Ronds
Ronds (安徽容知日新科技股份有限公司) provides AI-driven industrial equipment intelligent operation and maintenance solutions combining wireless sensors, the Lingzhi SuperCare platform, and a proprietary PHMGPT large model for predictive maintenance across power, petrochemical, metallurgy, cement, coal, and rail transit customers worldwide.
- Company typePublic
- Founded2007
- HeadquartersHefei, China
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Ronds does
Ronds (安徽容知日新科技股份有限公司) is a Hefei-headquartered, Shanghai Stock Exchange-listed (SH 688768) provider of AI-driven industrial equipment intelligent operation and maintenance (PHM) solutions, founded in 2007 and operating across power, petrochemical, metallurgical, cement, coal, and rail transit industries. Its core technology stack combines multi-dimensional wireless sensing hardware (vibration, temperature, current, voltage, oil condition), the Lingzhi SuperCare national-level specialized industrial internet platform for AI-based equipment health monitoring and fault diagnosis, the PHMGPT large model — claimed as the industry's first equipment intelligent O&M large model and integrated with DeepSeek-V2 — alongside the Lingque intelligent inspection robot and an Oil Condition Online Monitoring System. At scale, Ronds reports serving more than 1,400 key industrial enterprises, AI-monitoring over 200,000 critical equipment units across more than 240 equipment types, having logged 40,000+ closed-loop fault cases, pushed 3.9 million+ health reports, and operating in 40+ countries.
Ronds firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Ronds
- Legal name
- 安徽容知日新科技股份有限公司
- Website
- https://ronds.com.cn
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 2007
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Ronds (安徽容知日新科技股份有限公司) provides AI-driven industrial equipment intelligent operation and maintenance solutions combining wireless sensors, the Lingzhi SuperCare platform, and a proprietary PHMGPT large model for predictive maintenance across power, petrochemical, metallurgy, cement, coal, and rail transit customers worldwide.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Ronds industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Equipment Predictive Maintenance Software & Services
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (8112), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (811310)
- SIC
- Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Online Condition Monitoring (Sensors, Edge Devices, IIoT Gateways) (EUAEAKAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Condition Monitoring & Reliability Services (Vibration/Oil Analysis/RCM) (IMAIACAL), Vibration Analysis & Rotating Equipment Reliability (EUAEAKAB), Asset Integrity, Inspection & Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM/PdM) (EUAEAGAL), Utility Asset Performance Management & Predictive Maintenance (Grid/Plant IoT) (EUADAPAI)
Keywords
Where Ronds is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Hefei
- HQ country
- China
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices1 record
Markets served
Ronds business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations
Revenue model
- Subscription-based Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Services: The company offers subscription-based intelligent operation and maintenance services (订阅式服务) providing continuous monitoring, diagnostics, and maintenance support to industrial customers. This includes remote expert consultation 365 days × 24 hours, software support services, and field technical support.
- Hardware Products (Intelligent Sensing Devices): Sale of intelligent sensing hardware including wireless sensors, vibration monitoring devices, temperature sensors, and other monitoring equipment deployed in customer facilities.
- Software Platform Licensing: Licensing of Lingzhi SuperCare intelligent operation and maintenance platform and related software solutions.
- Professional Services and Consulting: Diagnostic services, training programs, and consulting for equipment management system construction.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Subscription-based service model with multiple tiers based on scope of monitoring and support level |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Ronds product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Ronds provides integrated AI-driven industrial equipment intelligent operation and maintenance (PHM/predictive maintenance) solutions that combine the Lingzhi SuperCare industrial internet platform, proprietary PHMGPT large language model, and intelligent sensing hardware (vibration, temperature, current, oil condition sensors). The company's solutions enable real-time equipment health monitoring, AI-driven fault diagnosis, predictive maintenance, and full lifecycle management for industrial customers across power, petrochemical, metallurgy, cement, coal, and rail transit sectors, delivered via a subscription-based service model backed by 365x24 remote expert support.
