SciTech Innovation Board daily, April 20 (reporter Huang Xinyi) recently, six new factories joined the global lighthouse network, namely Midea refrigerator Jingzhou factory, Midea washing machine Hefei factory, BOE Fuzhou factory, Bosch Changsha factory, Haier Zhengzhou factory and P & G Guangzhou factory. According to the data of the World Economic Forum (WEF), since 2018, a total of 103 factories around the world have been certified as lighthouse factories, of which 37 are located in China.
According to the white paper “lighthouse factory leads the digital transformation of manufacturing industry” of e-works Research Institute, in the next five years, more than 57% of enterprises will focus on digital / intelligent transformation, and more than 45% of enterprises will invest more than 100 million yuan in the construction of intelligent factory .
Several industry experts told reporters that intensive policy dividends prompted a number of leading manufacturing enterprises to set off an upsurge of actively building industrial Internet platforms , and began the transformation and upgrading of overall digitization, automation and intelligence. The lighthouse factory is an important carrier of the industrial Internet , which sets a benchmark for the world’s manufacturing factories and is also an important aspect of China’s construction of a manufacturing power. However, in the process of actual construction, we can’t use the lighthouse for the sake of the lighthouse. We still need to start from the core pain point of the enterprise .
intensive policy dividend accelerates the construction of Lighthouse Factory
In the intelligent manufacturing development plan for the 14th five year plan jointly issued by the Ministry of industry and information technology, the national development and Reform Commission and other eight departments, The construction of intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories is included in the “six actions”, and it is proposed that by 2025, 70% of manufacturing enterprises above Designated Size will basically realize digitization and networking, and more than 500 intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories leading the development of the industry will be built . The construction of 5g fully connected factories is mentioned in the 2022 work plan of the special working group on industrial Internet issued by the Ministry of industry and information technology on the 13th.
Many places have responded, aiming at the goal of “lighthouse factory”. The government work report of the two sessions of Shenzhen released on April 11 clearly stated that “promote the deep integration and innovation of advanced manufacturing industry and industrial Internet, promote the digital transformation and development of manufacturing industry, build a number of Lighthouse factories , and build a pilot area for the innovation and application of national industrial intelligence and a national experimental area for the innovation and development of digital economy.”
The special action plan for building 100 + smart factories in Shanghai (20202022) points out that the “10030” project should be implemented, that is, promote the construction of 100 smart factories in three years, build 10 benchmark smart factories, cultivate 10 industry-class intelligent manufacturing system integrators, and build 10 vertical industry industrial Internet platforms.
Zhejiang has also formulated guidelines and evaluation standards for the construction of “future factories”. By the end of 2021, 423 intelligent factories (Digital workshops) and 61 “future factories” have been identified. The production efficiency of enterprises has increased by 47.8%, the energy utilization rate has increased by 16.3% and the operating cost has been reduced by 20.4%.
In the implementation plan of Nanjing manufacturing digital transformation (20212023), a new model and benchmark cultivation project of intelligent manufacturing is deployed to encourage industry leading enterprises to benchmark world-class manufacturing capacity and build a global “lighthouse factory” . The plan also clearly puts forward the goal of “by 2023, the digitization, networking and intelligence level of the city’s manufacturing industry will be significantly improved, and the proportion of digital transformation of above designated industrial enterprises will reach 70%”.
It is understood that “lighthouse factory”, known as the “Oscar” of intelligent manufacturing, is a demonstrator of “digital manufacturing and globalization 4.0” jointly selected by the world economic forum in Davos and McKinsey consulting company. Among the 103 lighthouse factories in the world, China accounts for more than one third, respectively from household appliances, automotive equipment, semiconductors, electronic products, food and daily chemical products.
Professor Hu Guoqing, an expert of whale platform think tank, doctoral supervisor of Shenzhen Research Institute of Peking University and leader of 5g research group, told the reporter of science and Innovation Board Daily: being selected as a lighthouse factory means that it represents the highest level of Intelligent Manufacturing in the world in the future, and also points out a general direction and sets an example for the future industrial transformation, industrial Internet and industrial 4.0 application.
