Main Fields and Development Characteristics of Intelligent Manufacturing Industry
In recent years, the manufacturing industry has regained the focus of developed countries, such as Germany's Industry 4.0 strategy and the United States' advanced manufacturing strategy. The industrialization of remanufacturing in developed countries has accelerated the arrival of the era of intelligent manufacturing.
As an action plan for the strategy of building a strong manufacturing country, "Made in China 2025" clearly focuses on intelligent manufacturing as the main direction, including CNC machine tools, industrial robots, additive manufacturing equipment, non-standard automation equipment, intelligent factories, etc., and accelerates the application of new production methods that integrate new generation information technology and advanced manufacturing technology. Based on the Dongtan Industry's internal reference "Investment Trends and Development Models of Intelligent Manufacturing Industry", this article summarizes the main fields and development characteristics of the intelligent manufacturing industry.
1、 CNC machine tools: the "mother machine" of equipment manufacturing industry
1. Industry Definition and Classification
Industry definition: CNC machine tools are digital controlled machine tools, which are automated machine tools equipped with program control systems. They effectively solve complex, precise, small batch, and multi variety part processing problems, and are flexible and efficient automated machine tools.
Industry classification: According to the different performance of CNC machine tools, they are divided into high-end CNC machine tools, mid-range CNC machine tools, and low-end CNC machine tools. High grade CNC machine tools have functions such as high-speed, precision, intelligence, composite, multi axis linkage, and network communication.
2. Market and pattern: Oligopoly market model, high-end sectors still dominated by foreign investment
Market size: In 2019, China's CNC machine tool industry was operating at a low level, with production declining compared to the previous year. In 2017, the cumulative production of metal cutting machine tools was 643000 units. In 2018, the cumulative production was 489000 units. In 2019, the cumulative production was 416000 units, a continuous decline for two years.
Industry pattern: Throughout the three levels of low-end, mid-end, and high-end, the localization rate has significantly improved. At present, the low-end and mid-range markets are basically occupied by domestic enterprises, while the high-end market is still dominated by foreign investment. In 2018, the top 5 companies in the CNC machine tool industry had a market share of 63.25%, while the top 10 companies had a market share of 85.38%, belonging to an oligopoly market model.
3. Development trend: towards intelligence, flexibility, integration, and diversification
(1) Upgraded demand structure, deepening products towards intelligence and flexibility
From the supply side perspective, "Made in China 2025" lists "high-end CNC machine tools" as one of the key development areas of the manufacturing industry in the next decade. From a demand side perspective, the arrival of Industry 4.0 requires intelligent production and circulation through equipment such as intelligent factories, workshops, and production lines. In line with this, CNC machine tools must develop towards intelligence, networking, and flexibility to meet the deep needs of the Industry 4.0 era.
(2) Widening of application fields and differentiation of application industries
Affected by overcapacity in the steel industry and traditional manufacturing industry, the market demand in the CNC machine tool industry has begun to shrink, resulting in oversupply in the market. With the construction of network infrastructure and the development of internet ecology, the rapid development of consumer electronics products such as smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices has effectively promoted the development of light cutting CNC machine tools in this field