Product overview
Ronds (容知日新) offers a comprehensive equipment intelligent operation and maintenance solution comprising the 灵芝SuperCare platform as the core software for unified equipment management, supported by intelligent sensing hardware products for real-time data collection. The ecosystem includes PHMGPT industrial AI large model for intelligent diagnosis and the equipment operation and maintenance intelligent agent for advanced automation. Additional solutions include oil online monitoring systems and intelligent inspection robots. The integrated hardware-software-AI architecture enables predictive maintenance across multiple industrial sectors including electric power, petrochemical, metallurgy, cement, coal, and rail transit.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- 灵芝SuperCare: AI-powered equipment intelligent operations and maintenance platform (国家级特色专业型工业互联网平台).
- PHMGPT
- 灵雀
- Atomiq
Products and services
- Lingzhi SuperCare Equipment Intelligent O&M Platform (灵芝SuperCare) National-level specialized industrial internet platform providing unified equipment health monitoring, AI-based fault diagnosis, predictive maintenance recommendations, and full lifecycle equipment management for industrial enterprises. For industrial operators managing large fleets of critical rotating equipment across power, petrochemical, metallurgy, cement, coal, and rail transit sectors.
- Intelligent Sensing Hardware (智能感知硬件) Multi-dimensional intelligent sensing hardware including wireless vibration sensors, temperature sensors, current sensors, and oil monitoring systems that capture massive equipment status data parameters in real time for downstream AI analysis. For industrial enterprises deploying on-site condition monitoring infrastructure.
- Oil Condition Online Monitoring System (油液在线监测系统) Real-time online oil condition monitoring system that analyzes metal wear particles, moisture, viscosity, temperature, density, and dielectric constant to monitor the health of industrial lubricating oil and prevent equipment failures due to lubrication issues. For industrial enterprises with critical oil-lubricated rotating equipment.
- Lingque Intelligent Inspection Robot (灵雀智能巡检机器人) Smart inspection robot for industrial conveyor belt monitoring with proprietary patented track chain, capable of autonomous inspection in complex industrial environments and high-temperature high-pressure lab-tested operations. For industrial facilities with conveyor belt systems in cement, coal, and mining environments.
- Subscription-based Intelligent O&M Service (订阅式服务) Subscription-based intelligent O&M service providing continuous equipment monitoring, diagnostics, and maintenance support with 365x24 remote expert consultation, software support, and field technical support for industrial customers across multiple support tiers (standard monitoring, premium diagnostics, enterprise full lifecycle). For industrial customers seeking ongoing monitoring and maintenance support on a recurring basis.
Quantifiable outcome
- 1 AI engineer can monitor 6,000+ equipment units with AI assistance (compared to dozens manually)
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Ronds
Customer profileNamed customers15 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Ronds technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability7 records
Feature5 records
Ronds partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and notable.
- Ambiq Micro Inc.coreAmbiq announced partnership with RONDS for industrial edge AI sensor deployment. Ambiq provides ultra-low-power SPOT technology and neural processing units, while Ronds contributes equipment intelligent operation and maintenance expertise and market presence in China's industrial sector.
- Hefei High-tech Zone (合肥高新区)majorRonds signed strategic cooperation agreement with Hefei High-tech Zone as part of the intelligent robot industry ecosystem development, covering core components R&D, system integration, and industry applications.
- DeepSeekcoreRonds completed deep integration of PHMGPT with DeepSeek-V2 large model in August 2024, combining Ronds' domain expertise with DeepSeek's general AI capabilities for enhanced industrial equipment diagnosis.
- New Zealand South Island Dairy GroupnotableRonds deployed remote equipment monitoring system for New Zealand dairy company, enabling transition from manual detection to intelligent operation. This represents Ronds' AI technology going overseas in the industrial sector.
- ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company)majorUAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC CEO Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber visited Ronds booth during ADIPEC 2024, showing interest in Ronds' intelligent equipment operation and maintenance solutions for potential deployment in ADNOC operations.
- US Oil and Gas Equipment Manufacturing Company (unnamed)majorCEO from US-based oil and gas equipment company visited Ronds headquarters after meeting at ADIPEC for deep discussion and expressed interest in cooperation, noting the broad cooperation prospects between the two companies.
- Mobius Institute (Australia)notableRonds established partnership with Australia's Mobius Institute to provide international standard vibration analyst training (CAT II-IV) and certification in China, helping diagnostic professionals obtain internationally recognized qualifications.
- BASFmajorBASF is listed as one of Ronds' global partners, demonstrating international recognition of Ronds' intelligent operation and maintenance solutions in the chemical industry.
