EN
Machine tools enter the era of digitalization and intelligence
The machine tool industry is a strategic industry related to the national economy, serving as the processing mother machine for equipment manufacturing and a key equipment for manufacturing. Almost all metal cutting and forming processes require the use of machine tools. Domestic machine tools have been constantly advancing and striving to move forward. Compared to ten or twenty years ago, domestic machine tools have made too much progress
With strong support from national policies, China's machine tool industry has developed rapidly and has become the world's largest consumer and importer of machine tools for several consecutive years. The demand for machine tools continues to increase, and the total output value of the machine tool industry also continues to rise. In terms of policies, the Chinese government has listed the development of large-scale, precision, high-speed CNC equipment and functional components in the metal cutting machine tool industry as one of the important national revitalization goals, which will also promote the rapid development of the industry.
With the rapid development of the times, intelligence has gradually become an essential thinking tool for people in the new era. It will also drive significant changes and developments in the digitization of machine tool design, process validation, and efficiency, ushering in a golden decade of digital manufacturing in the Chinese machine tool market
Opportunities are once again reserved for those who are prepared
China is the world's largest market for the application of CNC machine tools, with the mainland alone accounting for over half of the global demand for CNC machine tools, and this proportion may further increase. I think it's fortunate that machine tool manufacturing companies were born here.
Due to the fact that the entire industry of digital design, process validation, engineering delivery, as well as on-site management and performance management that ultimately reach users, is still in its infancy, China's machine tool industry and the national machine tool industry are facing equal opportunities in this critical period of entering the digital age. Everyone can stand on the same starting line
In the process of digital transformation, Chinese machine tool enterprises need to face a shift from "product thinking" to a business philosophy centered on "engineering delivery". In the past few decades, machine tool selection relied on samples, and the final delivery of machine tools to users was mostly done in the form of standard products. However, nowadays, more and more customers are purchasing a machine tool, which is equivalent to delivering an engineering project. Machine tool manufacturers need to design process routes, select cutting tools, design logistics, etc. according to user needs, requiring complete engineering capabilities.
This also means that in the future, more and more machine tool companies may sell machine tools in customized form, with only 10% delivered as standard products, which is exactly the opposite of many current situations. In addition, the proportion of "engineering services" in the sales of machine tool enterprises is constantly increasing, and now many "after-sales services" that are given away for free will bring greater economic benefits. To achieve this transformation, domestic machine tool enterprises still have a long way to go in terms of business ideas, knowledge reserves, and production organization.
Over the years, digitization has brought tremendous opportunities and changes to various industries, and I believe it can also alleviate the concerns of the machine tool industry. As the song goes, 'One cup to tomorrow, one cup to the past', we hope that this' mother of industry 'who has accompanied China's economic development for 70 years will welcome her breakthrough and rebirth.