end-user operational efficiency.”

Hailin focuses on developing extraordinary products, systems and services, and being a responsible and respectable global enterprise. They see FIN Framework as an enabler of technology in smart buildings, and it will undoubtedly help Hailin provide more value-add solutions to customers and win more market share in building automation.

Dave Dai, J2 China General Manager at J2 Innovations, added: "By combining our companies’ expertise, we can help Hailin Controls grow its building automation portfolio. FIN Framework complements their HAI platform with comprehensive BMS functions by flexible and light deployment on the edge.’’

FIN is renowned for its ability to create value through fast commissioning and energy-saving capabilities. Hailin will be able to develop building products that give users complete management capability of distributed building technologies through a browser as if they were on-site.

More details of FIN Framework can be found at https://www.j2innovations.com