On June 25, the 6th World Intelligence Conference concluded in Tianjin. Zhou Ji, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said at the conference that intelligent manufacturing based on artificial intelligence is the main technical route to realize the innovation and development of my country's manufacturing industry, which brings a good opportunity for the manufacturing industry to change lanes and overtake.
"The next 15 years will be a critical period for the development of the core technologies of the new round of industrial revolution, intelligent manufacturing. The manufacturing industry must seize the historical opportunity to realize 'change lanes and overtake' through intelligent manufacturing and leapfrog development." Zhou Ji said.
According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, from 2012 to 2021, the added value of my country's manufacturing industry has increased from 16.98 trillion yuan to 31.4 trillion yuan, accounting for 27.4% of GDP; the proportion of added value in the world has increased from 22.5% to nearly 30%. No. 1 in the world for 12 consecutive years.
Since the "13th Five-Year Plan", the development of intelligent manufacturing in my country has also made great progress. The domestic market satisfaction rate of intelligent manufacturing equipment exceeds 50%, and nearly 100 industrial Internet platforms with industry and regional influence have been cultivated.
How will intelligent manufacturing help the manufacturing industry "change lanes and overtake"? Zhou Ji believes that there are four types of innovation models in the manufacturing industry: product innovation, production technology innovation, industrial model innovation, and the integrated innovation of manufacturing systems formed by the first three. Digitalization, networking, and intelligence are the main paths to realize these four types of innovation.
"Products are the main carrier of manufacturing and the core of value creation. By 2035, my country's various manufacturing products and equipment will develop from the 'digital generation' to the 'smart generation' and upgrade to intelligent products and equipment." Zhou Ji gave an example , As a typical smart product, the rapid development of smart cars in recent years has far exceeded people's expectations.
Relevant data show that since 2017, the five-year average compound growth rate of my country's automobiles in intelligent driving configuration is as high as 42.7%. It is estimated that by 2025, China's L2 (semi-autonomous driving, but the driver needs to monitor the road conditions) and above will sell more than 10 million smart cars, and the penetration rate of smart cars will reach 49.3%.
"For a long time to come, intelligent production, that is, the digital transformation and intelligent upgrading of enterprise production capacity, will be the main battlefield for promoting intelligent manufacturing." Zhou Ji said that replacing manpower with machines, introducing new technologies, and upgrading intelligent equipment, It not only solves the problems of front-line labor shortage and high labor costs, but also fundamentally improves the quality, efficiency and competitiveness of the manufacturing industry.
In 2021, eight departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly released the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Intelligent Manufacturing", which pointed out that it is necessary to promote the in-depth application of new technologies such as digital twins, artificial intelligence, 5G, and virtual reality (VR) in the manufacturing process, and build Intelligent scenarios, research and development of new intelligent manufacturing equipment to serve production.
Statistics show that in the past decade, my country has built more than 700 smart factories. "Smart factories are the main carrier of smart production. In recent years, a large number of demonstration factories, benchmark factories and lighthouse factories have emerged in my country with digital and networked construction." Zhou Ji said.
Since the "13th Five-Year Plan", my country's intelligent manufacturing supply capacity has been continuously improved, the support system has been gradually improved, and the promotion and application have achieved remarkable results. People's Net Finance has learned that by the end of 2021, the domestic market satisfaction rate of intelligent manufacturing equipment will exceed 50%, nearly 100 industrial Internet platforms with industry and regional influence will be cultivated, the production efficiency of pilot demonstration projects will increase by an average of 45%, and the product development cycle will average Reduced by 35%, the rate of defective products is reduced by 35% on average, and new models and new formats such as network collaborative manufacturing, mass customization, and remote operation and maintenance services have emerged.
Zhou Ji said that at present, we must maintain a clear understanding. On the basis of smart factories in the digital and network stage, we should promote advanced technology upgrades, apply a new generation of artificial intelligence technology, and build intelligent design, network collaborative manufacturing, and large-scale personalization. The second-generation intelligent manufacturing smart factory with new models such as customization, shared manufacturing, and intelligent operation and maintenance services.
"Digital, networked, and intelligent technologies have triggered earth-shaking changes in products and production. In the future, new manufacturing models and new formats with intelligent services as the core will be born, realizing the fundamental transformation from product-centric to user-centric. Sexual transformation." Zhou Ji said.
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