CCTV: At present, the digital transformation of China’s manufacturing industry continues to rise, may I ask what considerations the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has in promoting the update of digital intelligent equipment and technological transformation? thank you.

EASYGEN-3500-XT-P2-LT-8440  Shan Zhongde, Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology: Thank you for your question. Promoting the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry is an inevitable requirement for promoting new industrialization and accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system supported by advanced manufacturing, and it is also an urgent need to adapt to leading a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has thoroughly implemented the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and The State Council, and will take large-scale equipment updating as the starting point to promote digital transformation through the integration of “point, line and surface”. The “point” is to create a digital, intelligent transformation benchmark, including a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises, the “line” is to promote the digital collaborative transformation of the key industrial chain, the “surface” is to promote the digital upgrading of key industrial clusters and key parks, and accelerate the high-end, intelligent, and green development of manufacturing. By 2027, the penetration rate of digital R & D and design tools for industrial enterprises above designated size will reach more than 90%, and the numerical control rate of key processes will reach more than 75%, especially to promote the full coverage of digital transformation of industrial enterprises in large industrial provinces and cities and key parks. There are three main areas of focus:

First, we will promote the application of a number of intelligent manufacturing equipment. The industrial scale of China’s intelligent manufacturing equipment has reached more than 3.2 trillion yuan, and the density of manufacturing robots has reached 392 units per 10,000 workers. In the next step, we should accelerate the popularization and upgrading of intelligent manufacturing equipment, promote the application of general intelligent manufacturing equipment such as CNC machine tools, additive manufacturing, robotics, intelligent logistics, sensing and testing, and instrumentation, and develop and apply special intelligent manufacturing equipment for specific industries and specific scenarios. Accelerate the digital and intelligent transformation of production operations, warehousing and logistics, quality control and other links, and promote the integration of industrial software and industrial control systems.

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Second, we will continue to expand digital infrastructure. By the end of last year, China had built 3.38 million 5G base stations, realizing “broadband access in every village, 5G access in every county, and gigabit access in every city”, and the application of “5G+ Industrial Internet” covers 41 industrial categories. In the future, large-scale deployment of industrial Internet, 5G, gigabit optical network will be further increased, and industrial enterprises will be encouraged to transform internal and external networks. Build an integrated system of industrial basic computing resources and application capabilities, accelerate the deployment of industrial edge data centers, and promote the coordinated development of “cloud edge” computing power. Increase the supply of high-performance intelligent computing, and build intelligent computing centers in the computing power hub nodes. In particular, large enterprise groups and industrial parks are encouraged to establish industrial Internet platforms with their own characteristics.

EASYGEN-3500-XT-P2-LT-8440  Third, accelerate the construction of a number of smart factories. By the end of last year, China had cultivated 421 national-level intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories, led to the construction of more than 10,000 digital workshops and smart factories, and formed a number of high-level demonstration enterprises in the petrochemical, printing and dyeing, home appliances and other industries. In the next step, we will accelerate the application of new generation information technology such as artificial intelligence, 5G, and edge computing, and deeply integrate digital technology, information technology, and intelligent technology with the manufacturing industry to form a typical scenario and drive the promotion and application of more industries. Promote equipment networking and the digital link of the whole process of production, improve the level of flexible manufacturing and intelligent management, achieve scientific production and scientific management, and create more digital workshops and smart factories. We will give full play to the exemplary role of leading enterprises in digital transformation, better lead upstream and downstream enterprises to carry out digital transformation, and enhance the resilience and competitiveness of industrial chain and supply chain.

In short, by promoting digital and intelligent equipment renewal and technological transformation, taking large-scale equipment renewal as an opportunity to accelerate the pace of digital transformation of the manufacturing industry, enabling the acceleration of new industrialization and better promoting the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry.