Atos and Flender China's AI solution wins Best Agentic AI Practice award

Atos and Flender China have jointly developed an AI solution that has been honored at the IDC China AI Innovation Awards 2026. The Sovereign AI Agent for Engineering R&D, recognized as the Best Agentic AI Practice, has significantly reduced design cycles by 83%, saving approximately 2,000 engineering hours annually.

The award-winning solution, developed through a partnership between Atos, a global leader in AI-powered digital transformation, and Flender, a Chinese manufacturer, demonstrates the potential of agentic AI in driving innovation and operational efficiency. The recognition highlights the growing importance of enterprise-grade AI in key industries.

Guo Yan Ming, IT Head of Flender China, commented, "By leveraging sovereign, secure, and compliant AI in complex engineering workflows, the solution accelerates knowledge reuse and decision-making, shortening the path from design insight to market-ready innovation. This also showcases the replicability of manufacturing agents in complex knowledge management."

Yun Rui Feng, Managing Director of Atos China, stated, "We are proud to collaborate with forward-looking customers on their AI transformation journeys. As the demand for sovereign and responsible AI continues to grow, Atos is committed to helping organizations accelerate innovation and achieve measurable outcomes at scale."

The solution, integrated into the Atos Sovereign Agentic Studio (SAS), combines agentic AI, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), multimodal capabilities, and deep manufacturing domain knowledge. It has delivered significant improvements in engineering processes, including:

- An 83% reduction in design standard document and engineering drawing interpretation time, from approximately 30 minutes to 5 minutes. - A sixfold increase in engineering design processing capacity. - Annual savings of approximately 2,000 engineering hours. - Enhanced knowledge reuse, faster onboarding, and improved collaboration across engineering teams.

Atos China is leveraging its expertise to help organizations transform their AI ambitions into tangible business results. By adhering to sovereign AI principles and combining them with deep industry expertise, Atos enables enterprises to deploy trusted AI solutions that accelerate decision-making, strengthen operational resilience, and unlock new growth opportunities.

The Atos Sovereign Agentic Studio is part of Atos's broader commitment to delivering secure and sovereign digital environments. With more than 52,000 employees serving over 4,500 clients across 54 countries, Atos helps modernize core IT systems, accelerate cloud and data transformation, and strengthen cybersecurity. Atos also provides consulting and advisory services through its Atos Amplify brand.

Atos remains committed to supporting organizations in highly regulated and sovereign contexts, ensuring they retain control over their data and infrastructures while meeting regulatory requirements.