“SmartlymadeinChina”referstointelligentmanufacturinginthecountry.Mostofthetime,itresultsinfine-qualityproducts,madeinChina,andbackedbycutting-edgetechnologyandproprietaryintellectualproperty.Itincludesautomationoftheproductionprocess,manufacturingequipment,andproducts,thebestexamplesbeingnew-generationinformationtechnology,aerospaceequipment,andhigh-speedrails.
Fordecades,Chinahasbeenhailedasamanufacturinggiant.Itsmanufacturingsector,however,hasbeenatadisadvantageintermsoffutureinternationalcompetitivenessduetolowinnovationcapabilities,resourcedependency,andlaborintensiveproductionmethods.Transformationandupgradingwereinevitable.
TheglobalfinancialcrisisbroughtadetourtoChina’soriginalpatternoftheeconomicdevelopment.Chinamustmoveforwardsustainablyinacceleratingitseconomybyenhancingitseconomicstructurereadjustmentandupgradingandoptimizingitsindustry.
Intelligentmanufacturinghasbeengloballyacceptedasthefutureofindustry.TheChinesegovernmenthasdesignateditamajortargetformanufacturingreform.Itishenceimperativetoelevate“madeinChina”to“smartlymadeinChina.”
Avarietyofmeasureshavebeentaken.Anumberofintelligentfactoriesinmajortradeshavebeenestablishedfor200pilotprojects.Over20leadingenterpriseshavebeentappedtoformulatesolutionstomakingsmartmanufacturingarealityindomesticbackboneenterprisesspecializinginindustrialsoftware.Andtheindustrialinternetwillserveasthecoreofintelligentmanufacturing.
Tensectorswilltaketheleadinhasteningupgrades,includingnew-generationinformationtechnology,top-gradenumericallycontrolledmachinetoolsandrobots,aerospaceequipment,oceanengineeringequipmentandhigh-techwatercrafts,state-of-the-artrailwaytransportationequipment,energy-savingandnewenergyautomobiles,electronicequipment,agriculturalequipment,newmaterialssuchasadvancedbuildingblocks,keystrategicmaterialsandnewmaterials,biologicalmedicine,andhigh-performancemedicalinstruments.
September21,2015,Shenzhen,GuangdongProvince:AtRapooHighTechFactory,automaticassemblylinewithroboticsliketheseorangearmshavebeenrapidlyreplacingmanuallabor.IC