On April 9, during the 13th China CNC Machine Tool Exhibition (CCMT2024), Schneider Electric, a digital transformation expert in the field of global energy management and automation, signed a partnership agreement with Jixing Kaiqi Intelligent Machinery Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as “Kaiqi Intelligent”), both sides will give full play to their respective advantages. Carry out in-depth cooperation around the two aspects of digital empowerment of the machine tool industry, project total contracting and overseas expansion, and jointly promote the transformation and upgrading of the equipment manufacturing industry. Cui Zhida, Vice President of Schneider Electric, head of Industrial Automation OEM business in China, and Li Mingda, general manager and executive director of Jiaxing Kaiqi Intelligent Machinery Co., LTD., signed the agreement on behalf of both sides.

Schneider Electric and Kaiqi Intelligence signed a contract at the 2024 China CNC Machine Tool Exhibition

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Nowadays, the new quality productivity with scientific and technological innovation as the core has become an accelerating engine to promote the high-quality development of our economy and the construction of a modern industrial system. The CNC machine tool, known as the “industrial mother machine”, is the cornerstone of the modern industrial system and the key to speeding up the breakthrough of “new quality” of production tools. In this context, actively promote the high-end CNC machine tool industry in the digital, intelligent and other aspects of ecological cooperation, by promoting the quality and efficiency of the production process and the continuous iteration of CNC machine tools, to achieve the green and sustainable development of the entire manufacturing industry, is of great strategic significance for the construction of a modern economic system.

Kaiqi Intelligent has the leading technology in the field of ultra-precision, multi-station special machine tools, and has the comprehensive ability to provide integrated solutions for digital smart factories; Schneider Electric has provided strong support for the transformation and upgrading of many equipment manufacturing enterprises in China through the continuous introduction of digital, automated and intelligent innovative products and solutions. According to the agreement, the two parties will give full play to their respective advantages, integrate Kaiqi intelligent in the digital platform, information architecture, machine tool design, and Schneider Electric in the digital consulting, energy efficiency management and intelligent manufacturing and other aspects of advanced technical capabilities and rich practical experience, around the machine tool industry digital empowerment, project contracting and overseas expansion of two major cooperation:

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• Digital empowerment: Focusing on the digital transformation of high-end manufacturing enterprises, tailor-made full-link solutions for enterprises from master planning to excellent manufacturing system, all-scene value, industry ecological chain and other different special projects; With the “standard exporter” as the positioning, the construction of digital intellectual property rights and standardized management and control system, in order to improve production efficiency, optimize production processes, realize automatic assembly, reduce energy costs, and effectively promote the digital intelligence and green development of the industry.

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At present, with the support of Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Machine SCADA Expert digital software, the digital special machine tool system developed by both parties has included CNC numerical control system, audit tracking, order management, alarm management, tool life management, batch report, unmanned management and other functions. Greatly improve the digital level of machine tool equipment; With the help of Schneider Electric’s Lexium 32 series servo and common DC bus, equipment energy consumption can be reduced by about 10%, which provides strong support for leading manufacturing enterprises to achieve digital transformation and upgrading and achieve green development goals.
• Project contracting and overseas expansion: Collaborate on project development and overseas investment business. Based on Schneider Electric’s operating network resources in more than 130 countries around the world, advanced energy management technology, mature overall automation solutions, and Kaiqi Intelligent has advanced technology in the field of special machine tools and automation equipment, the two sides will work together to help the construction of domestic modern industrial system, and actively seek overseas market opportunities.

Li Mingda, general manager and executive director of Jiaxing Kaiqi Intelligent Machinery Co., LTD., said: “High-end machine tools are a typical representative of China’s strategic new industries, and their digital intelligent transformation and high-quality development play an important role in strengthening China’s manufacturing industry to achieve independent controllability and international market influence.” Kaiqi Intelligent has accumulated many years of experience in the design and production of high-end machine tools and the construction of digital factory property lines, and we firmly believe that this cooperation with Schneider Electric can inject new vitality into the continuous iteration and transformation and upgrading of the equipment manufacturing industry.”

Cui Zhida, vice president of Schneider Electric and head of Industrial Automation OEM business in China, said: “2024 is an important year for the comprehensive promotion of new industrialization, and it is also a year for the digital intelligent transformation of the high-end equipment manufacturing industry. Schneider Electric’s green intelligent manufacturing concept and hardware and software integration technology capabilities have helped many manufacturing enterprises around the world achieve digital intelligent transformation and green and low-carbon development. With this cooperation, we look forward to working with Kaiqi Intelligence and more industry leaders to contribute to the digital intelligence, green and high-end transformation and upgrading of high-end CNC machine tools and equipment manufacturing industry.”