How to drive the "dual-wheel" mechanism? How to advance towards "intelligent manufacturing" in the future? On November 20th, an exchange event focusing on promoting the high-quality development of equipment manufacturing through scientific and technological innovation and technological innovation was held in Yiwu. More than 100 industry experts and enterprise representatives gathered on site to jointly explore the development paths and future opportunities for the equipment manufacturing industry driven by scientific and technological innovation and technological innovation.

Intelligent Manufacturing Reshapes Industrial Competitiveness

"Developing high-end equipment is the goal, and the application of artificial intelligence is the means." Ling Yun, Special Research Fellow of the People's Government of Zhejiang Province and Deputy Director of the Zhejiang Intelligent Manufacturing Expert Committee, delivered a keynote speech entitled Intelligent Manufacturing Technology and the Development of High-end Equipment. Starting from the proposal of intelligent manufacturing technology to the development of artificial intelligence technology, he explained the practical application and development prospects of artificial intelligence technology in equipment manufacturing in simple terms combined with enterprise cases. Ling Yun pointed out that enterprises are currently facing severe development challenges, and they must do everything possible to survive, survive long-term, thrive, achieve high-value development and create new development models, continuously enhance their competitiveness and sustainable development capacity, and make due contributions to the high-quality development of the equipment manufacturing industry.

In his speech, Wang Jianxin, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Chairman of Yiwu Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), stated that as an important window, Yiwu is accelerating the construction of a global advanced manufacturing base. Promoting scientific and technological innovation and technological innovation is an inevitable path, as well as an important practice for Yiwu to embrace changes and gather development momentum. Yiwu will strive to build high-level innovation platforms, accelerate the in-depth integration of digital and intelligent technologies, continuously optimize the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, adhere to openness, cooperation and win-win results, and make full use of the platform of Yiwu International Intelligent Equipment Expo to drive the upgrading of "Yiwu Manufacturing" to "Yiwu Intelligent Manufacturing".

The Way to Break the Bottleneck from Manufacturing to Intelligent Manufacturing

"We have the fastest import channel for Russian-made helicopters, the most comprehensive business cooperation resources for Russian-made helicopters, and the most cutting-edge intellectual property resources for Russian-made helicopters." said Deng Kaiyun, Chairman of Zhejiang Haika Feihong Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. and Executive President of the Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce in Russia, in his speech. Since its establishment, Haika Aviation has been deeply engaged in the entire industrial chain of the low-altitude economy, and has jointly established the "China-Russia Aviation Technology Joint R&D Center of ZJU-MAI-Haika" with Moscow Aviation Institute and Zhejiang University. At this year's Yiwu International Intelligent Equipment Expo, Haika Aviation showcased products such as the Hunter 3 Gyroplane, shared UAVs and agricultural plant protection UAVs, demonstrating its strong strength in intelligent manufacturing.

How can intelligent logistics systems empower modern factories? In the view of Zhu Baochang, Dean of the Hangzhou Intelligent Logistics Research Institute of Noblelift Group, intelligent manufacturing and intelligent logistics complement each other. Noblelift Group has always adhered to the coordinated development of the innovation chain and industrial chain, focusing on the design, R&D, production and manufacturing, installation and commissioning, and technical services of intelligent warehousing and logistics equipment, and has achieved positive results in the key technologies of typical logistics robots and the intellectualization of logistics robots for multiple scenarios.

Hu Jianwei, Chairman of Oubosen Intelligent Transmission (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., introduced that in the field of high-end equipment, the stability and precision of rolling functional components are the lifeline, directly related to the efficiency and service life of the equipment. Oubosen focuses on the R&D, production and sales of rolling functional components, and its core products such as spherical plain bearings, manufactured in accordance with the national military standard quality management system, have been successfully applied in aerospace, humanoid robots and other fields. "We look forward to working with you side by side in the future to jointly solve technical problems in the field of intelligent transmission and bearings." said Hu Jianwei.

Axial flux motors are the "heart" of intelligent equipment. Zhang Haohan, Vice President of the Marketing Company of Zhejiang Pangu Power Technology Co., Ltd., stated that as an innovative high-tech enterprise focusing on axial flux motors as the core, integrating transmission and control systems to provide customers with integrated, intelligent and high-efficiency electric drive solutions, Pangu Power is driving the upgrading of products in new energy vehicles, industry and other fields with disruptive innovative technologies, and promoting the in-depth integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation with new productive forces.

"The Surface Mount Technology (SMT) industry is moving towards informatization, localization and intellectualization. Breaking through key core technologies and realizing the independent and controllable of surface mount equipment is of great significance." Sun Hao, Chief Technology Officer of Ningbo Yitang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., introduced that pick-and-place machines are core equipment in the field of electronic manufacturing. Yitang Technology has overcome technical difficulties, realized the independent and controllable of its core technologies and key components, and its overall technical level has reached the internationally advanced level, achieving the localized replacement of high-end equipment such as high-speed and high-precision pick-and-place machines.

This event is one of the important supporting activities of the 2025 Zhejiang Yiwu International Intelligent Equipment Expo, supervised by the Department of Economy and Information Technology of Zhejiang Province and hosted by Zhejiang Daily Media Holding Group Co., Ltd.

Source: Zheshang Magazine