- POSCOmajorPOSCO (浦项) is listed as a global partner, with Ronds providing equipment intelligent operation and maintenance services for their operations.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Ronds competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Siemens Asset Analytics / MindSphere: Siemens offers asset performance management and condition monitoring software (Asset Analytics, MindSphere) for industrial equipment, overlapping Ronds' predictive maintenance capabilities for power, petrochemical, and rail customers.
- C3.ai: C3.ai provides enterprise AI applications including predictive maintenance for industrial assets, with broader scope (also covering energy management, supply chain) than Ronds but addressing similar AI-for-industrial-equipment problems.
- Bentley Systems (AssetWise): Bentley's AssetWise and Asset Performance Analytics provide condition monitoring and reliability engineering for industrial and infrastructure assets, competing in adjacent rail, power, and process-industry verticals with Ronds.
- Emerson Plantweb / AMS: Emerson's Plantweb digital ecosystem with AMS Device Manager and predictive maintenance analytics targets the same petrochemical, power, and process-industry customers as Ronds, with deeper OT integration and global service footprint.
- GE Digital (Predix APM): GE Digital's Asset Performance Management (APM/Predix) provides predictive maintenance for industrial equipment across power, oil & gas, and manufacturing, addressing the same intelligent O&M problems as Ronds' Lingzhi SuperCare platform.
- Honeywell Connected Plant: Honeywell's Connected Plant and Forge for Industrial assets deliver predictive maintenance and asset performance management to process industries, overlapping Ronds' petrochemical, power, and heavy-industry use cases but as part of a much broader automation portfolio.
- ABB Ability Condition Monitoring: ABB Ability includes smart sensor and condition monitoring solutions for motors, drives, and rotating equipment, competing with Ronds' vibration-based predictive maintenance for industrial assets across global manufacturing and process industries.
Emerging players
- Uptake (IFS): Uptake (now part of IFS) offers AI-based predictive maintenance for industrial fleets and equipment, with comparable AI-on-equipment-data positioning to Ronds' PHMGPT, focused on heavy trucks, rail, and industrial assets.
- SparkCognition: SparkCognition applies AI to industrial asset reliability and predictive maintenance, with a comparable AI-for-heavy-industry positioning to Ronds but primarily serving North American oil & gas, energy, and manufacturing customers.
Direct peers
- Augury: Augury provides AI-driven vibration and temperature-based condition monitoring and predictive maintenance for industrial equipment, directly competing with Ronds' core hardware-plus-AI diagnostic offering for rotating machinery and plant assets.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks2 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Ronds financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Ronds leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles9 records
Ronds funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Ronds M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Ronds
What does Ronds do?
Ronds provides integrated AI-driven industrial equipment intelligent operation and maintenance (PHM/predictive maintenance) solutions that combine the Lingzhi SuperCare industrial internet platform, proprietary PHMGPT large language model, and intelligent sensing hardware (vibration, temperature, current, oil condition sensors). The company's solutions enable real-time equipment health monitoring, AI-driven fault diagnosis, predictive maintenance, and full lifecycle management for industrial customers across power, petrochemical, metallurgy, cement, coal, and rail transit sectors, delivered via a subscription-based service model backed by 365x24 remote expert support.
Is Ronds a public or private company?
Ronds is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Ronds founded?
Ronds was founded in 2007. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Ronds based?
Ronds is headquartered in Hefei, China, in the Asia region.
How does Ronds make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Subscription-based Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Services are the primary driver. The others are hardware Products (Intelligent Sensing Devices), software Platform Licensing and professional Services and Consulting.
Who are Ronds's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Siemens Asset Analytics / MindSphere, C3.ai, Bentley Systems (AssetWise), Emerson Plantweb / AMS, GE Digital (Predix APM), Honeywell Connected Plant and ABB Ability Condition Monitoring. Emerging players are Uptake (IFS) and SparkCognition. Augury is listed as a direct peer.
Does Ronds have an API?
No public API is recorded for Ronds.
What industry is Ronds in?
Ronds's product category is Industrial Equipment Predictive Maintenance Software & Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAEAKAA, Online Condition Monitoring (Sensors, Edge Devices, IIoT Gateways), with a secondary code of IMAIACAL, Condition Monitoring & Reliability Services (Vibration/Oil Analysis/RCM). Its NAICS code is 54151 and its SIC code is 3825.