Zhou shuran, an expert of whale platform think tank and chairman of qixianqin (Shanghai) Medical Engineering Co., Ltd., believes that lighthouse factory is an important carrier of industrial Internet, sets a benchmark for manufacturing factories in the world, and is also an important aspect of China’s construction of a manufacturing power. Therefore, on the one hand, we should vigorously advocate the construction of Lighthouse factories in various industries and encourage innovation. At the same time, in the process of construction, we should also find advanced models, solutions and technical standards with Chinese characteristics and world level .
can’t use lighthouse for lighthouse
So far, Midea Group Co.Ltd(000333) a total of 4 factories have been rated as “lighthouse factory” Midea Group Co.Ltd(000333) Tan Liqi, chief expert of Meiyun Zhishu lighthouse factory, told SciDev board daily that the lighthouse factory covers simulation, AI, big data, automation, 5g and other related technologies. There are three main development routes: one is the innovation of internal manufacturing, the other is the end-to-end innovation lighthouse, and the third is the Lighthouse of sustainable development.
According to tan Liqi, the selected Hefei washing machine factory declared “end-to-end lighthouse factory”, while Jingzhou refrigerator factory declared “manufacturing lighthouse factory”. “With the guidance of the dual carbon strategy, there will be more and more sustainable lighthouse factories in the future.”
Tan Liqi also stressed in the interview: “you can’t build a lighthouse for the sake of a lighthouse. The key is to build it according to the core pain points of the enterprise.”
\u3000\u3000 “We have been promoting the t+3 model in washing machines, focusing on user-centered operation to meet the demands of c2m end mass customization. All factories in the whole washing machine are centered on this core, so they will be built in the direction of end-to-end lighthouse. Jingzhou refrigerator is a very old factory, and its internal manufacturing capacity will affect interaction, efficiency and cost. It needs to be built from the improvement of internal efficiency, so The declaration of the lighthouse factory was made. “
He further explained that from the goal and background of lighthouse construction, it must be from the perspective of enterprise development, combined with industry trends and business activities, and can not become a castle in the air .
“It is meaningless to blindly focus on technology and lighthouse factory. Before the construction of Lighthouse factory, we must think clearly whether it is the direction required by the enterprise, which is closely related to the industry trend, the pain points to be solved by the enterprise itself and the strategic layout.
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Zhou shuran pointed out that the industrial Internet and lighthouse factories should consider the driving effect on small and medium-sized enterprises, transform and upgrade the industrial chain and supply chain, and form a joint force and integration. In addition, the industrial Internet and lighthouse factories should be people-oriented, always consider the final customers and consumers, and pay attention to the cultivation of talents, especially the transformation and upgrading of enterprise personnel in the original industry.
investment return is still uncertain
Intellectualization, digitization and automation are the transformation direction of the current manufacturing industry, but there are still many challenges in the actual construction process.
Hu Guoqing believes that to build a lighthouse factory, we need to promote the digital transformation of the whole industrial chain. How these new technologies enable R & D, procurement, logistics, manufacturing, customer service and other links still face certain difficulties. At the same time, it is also worth considering whether the model of lighthouse factory can be replicated on a large scale and promoted on a large scale in the whole industry
Tan Liqi also admitted to the reporter of science and Innovation Board daily that the challenges of Lighthouse factory construction come from many aspects.
The first is talent. “At present, the whole society is short of digital professionals. When the construction of Lighthouse factory encounters difficulties, the first problem raised by more than 50% of enterprises is the desire for talents. If there is no good talent planning, implementation and construction, it is very fatal.”
The second is determination and understanding. ” lighthouse factory has a large investment in the short term, and may not achieve the expected effect. So do you want to invest? What if the investment fails? These are the concerns of the enterprise .”
The third is the basic ability of the enterprise. “Most of China’s manufacturing enterprises are due to market demand, because a certain opportunity point has brought large-scale growth, but in fact, the basic capacity is not particularly solid, so there will be many problems in the lighthouse construction process, which is also a direction that needs to be worked hard in the lighthouse construction process.”
However, Tan Liqi believes that the current construction of China’s Lighthouse factory has passed the initial stage and is in the transformation from policy orientation to demand orientation.
\u3000\u3000 ” a few years ago, some enterprises did take a detour. They just declared for a certain purpose, but they didn’t really plan, invest and build for the internal improvement of the enterprise , but more to cooperate with the policies to complete the tasks. Now, many enterprises have begun to start from the perspective of their own improvement. At present, Foshan, Zhejiang and other places have also provided more clear policies and guidelines to improve themselves Leading enterprises to carry out digital transformation “
