Goujian
07-30-2015, 01:40 PM
Made in China 2025: How Beijing is revamping its manufacturing sector
http://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/1818381/made-china-2025-how-beijing-revamping-its-manufacturing-sector
A look at why the Chinese government is giving manufacturing a makeover and the sectors that will be affected
In 2012 Germany embarked on a journey to usher in what it calls Industry 4.0 into its manufacturing sector. Simply put, Industry 4.0 (also called the Fourth Industrial Revolution) can be described as smart, efficient and fully-networked manufacturing wherein sophisticated technologies help integrate production, suppliers, business partners and customers. Now China has decided to take a leaf out of Germany’s playbook to transform its own manufacturing sector.
The long-awaited Chinese version of Industry 4.0, the Made in China 2025 strategy, has finally debuted. While the plan was unveiled on 19th May, the term Made in China 2025 has generated a lot of buzz since it was first mentioned at the 2015 Lianghui which took place in early March. While delivering the 2015 Annual Government Work Report, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, “We will implement the 'Made in China 2025' strategy, seek innovation-driven development, apply smart technologies, strengthen foundations, pursue green development and redouble our efforts to upgrade China from a manufacturer of quantity to one of quality.”
China’s has been the world’s factory for quite some time and consumers all over the globe are familiar with the term Made in China. But over time the idea of Made in China has acquired negative connotations because it is associated with low cost and poor quality products. There have been other forces at work too. As the Chinese economy slowly gets accustomed to “the New Normal”, the manufacturing sector has to contend with some painful realities in the short-run, many of which have to do with issues that run deeper than merely the image of Made in China. China’s labour costs are rising for one leading to competitive pressures on the manufacturing sector. There are other challenges in terms of the environment and resources. Exports are slowing down. And competition from other countries, especially those in Southeast Asia, is increasing.
Clearly, China’s manufacturing sector needs a push to take it to the next level, and this is where Made in China 2025 comes in. According to the government’s action plan, China will aim for a big leap in innovation as well as manufacturing efficiency and realise basic industrialisation by 2025; being able to compete with developed manufacturing powers by 2035; and leading the world’s manufacturing by the 100th birthday (2049) of the New China. The plan will focus more on high-tech industries such as Information Technology, Robotics, Aerospace and New Materials.
But clearly, there’s a long way to go.
http://i.imgur.com/A44ugET.jpg
China sets up first unmanned factory; all processes are operated by robots
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/china-sets-up-first-unmanned-factory-all-processes-are-operated-by-robots/articleshow/48238331.cms
BEIJING: A Chinese firm specialising in precision technology has set up the first unmanned factory at Dongguan city where all the processes are operated by robots, regarded as futuristic solution to tide over China's looming demographic crisis and dependence on manual workers.
In the plant, all the processes are operated by computer- controlled robots, computer numerical control machining equipment, unmanned transport trucks and automated warehouse equipment.
The technical staff just sits at the computer and monitors through a central control system.
At the workshop of Changying Precision Technology Company in Dongguan, known as the "world factory", which manufactures cell phone modules, 60 robot arms at 10 production lines polish the modules day and night, state-run People's Daily reported.
Each line has an automatic belt with just three workers who are just responsible for checking lines and monitoring. A few months ago, it required 650 workers to finish this process.
A robot arm can replace six to eight workers, now there are 60 workers and the number will be reduced to 20 in the future, Luo Weiqiang, general manager of the company told the Daily.
This is the first step of the "robot replace human" programme, it said.
In the next two years, the number of robots will be increased to 1,000 and 80 per cent process will be conducted by robots, said Chen Qixing, president of the company.
Compared with many skilled workers, these robots are new hands. But they made far more and better products than well- trained workers and experts, the report said.
With nearly 200 million people above 60 years and old age population set to rise sharply, China is bracing to face demographic crisis in the near future as it will have fewer work force.
Data at the Dongguan factory show that since the robots came to the plant the defect rate of products has dropped from over 25 per cent to less than 5 per cent and the production capacity from more than 8,000 pieces per person per month increased to 21,000 pieces.
The company is only a microcosm of Dongguan, one of the manufacturing hubs in China. The city plans to finish 1,000 to 1,500 "robot replace human" programmes by 2016.
