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Hangzhou Century Co.,Ltd. was established in November, 2003 and listed on Shenzhen (China) Stock Exchange in April, 2010(Stock Short Name: “思创医惠”, Stock Code: 300078.SZ) as the first listed business in China's Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Industry.

Along with the development and services of customized hardware products and solutions for industry applications, Century also specializes in the standardization of Radio Frequency Identification Systems (RFID), development of software platforms for business application and it also offers technical support services for the supply chain system. The supply chain system is composed of the management of raw material and process control in manufacturing facilities, the traceability management in product distribution, and finally the inventory management, loss control, and customer shopping experiences in retail businesses.

Through acquisitions and integration with Ewell, Century grew its operations into the intelligent medical care sector in 2015. The company promotes the concept of "Simple and Intelligent Medical Care" and now is also focusing on developing a system for: intelligent medical care, hospitals health services, basic healthcare facilities, nursing homes for the elderly and general health management.

Industry expansion
Century counts with:
 * Customers over 70 countries and regions throughout EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa Region), APAC (Asia and Pacific Region), USA, Latin America
 * 8 Services network in China covering 31 provinces and regions
 * 4 International sales offices (Chile, Spain, The Netherlands and in the USA)
 * 3 Technical support centers (China, Chile, Spain)
 * 2 International logistic centers (Chile and The Netherlands)
 * 4 major buildings located in Hangzhou and Yangzhou (90,000+ ㎡ )

Business model
The company's sales cover Chinese and International markets. International business are mainly ODM (Original Design Manufacturers) and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer). In China, Century is positioned as a retail solution provider, adopting the model of direct sales and agency role. The main customers include large supermarkets, clothing chain enterprises, 3C stores, fresh food stores, jewelry, logistics, municipal and asset management industry customers. In the IoT (internet of things) sector, the company has gradually transformed from a manufacturer to a service provider, aiming to provide overall solutions and operational services according to actual industry demands.

Business structure
Century is divided into 2 main BU (Business Units)

Business Intelligence BU (Vision: To be the leading Innovative Retail Technology & BI technology Solutions Provider） Business: Smart Health BU （Vision: To be Smart Healthcare & Smart Life Solutions Provider） Business:
 * Retail: consisting of EAS, RFID and ESL in all retail application business
 * Laundry: consisting of RFID Laundry applications
 * Asset Management: consisting of RFID Asset Management applications
 * Clinical Medical Solution: to provide Clinical Medical solutions to the healthcare industry
 * IT Platform solutions: to provide BI and software solutions to the medical and healthcare industry
 * Operation Management Solutions: to provide solutions for more intelligent and easier to manage operations

2003-2010 Scale production
Century was the first listed EAS manufacturer company in China, focusing primarily in the creation of anti-theft hardware utilizing the OEM/ODM model.

2011-2014 Business expansion
During 2011 the company entered into the RFID industry, starting to focus on the development and manufacturing of RFID products. Century also started to provide ESL solutions in the national market as the first ESL Provider in the retail industry.

2015-2017 Solutions provider
The company began to offer solutions for the Supply Chain by updating software and hardware, doing RFID chips research, optimizing products manufacturing and providing services support.During this period the company also started to provide medical and healthcare solutions due to the integration of Hangzhou Century Co.,Ltd.

2018-2019 Business intelligence
The company launched the BI open platform, which integrates cloud computing and big data of the IoT as a whole solution, this was due to their new focus on developing the artificial intelligence field, supporting digital retail applications and transforming the supply chain’s value.

2020-2021 IoT
Century was set as a company focusing on Technology R&D innovation, hardware manufacturing and international sales based on IoT applications as well as digital healthcare.

2022-Now Industry applications and Data processing
Since 2022 Century has been developing and expanding innovative IoT technology in the worldwide market, aiming to help customers realize the transformation from data collection to data service.

Facts and ubication

 * EAS products manufacturer: More than 500 million hard tags annual production
 * EAS Label manufacturer: More than 2 billion annual production
 * RFID UHF inlay and label manufacturer: 1.5 Billions + annual capacity
 * Products patents: 380+
 * Products customization: 400+