With the implementation of "Made in China 2025" strategy, a growing number of "unmanned workshops or factories" will come out, the report said.
http://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/1818381/made-china-2025-how-beijing-revamping-its-manufacturing-sector
A look at why the Chinese government is giving manufacturing a makeover and the sectors that will be affected
In 2012 Germany embarked on a journey to usher in what it calls Industry 4.0 into its manufacturing sector. Simply put, Industry 4.0 (also called the Fourth Industrial Revolution) can be described as smart, efficient and fully-networked manufacturing wherein sophisticated technologies help integrate production, suppliers, business partners and customers. Now China has decided to take a leaf out of Germany’s playbook to transform its own manufacturing sector.
The long-awaited Chinese version of Industry 4.0, the Made in China 2025 strategy, has finally debuted. While the plan was unveiled on 19th May, the term Made in China 2025 has generated a lot of buzz since it was first mentioned at the 2015 Lianghui which took place in early March. While delivering the 2015 Annual Government Work Report, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, “We will implement the 'Made in China 2025' strategy, seek innovation-driven development, apply smart technologies, strengthen foundations, pursue green development and redouble our efforts to upgrade China from a manufacturer of quantity to one of quality.”
China’s has been the world’s factory for quite some time and consumers all over the globe are familiar with the term Made in China. But over time the idea of Made in China has acquired negative connotations because it is associated with low cost and poor quality products. There have been other forces at work too. As the Chinese economy slowly gets accustomed to “the New Normal”, the manufacturing sector has to contend with some painful realities in the short-run, many of which have to do with issues that run deeper than merely the image of Made in China. China’s labour costs are rising for one leading to competitive pressures on the manufacturing sector. There are other challenges in terms of the environment and resources. Exports are slowing down. And competition from other countries, especially those in Southeast Asia, is increasing.
Clearly, China’s manufacturing sector needs a push to take it to the next level, and this is where Made in China 2025 comes in. According to the government’s action plan, China will aim for a big leap in innovation as well as manufacturing efficiency and realise basic industrialisation by 2025; being able to compete with developed manufacturing powers by 2035; and leading the world’s manufacturing by the 100th birthday (2049) of the New China. The plan will focus more on high-tech industries such as Information Technology, Robotics, Aerospace and New Materials.
But clearly, there’s a long way to go.
http://i.imgur.com/A44ugET.jpg
China sets up first unmanned factory; all processes are operated by robots
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/china-sets-up-first-unmanned-factory-all-processes-are-operated-by-robots/articleshow/48238331.cms
BEIJING: A Chinese firm specialising in precision technology has set up the first unmanned factory at Dongguan city where all the processes are operated by robots, regarded as futuristic solution to tide over China's looming demographic crisis and dependence on manual workers.
In the plant, all the processes are operated by computer- controlled robots, computer numerical control machining equipment, unmanned transport trucks and automated warehouse equipment.
The technical staff just sits at the computer and monitors through a central control system.
At the workshop of Changying Precision Technology Company in Dongguan, known as the "world factory", which manufactures cell phone modules, 60 robot arms at 10 production lines polish the modules day and night, state-run People's Daily reported.
Each line has an automatic belt with just three workers who are just responsible for checking lines and monitoring. A few months ago, it required 650 workers to finish this process.
A robot arm can replace six to eight workers, now there are 60 workers and the number will be reduced to 20 in the future, Luo Weiqiang, general manager of the company told the Daily.
This is the first step of the "robot replace human" programme, it said.
In the next two years, the number of robots will be increased to 1,000 and 80 per cent process will be conducted by robots, said Chen Qixing, president of the company.
Compared with many skilled workers, these robots are new hands. But they made far more and better products than well- trained workers and experts, the report said.
With nearly 200 million people above 60 years and old age population set to rise sharply, China is bracing to face demographic crisis in the near future as it will have fewer work force.
Data at the Dongguan factory show that since the robots came to the plant the defect rate of products has dropped from over 25 per cent to less than 5 per cent and the production capacity from more than 8,000 pieces per person per month increased to 21,000 pieces.
The company is only a microcosm of Dongguan, one of the manufacturing hubs in China. The city plans to finish 1,000 to 1,500 "robot replace human" programmes by 2016.
With the implementation of "Made in China 2025" strategy, a growing number of "unmanned workshops or factories" will come out, the report said.